Are You Falling Behind on Your Work? It may feel like you will never be back on track. You might not be able to immediately get all your work done. Do you ever find yourself behind? Too many to dos. Not enough time. So much work, that is feels like the flood of tasks will never stop
你是否总是落于人后？你是不是感觉自己总也无法步入正轨？是不是可能无法立即完成所有的工作？你是否曾有过工作滞后的经历？总是感觉有太多的事要做，时间从来都不够用？工作任务就像洪水一样，实在太多了，感觉永远也做不完？
However, you can always be catching up， just need a little step.
但是，你是可以做到总能赶上进度的, 只要你熟知解决问题的步骤！
Productivity is not accomplished in one fell swoop. It probably took you quite a bit of time to get into your current situation, it’s going to time to get out of it.
生产力的提高并不是一朝一夕可以做到的。你大概经历了相当长的一段时间进入了当前的混乱状态，因此你也需要一段时间来摆脱它。
Ask yourself, “How long did it take to get behind in the first place?” Don’t expect to immediately catch up. Instead, concentrate on small steps of progress.
首先检讨一下自己：多长时间发生第一次工作滞后的状况？不要期待你可以立即跟上进度，而是应该把精力集中在每一个能帮你取得进步的小步骤上。
Here are 7 Ways to Always Be Catching Up:
这里有7个方法教你“赶上进度”：
1.Stop Digging – When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. Address the issues and behaviors that are causing you to not get things done.
1. 停止“挖坑”——当你发现自己已经在一个洞里了的时候，第一件事就是要停止给自己“挖坑”。解决使你无法完成工作的问题，改变造成这种情况的行为。
2.Clean Up Your Workspace - Taking a few moments to clean up the mess can help you see your work and have room to actually do it. Don’t underestimate how your workspace affects your productivity.
2. 清理你的工作区域- 拿出一部分时间来收拾杂乱无章的工作区域，这不但可以让你清晰的看到你还有哪些工作要做，还可以为你腾出空间去做这些工作。不要低估工作区域对你工作效率的影响。
3.Check Your List - When you are behind, you stress about the things that are not getting done. Make sure you look at your to do list, so that you can address your highest priority tasks first.
3.检查你的“代办事务清单”——当你工作滞后时，你要重点去看那些没有完成的事情。一定要检查你的“代办事务清单”，只有这样你才能按事情的急缓程度有先后次序的来处理。
4.Shut Your Door to Interruptions - If interruptions are keeping you from getting your work done, you may need get some peace and quiet. Find an isolated place to work, or simply close your door until you complete the task at hand.
4. 对外界干扰说NO - 如果外界干扰是造成你无法完成工作的原因，那你需要的可能是清净。找一个远离喧嚣的地方，或干脆关上门，直至你完成手头上的工作为止。
5.Eat that Elephant Bite by Bite – You probably have an “elephant task” that is so big that you think you will never get it done. When you need to eat the elephant, dedicate yourself to doing a little bit each day.
5．大象要一口一口的吃——或许你有一个大象般的工作任务。任务如此之大，使你感觉自己永远也做不完。你要明白的是大象要一口一口的吃，你要坚持每一天都做一点。
6.What Do You Need to Stop Doing? – If you don’t have enough time, you need to remove some activities from your day. Sometimes it isn’t what you need to get done, but rather what you shouldn’t be doing in the first place. Take a hard look at where you are spending your time and what you can cut out of your schedule.
6.你需要停止做什么？——如果你没有足够的时间，那你就要取消一部分日常活动。有的时候，问题并不是出现在“你要完成什么”，而是出现在“你不应该做什么”。认真的看一下你每天都将时间花在什么地方，仔细想一下那些活动是应该从你的日程中删除的。
7.When You Can’t Do A Lot… Do a Little - You won’t always be able to get all of your work done. When you can’t do it all, do one thing. A little bit done today, always beats the promise of more done tomorrow.
7．当你实在无法做太多时，至少做一点——你不会总是能够完成所有的工作。当你无法完成所有的事情时，就去完成一件。今天完成一点，明天就可以少做一点。
You won’t be able to do all the things you need to do. Instead of letting it overwhelm you, take small productivity steps in the right direction. You may not get all your work done today. However, always be catching up.
你不会总能将所有要做的事全部做完，与其让工作将你压到，不如采用一些正确的方法让提高自己的工作效率。或许你没办法让自己完成今天所有应该完成的事，但是至少可以让自己赶上进度。
英语阅读支招：
1. Time：多数情况下用作名词，但是在此做动词讲。意思是，计时；测定…的时间；安排…的速度。如果大家在读一篇文章或者考试时，不能查词典，而这个词又是以不常用的状态出现的，可以通过语法知识来判断。
例如：it’s going to time to get out of it. Be going to 后面一定动词原形，那么这里在本句话没有语法错误的前提想time一定是个动词。大部分情况下类似time这类词的动词的意思应该是与其名词意思相关联的，在联系上下文，可以推断出time在这里的意思。
2. 正确的理解文章就要正确的理解文章中的词汇，让我们来看一下个别词汇在牛津字典中的英文解释：
Catch up: to try to reach the same standard, stage, or level as others after you have fallen behind them:
Address：to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem:
stress： to give emphasis or special importance to something
dedicate： to give all of your energy, time, etc.
