坚决拒绝拖沓的坏习惯！

Putting things off takes time and energy. It also causes stress and depression, because when you know that something needs

to be done and you're not doing it, it stays in the back of

your mind and silently drains you.

拖沓这个坏习惯很浪费时间和精力，并且也很容易引起焦虑和抑郁。因为有些事情你明知道应该需要尽快去做，但你却拖着不去做，这种矛盾和内疚心理会一直潜伏在你的脑海里，悄悄地折磨你。

---老张编译

 

 

你有没有过这种情况：上班时间明知道自己有做不完的事，却还总是不停地上网，上MSN，直到最后一刻老板骂了你才匆匆忙忙地去干活，然后就是自责，自责完后继续拖沓，拖沓完后再自责，就这样周而复始，把自己搞得很忙，但工作效率却极低。

 

你有没有这种情况：明知道自己有很多着急的事去做，你却还是缩在沙发里看电视。你虽然在看电视，但你心里却很着急，在想你要做的事。想归想，但你就是不行动，不停地在给自己找借口。然后你开始自责，但你仍不行动，然后再自责……

 

如果有以上两种情况，你可要小心了，你真的有患抑郁症的潜力！

 

老张从网上找了一些资料进行了编译，让我们通过纯正英语来了解早期抑郁症和拖沓的关系：

We've all been plagued by procrastination at one time or another. For some, it's a chronic problem. Others find that it hits some areas of their lives. The net results, are usually the same---wasted time, missed opportunities, poor performance, self-depreciation, or increased stress.

我们每个人好像时不时地都被拖沓这个毛病困扰过。对有些人来说，拖沓是一个长期习惯性问题。但对另外一些人来说拖沓已经影响了他们生活的一些领域。但不管怎么说，最终的结果都一样：浪费时间、错失机会、低绩效、自我贬低，以及进一步引发焦虑。

 

Procrastination leads to depression. Furthermore, depression and procrastination form a vicious cycle. We put off something we really need to do, then get behind. This makes us depressed, which saps our energy, so we put off the next thing, too. The farther we fall behind, the more depressed we get. See how many of the following excuses hit home for you:

拖沓会导致抑郁，而且抑郁和拖沓会形成恶性循环：当我们在拖延急需要做的事情时我们就会落在后面。落在后面会使我们变得抑郁，抑郁会消耗我们的精力，进而让我们继续拖沓。就这样，越拖沓我们就越抑郁。看一下下面哪几项借口你比较熟悉：

 

I'll wait until I'm in the mood to do it.

我要等一下，有情绪时再做。

It's okay to celebrate…besiedes, I'll start my diet tomorrow.

庆祝一下没问题啊，再说了，我明天才开始节食。

My health problem isn't that bad. Time will heal this pain

我的健康问题没那么严重吧，时间长了，疼痛就会逐渐消失了。

There's plenty of time to get it done.

时间还很多，不用那么急做完。

It's too hard to talk about. I don't know where to begin.

很难说，不知道从哪儿说起。

I work better under pressure so I don't need to do it right now.

压力之下我会工作得更好，所以我没必要现在就做。

I've got too many other things to do first.

我要其它很多的事情要等着做。

 

Those old excuses are sort of "self-defeating thought". Write down all your excuses, and then write down your realistic thoughts behind each of the excuses. It might like something like this:

以上这些其实都是一些老生常谈的借口，是一种“自我挫败”的想法。有一个办法就是写下你的所有借口，然后再在每个借口后面写上你的现实想法。比如就象这样：

 

借口：

I'm not in the mood right now

我现在没情绪

 

解决办法：

Mood doesn't do my work, actions do. If! Wait for the right mood, I may never get it done.

情绪没法帮我完成工作，但“行动”可以！如果等到有情绪再做的话我会永远做不完！

 

借口：

I'm just lazy

我就是比较懒

 

解决办法：

Labeling myself as lazy only brings me down. Getting started is the key to finishing.

给自己扣上懒惰的帽子只能让我情绪低落。立刻行动是完成工作的关键。

 

导致拖沓的原因有很多，老张就此还发表过一篇英文文章，以后有时间再侃。但不管怎么说，拖沓是一个极不好的习惯。为了防止抑郁症，请一定要拒绝拖沓!