Apatientcametoseemeaboutthestressinherlife.Shedescribedallthethingsshehadtodo－onewastomakeherbed－fromthemomentshewokeupuntilsheflewoutofthedoorforwork.Isuggestedsheexperimentbynotmakingherb

　　Apatientcametoseemeaboutthestressinherlife.Shedescribedallthethingsshehadtodo－onewastomakeherbed－fromthemomentshewokeupuntilsheflewoutofthedoorforwork.Isuggestedsheexperimentbynotmakingherbedfortwoweeks.Shewasshocked,probablythinkingI’dbeenraisedbywolvesinaforest.However,shewentalongwithmyidea.

　　Twoweekslatershewentintomyofficebeaming.Shehadleftherbedunmadeforthefirsttimein42years－andnothingbadhadhappened.“Andyouknowwhat?”shesaid.“Idon’tdrymydishesanymore,either.”

　　Thiswomanhadmadetwomajorbreakthroughs(突破).Onewasdiscoveringthatshehadchoicesinherlifethatshehadneverseenbefore.Theotherwasgivingherselfpermissiontobelessthatperfect.Thisstoryshowsanimportantprinciple(原理)aboutmanagingtime:Noonecandoitall.Eachofushastomakechoicesandaccepttrade–offs.Theproblemis,manypeoplechooseinwaysthatputthemselvesandtheirhealthlast.Theytakebettercareoftheirhousesandcarsthantheydoofthemselves.Theyputeveryoneelse’sneedsaheadoftheirown.

　　Sowhatisthesolution?There’saneasyway.Decidewhatyouwantinyourlife,andputthatfirst.Onadailybasis,thatshouldincluderegularmeals,enoughsleepandtimewithyourfamily.Exercise,leisure,friendshipsandhobbiesshouldalsoberegularaspectsoflife.Thepointistodosomethingforyourselfeveryday.Thechoiceisyours:whatevermakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfandyourlife.Takeanap.Takeawalk.Taketimetoplaythepiano.Stopbringingyourbriefcasehomefromtheoffice.Stopkeepingyourhouseascleanasyourmotherkepthers.Fillmoreofyourtimewithwant–to–dosinsteadofhave–to–dos.

　　小题1:Whatisthesolutiontotheproblemofmanagingtime?A．Doingmoreexerciseseveryday.B．Takingtimetovisitfriendsregularly.C．Stoppingmakingbedoccasionally.D．Doingwhatyouwanttodofirst.小题2:Whatdoestheword“beaming”inLine1,Paragraph2probablymean?A．WorryingB．SmilingC．DepressedD．Luckily小题3:Whatisthemajorproblemofmostpeoplemanagingtime?A．Mostpeopledonottakecareof