自由时光，休息的艺术

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If you don’t make a conscious choice for rest, you will find yourself always filling your time by ticking off items. Not only can scheduled rest renew your joy in life, but also, make you more creative. Being “unproductive” at the right times is the best way to be productive overall.

如果不特意安排个时间休息，你会发现自己永远无暇休息，分分钟都被各种事填得满满的！预留时间让自己休息不仅能让你更加愉快，更能让你更有创造力。适时的“无所作为”才是全程“高效”的最好方式，这就是休息的艺术。

It was after midnight. I had just spent the day intensely focused on completing all of my book edits to return to my editor, the culmination of weeks of labor. Typically, I would be sound asleep when the clock strikes 12. But instead, due to the huge rush of excitement created by finishing such a major task, I found myself completely reorganizing a storage closet.

从早到晚，一直在忙着我那本书的编辑工作，完成时，夜已深。通常晚上12点钟我早已熟睡。但这次，一项艰巨任务的“竣工”让我如此兴奋，哪儿还睡得着！于是尽管已经深夜，我依旧忙不停地开始整理储物柜。

The next day I was exhausted. But did I stop? Oh no. I instead inched myself forward by reading a book that I had wanted to get to—but hadn’t for a while, and then checked off another item on my list by responding to a lengthy e-mail before finally giving myself permission to go to sleep.

第二天我精疲力竭。但我停下来去休息了吗？没有。非但没有休息，我继续捧起一直以来我都想读的书读了起来——但只读了一会儿，就又转而去回复冗长的邮件，这些都做完，才允许自己睡下。

When you come out of a major busy season or complete a massive project, it’s more important than ever to relearn the art of rest. This requires choosing to not feel guilty about wanting time to truly relax and be creative. If you don’t make a conscious choice for rest, you will find yourself always filling your time by ticking off items instead of giving yourself space to be in the moment—thinking, doodling, reading, musing, or doing whatever fills you creatively. 

忙完一个阶段或者完成一项艰巨任务，这时最需要温习“休息的艺术”。不要对想要纯粹的休闲娱乐时间这种想法感到愧疚。如果不特意安排时间来休息，你会发现你永远无暇休息，分分钟都被各种事情填满，不要这样子，给自己留些闲暇、留些空间，思考、无所事事、阅读、听音乐、或做能让你感到充实的任何事情！

Not only can scheduled rest renew your joy in life, but also, make you more creative. According to the Scientific American article “Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime:”

预留时间让自己休息不仅能让你更加愉快，更能让你更有创造力！这话是有科学依据的，正如刊登在《科学美国人》的文章《为何大脑需要休息》中表述的那样：

“Downtime replenishes the brain’s stores of attention and motivation, encourages productivity and creativity, and is essential to both achieve our highest levels of performance and simply form stable memories in everyday life. A wandering mind unsticks us in time so that we can learn from the past and plan for the future. Moments of respite may even be necessary to keep one’s moral compass in working order and maintain a sense of self.”

“休息能让大脑更具活力、注意力更加集中，能提高人的生产力和创造力，既能使人充分发挥自己的能力又能增强人的长时记忆能力。头脑空闲时，才有时间总结过去、规划未来。几分钟的休息时间甚至对保持道德不偏离轨道、维护自我存在感至关重要。”

So how do we overcome the compulsion to get one more thing done and give ourselves freedom to have guilt-free creative rest? Here are a few strategies that can help:

那么究竟该怎样克服那种“再做一件事再休息”的执念呢？不妨试试下面几招！

Stay in Tune With Yourself

听从自身的召唤

If you can’t think straight, start tripping over your words, have a headache, or feel agitated and annoyed at everything, it’s a sign that something is off. Instead of attempting to push through, pull back and give yourself some space. It could mean taking a nap, breathing slowly and deeply for a few minutes, going on a walk, or simply doing something you’ve wanted to do like browsing through photos you could use for your blog. Your body knows what it needs—listen to it.

无法清晰思考、说话开始磕磕巴巴、头痛、易怒，如果你有这些现象，就说明有些地方不对劲了。这时候，切忌咬紧牙关继续把事情做完，停下工作给自己一些空间才是上上策，比如打个盹儿、深呼吸、出去散散步，或者做些你喜欢做的事情，比如浏览下那些可以在博客上用的照片。你的身体最清楚它自己要什么——听从它的召唤即可！

Admit What You Really Want

承认你真正想要什么

Sometimes it can seem a little embarrassing to say that you’re not going out with your friends because you just want to sit and be. But as a creative person, you literally need this time to be mentally replenished, so you’ll need to admit to yourself what you want. And if necessary, admit that to others. It’s no different than an athlete that takes a day off after a game to recover.  If you find it too difficult to be direct, simply tell friends you have “plans” when they ask you to go out or carve out a block of time before you get home for yourself so that you’re excited to see your family when you step through the door.

有时候你不想和朋友出去玩，没有其他原因，只因为你想坐着不动，就那样坐着。这样说似乎会很尴尬，但任何有创造力的人都需要这样的闲暇时光，好让自己恢复精力！所以，承认你的这种真实需求，这很必要，如果有需要，也可以把这个需求告诉他人，就像运动员赛后要休息一天来恢复体力一样，这没什么不可理解的。如果觉得直截了当挑明这个理由很尴尬，那就告诉他人你有别的“安排”了，或者，在回家前留给自己一块儿独处的时间，这样，踏进家门时，你会很乐意满心欢喜地与家人相处。

Protect Time in Your Week

学会忙里偷闲

Downtime unfortunately rarely “just happens” you have to plan for it. Decide when you will have free time where you can choose to do whatever you feel like doing in the moment. That could mean blocking out an hour at lunch every day for free flow of thought or perhaps choosing one sacred evening a week where you can kick back and do what would most restore you. Or it could simply look like staying off your phone and turning off the radio during your commute to and from work. When you set aside this time, honor it as an important meeting with yourself.

“休息时间”很少“恰巧”有，你需要特意安排。清点一下自己什么时候会有空余时间、什么时候可以做自己当下想做的事情。可以每天从午饭时间抽出一小时来自由遐想，或者每周抽出一个晚上来做最让你放松的事。或者仅仅是在上下班的路上关机独处。留出这些时间，与自己来一次重中之重的约会！

Don’t Set an Agenda

对日程表说“No”

If your soul craves to be totally free in your creativity, it’s good to let it do what it feels like doing in the moment. That may be sketching, reading, or just staring into space. Let yourself do what seems right without the pressure of any tangible output. The goal is creative and mental freedom.

如果你的内心渴望自由驰骋，那么就放开缰绳，让它这一刻想做什么就做什么，素描、阅读、独处什么都可以。凡事要完全出于自愿而不受任何外力的束缚牵绊，创造力、思想自由才是目标！

Be Generous With Yourself First

晾置时间？自我优先！

When you start to see open time in your schedule and you’re someone who is prone to guilt, it can be tempting to want to give it away to anyone who seems to have less time than you. This can be appropriate at certain times, but if it’s your reaction all the time, you’ll end up resentful and frustrated. The only person to blame for you over-giving is you. Give yourself the unstructured time that you need first before you give additional excess free time away.

看见日程安排上有晾置时间就会有犯罪感，很想把这些晾置时间分给其他时间不够用的，你是不是这种人？有时候这样没什么问题，但如果每次你都这样想，最终你会悔恨沮丧。在把闲置时间处理掉之前，先问问自己究竟需要不需要，这时候可要“自己优先”，对自己大方一点！

Next time you get done a taxing task savor time and relearn the art of rest. Re-discovering how being “unproductive” at the right times is the best way to be productive overall.

下次完成一个繁重的任务后，要记得，品味时光，重温休息的艺术：适时的“无所作为”才是全程“高效”的最好方式！

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