英语翻译Mostpeoplethinktheirtimeproblemsareexternal,thattheyarecausedbythetelephone,meetings,visitors,anddelayedinformationordecisions.Althoughtheseproblemsoftenstemfromtheinitiativeofothers,aswhenpeoplecallordropi

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　　Mostpeoplethinktheirtimeproblemsareexternal,thattheyarecausedbythetelephone,meetings,visitors,anddelayedinformationordecisions.Althoughtheseproblemsoftenstemfromtheinitiativeofothers,aswhenpeoplecallordropin,weusuallycontributetothem.Wefailtohavecallsscreenedbyacompetentsecretaryorassistant,orweleaveourdooropen,virtuallyassuringconstantinterruptions.

　　Inalmostallcases,itispossibletoinfluence,ifnotcontrol,externallygeneratedtimeproblems.Moredifficulttoidentify,aswellastomanage,aretheinternallygeneratedtimewasters:procrastination(延迟)andindecision,lackofself-discipline,theinabilitytosayno,theinabilitytodelegate,orthetendencytofightfires,toactwithoutthinking,andtojumpfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.

　　Timeisaconstant(常数)thatcannotbealtered.Theclockcannotbesloweddownorspeededup.Thuswecannotmanagetimeitself.Wecanonlymanageouractivitieswithrespecttotime.

　　Thesameskillsareneededasthoseusedinmanagingothers—theabilitiestoplan,organize,delegate,direct,andcontrol.Timemanagementissimplyself-management.Itisimpossibletobeeffectiveinanypositionwithoutcontrollingone'stimeeffectively.

　　Successfultimemanagementdoesnotmeanworkingharder,butworkingsmarter.Anarmyofmanagementskillsmustbeusedinthehomeandofficetogetmostvaluefromtime.Youmustthinkaheadaboutwhattodo,andhowandwhentodoit.Youmustrememberthateveryonehasthesameamountoftime.Somejustuseitmoreeffectivelythanothers,makingityieldmaximumresultsintheshortestpossibleperiod.