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Four Ways to Feel Less Busy
“Busy” is a word that everyone can relate to, and you probably feel busy during your week. The good news is that although our lifestyles are so busy, these simple ways can help you feel a little less busy.
◆Stop Saying You’re Busy
Words have amazing power over the way you feel. If you keep telling yourself how busy you are, you will start feeling even busier. Try to stop saying your feeling or situation as “being busy”. _______ When you don’t use the word, you will realize you aren’t as busy as you may think.
◆Focus on (专注于) One Thing at a Time
Although you might be proud of yourself on doing many tasks at a time, the truth is you’ll get something done faster by focusing on one thing at a time. Dr. Morgenstern talked about the bad influence on your brain if you keep it busy all the time. Dr. Morgenstern said, “In fact, your brain cannot change between tasks quickly, so you lose time.” _______ In the end, you are going save a lot more time.
◆Do Something Good for Others
_______ But spending time everyday doing something good for others can actually help you feel less busy. Researchers found that people’s “time affluence (富裕)” went up when they spend time doing warm acts to help others, because they felt they had more meaningful time than people who spent the same time on themselves.
◆ _______
Most people end up wasting time simply by doing the wrong things. It is easy to put off big tasks and do the simplest thing first when you are busy. It’s a good idea to make plans ahead, listing things you need to do, even the smallest of chores, and do them first.
A. Learn to make proper plans.
B. You’ll probably just put them off again.
C. Just simply focus on one thing at a time.
D. It might seem like an idea to waste more time.
E. Try to find another feeling to describe your situation.
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________60. How do you make yourself less busy? (回答不多于10个单词)
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