When you're just starting your career, you need all the help you can get managing your time. Even when you're working hard, you could be wasting a tremendous amount of time either by trying to multitask or by focusing too much on minute details.

如果你刚入职场，就应该尽一切可能学习时间管理。因为即使你愿意刻苦工作，你也可能花费过多的时间在多线任务和细节处理上。

Below, we've explained some of best time-management tips everyone should learn in their 20s.

下面就为大家推荐一些二十几岁年轻人应该学会的时间管理技巧。

1. There's always time. Time is priorities.

1. 时间是用不尽的，把时间摆在首位。

You never run out of time. If you didn't finish something by the time it was due, it's because you didn't consider it urgent or enjoyable enough to prioritize ahead of whatever else you were doing.

时间是用不尽的。如果你没有按时完成某项任务，那是因为你没有把这个任务看得非常紧急，或者你认为做这个任务的过程并不能让你享受，所以你没能把它放在其他要做的事情前。

2. Days always fill up faster than you'd expect.

2. 时间总是过得比你想象的要快。

Build in some buffer¹ time. As the founder² of Ruby³ on Rails, David Heinemeier Hansson, said, "Only plan on four to five hours of real work per day."

设置一段缓冲时间。就像Ruby on Rails公司的创始人大卫·汉森所说的：“每天只需计划4到5个小时的工作就够了。”

3. Work more when you're in the zone. Relax when you're not.

3. 状态好的时候多做工作，状态不好就放松。

Some days, you'll be off your game, and other times, you'll be able to maintain your focus for 12 hours straight. Take advantage of those days.

有时候你可能工作状态不佳，有时候你甚至可以12小时连续高效工作。充分利用好效率高的时间。

4. Stop multitasking. It kills your focus.

4. 不要同时做多项工作，这会分散你的注意力。

There have been academic studies that found the brain expends⁴ energy as it readjusts its focus from one item to the next. If you're spending your day multitasking, you're exhausting your brain.

有研究表明大脑在调整注意力从某件事转移到另一件事的时候，能量消耗加大。如果你一整天都在处理不同的事情，容易让大脑疲劳。

5. We're always more focused and productive with limited time.

5. 有时间限制的时候我们会更专心，效率更高。

Work always seems to find a way of filling the space allotted⁵ for it, so set shorter time limits for each task.

工作似乎总能在规定的时间内做完，所以给每一项任务少留一点时间。

6. Work is the best way to get working. Start with small tasks to get the ball rolling.

6. 进入工作状态最好的方式就是开始工作。从小任务开始逐步进入状态。

The business plan you need to finish may be intimidating⁶ at 8 in the morning. Get your mind on the right path with easy tasks, such as answering important work emails.

早上8点的时候看工作计划可能会让你望而却步。先做一些简单的任务，做好心理准备，比如回复一些重要的工作邮件。