在日常生活中，不管我們有沒有察覺到，都存在一些影響工作效率的壞習慣。本來我們可以按時完成工作的，可是這些習慣卻使我們的效率和產量低下。以下是一些你應該改掉的影響效率的壞習慣：
Our daily life is full of unproductivehabits and ritualsthat we execute– whether on a conscious or unconscious level. This makes us less efficient and productive than we could potentially be. Here are some unproductive habits that you should let go:
在日常生活中，不管我們有沒有察覺到，都存在一些影響工作效率的壞習慣。本來我們可以按時完成工作的，可是這些習慣卻使我們的效率和產量低下。以下是一些你應該改掉的'影響效率的壞習慣：
1. Consuming the information you don’t need
1、看沒用的訊息
Unsubscribefrom as many mailing lists as you can. This way you can cut down the amount of incoming e-mails and prevent distraction.
訂閱郵件能少則少。這樣能減少收到的電子郵件數量，不讓工作分心。
Also, stop watching news. If there is an event that is newsworthy, it will catch you anyway (mostly by other people).
新聞也不要看。如果這個事件真有新聞價值，不管怎樣你都能看到(多半從其他人那裏聽到)。
2. Letting others to run your life
2、爲別人而活
Steve Jobs said it right: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
史蒂芬·喬布斯說的很對：“時間有限，不要浪費時間，爲別人而活。”
You are the master of your life and it is a shame if you live your life by pleasing others.
你活着是爲了自己，可惜的是，現在你活着卻爲了取悅別人。
Naturally, it is wise to listen for advice from other people every now and then. However, ignore those people who say you can’t reach your dreams.
自然，經常聽取別人意見是一種聰明的做法。但別理睬那些澆你冷水的人。
3. Reinventingthe wheel
3、做重複性工作
Before you start working on your task or project, spend some time on research to find out if there are already solutions that help you to complete your task faster.
開始一項工作前，就找找看是不是已經有現存的方法能提高速度。
4. Being perfect
4、力求完美
Although striving for perfection may be a nobleprinciple for some, it is a huge time and energy waster. Instead of spending too much time on tweakingsomething, create a checklistto go through on your finalizationphase. When you realize that all the items on your list are checked, you can finish your work and move on.
有些人可能喜歡力求完美，但這個習慣會浪費大量時間和精力。不要把大量時間花在工作的某一部分，做張清單，工作結尾階段用它來覈對。等到單子上所有項目都覈對完了，那麼你的工作也就完成了，可以開始做下一項工作了。
Not only are you relieved of your accomplishment, you will also give room for your brain to focus on other things instead.
這樣做你不僅能喘口氣，而且頭腦也有充分空間來想其他事情。
5. Letting television tooverrunyour passion
5、把工作熱情用來看電視
When television is preventing you to take action on your passion, maybe it is time to rethink your priorities.
如果你把工作熱情用來看電視，那麼你該重新考慮生活的主次問題了。
Save your TV show to your digital set-top box for later viewing instead. If you do this operation a couple of times you will form a new success habit – working on your passion first and watching television second.
你可以把電視節目存在機頂盒裏，晚點再看。這種做法重複幾次，就會養成一個好習慣——先把熱情放在工作中，再看電視。