We all know the “late rush.”

　　我们都知道“晚着急。”

　　It’s not fun.并不是开玩笑。

　　Hurrying to that next meeting. Driving too fast to an appointment. Or even doing less than your best work on a deliverable that is now overdue.

　　急着赶去参加下一场会议。开车开得很快也赶不上会面了。或者工作比平时做的少些，但是还是没赶在规定的时间内完成。

　　When was the last time you were early? To a meeting? With a deliverable? Or reaching a goal?

　　上次觉得时间还早是什么时候?是在参加一个会议的时候?是在规定的期限内?或者是达到你的目标了吗?

　　You might be wondering, “How early is early anyway?”

　　也许你还在想，“还早是有多早?”

　　How Early is Early?

　　是在怎样的情况下才可以称之为早?

　　We live in a world where late seems to have become the norm. It is acceptable in many companies and circles.

　　我们生活在一个对迟到已经习以为常的世界里。在很多公司，很多场合都认为迟到是可以接受的。

　　No one wants to be late, even while there are many excuses used to explain tardiness.

　　即使迟到的理由很多，但是没人愿意迟到。

　　Yet, there are many advantages to being early at almost everything you do.

　　还有，不管做何事，早到总是有很多好处的。

　　Less time. Less fort. Less stress.

　　时间少了，努力少了，压力也少了。

　　Early sounds much better than late.

　　早似乎听起来总要好过晚。

　　However, early is an elusive habit for most. It can be difficult to adhere to, and even harder to actually dine.

　　但是，提早是一个可望而不可即的习惯。也很难坚持下来，甚至定义起来就更难。

　　After all, “Just how early is early?”

　　毕竟，“是要多早才叫早呢?”

　　Minutes?几分钟?

　　Meetings – 10 minutes early to that meeting is on time.

　　会议---提前十分钟到达，只可以被称作为准时。

　　Conference Calls – Get on the line bore the start time.

　　电话会议---在既定的开始时间之前开始。

　　Appointments – Whether it is an interview, sales call, or even personal, getting to an appointment ahead of time shows your commitment.

　　会面----不管是采访，销售电话，还是私人事件，提前到达都体现出了你的真诚。

　　Hours?

　　几个小时?

　　Changes in plans or cancellations – Don’t cancel meetings 5 minutes bore the meeting.

　　计划的改变，或者是计划的取消---不要在会议开始前5分钟才取消会议。

　　Preparation – Plan and prepare for your events, meetings, and more bore charging into your day.

　　准备---计划好，准备好你的活动，会议，至少提前一天准备好这些事。

　　Days?几天?

　　Meeting invites – Never send meeting invites the same day as the meeting. At least 1 day in advance. Two or three is even better.

　　会议通知---不要在会议当天才通知，至少提前一天通知，提前2-3天会更好。

　　Deliverables – Delivering a document at the last-minute results in less than quality results. Allow enough time for editing and review.

　　交付东西---在最后一分钟交出来的东西质量都会差一点。给自己都留些时间来编辑，好好检查。

　　Projects – Finishing projects ahead of the deadline allows for corrections and polish.

　　项目---在截止日前完成这个项目，给自己留些时间来纠正错误。

　　Even earlier?

　　更早?

　　Goals – Finishing a goal feels great. Finishing it ahead of schedule feels fantastic. This allows time for unforeseen obstacles, delays.

　　目标---实现一个目标以后会觉得很不错。但是提前完成的话感觉会更好。这样会预留出很多时间来应对未知的障碍，延误等。

　　Major plans - Finishing a large event ahead of a deadline allows time for final adjustments. It provides a time buffer in case of final course corrections.

　　主要计划---在截至日以前提前完成一件大事，会给自己留很多时间来做最后的调整。为事情的最后调整流了很多缓冲时间。

　　Important decisions – Important decisions should always be made ahead of time. Otherwise, opportunities will be missed or even penalties incurred.

　　重要的决定----重要的事件应该提要计划好。否则，就会失去机会，甚至还会招致处罚。

　　Make Early a Habit

　　养成一个提前做事的习惯

　　If you’re tired of the late rush maybe it’s time to change your tactics.

　　要是你厌倦了赶时间的匆忙，或许是时候改改你的习惯了。

　　Last-minute and just-in-time are exhausting situations to always be in.

　　厌倦了在最后一分钟，刚刚赶上的情况。

　　Instead, try going for early.

　　试着提前一些吧。

　　Early gets it done right, ahead of schedule, and with the least fort

　　提早做好，还会少花精力。

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