Recognize Where the Waste Is

　　In order to begin a time management program, you need to pinpoint exactly where you are wasting the most time. Likely, there will be many areas where you need better time management. Look at those areas and start working on them every day. Slacking off here or there won’t help you. Be rigid.

　　了解时间浪费在哪里

　　开始你的时间管理程序，你要非常精确的找出在什么地方你浪费了大量的时间。你很可能在许多地方更好的管理你的时间，审视这些，开始每天在这些事务上用心，对待任何事情都不要懈怠，那样对你是没有好处的。一定要严格要求自己。

　　Get Some Tools

　　Getting your life organized will help your time management because you won’t have to think about what is coming up next on your schedule. You can also look up directions if you have a meeting, what restaurants are nearby, and a million other handy things to save yourself some time. Some people use their iPhone for these functions and some still use the Palm Pilot system. Whatever you use, make sure you can surf the net and plug in your daily schedule at ease.

　　获得工具

　　井井有条的生活是有益于你管理时间的，因为这样你就不必去想接下来要做什么。你也可以查看自己的计划表，是否有会议要参加，要去附近的哪个餐馆，还有无数其他的琐碎的事情，随时查看自己的时间安排，这会节省你的时间。一些人用iPhone，也有一些人用Palm，无论你用什么工具，都要保证你能随意的添加你的日常事务的时间计划。

　　Multi-Task While Eating

　　Eating while just staring at the wall is a great time waster. Which is not a good thing. At least check your e-mail or read over a project you have to work on in the afternoon while you are munching your way through that tuna sandwich. If you read (dork!) in your free time, do it during lunch to give you some extra time later when you are usually reading.

　　吃饭时多做点别的事情

　　吃饭时仅仅盯着墙面，对时间是巨大的浪费。这是很不好的事情。这个时候你至少可以查看自己的邮件，或者在你大口咀嚼三明治的时候想想自己下午要做什么事情。如果你在自己闲暇的时候读书--这真是太愚蠢了--把这些事情放到午餐的时候吧，为接下来的事务多留点时间，等到你真的闲暇的时候在去读书吧。

　　Make Calls in the Car

　　No, we didn’t say hold the phone or dial while you are driving. That’s illegal in a lot of places these days and kinda’ not safe. Use a hands-free device to make your calls and check your voice mail. We all have people we need to chat with every day, so make good use of your time in the car and get the talking out of the way while you make your way through traffic.

　　在车上打电话

　　我绝对不是说在你开车的时候打电话。现今在许多地方那都是违法的、而且很不安全。使用一个不用手持东东帮助打电话、查看语音信箱。我们每天都要与一些人闲聊，所以好好利用你在车上的时间。不过当你穿过川流的车流中，奉劝你最好不要这样做。

　　Brush Teeth in the Shower

　　Getting your teeth cleaned up may seem like a quick enough task, but if you do it while standing under the shower head, you can save yourself a couple of extra minutes in the morning. Do it for a week and say hello to ten extra minutes of time for you. This is time you can spend putting your fake eyelashes on or something.

　　在淋浴的时候刷牙

　　保持牙齿清洁看起来似乎似乎是一个很快就能完成的事情，但是如果你能够在淋浴冲洗你的脑袋时刷牙，你就会为你的早上节省好几分钟的时间呢。坚持一周都这样做，你就能迎来十多分钟宽裕的时间，这样你就有时间整理你的假睫毛或着做其他的事情。

　　Run Home

　　This is for those of you that work out. Provided you have a cardio program, think about getting the workout finished before you even get home. If you have a wife, girlfriend, or even a dude you carpool with, have them drop you off a few miles from home and start your run. Throw your clothes in a backpack and do it up Army Ranger style. Saves you having to go in the house, change, then leave again. Shaves several minutes off of your day.

　　飞跑回家

　　这个是对那些在外面工作的人提出的建议。如果你的公司有打卡进出的制度，要考虑确保在回家之前完成你的工作。如果你有妻子、女朋友，或者你和别人拼车，让他们在距离你家几里的时候放你下车，然后就开始跑吧。把你的衣服整理成突击队员那种风格背着回家。出去你回家换衣服的时间，再从家里出来，你还有时间刮刮今天新长出的胡茬。