Do you ever have the annoying feeling that you don't have time to really think anymore? You're not alone.
你是否曾经有过一种烦人的感觉:你没有时间去真正思考了?你不是一个人。
A variety of factors have conspired to rob us of time for reflection about ourselves and our lives.
各种因素合谋剥夺了我们反思自己和我们生活的时间。
Today; our preoccupied minds are rarely silent.
今天,我们全神贯注的头脑很少保持沉默。
The average person receives hundreds of texts and voice messages a day, and holidays for many of us are action-packed weeks,
一般人每天都会收到数百条短信和语音信息,而对于我们中的许多人来说,假期是行动繁忙的几个星期,
more likely full of family activities than opportunities for tranquility and contemplation.
更有可能是充满家庭活动,而不是获得安宁和沉思的机会。
Regular reflection, however,underlies all great professionals.
然而,定期反思是所有优秀专业人士的基础。
It's a prerequisite for you to recharge your mental batteries, see things in a new light and tap into your creativity.
这是一个先决条件,为你的精神电池充电,从新的角度看待事物,挖掘你的创造力。
Almost all of the great advisors that I have studied have found ways to get away from it all and contemplate their life and work.
我研究过的几乎所有伟大的顾问都找到了摆脱这一切的方法,思考他们的生活和工
Some researchers in the field of creativity, in fact, believe that insight occurs during the reflection and relaxation that follows a period of intense activity.
事实上,一些创造力领域的研究人员认为,洞察力是在经历了一段剧烈活动之后的反思和放松过程中产生的。
Schedule time for reflection about your work, or a particular project you're engaged in.
安排时间来思考你的工作,或者你正在从事的一个特定项目。
I usually block out half an hour. Don't answer the phone; push your papers to the side; sketch; make lists; draw mind maps of ideas that come to you.
我通常留出半个小时。不要接电话;把你的文件推到一边;素描;列清单;绘制脑海中的想法地图。
At the end, write down any emerging ideas. When you're alone, stop worrying and think.
最后,写下任何新出现的想法。当你一个人的时候,别再担心了,好好想想。
A lot of our down time is spent worrying about troublesome things in our lives or fantasizing about how we'd like our lives to be.
我们很多时间都在担心生活中麻烦的事情,或者幻想自己的生活会怎样。
Revisit things during moments of relaxation, after a period of intense work. This is when we are the most creative.
在一段时间的紧张工作之后,在放松的时刻重新审视事物。这是我们最有创造力的时候。
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题9至11是基于你刚才听到的一段话。
9. What do we learn about the feeling that one doesn't have time to think anymore?
9.关于一个人没有时间再思考的感觉,我们学到了什么?
10.What trait do all great professionals share?
10.所有优秀的专业人士都有哪些共同的特质?
11.What do some researchers believe is conducive to creative ideas?
11.一些研究人员认为什么有利于创造性的想法?
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