【每日英语时文】Slowing Down and Enjoying Life More [复制链接]

It’s an irony of our modern lives that while technology is continually invented that saves us time, we use that time to do more and more things, and so our lives are more fast-paced and hectic than ever.

Life moves at such a fast pace that it seems to pass us by before we can really enjoy it.

However, it doesn’t have to be this way. Let’s rebel against a hectic lifestyle and slow down to enjoy life.

A slower-paced life means making time to enjoy your mornings, instead of rushing off to work in a frenzy. It means taking time to enjoy whatever you’re doing, to appreciate the outdoors, to actually focus on whoever you’re talking to or spending time with — instead of always being connected to a Blackberry or iPhone or laptop, instead of always thinking about work tasks and emails. It means single-tasking rather than switching between a multitude of tasks and focusing on none of them.

Slowing down is a conscious choice, and not always an easy one, but it leads to a greater appreciation for life and a greater level of happiness.

本文节选自Zenhabits英文博客，它的内容覆盖了个人提升，时间管理，生活健康、理财家庭和快乐人生等等多个方面。其作者Leo Babauta已经在编辑、记者和自由作家等行业中从事工作已有17年之久。他的文笔非常优秀，博客读起来是一种轻松的享受。
词语注释：
hectic 忙乱，兴奋
frenzy 疯狂
multitude  许多
conscious 有意识的

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关于时间管理方面文章写的很不错，有时间可以读读。