TED英语演讲：你的宝贵时间如何不被琐事占据

TED英语演讲：你的宝贵时间如何不被琐事占据

Picturethis:It'sMondaymorning,you'reattheoffice,you'resettlinginforthedayatwork,andthisguythatyousortofrecognizefromdownthehall,walksrightintoyourcubicleandhestealsyourchair.Doesn'tsayaword—justrollsawaywithit.Doesn'tgiveyouanyinformationaboutwhyhetookyourchairoutofalltheotherchairsthatareoutthere.

想象一下星期一的早晨，你在办公室，预备开头一天的工作。这时，坐在四周、你牵强认得的那个人，径直走到你的隔间把你的椅子拿走了，并且没有对此说一个字，就直接把它推走了。没告知你为何那么多椅子摆在那，却偏偏拿走了你的。

Doesn'tacknowledgethefactthatyoumightneedyourchairtogetsomeworkdonetoday.Youwouldn'tstandforit.You'dmakeastink.You'dfollowthatguybacktohiscubicleandyou'dsay,"Whymychair?"

不了解你或许需要这把椅子来完成今日的工作，你不能容忍这样的事，你会跟着那人走到他的隔间，然后质问“为什么拿我的椅子?”

Okay,sonowit'sTuesdaymorningandyou'reattheoffice,andameetinginvitationpopsupinyourcalendar.(Laughter)Andit'sfromthiswomanwhoyoukindofknowfromdownthehall,andthesubjectlinereferencessomeprojectthatyouheardalittlebitabout.Butthere'snoagenda.There'snoinformationaboutwhyyouwereinvitedtothemeeting.

现在是星期二的早晨，你在办公室日历上突然跳出一个会议邀请，来自于你在走廊里有点头之交的这位女士。标题栏显示会议是有关一个你牵强听说过的项目，但是没有议程，没有任何信息告知你被邀请到这个会议的缘由。

Andyetyouacceptthemeetinginvitation,andyougo.Andwhenthishighlyunproductivesessionisover,yougobacktoyourdesk,andyoustandatyourdeskandyousay,"Boy,IwishIhadthosetwohoursback,likeIwishIhadmychairback."(Laughter)

但你接受了邀请并去参会，当这个毫无成果的会议结束，你回到自己的办公桌，你站在办公桌旁说“天，我盼望拿回过去的两小时，就像我盼望拿回我的椅子。”

Everyday,weallowourcoworkers,whoareotherwisevery,verynicepeople,tostealfromus.AndI'mtalkingaboutsomethingfarmorevaluablethanofficefurniture.I'mtalkingabouttime.Yourtime.Infact,IbelievethatweareinthemiddleofaglobalepidemicofaterriblenewillnessknownasMAS:MindlessAcceptSyndrome.

每一天我们都在让好心的同事们，从我们身上窃取。我说的是远比办公室家具更有价值的东西，我说的是时间。你的时间，事实上，我认为我们正处在一种叫MAS的、可怕的新型全球性疫病中M(盲目)A(接受)S(综合症)。

TheprimarysymptomofMindlessAcceptSyndromeisjustacceptingameetinginvitationtheminuteitpopsupinyourcalendar.(Laughter)It'saninvoluntaryreflex—ding,click,bing—it'sinyourcalendar,"Gottago,I'malreadylateforameeting."

盲目接受综合症的主要症状是当会议邀请一消失在你的日历上时就接受它，这是不自觉地反应——叮，点击，哔——把它加到你的日历上了“得走了。我开会已经迟到了”

Meetingsareimportant,right?Andcollaborationiskeytothesuccessofanyenterprise.Andawell-runmeetingcanyieldreallypositive,actionableresults.Butbetweenglobalizationandpervasiveinformationtechnology,thewaythatweworkhasreallychangeddramaticallyoverthelastfewyears.Andwe'remiserable.(Laughter)Andwe'remise