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11 bad habits you should break

去年qù nián的de工作gōng zuò和hé生活shēng huó目标mù biāo你nǐ实现shí xiàn了le吗ma?

让ràng你nǐ效率xiào lǜ低dī的de可能kě néng是shì你nǐ根本gēn běn没méi注意zhù yì到dào的de坏huài习惯xí guàn。

从cóng今天jīn tiān开始kāi shǐ,快kuài改掉gǎi diào这些zhè xiē坏huài习惯xí guàn吧ba!

1.按掉àn diào闹钟nào zhōng睡醒shuì xǐng后hòu,人体rén tǐ内分泌nèi fēn mì系统xì tǒng开始kāi shǐ分泌fēn mì清醒qīng xǐng激素jī sù,唤醒huàn xǐng身体shēn tǐ。

睡shuì回笼觉huí lóng jiào会huì减慢jiǎn màn这zhè一yī过程guò chéng。

另外lìng wài,9分钟fēn zhōng的de时间shí jiān根本gēn běn不bù够gòu进入jìn rù让ràng人rén精神jīng shen焕发huàn fā的de深度shēn dù睡眠shuì mián。

2.为了wèi le工作gōng zuò牺牲xī shēng睡眠shuì mián晚上wǎn shang睡shuì个gè好hǎo觉jiào能néng提升tí shēng工作gōng zuò效率xiào lǜ,增加zēng jiā幸福xìng fú感gǎn,让ràng你nǐ做出zuò chū更gèng明智míng zhì的de决策jué cè,想xiǎng出chū更gèng好hǎo的de点子diǎn zi。

3.手机shǒu jī放fàng床头chuáng tóu睡shuì个gè好hǎo觉jiào的de另lìng一yī个gè关键guān jiàn因素yīn sù是shì别bié受shòu外在wài zài事物shì wù影响yǐng xiǎng。

比如bǐ rú智能zhì néng手机shǒu jī、平板píng bǎn、和hé笔记本bǐ jì běn电脑diàn nǎo的de显示屏xiǎn shì píng会huì发出fā chū蓝lán光guāng,研究yán jiū显示xiǎn shì蓝lán光guāng损害sǔn hài视力shì lì,抑制yì zhì褪tuì黑hēi激素jī sù的de生成shēng chéng。

褪tuì黑hēi激素jī sù有助于yǒu zhù yú调节tiáo jié睡眠shuì mián周期zhōu qī。

4.不bù吃chī早饭zǎo fàn早餐zǎo cān开启kāi qǐ了le你nǐ一yī天tiān的de新陈代谢xīn chén dài xiè,补充bǔ chōng了le血糖xuè táng水平shuǐ píng,使shǐ你nǐ可以kě yǐ在zài一yī天tiān中zhōng聚精会神jù jīng huì shén,保持bǎo chí较jiào高gāo的de工作gōng zuò效率xiào lǜ。

德法西奥Dé fǎ xī ào说shuō,当dāng血糖xuè táng水平shuǐ píng很hěn低dī时shí,人们rén men很hěn难nán集中jí zhōng注意力zhù yì lì,更gèng可能kě néng感到gǎn dào疲惫pí bèi、易yì怒nù、没méi耐心nài xīn。

5.把bǎ一yī天tiān最zuì重要zhòng yào的de工作gōng zuò往wǎng后hòu推tuī一yī天tiān开始kāi shǐ时shí,人们rén men总zǒng先xiān挑tiāo简单jiǎn dān的de事情shì qing去qù完成wán chéng,让ràng自己zì jǐ进入jìn rù状态zhuàng tài,并bìng把bǎ难nán做zuò的de工作gōng zuò往wǎng后hòu推tuī。

这zhè不bù是shì个gè好hǎo主意zhǔ yi,经常jīng cháng会huì导致dǎo zhì更gèng重要zhòng yào的de工作gōng zuò做zuò不bù完wán。

6.午餐wǔ cān吃chī垃圾lā jī食品shí pǐn为了wèi le让ràng身体shēn tǐ充满chōng mǎn能量néng liàng,你nǐ吃chī的de午餐wǔ cān要yào营养yíng yǎng平衡píng héng。

高gāo脂肪zhī fáng、高gāo糖táng午餐wǔ cān让ràng人rén犯困fàn kùn,到dào下午xià wǔ3点diǎn你nǐ就jiù精神jīng shen萎靡wěi mǐ了le。

所以suǒ yǐ在zài选择xuǎn zé午餐wǔ cān时shí,要yào多duō吃chī蛋白质dàn bái zhì和hé健康jiàn kāng油脂yóu zhī,控制kòng zhì碳水化合物tàn shuǐ huà hé wù摄入量shè rù liàng。

7.分fēn不bù清qīng主zhǔ次cì有些yǒu xiē人rén认为rèn wéi多duō设定shè dìng目标mù biāo是shì确保què bǎo成功chéng gōng的de最zuì好hǎo办法bàn fǎ,如果rú guǒ一yī个gè想法xiǎng fǎ没méi实现shí xiàn,至少zhì shǎo还hái有yǒu很hěn多duō备用bèi yòng的de去qù做zuò。

但dàn不幸bù xìng的de是shì,这样zhè yàng摇摆不定yáo bǎi bù dìng最zuì没méi效率xiào lǜ。

8.不bù去qù锻炼duàn liàn研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,清晨qīng chén和hé下午xià wǔ的de锻炼duàn liàn可以kě yǐ增加zēng jiā睡眠shuì mián时长shí cháng,提高tí gāo睡眠shuì mián质量zhì liàng。

一yī项xiàng研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,锻炼duàn liàn身体shēn tǐ可以kě yǐ让ràng人rén多duō睡shuì45分钟fēn zhōng。

睡shuì得de更gèng香xiāng,效率xiào lǜ更gèng高gāo。

9.同时tóng shí做zuò几jǐ件jiàn事shì尽管jǐn guǎn很hěn多duō人rén认为rèn wéi自己zì jǐ可以kě yǐ一心二用yī xīn èr yòng,但dàn科学kē xué研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,仅jǐn有yǒu大约dà yuē2%的de人rén能néng有效yǒu xiào地de同时tóng shí做zuò几jǐ件jiàn事shì。

对duì其余qí yú的de大多数dà duō shù来说lái shuō,同时tóng shí做zuò几jǐ件jiàn事shì是shì个gè坏huài习惯xí guàn,会huì降低jiàng dī我们wǒ men注意力zhù yì lì的de持续chí xù时间shí jiān,从cóng长远cháng yuǎn来看lái kàn导致dǎo zhì效率xiào lǜ降低jiàng dī。

10.完美wán měi主义zhǔ yì拖延tuō yán症zhèng的de根源gēn yuán通常tōng cháng不bù是shì懒惰lǎn duò,而是ér shì担心dān xīn不bù能néng做zuò好hǎo。

克服kè fú拖延tuō yán症zhèng的de唯一wéi yī途径tú jìng是shì放弃fàng qì完美wán měi主义zhǔ yì的de想法xiǎng fǎ,做zuò事shì不要bù yào纠结jiū jié细节xì jié。

假装jiǎ zhuāng这zhè个gè任务rèn wu没什么méi shén me重要zhòng yào的de,搞gǎo砸zá了le也yě没méi关系guān xì能néng帮bāng你nǐ尽快jǐn kuài开始kāi shǐ。

11.过度guò dù计划jì huà很hěn多duō有yǒu抱负bào fù和hé有yǒu条理tiáo lǐ的de人rén通过tōng guò精心jīng xīn规划guī huà每měi个gè小时xiǎo shí来lái把bǎ效率xiào lǜ最zuì高gāo。

不bù幸xìng的de是shì,事情shì qing并bìng不bù总zǒng按àn你nǐ的de计划jì huà来lái。

其实qí shí,你nǐ可以kě yǐ一yī天tiān就jiù规划guī huà四sì五wǔ个gè小时xiǎo shí的de工作gōng zuò,这样zhè yàng稍后shāo hòu你nǐ的de时间shí jiān就jiù很hěn灵活líng huó。

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Vocabulary 273 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
去年 qù niánlast year
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
和 héand; together with
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
目标 mù biāotarget / goal / objective
你 nǐyou
实现 shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
效率 xiào lǜefficiency
低 dīlow
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
根本 gēn běnsimply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
坏 huàibad / spoiled / broken
习惯 xí guànhabit / custom / usual practice
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
今天 jīn tiāntoday
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
快 kuàirapid / quick
改掉 gǎi diàoto correct (a bad habit etc)
这些 zhè xiēthese
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
按掉 àn diàoto switch off; to press and turn off
闹钟 nào zhōngalarm clock
睡醒 shuì xǐngto wake up
后 hòuafterwards / after
人体 rén tǐhuman body
内分泌 nèi fēn mìendocrine
系统 xì tǒngsystem
分泌 fēn mìto secrete
清醒 qīng xǐngclear-headed / sober / awake
激素 jī sùhormone
唤醒 huàn xǐngto wake sb / to rouse
身体 shēn tǐthe body
睡 shuìto sleep / to lie down
回笼觉 huí lóng jiàoa brief second sleep after getting up, especially going back to sleep after waking early
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
减慢 jiǎn mànto slow down
这 zhèthis; these
一 yīone / single / a (article)
过程 guò chéngcourse of events; process
另外 lìng wàiin addition / besides / moreover / furthermore
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
时间 shí jiāntime
不 bùno; not so
够 gòuenough (sufficient) / enough (too much)
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
人 rénperson; people
精神 jīng shenvigor; vitality
焕发 huàn fāto shine / to glow / to irradiate / to flash
深度 shēn dùdepth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development
睡眠 shuì miánsleep
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
牺牲 xī shēngto sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued)
晚上 wǎn shangevening / night
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
觉 jiàoa nap / a sleep
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
提升 tí shēng(fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
幸福 xìng fúhappiness
感 gǎn(suffix) sense of ~
做出 zuò chūto put out / to issue
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
明智 míng zhìsensible / wise / judicious / sagacious
决策 jué cèstrategic decision / decision-making / policy decision
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
点子 diǎn zispot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
放 fàngto put / to place
床头 chuáng tóubedhead / bedside / headboard
另 lìngother / another / separate
关键 guān jiàncrucial / pivotal
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
别 biédon't ...! / (noun suffix) category
受 shòusubjected to / (passive marker)
外在 wài zàiexternal / extrinsic
事物 shì wùthing; object
影响 yǐng xiǎngto influence / to affect / to disturb
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
智能 zhì néngintelligent / smart
平板 píng bǎnslab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate / tablet computer
笔记本 bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery) / (computing) laptop; notebook
电脑 diàn nǎocomputer
显示屏 xiǎn shì píngdisplay screen
发出 fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch / to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
蓝 lánblue
光 guānglight; ray
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
损害 sǔn hàito damage / to impair
视力 shì lìeyesight; visual acuity
抑制 yì zhìto inhibit / to keep down / to suppress
褪 tuìto take off (clothes); to shed (feathers) / (of color) to fade / (fig.) (of emotions, awareness etc) to fade
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
生成 shēng chéngto generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being / to be born with; to be blessed with
有助于 yǒu zhù yúto contribute to; to promote
调节 tiáo jiéto adjust / to regulate / to harmonize / to reconcile (accountancy etc)
周期 zhōu qīperiod / cycle
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
早饭 zǎo fànbreakfast
早餐 zǎo cānbreakfast
开启 kāi qǐto start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc) / (computing) to enable (a feature) / (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate / to open (sth that has been sealed)
天 tiānday
新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology) / the new replaces the old (idiom)
补充 bǔ chōngto replenish / to supplement / to complement
血糖 xuè tángblood sugar
水平 shuǐ pínga standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
使 shǐto make / to cause / to enable
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
聚精会神 jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
较 jiào(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
德法西奥 Dé fǎ xī àoDe Facio; a transliterated name used in context.
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
当 dāngwhen / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at
很 hěnvery; quite
时 shíwhen
人们 rén menpeople
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
集中 jí zhōngto concentrate / to centralize / to focus / to put together
注意力 zhù yì lìattention
感到 gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
疲惫 pí bèibeaten / exhausted / tired
易 yìeasy / amiable / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
怒 nùanger / fury
耐心 nài xīnpatience
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
往 wǎngto / towards / (of a train) bound for
推 tuīto push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect
总 zǒngin every case; always; invariably
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
挑 tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
简单 jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
完成 wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
状态 zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
并 bìngand / together with
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
主意 zhǔ yiplan / idea / decision
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
完 wánto finish / to be over
午餐 wǔ cānlunch / luncheon
垃圾 lā jī(coll.) of poor quality
食品 shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
充满 chōng mǎnfull of / brimming with / very full / permeated
能量 néng liàngenergy / capabilities
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
营养 yíng yǎngnutrition / nourishment
平衡 píng héngbalance / equilibrium
脂肪 zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
糖 tángsugar
犯困 fàn kùn(coll.) to get sleepy
下午 xià wǔafternoon / p.m.
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
就 jiùin that case; then
萎靡 wěi mǐdispirited / depressed
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
蛋白质 dàn bái zhìprotein
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
油脂 yóu zhīgrease / oil / fat
控制 kòng zhìto control
碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wùcarbohydrate
摄入量 shè rù liàngintake (quantity)
分 fēnto distinguish (good and bad)
清 qīng(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct
主 zhǔmain
次 cìnext in sequence / second / secondary / inferior quality / substandard
有些 yǒu xiēsome
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
设定 shè dìngto set / to set up / to install
确保 què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
成功 chéng gōngsuccess
办法 bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
想法 xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion
至少 zhì shǎoat least / (to say the) least
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
有 yǒuto have; there is
备用 bèi yòngreserve / spare / alternate / backup
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
不幸 bù xìngunfortunately
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
摇摆不定 yáo bǎi bù dìngindecisive / wavering
锻炼 duàn liànto toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
清晨 qīng chénearly morning
时长 shí chángduration
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
质量 zhì liàngquality / quality and quantity
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
香 xiāngfragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (of sleep) sound
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
几 jǐseveral / a few
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
尽管 jǐn guǎndespite / although / even though / in spite of
一心二用 yī xīn èr yòngto do two things at once (idiom) / to multitask / to divide one's attention
科学 kē xuéscientific / rational
仅 jǐnbarely / only / merely
大约 dà yuēapproximately
有效 yǒu xiàoeffective / in effect / valid
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
其余 qí yúthe rest / the others / remainder
大多数 dà duō shù(great) majority
来说 lái shuōfor; from the point of view of; in the case of
降低 jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
持续 chí xùto continue / to persist / to last
长远 cháng yuǎnlong-term / long-range
来看 lái kànin terms of; from the perspective of
完美 wán měiperfect
主义 zhǔ yì-ism / ideology
拖延 tuō yánto delay / to put off / to procrastinate
症 zhèngdisease / illness
根源 gēn yuánorigin / root (cause)
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
懒惰 lǎn duòidle / lazy
而是 ér shìrather
担心 dān xīnto worry / to be anxious
克服 kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc)
唯一 wéi yīonly; sole
途径 tú jìngway; means; channel
放弃 fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
不要 bù yàodon't!; must not
纠结 jiū jiéto intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with) / to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
细节 xì jiédetails; particulars
假装 jiǎ zhuāngto feign / to pretend
任务 rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role
没什么 méi shén meit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
搞 gǎoto do / to make / to go in for / to set up / to get hold of / to take care of
砸 záto smash / to pound / to fail / to muck up / to bungle
也 yěeven (extreme or unexpected case)
关系 guān xìrelation / relationship / guanxi
帮 bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help)
尽快 jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
过度 guò dùexcessive / extravagant / intemperate
计划 jì huàto plan / to map out
抱负 bào fùaspiration / ambition
条理 tiáo lǐarrangement / order / tidiness
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
精心 jīng xīnwith utmost care / fine / meticulous / detailed
规划 guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program
每 měieach / every
小时 xiǎo shíhour
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
幸 xìngfortunate / lucky
按 ànaccording to / in the light of
其实 qí shíactually; in fact; really
四 sìfour / 4
五 wǔfive / 5
稍后 shāo hòuin a little while; shortly after
灵活 líng huóflexible / nimble / agile