You don't have to wake up early in the morning like when you have to go to the office because

你不用像上班時那樣一大早就起床，因為...

if you are late, you might lose your job.

如果你遲到了，你可能會失去你的工作。

You have to dress up appropriately and then get stuck in traffic who knows how long it

你要打扮得漂漂亮亮的，然後被堵在路上 誰知道要堵多久？

will last.

將持續。

But the reality is entirely different.

但現實卻完全不同。

Working from home is way difficult because you are simply going to get lazy, especially

在家工作是很困難的，因為你根本就會變得懶惰，尤其是。

if you keep waking up at random times.

如果你不停地醒來 在隨機的時間。

Why go to bed early when you don't have to wake early in the morning.

早上不用早起，為什麼要早睡。

Your discipline is going to fade away.

你的紀律要消失了。

And I am saying that purely based on my personal experience and anyone else who worked from

我這麼說純粹是基於我個人的經驗，以及其他任何一個人的工作經驗。

home would tell you pretty much the same thing.

家會告訴你差不多的事情。

Because working around the same time, dressing up, and having some morning routine is an

因為在同一時間工作，穿戴整齊，有一定的晨練習慣，是一種。

excellent way to keep yourself motivated and productive.

極好的方式來保持自己的動力和生產力。

But since we are all stuck in this quarantine.

但既然我們都被困在這個隔離區裡。

Many us are losing the motivation to do anything and aren't used to work from home, we are

我們很多人都失去了做任何事情的動力，不習慣在家工作，我們是

getting lazy.

越來越懶。

Whether you have to work from home or want to keep yourself motivated, here are few tips

無論你是要在家工作，還是想讓自己有動力，這裡有幾個小技巧。

that I would like to share with you that have been helping for years to stay motivated while

我想與你分享多年來一直在幫助你保持動力，同時也在幫助你提高自己的能力。

working from home.

在家工作；

Start with a task completed.

從完成任務開始。

I have been working from home for years already and I have tried different ways to keep myself

我已經在家工作多年了，我嘗試了不同的方法來保持自己的工作能力。

both motivated and productive but what I never took seriously is making my bed first thing

既有動力又有成效，但我從來沒有認真對待的是，第一件事就是整理床鋪。

in the morning until I came across the speech by Admiral William H. McRaven at university

直到我看到威廉-H-麥克雷文上將在大學裡的演講。

of Texas back in 2014.

的德州，早在2014年。

It might seem like a small and insignificant task, but by finishing one task, it will motivate

看似是一件微不足道的小事，但只要完成一項任務，就會激勵出

you to do another task that I have experienced personally.

你去做另一項我親身經歷的任務。

When you wake up and check your social media first thing in the morning, it gets much more

當你早上醒來後，第一件事就是查看你的社交媒體，這就會變得更加

challenging to get up and do something, whereas when you complete a small task such as making

挑戰性，而當你完成一個小任務，如做一個小禮物的時候，你就會發現，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你會發現，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你會發現，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你會發現，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一個小禮物的時候，你在做一

your bed, it sends a message to your brain one task is compelled and its time to move

它向你的大腦發出了一個資訊 一個任務是被迫的，它的時間移動

to another task.

到另一項任務。

So one task completed will soon turn into many tasks completed.

所以，一個任務完成後，很快就會變成很多任務完成。

2.

2.

Second, Drink 2 cups of water and Get some fresh air

第二，喝兩杯水，呼吸一下新鮮空氣。

Do Not jump directly into working, prepare yourself first.

不要直接跳到工作中去，先做好準備。

Because if you do not, what might end up happening is that you turn on your computer.

因為如果你不這樣做，最終可能發生的是你打開電腦。

You start to procrastinate, you might turn on Netflix or YouTube, and next time you check

你開始拖延，你可能會打開Netflix或YouTube，下一次你檢查一下

the time you realize that Hours has already passed.

當你意識到時間已經過去的時候。

So, first get yourself hydrated by drinking 2 or 3 cups of water.

所以，首先要讓自己補充水分，喝2到3杯水。

Remember, you are made out of water so not drinking water for 7 or 8 hours is going to

記住，你是水做的，所以7、8個小時不喝水是會導致

make you feel lazy.

讓你感到懶惰。

So a simple method to motivate yourself is to get hydrated.

所以，一個簡單的激勵自己的方法就是補充水分。

But as a living creature you need some fresh air, usually I just go for a little jog in

但作為一個生物，你需要一些新鮮的空氣，通常我只是去一個小慢跑在

the morning.

早上。

Your body needs that.

你的身體需要這樣。

Being locked down in one place can easily lead to depression and anxiety.

被鎖在一個地方，很容易導致抑鬱和焦慮。

But if you really can't leave because of this quarantine, at least open your window and

但是，如果你真的因為這個隔離區而不能離開，至少要打開你的窗戶，然後。

breathe for a few minutes to get some fresh air.

呼吸幾分鐘，呼吸一下新鮮空氣。

But to be honest, I believe that even in the middle of this crisis, people should be encouraged

但老實說，我認為，即使在這場危機中，也應該鼓勵人們... ...

to go for a little jog at least.

至少要去慢跑一下。

It will help us to stay active and spend this difficult period a bit more wisely instead

這將有助於我們保持積極的態度，更明智地度過這段困難時期。

of just lying on the bed the entire day.

的只是躺在床上一整天。

The point isn't to run for an hour until you get yourself exhausted; the purpose is to

重點不是要跑一個小時，直到把自己跑得筋疲力盡，目的是為了

change your environment and get yourself into working mood.

改變環境，讓自己進入工作狀態。

So I usually jog for 15 or 20 minutes at best every morning.

所以我一般每天早上最多慢跑15到20分鐘。

3.

3.

Workout in the morning

晨練

And if you want to get the best out of it, follow it up with a short workout routine.

而如果你想得到最好的效果，就可以用簡短的鍛鍊程序來跟進。

I am not a big fan of working out in the morning, because it drains out your energy and will

我不太喜歡在早上鍛鍊，因為它會消耗你的能量，並將。

power that you suppose to spend on more pressing matters.

權力，你應該花在更緊迫的事情上。

But, `your body needs to move and stretch after 8 hours of sleep.

但是，`你的身體在睡了8個小時後需要活動和伸展。

You know those days when you spend the entire day just lying on your bed, you start getting

你知道那些日子，當你花了一整天的時間 只是躺在你的床上，你開始得到。

lazier and tired whereas if you get up and do something, you start getting more and more

懶惰和疲憊，而如果你站起來做一些事情，你開始變得越來越多的

productive.

產量。

So working out or at least stretching and doing some lightweight workouts would encourage

所以，鍛鍊或至少拉伸和做一些輕量級的鍛鍊會鼓勵

you to get more done.

你才能完成更多的工作。

And don't forget to shower in the morning, even Elon Musk said that showering could have

而且早上別忘了洗澡，連埃隆-馬斯克都說，洗澡可以有

the largest and most positive impact on your life.

對你的生活產生最大、最積極的影響。

It might sound like an exaggeration, but it helps anyway, so don't miss it.

聽起來好像很誇張，但還是有幫助的，所以不要錯過。

4.

4.

Next, Dress up as if you are going to work  What I also practice and you might have heard

接下來，把自己打扮得像要去上班一樣 我也在實踐，你可能聽說過的。

other people suggest it is dressing up as if you are going out.

別人建議是把自己打扮得像要出門一樣。

The purpose is to trick your brain into thinking that you are ready to work.

目的是欺騙你的大腦，讓你認為你已經準備好了工作。

If you wear the exact same clothes, you were sleeping with or usually wear at home.

如果你穿的衣服和你睡覺的時候或者平時在家穿的衣服一模一樣。

It pushes your brain to think that you are at home, and you suppose to relax.

它促使你的大腦認為你是在家裡，你應該放鬆。

But dressing and preparing yourself as if you are going to an office would trick your

但是，把自己打扮得像要去辦公室一樣，做好準備，就能騙過你。

brain into imagining that its time to work.

大腦進入想象，其工作時間。

It really works!

真的很管用!

Try it out!

試試吧！

5.

5.

Fifth, Have a separate workplace

第五，有一個獨立的工作場所

I remember when I moved to a different city.

我記得我搬到另一個城市的時候。

I rented a studio since I wasn't planning to stay there for long, after a week or so,

由於我不打算在那裡長住，所以租了一個工作室，過了一個星期左右。

I realized that I started getting lazy, I felt like I didn't want to work.

我發現我開始變得懶惰，我覺得我不想工作。

So the next day, I decided to work at the local Starbucks, guess what happened?

於是第二天，我決定去當地的星巴克上班，你猜怎麼著？

That feeling of laziness disappeared.

那種懶洋洋的感覺消失了。

I don't think it has much to do with Starbucks coffees but I started getting lazy because

我覺得這和星巴克的咖啡沒什麼關係，但我開始變得懶惰，因為

everything I did was in one single room.

我所做的一切都在一個房間裡。

I slept, worked, and even had food delivered to that studio.

我睡覺、工作，甚至還讓人把食物送到那個工作室。

Don't be surprised that you are lazy if you aren't leaving your room at all.

如果你根本不離開自己的房間，就不要奇怪你是懶惰的。

And that's why going for that morning jog in the morning is essential.

所以早上去晨跑是必不可少的。

I am convinced that separating your sleeping place from your working place is going to

我相信，將你的睡眠場所和工作場所分開，是會導致

have a significant impact on your motivation.

對你的積極性有很大的影響。

6.

6.

Clean up your desk the night before you go to bed

睡覺前一天晚上清理你的桌子。

To keep myself motivated to work starts way ahead of the morning, the night before I go

為了讓自己保持工作的積極性，工作開始的時間比早上提前了很多，在我去的前一天晚上

to bed.

睡覺了。

I am not sure about other people, but personally, I feel like I am more motivated to work when

我不清楚其他人的情況，但就我個人而言，我覺得我在工作時更有動力，當

my room, office, desk, or the place I work is clean.

我的房間、辦公室、辦公桌或我工作的地方都很乾淨。

But I don't like cleaning up first thing in the morning because it takes a lot of willpower,

但我不喜歡早上第一件事就是打掃衛生，因為這需要很大的意志力。

and I would love to put that energy into a more important task.

我很想把這些精力投入到更重要的工作中去。

So before I go to bed, I make sure that I clean up my desk so the next morning, when

所以在我睡覺之前，我一定要把我的桌子收拾乾淨，這樣第二天早上，當

I get out of the shower and dress up appropriately, I can start tackling important tasks.

我洗完澡，適當地打扮一下，就可以開始處理重要的任務了。

7.

7.

make a short to-do list of your most essential tasks.

把你最重要的任務列成一個簡短的待辦事項清單。

However, the thing is that not every task is equally important.

然而，問題是，並不是每項任務都同樣重要。

Some are much more important and urgent than others.

有的比其他國家更重要、更緊迫。

And some tasks can wait another day or two or even a week.

而有些任務可以再等一兩天甚至一個星期。

Before I start working, I make a shortlist of 2 to 3 most important tasks of the day.

在開始工作之前，我先列一個短名單，列出一天中最重要的2到3項任務。

These tasks are so important that if I accomplish them within the day, I would consider the

這些任務非常重要，如果我在一天之內完成，我會考慮到。

day to be successful such as writing a script for a video, it takes hours and hours of research

一天的時間裡，要想成功，比如寫一個視頻的劇本，需要花上幾個小時的時間研究

and work.

和工作。

But if I do not, the day is wasted.

但如果我不這樣做，這一天就白過了。

So I would start working on them, first in the morning.

所以我就會開始研究它們，首先是在早上。

And the goal is to accomplish at least 2 of them by afternoon before having lunch.

而目標是在下午吃午飯前至少完成其中的2個。

It is afternoon, and I have already accomplished so much.

現在是下午，我已經完成了很多事情。

You have no idea what a strong psychological impact it has on me to achieve even more throughout

你不知道這對我有多大的心理影響，讓我在整個過程中取得更大的成就。

the rest of the day.

餘下的日子裡。

But to do that, I wake up at 7 am and start working from 830 to 12 pm with short breaks

但為了做到這一點，我早上7點起床，從830點開始工作到12點，並有短暫的休息時間。

in the middle but zero distractions.

中，但零干擾。

I even keep my phone in a different room.

我甚至把手機放在不同的房間裡。

8.

8.

Work with teams  Here is another thing I found out that keeps

與團隊合作 這是我發現的另一件事，它使

me motivated, is when I work with teams, when other people are dependent on me, when their

我的動力，是當我與團隊合作時，當其他人依賴我時，當他們的

work can't be accomplished without mine.

工欲善其事必先利其器

It forces me to get the job done in order not to leave my teammates down.

這迫使我必須完成工作，才不會讓隊友失望。

Take an example of this channel, when I started, I didn't know what I am doing.

以這個頻道為例，剛開始的時候，我不知道自己在做什麼。

I would procrastinate on making videos, but then I hired graphic designs and animators

我做視頻的時候會拖拖拉拉，但後來我請了平面設計和動畫師。

to help me with the process, I can't procrastinate.

來幫助我完成這個過程，我不能拖延。

I have a deadline to meet since my teammates are dependent on me.

我有一個最後期限，因為我的隊友們都依賴我。

So whatever you are doing, try to create a team around it or join a team, a great team

所以，無論你在做什麼，都要儘量圍繞它創建一個團隊，或者加入一個團隊，一個優秀的團隊。

would inspire you.

會激勵你。

Many of these tips might not seem to make a huge difference.

這些技巧中的很多可能看起來並沒有什麼大的區別。

Individually, their impact might be limited; however, self-improvement or progress is about

單獨來看，它們的影響可能有限；但是，自我完善或進步是關於。

making small changes incrementally.

逐步進行小的改變；

If you are freaking lazy, chances you will suddenly get motivated and productive like

如果你是個變態的懶人，你有可能會突然變得有動力和生產力，就像

Elon Musk overnight are really low.

埃隆-馬斯克一夜之間真的很低。

But what you can do is to start implementing these tips to gradually keep your self motivated

但你能做的是開始實施這些技巧，逐漸保持自我的動力

to work.

來工作。