致拖延癥患者：有10件事情拖延不得!

Here are 10 Tasks You Should Never Put on the Back Burner:

下面是10件你不應該拖延的事情：

1. Tasks that Can't be Forgotten

應該牢記的事情

Task that are out-of-sight don't get done. If it is important, don't put it on the back burner where it might be forgotten。

事情要是被忽視了我們就完不成了。如果一件事很重要，那就不要拖后這件事，因為我們有可能忘掉這件事。

2. Quick To-dos

可以馬上完成的事情

Never put off what you can do immediately. Don't put off tasks that you can complete in just a few moments. If it can be done in the same amount of time as it takes to put it off, then get it done now!

不要推后任何你現(xiàn)在就可以完成的事情，不要拖延一些你能在很短時間內完成的事情。如果拖后做這件事情和現(xiàn)在做所花的時間是一樣，那就現(xiàn)在馬上做這件事。

3. Safety Issues

關于安全的事情

Never put off safety issues. The item that you delay could end up hurting you or someone else. Always fix safety issues right away。

絕不拖延任何有關安全的事情。如果你拖后了這件事，結果可能是你或者其他人因此而受傷了。永遠以最快速度處理好安全問題。

4. Tasks That Must be Done Today

今天必須完成的事情

If it needs to be done today, then get it done early. The back burner should be reserved for things that don't have to be addressed today and can sit idle for an unspecified time。

如果你必須在今天完成一件事，那就盡早完成這件事。你可以拖延的事情是不需要在今天馬上解決的事情，而且這件事情可以等到任意的時間來完成。

5. Opportunities That Will Pass

轉瞬即逝的機會

Have you ever put off a task that caused you to miss an opportunity? Never put off tasks that are time-sensitive or may expire. Many opportunities that come along have a limited shelf life. If you don't act on them, they might be gone when you return to them。

你是否曾經拖延了某件事情，而讓你錯失了一個機會?不要拖后有時效性或者會過期的事情。很多機會都是有一定保質期的，如果你不馬上行動，當你再次回看的時候這些機會可能已經不在了。

6. Promises to Others

對于他人的承諾

Promises to others should never go on the back burner. If you can't give it your priority at this time, then you shouldn't be promising it in the first place。

不要拖延向他人承諾過的事情。如果你現(xiàn)在不給這件事情優(yōu)先權，你當初就不該許下承諾。

7. Tasks That Will Create More Work

現(xiàn)在如果不做會帶來更多工作量的事情

Some tasks are messier to clean up later. Tasks undone can create more work for you when you attempt to resume them at a later date. Don't let these to-dos rot on the back burner。

有些事情放到后面做會更加混亂。如果現(xiàn)在不完成一些事情，后面等你想繼續(xù)做完這些事情的時候，會有更多的事情等著你。不要讓這些待完成的事情繁衍滋長。

8. Tasks That Will Never Get Done

永遠不會做的事情

If there is a task that you never intend to do, then don't even bother putting it on your back burner. Instead, say "No" or delete it from your list. Otherwise, you'll be carrying the burden of tasks that you never intend to do anyway。

如果你從來都沒打算做一件事情，你就沒必要把它放到次要地位。相反的，你應該直接拒絕，把這件事情從你的清單上刪除掉。否則，你將會背負著一些你根本沒打算做的事情。

9. Tasks with a Looming Deadline

最后期限迫在眉睫的事情

Tasks with approaching deadlines should be front-and-center, not on the back burner. Otherwise, deadlines will be missed and deliverables will not be accomplished on time。

馬上就要到最后期限的事情應該是焦點，而不是放在次要地位。否則，你將錯過最后期限，而且不能按時完成任務。

10. Tasks with Financial Consequences

有可能讓你掏錢的事情

Have you ever incurred a monetary penalty (late fee, etc。) because you put something off? Don't let tasks with financial implications sit idle. They will end up costing you。

你有沒有因為推后了某件事而被罰款(比如超時費等)了呢?不要擱置可能會讓你掏錢的事情。這些事情會讓你變窮的。

Take a moment to ensure you haven't forgotten anything that is simmering away. Something that is creating a bigger mess that you will have to clean-up later。

花點時間來確保自己沒有忘記那些正在被遺忘的事情。如果你之后才處理這些事情，它們已經給你造成了更多的麻煩。

Always keep your most important tasks front-and-center where you can see and act on them now. Reserve the back burner for the low priority items that can afford to sit and wait。

永遠把你最重要的事情放在你能看見的焦點位置，馬上行動。把不是最重要，而且可以等待的事情放在次要地位。