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92.Study best practices. 学习最优方案。

What can you learn from someone else? A lot! 你能从别人那里学到什么？很多！

Benchmarking (comparing and measuring your practices and performance against other successful entrepreneurs or organizations) 将你的做事方法和成果与最成功的企业家或组织对比。

is the process of being humble¹ enough to admit that someone else is better at something than you are, and being wise enough to learn how to improve upon it yourself. 这样做是一种谦虚的表现，是承认在某方面别人比你擅长。这也是聪明的表现，知道怎样来提升自己。

93.Know your limits. 知道自己的极限。

Don't waste time on unproductive tasks. 不要浪费时间做不会有结果的事情上。

When something comes up that is out of your area of knowledge or expertise², find some help or an alternative way to get it done. 如果遇到你不擅长的事情，向别人寻求帮助或者找另外的解决途径。

94.Stifle³ the perfectionist in you. 控制内心追求完美的欲望。

Learn to work at your highest level of performance without obsessing⁴ over perfection. 学会高效行事，不要一心追求完美。

Set realistic expectations for yourself and your work. 为自己和工作设定现实的目标。

Know when a task is finished and when it's time to move on. 知道什么时候一件任务完成，然后继续做下一件。

95.Improve your decision-making process. 改进你做决定的过程。

Establish a decision-making process that allows you to quickly and accurately⁵ make good decisions. 创建一个自己的决策流程，是自己能够快速准确地做决定。

Being able to look at situations and quickly make the right decisions will improve your productivity and help you live a more successful life. 针对情况快速决策不仅可以提高你的效率，还能帮你实现成功人生。

96.Avoid putting off making decisions. 戒掉拖延症。

When you have a decision to make, seek to understand the facts, consider your options along with the pros⁷ and cons⁶ of each, and make your decision. 当你需要做决定时，研究清楚事实、考虑清楚各个选择的利弊，然后作出决定。

Agonizing⁸ and putting off decisions is an emotional drain and time killer⁹. 苦苦挣扎拖延不仅耗费精力而且浪费时间。

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1 humble
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
参考例句：
In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。 Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

2 expertise
n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长
参考例句：
We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。 You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

3 stifle
vt.使窒息；闷死；扼杀；抑止，阻止
参考例句：
She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。 It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.那是一次枯燥无味的交谈，我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠。

4 obsessing
v.时刻困扰( obsess的现在分词 )；缠住；使痴迷；使迷恋
参考例句：
Why is everyone obsessing over system specs right now? 为啥现在人人都对系统配置情有独钟？来自互联网 A nitpicker, obsessing over dimes, is too stiff to place orders. 一个连一毛钱都舍不得亏的人，因太过拘谨而不能下单。来自互联网

5 accurately
adv.准确地，精确地
参考例句：
It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。 Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

6 cons
n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 pros
abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物
参考例句：
The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 agonizing
adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)
参考例句：
I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。 his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死

9 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

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生活英语听力文章 第181期:130方法成为超级时间管理者(21)

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