听听学生怎么说 | 如何做一个守时的人

二二年二月刊·守

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设计：李安迪 

Design: Andrew Li

吕泽伶 10年级

Katelynn Lv, Grade 10

守时是最基本也是一个很需要培养的素质。在校园中，守时是对老师最基本的尊重，也是取得目标成绩的第一步。除了学业方面，在社交圈中我们也很看重守时这一品质，因为它代表着一个人是否可靠，是与同伴产生信任的根基。

Punctuality is an essential and very important quality. On campus, punctuality shows respect for teachers and is the first step to achieving your goals. Socially, we also value punctuality because it represents a person’s reliability and is the foundation of trust among peers.

学会守时可以提升自我管理和时间管理的能力。它可以让人学会如何开始掌握生命中持续流逝的时间，在短暂的生命中去做自己想做的，达到自己想达到的。

Learning to be punctual is a sharpening of self-management and time management skills. It allows us to master the continuous passage of time meaning doing what we want to do and achieving what we want to achieve in life’s short time.

那么如何在日常生活中成为一个守时的人呢？可以参考以下提供的小方法、小提示。

Below are a few suggestions that can help you manage time.

Set an alarm on your phone and take notes in your memo

这是一个非常常见的方法。它提醒着自己在某一个时间段内需要完成的任务。在知道要在一个时间段内完成一件事情的情况下会更容易让人预想自己需要多长时间才能完成，并且根据自己合理的推测来展开工作。这个方法会让人更容易准时完成任务。

This is a very common and widely-used method. It reminds you of the tasks you need to complete within a certain time frame. Knowing that something needs to be done within a certain time frame makes it easier to anticipate how long it will take to complete it and to start working on it based on your own reasonable assumptions.

Make a check-list

列一个清单，将事件和时间都标注在上面。这样的好处是它会给人一种“奖励”的感觉。一旦在规定时间内完成任务并且在对应的事件旁边打上勾，这样会给人成就感。而这种成就感很容易成为激励我们继续这样做的能量源。并且，我们可以酌情安排一点休息时间来放松一下。持续使用这个方法会更容易让人养成有效管理自己时间的好习惯，并且让人更有动力。

Make a check-list with events and times marked on it. This strategy gives you a sense of “reward.” After the task is completed within the time frame and is checked off, this sense of accomplishment can easily become a source of energy that motivates us to continue doing more. At your discretion, you can schedule a little break to relax. Consistently using this method will help build good habits.

Plan ahead for what needs to be done, and write a plan

在计划中列出要做的事，标明先后顺序还有预计时间，并且尽量贴近规划好的时间。这样可以帮助一个人处理任务和时间的关系，让自己能够在任何情况下都保持规整且有条有序。这个方法可以提升一个人对时间和事务规划的能力，并且培养时间观念。

List the things you want to do in the plan, indicating the order and estimated time. Stick to the planned time as much as possible. This helps a person manage tasks and time so that he or she can stay organized and on track in all situations.

Keep a clock or timekeeping object on your desk or in a place where you can see it at all times

这是一个非常直观的办法，因为这样可以随时提醒一个人现在的时间，并且让人产生紧迫感。将时钟摆在能随时看见的地方会频繁地让一个人受到视觉上的刺激，从而有更大可能性地去在规定的时间内高效地完成任务。

This is a very visual way to remind a person of the time and to create a sense of urgency. Placing the clock in a readily visible location will provide frequent visual stimulation and increase the likelihood that a person will be able to complete tasks efficiently and within the time frame.

Set the clock five to ten minutes faster

如果能养成总是提前完成任务的习惯的话，那么就不会在最后一秒担心工作做不完或者在最后一秒才意识到自己会迟到。将时钟调快几分钟便是一个很好的办法，因为一个人在有着充足的情况下很难告诉自己要提前完成一件事。比如，一个人告诉着自己要提前一个十五分钟完成这项任务，可是又有谁真的会节约这十五分钟并且真的提前完成任务呢？所以，把表调快就是一个会让人更容易提前完成一件事情的方法，因为人们反而在时间比较紧迫的情况下才会有更高的效率。这样不仅会让一个人可以做到守时，甚至无意间还可以给自己一些多余的时间。这个方法的另一个好处是它还可以避免一些突发情况，比如如果在去赴约的路上就算是遇到了一些麻烦，那么就有一定的可能性可以在这十分钟内解决那个麻烦，或者起码会比完全不提前的时候耽误的时间要少。

If you make a habit of always finishing tasks ahead of time, you will not be worried about finishing work at the last second or realizing you are late at the last second. Setting the clock a few minutes faster is a good way to do this because it can be hard to tell yourself to finish something early when you think you have plenty of time. In other words, if a person tells himself or herself that he or she is going to finish the task fifteen minutes early, will he or she actually save those fifteen minutes? People tend to be more efficient when they are pressed for time. This not only will make a person punctual, but also it may even give that person some extra time which can be valuable especially when he or she encounters unexpected situations or problems.

Anticipate in advance the factors that will make you late

提前考虑自己赴约那天或者需要完成任务的那一天会不会有任何因素导致迟到或者不准时。比如，如果知道自己赴约前要准备好很多东西，那么可以考虑在那一天之前就做好准备工作。还有，如果知道自己论文的提交日期赶上了自己的其他安排，那么可以考虑提前完成论文或者跟老师商量延后截止日期。

Consider in advance whether there will be any factors that will cause you to be late for an appointment or the day you need to complete a task. For example, if you have many things to prepare before you go to an appointment, divide the task over a few days.  Also, if you know that your paper is due on a date that has several other deadlines, focus on finishing your paper early or talk to your instructor about extending the deadline.

翻译 Translation | Mia Gu, Mercy Xu

排版 Editing | Mia Gu

审核 Auditing |  Dieu-Anh Nguyen, Toni Dong, 

Wenping Li