Quantity affects quality.
多则劣 少则精
Researchers on relationships and love, the Hendricks couple (Susan & Clyde Hendrick), say, "Love and sex are affected negatively by stress. If we can help people to simplify their lives, thus reducing their stress levels, it is very likely that people's relationships would be enriched greatly. Moreover, the positive aspects of their lives would be enriched accordingly."
两性关系研究者亨德里克夫妇认为 “爱与性与压力成反比 如果我们能帮助人们简化生活 降低压力水平 那他们关系的将会大大改善 更重要的是 他们生活中的积极方面 也会相应得到提升”
It affects every area of our lives, whether it's our love life, whether it's our experience with our kids, whether it's our experience doing work or reading, spending time with friends or writing. There can be too much of a good thing.
它会影响我们生活的方方面面 无论是爱情生活 与孩子共处、工作、阅读、与朋友共处、写作 都可能造成过犹不及
So if we have lunch and we use lunch as recovery, and at the same time we are on the phone and doing email, that's not recovery; that's simply more stress.
所以如果我们把午餐作为休整 同事还打电话 写邮件 那就不是休整了 而是更多的压力
But if we have just lunch and focus on our eating and enjoy it, or just spend time with people we love, that's recovery.
但如果我们只是享用午餐 享受美食 或者只是与爱的人呆在一起 那就是休整
The key is focus. The same thing applies to work. Now it's not possible in our world today, certainly not in leadership positions which many of you already got or will assume in the future, it's not possible to eliminate multi-tasking. The key though is to reduce it.
专注是关键 工作也是如此 但是在当今社会 尤其是处于领导地位 你们很多人可能已经…或者将来即将体验 不可能避免多任务 关键就是减少任务
Just a quick show of hands: how many people here, while you are doing work that requires concentration, that requires focus-whether it's writing, or doing reading, or anything else that requires concentration-how many people here have their emails on at the same time?
我们来统计一下 在座有多少人 从事需要集中注意力的工作时 无论是写作 阅读 或者其他什么需要专注的工作时 有多少人同时还开着邮箱的?