Have you ever said to yourself, “I’ll do it tomorrow”? And have you ever said that three or four days in a row? When people delay action or put off decisions in this way, we call it procrastination. Sometimes it can be a good time management strategy to “do it later,” especially if we are tired or waiting for something to make the job easier. However, procrastination is actually more than just practical time management.
你是否曾對自己說：「我明天再做吧」？且是否曾經連續三四天都那麼說？人們這樣耽擱行動或推遲決定的行為，我們稱之為拖延症。有時候「晚點再做」可以是一個很好的時間管理策略，尤其是在我們感到疲憊時，或在等待某些能讓工作變得更輕鬆的事物。然而，拖延其實不僅僅是一個實用的時間管理法那麼簡單。
生活必備字詞： in a row 連續地（與數字並用） put off… / put… off 拖延∕推遲…… rapid a. 快速的 management n. 管理
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見九月號。
