Maybe you're waiting for someone.

也許你在等人

Waiting for a bus or a train.

等公車或火車

Five minutes is the time that you and me sometimes have to ourselves.

五分鐘是你我有時獨處的時間。

And we usually spend it a little bit like this.

我們通常是這樣度過的。

Brain rot was the word of the year in 2024.

腦腐病是 2024 年的年度詞彙。

A term that captures the impact of consuming too much short online content.

這個詞概括了消費過多短小在線內容的影響。

And being completely honest with you, the day after, I don't even remember 99% of what I just watched.

老實說，第二天，我甚至不記得剛才看了 99% 的內容。

And that's a.

這是一個。

Problem.

問題

Well, you came to the perfect place.

你來得正好。

Because I'm not telling anyone what to do during their big breaks, but instead focus on the core of the problem.

因為我不是在告訴大家在大休息時該做什麼，而是關注問題的核心。

Those few minutes to spare we all have between activities.

我們在活動間隙都會有幾分鐘的空閒時間。

Imagine you have two periods of five minutes a day, in one year that amounts to about 61 hours.

想象一下，你每天有兩節課，每節課 5 分鐘，一年下來就是 61 個小時。

That is about.

大約是這樣。

Two and a half days, and I don't know about you, but more often than not, I wait more than 10 minutes per day.

兩天半的時間，我不知道你怎麼樣，但很多時候，我每天都要等 10 分鐘以上。

Hence, focusing small is vital.

是以，"小而精 "至關重要。

If you're waiting around at home, there are plenty of small things you can take care of.

如果您在家中等待，您可以做很多小事。

Look around, I'm 99% sure there are things you could do, but decided not to.

環顧四周，我 99% 肯定有些事情你可以做，但卻決定不做。

I know I do.

我知道我是這麼想的。

What was the last time you water the plants?

您最後一次給植物澆水是什麼時候？

And this short that period, this is your perfect chance.

在這短暫的時間裡，這是你的絕佳機會。

I'm not pointing any fingers.

我不是在指責你。

Instead of getting frustrated that someone's taking a bit longer than expected, why not reverse and turn these moments into productive ones.

與其因為別人花的時間比預期的長而沮喪，為什麼不反其道而行之，將這些時刻轉化為富有成效的時刻呢？

A more fun approach is to spend a little bit of extra time with your pet.

更有趣的方法是多花一點時間與寵物相處。

It's simple really, at the end of anyone's lives, no one says that they regretted petting their dog too much.

其實這很簡單，在每個人生命的最後時刻，沒有人會說後悔太愛自己的狗。

Or spending too much time with their children.

或者花太多時間陪伴孩子。

My dog Mochi loves it.

我的狗狗摩奇非常喜歡它。

And I love it maybe even twice as more.

而我對它的喜愛可能還要加倍。

But what if you're outside of your home?

但如果您不在家呢？

This is where things get interesting.

這就是事情變得有趣的地方。

If you're a student, I totally recommend you creating flashcards on the computer.

如果你是學生，我完全推薦你在電腦上製作閃存卡。

And studying them with your phone if possible.

如果可能的話，用手機研究一下。

This is so powerful that.

這一點非常強大。

Two years ago, I mostly studied during my commute.

兩年前，我主要是在上下班途中學習。

And that alone was enough to score good enough grades and for the rest of my free time, I focused on doing YouTube videos.

僅憑這一點，我就取得了足夠好的成績，剩下的空閒時間，我就專注於製作 YouTube 視頻。

The same applies while I was learning German in 2018 with Duolingo or my flashcards.

我在 2018 年使用 Duolingo 或我的閃存卡學習德語時也是如此。

Now.

現在

Life is a bit different.

生活有點不同。

I love this tiny device.

我喜歡這個小巧的設備。

It's where I read all my books.

我所有的書都是在這裡讀的。

I used to think that I needed a nice clean one hour of free time in order to do anything.

我曾經認為，我需要一個小時的清閒時間才能做任何事情。

And what happened was that I didn't end up reading or writing anything.

結果是，我最終什麼也沒讀，什麼也沒寫。

Last year, I made a video about this e-reader that is a smart device.

去年，我製作了一個關於這款電子閱讀器的視頻，它是一款智能設備。

And over the months, I realized that the biggest advantage was its size.

幾個月下來，我發現它最大的優點就是體積小。

Opposed to a Kindle, I bring this everywhere with me and reading five minutes here.

與 Kindle 相比，我到哪兒都帶著它，在這裡只需閱讀五分鐘。

A few minutes there, really changed how frequently I finish books.

幾分鐘的時間，真的改變了我看完書的頻率。

If you want to know more about it or book recommendations.

如果您想了解更多資訊或推薦書籍。

I'll link both videos.

我將鏈接這兩段視頻。

In the description.

在描述中

Something I do less often because I don't bring with me that many times is journaling.

我比較少做的事情是寫日記，因為我帶的東西不多。

Maybe I should more, because the times I do.

也許我更應該這樣做，因為我經常這樣做。

It clarifies a lot.

它澄清了很多問題。

I organize things, plan trips, write everything I have.

我整理東西，計劃旅行，寫下我所擁有的一切。

Or just write my thoughts down.

或者只是把我的想法寫下來。

I don't journal every day, but the times I do, it feels like everything falls into place.

我並不是每天都寫日記，但寫日記的時候，我感覺一切都水到渠成。

But what if I'm really tired and don't feel like doing much?

但如果我真的很累，不想做太多事情怎麼辦？

This is where the following two things come in handy.

這時，以下兩點就派上用場了。

One, was the last time you organize your photo album?

第一，你上一次整理相冊是什麼時候？

I bet you have useless print screens, documents, or if you take pictures, thousands of repeated ones that could be trimmed down.

我敢打賭，你一定有很多無用的打印螢幕、文件，或者如果你拍照的話，一定有成千上萬張重複的照片，這些都是可以刪減的。

And the final thing is doing nothing.

最後就是什麼也不做。

It might sound strange, but doing nothing can actually be one of the most productive things you can do for your mind.

這聽起來可能很奇怪，但什麼都不做實際上可能是對大腦最有幫助的事情之一。

Your brain sometimes just doesn't have the chance to rest.

你的大腦有時根本沒有機會休息。

Taking a moment to be bored has proven benefits.

事實證明，花點時間讓自己無聊一下是有好處的。

Just remember, small moments count.

請記住，微小的瞬間也很重要。