雅思阅读材料之每天留出十分钟让大脑平静一下

When you go from one task to the next--all day long--your mind constantly races to catch up.

当你完成任务后马上进行下一个——整天如此——你的大脑为了赶进度持续运转。

Problem #1: Inability to Focus

问题1：无法专注

The average office worker changes windows [on her computer] 37 times an hour.When your mind changes gears that rapidly, part of your brain is still engaged in the previous task and you don’t have all of the attention and resources necessary to concentrate on the current task. This slows down productivity and reduces your ability to filter relevant information from irrelevant information.

上班族平均每小时（在电脑上）更换37次窗口。当你的思想齿轮转动太快时，一部分大脑仍想着之前的任务，你不能把所有注意力和资源专注在当前的事上。这会降低效率，并且削弱你从信息中过滤出有效信息的能力。

Problem #2: Stress

问题2：压力

When people get stressed, there is a part of the brain called the amygdala that fires up the “fight or flight” part of the nervous system that helps you make quick, impulsive decisions.The problem arises when there is no immediate physical danger--when, say, you’ve forgotten to hit “save” on an important document and your computer crashes, or you arrive unprepared for an important business meeting. The “fight or flight” impulse is not actually helpful in those situations and merely puts undue stress on the body.

当人们有压力时，大脑中的扁桃腺会“开启”神经系统中“战斗还是逃跑”的部分，让你快速、冲动的做决定。问题是当没有迫在眉睫的生命危险时——比方说，当你忘了保存一个重要文件电脑又死机了，或者你毫无准备的出席一场重要的商务会议，“战斗还是逃跑”的冲动在这些情况下不是很有用，只会给身体增加过度的压力而已。

The Solution

解决方案

Refreshing your brain is easier than you think. Here's the first and only step: Do nothing.Simply setting aside 10 minutes each day to quiet your mind. Practice observing anxieties without passing judgment--simply experience them. Focus on the present moment and nothing else.

提神醒脑比你想象得容易。这是首要也是的一步：什么都不做。只要每天留出10分钟让你的大脑平静下来。练习不带感情色彩的看待焦虑——只是去感受。专注于当下，其他都不管。

We can’t change every little thing that happens to us,but we can change how we experience it.

我们不能改变发生的每件小事，但我们可以决定如何经历它。