4種簡單方法讓時間"升值"

I’ll bet you’ve got a number of started or almost-started projects that you’d love to do. Perhaps you dream of starting your own business, writing a novel, learning a foreign language, or taking a qualification. Or maybe you want to get the attic cleared out, organise your files, or repaint the hallway. It could even be that you know you need to take the time to exercise, meditate or journal … but you never get around to it.
也許你正想着去學一門外語，創辦自己的公司或者去考一個什麼資格證，也或許你想着去找時間鍛鍊，找時間放鬆等等，但是你總是找不到這種時間。

The problem is, your life is already full, and you end up busy with all the day-to-day things, unable to find time for what you really want to do. Here are some ways to make the time that you need:
因爲你的生活總是那麼匆忙，時間總是那麼少，以至於沒時間去做自己想做的事。

Use Your First Hour
How often have you told yourself that you’ll get to your big project or your novel or your spring cleaning once everything else is done?

And how often have you reached the end of the day, and had no energy? How often has something unexpected cropped up that steals away the time you were going to spend working towards your goal?

An easy solution is to take the first hour of your day and use it for what really matters to you. Everything else can wait for just one hour.
好好利用第一個小時
多少次你對自己說，幹完這件事起我就去忙自己的小說，自己的創業？多少次你發現每天結束的時候你總是那麼疲憊，卻還是沒能做那件你想做的事？做好的辦法就是好好利用每天的第一個小時，問問自己什麼纔是你最需要做的。

Use Your Diary
If you never seem to have a free day to clear the garage, or a weekend to get that small business launched, then pick up your diary. Look ahead a few weeks, and find a day or a couple of days that you can block out to work on something important to you.

Treat this time just as seriously as if you were going on vacation or to a seminar. If you’re asked to make social or voluntary commitments during it, explain that you’re busy.

You’ll find that your existing work and other activities flow around the time that you’ve blocked out, leaving you with the space to finally make progress on your project.
利用日記
如果你還確實沒有時間去清理你的車庫，或利用一個週末去做那件小事，那麼拿起你的日記，提前幾周或幾天計劃自己想去做的事。

Use Your Friends
Sometimes, freeing up an hour of your day, or a couple of days in a month, just isn’t easy. Perhaps you have childcare responsibilities, a demanding job, or a lot of different commitments.

This is when friends and family can come in handy. Don’t be afraid to ask for the support that you need: many people will be genuinely glad to do you a favor. Ask a friend to babysit your kids while you write your business plan; let your spouse or housemate cook dinner while you head to the gym; get advice from a friend on how to move forwards with your plans.

Friends can also be a great source of encouragement. You could ask a friend to keep you accountable by checking up on your progress, whether that’s through a weekly phonecall or a quick daily check-in on Twitter. Sometimes, it’s easier to stay motivated when you know that someone else is cheering you on.
向朋友求助
有時候你會發現騰出一兩天的時間真是很不容易。因爲你有小孩要照顧，有工作要做，還有很多雜事。這個時候可以向你的家人或朋友求助，不要害怕求助於別人，可以讓你的另一半幫你做家務，讓你的朋友給你鼓勵。

Use Your Willpower
Finally, in order to make time for the things which really matter to you, you’ll need to use your willpower.

You might hope that because you’re working on a project that’s important – whether it’s your novel or your small business or something self-nurturing – that you’ll always feel motivated. Chances are, though, that there’ll be times when you’re tired, or when you have to work through something difficult or dull in order to get to the next steps.

At those times, you’ll want to answer your emails, or watch television, or sleep in.

This is when using your willpower matters. Don’t say that you “have no willpower” – we all do. The more you exercise some self-discipline, the easier it becomes; plus, there are ways to increase your willpower. Sometimes, you’ll need to force yourself to make time for your project even when you don’t feel like it – because you know that making steady progress is going to be a great feeling.
利用你的意志力
爲了做你必須要做的事，你必須擁有強大的意志力。不要跟自己說“我們意志力”， 因爲我們都有。高度的自律可以讓你擁有強大的意志力。