Three Ways to Give Yourself More Time 3种方法帮你拥有“更多”时间

In the dystopian movie In Time， time has become a commodity that can be traded， stolen， and manipulated. We’re living in modern， not dystopian times， but it seems like we never have enough time.

在一部反乌托邦电影《时间规划局》中，时间成了一种可以交易、偷盗和操纵的商品。我们生活在现代，而非反乌托邦时代，但似乎我们的时间也永远不够用。

There’s a belief that time is the great equalizer， since while we’re alive， we all get the same amount in a day. It just depends on how we use it. Here are three unexpected ways to give ourselves more time.

有人相信，时间面前人人平等，因为我们活在这世上，所有人一天的时间都是等量的。拥有多少时间取决于我们如何使用时间。下面是3种意想不到的方法，能帮我们获取“更多”的时间。

Help others

帮助他人

This might seem counterintuitive， but people who have more time often give it away through helping others. A study that compared the opportunities to waste time， spend time on oneself， or spend a gift of time found that giving time selflessly actually increased people’s perception of time.

这个方法看起来可能违反直觉，但那些时间较多的人经常“牺牲”自己的时间来帮助他人。一项研究比对了在“浪费时间”“把时间花在自己身上”或“把时间赠予他人”这三种情况中，人们感知时间的不同可能性，并发现无私地给予时间实际上增强了人们对时间的感知。

Do things in new ways

用新的方法做事

We experience time as slowing down because we’re more present and putting more work into the thinking that goes into the task. We can apply this research by selecting when we choose to do things in new ways versus our typical ways. If you want to extend your perception of time， take the winding road or a new route on the way home from the office.

我们之所以感到时间在放慢，是因为我们更加专注当下，并且投入更多的精力来思考如何完成手头的事情。我们可以把这项研究结果应用于自己的选择上：什么时候用新的方法来做事情，什么时候用惯常的方法做事情。如果你想放大自身对时间的感知，从办公室回家的路上，去走那条蜿蜒曲折的道路或者选择一条新路线。

Do things you love

做你喜欢做的事

When we have a passion for a task or topic， we find time to pursue it. The way we live our lives is through making choices about how we spend each moment. We can find more time by pursuing activities that we enjoy because those are the kinds of things that we’d happily set aside time for.

当我们非常热爱某项工作或课题时，我们会腾出时间来探究这个课题。我们以何种方式生活取决于我们如何度过每一刻。通过做我们喜爱的活动，我们可以拥有更多的时间，因为我们乐意为那些活动腾出时间。

Word Bank

manipulate /mə'nɪpjuleɪt/ v. （暗中）控制，操纵，影响

As a politician， he knows how to manipulate public opinion.

perception /pə'sepʃn/ n. 知觉；感知；洞察力；看法；见解

The perception of pain is still complex and remains difficult to define.

extend /ɪk'stend/ v. 扩大；延长；扩展；包括

The company plans to extend its operations into Europe.

pursue /pə'sjuː/ v.  追求；致力于；執行；贯彻

He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.