穹顶灯打不出阴暗面
I was recently listening to a talk about how to determine whether you’re addicted to productivity.
我最近在听有关如何确定您是否沉迷于生产力的演讲。
I said to my wife, “Hm… how can I make use of the information and turn it into an article?”
我对妻子说：“嗯……我该如何利用这些信息并将其转化为文章？”
She pointed out the irony of the situation — I was totally the target audience for this article, and I’d just proved it.
她指出了这种情况的讽刺意味-我完全是本文的目标受众，而我只是证明了这一点。
Career coach Melody Wilding gives 6 indicators that you might be addicted to productivity:
职业教练Melody Wilding 提供了6个可能使您沉迷于生产力的指标：
- Are you acutely aware of when you are “wasting” time? Do you beat yourself up for it? 您是否清楚地知道何时“浪费”时间？ 你为之奋斗吗？
- Are you reliant on technology to optimize your time management? 您是否依靠技术来优化时间管理？
- Is your #1 topic of conversation how “crazy busy” you are? Do you think “hustling” sounds impressive, while “doing less” sounds lazy? 您的谈话话题＃1是“疯狂忙”吗？ 您认为“忙碌”听起来令人印象深刻，而“少做些”听起来懒惰吗？
- Are you beholden to your email inbox? Compulsively checking it or feeling like your phone is an extension of your arm? 您是否关注电子邮件收件箱？ 强迫检查它，或者感觉自己的手机是手臂的延伸？
- Do you feel guilty when you only cross one item off your to-do list, or find you’re kept awake at night by work stress? 当您只跳过待办事项清单中的一项时，还是发现晚上因工作压力而无法入睡时，您会感到内gui吗？
- Have you ever rolled your eyes when your friend says she’ll finally get started on that side project she’s been talking about for months, yet you do exactly the same and rationalize it by thinking you’re too swamped? 当您的朋友说她终于可以开始她几个月来一直在谈论的这个副项目时，您有没有翻过双眼，但是您做得完全一样，并且以为自己太过头了就把它合理化了吗？
I said yes to far too many of those questions. The most applicable indicator for me is the first one: I am very aware when I am wasting time, and I don’t always have grace with myself.
我对很多问题都说了。 对我来说，最适用的指标是第一个指标：我很清楚自己在浪费时间，而且我并不总是对自己有宽容。
I’ve been productive in my life. In fact, I recently was able to get a second degree and earn 5 developer certifications in just one year, while working and raising two kids. But I’ve learned that there can be a downside to such extreme productivity, especially over a longer time frame.
我一生的工作效率很高。 实际上，我最近在工作和抚养两个孩子的同时，仅一年就获得了第二学位，并获得了5个开发人员认证 。 但我了解到，如此高的生产率可能会有不利影响，尤其是在较长的时间范围内。
什么是生产力？ (What is productivity?)
It’s possible that the problem is not actually addiction to productivity. Maybe the problem is an incorrect understanding of what productivity is.
问题可能实际上并不是生产力上瘾。 也许问题在于对生产率的理解不正确。
“Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.” — Paul Gauguin
“增加产出是提高生产力的关键，而寻求增加活动可能会带来相反的结果。” 保罗·高更
Sometimes I confuse efficiency with effectiveness. It doesn’t matter how efficient I am if I’m doing the wrong things in the first place.
有时我将效率与有效性混为一谈。 如果我一开始做错了事，我的效率有多高都没有关系。
Effectiveness is far more important than efficiency. I’m quick to fill up my schedule with many things to do, but just because I’m getting things done doesn’t always mean I’m doing something worthwhile.
效率远比效率重要。 我很快就完成了很多事情要做，但是仅仅因为我正在完成事情并不总是意味着我在做有价值的事情。
This has been especially true lately. I’ve had a few popular articles and am getting some views on my JavaScript YouTube videos. I’m spending more time checking comments, views, and likes.
最近尤其如此。 我有一些热门文章，并且在我的JavaScript YouTube视频上有一些见解。 我花了更多时间检查评论，观点和喜欢。
Occasionally I’m able to help someone by responding to a comment and I tell myself I’m being productive. However, this activity is often neither effective nor efficient — its purpose only to build up my own ego.
有时候，我可以通过回应评论来帮助某人，而我告诉自己，我的工作效率很高。 但是，这种活动通常既没有效果，也没有效率，它的目的只是建立我自己的自我。
“When you become more efficient, you tend to do more things — and if you aren’t doing the right things in the first place, you have just become and expert at doing more of what doesn’t need to be done at all.” — Matt Pearman
“当您变得更有效率时，您往往会做更多的事情-如果您一开始没有做正确的事情，那么您将成为专家，擅长执行根本不需要做的事情。 ” —马特·皮尔曼(Matt Pearman)
Sometimes I find myself getting a lot of stuff done, but none of the stuff is important. I’m often able to do things efficiently, but it’s far better to focus on effectiveness. Thinking about what needs to get done and why is more challenging than just doing things.
有时我发现自己做很多事情，但是没有什么是重要的。 我通常能够高效地做事，但是专注于效率要好得多。 考虑要做些什么以及为什么要做比做事更具挑战性。
Although sometimes there is value in being useless.
尽管有时无用是有价值的。
用处 (Usefulness)
Derek Sivers spent the last 19 years obsessed with being useful. But he’s changing. Lately he has started focusing more on what he enjoys instead of what he can do to be the most useful.
德里克·西弗(Derek Sivers)在过去的19年中一直痴迷于实用性。 但是他在改变。 最近，他开始更多地专注于自己喜欢的东西，而不是他能做的最有用的事情。
“I started playing music again, for the first time in 19 years. Not trying to be famous this time. No goals. No results. No care whether anyone else ever hears it or not. This is just for me. Just playing for its own sake, and loving it.” — Derek Sivers
“这是19年来的第一次，我再次开始播放音乐。 这次不尝试出名。 没有目标。 没有结果。 不管别人是否听过。 这是给我的。 只是为了自己的缘故而玩，并热爱它。” —德里克·西弗
There are sometimes good reasons to not be productive. Doing things for yourself is not all selfish. Self care actually allows you to serve others better. Filling your own bucket is important before you pour yourself out for others.
有时有充分的理由不起作用。 为自己做事并不都是自私的。 自我保健实际上可以使您更好地为他人服务。 在为别人倾倒自己之前，加满自己的水桶很重要。
你的目标是什么？ (What’s your goal?)
The important thing when choosing how to best use your time is to focus on the ultimate goal.
选择如何最好地利用自己的时间时，重要的是要专注于最终目标。
“To have love as the guiding principle of our lives means that our continual mindset in all we do should be ‘What will serve the other person?’ It is not ‘What will serve me?’” — Matt Pearman
“以爱作为我们生活的指导原则意味着，我们所做的一切持续的心态应该是'什么将为他人服务？' 不是'什么能为我服务？'” —马特·皮尔曼(Matt Pearman)
Productivity is not just about tangible outcomes. What is often even more important is intagibles — relationships, connections, and things learned.
生产力不仅是切实的成果。 通常更重要的是无痕-关系，人脉和学到的东西。
So when planning productivity, it is important to think about your true priorities.
因此，在计划生产力时，考虑您的真正优先事项很重要。
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” — Stephen Covey
“关键不是排定日程安排的优先顺序，而是排定优先级。” —斯蒂芬·科维
This may sound cheesy but my top priority is to love and serve others. Knowing my top priority helps me better plan the best course of action. Just being productive for the sake of productivity can lead to outcomes you didn’t plan. Sometimes I do stuff just to do stuff and this doesn’t serve or love anyone — it only serves my sense of accomplishment.
这听起来有些俗气，但我的首要任务是去爱和服务他人。 知道自己的首要任务可以帮助我更好地计划最佳行动方案。 只是为了提高生产力而生产，可能会导致您未计划的结果。 有时，我只是为了做某事而做某事，而这并没有服务或爱任何人，它只是服务于我的成就感。
“If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be.” — Dale Carnegie
“如果您没有成为自己想成为的人的过程，那么您将自动成为自己不想成为的人。” - 戴尔卡耐基
工作很多 (Working a lot)
While watching out for productivity addiction, it’s important to remember that there is nothing inherently wrong with working a lot. Some people really enjoy their work and want to work a lot. This is not in itself workaholism.
当提防生产力成瘾时，重要的是要记住，从事很多工作并没有什么天生的错误。 有些人真的很喜欢他们的工作，并且想工作很多。 这本身不是工作狂。
Sometimes work is just hard, and takes a long time. This is not always bad. It’s called ‘work’ for a reason after all.
有时工作很辛苦，需要很长时间。 这并不总是坏的。 毕竟，这被称为“工作”。
“There is a big difference between hard work and workaholism. You work hard to get something done. A workaholic, on the other hand, works out of compulsion — fear of some sort. Workaholism is unhealthy and destructive. Hard work is healthy, invigorating, and can be practiced up until the day you die, whereas workaholism leads to burn-out.” — Jim Collins
“辛勤工作和工作狂之间存在很大差异。 您会努力完成工作。 另一方面，工作狂是出于强迫而工作的-有点恐惧。 工作狂是不健康的并且具有破坏性。 努力工作有益健康，令人振奋，并且可以练习到死去为止，而工作狂则导致倦怠。” —吉姆·柯林斯
通往可持续生产力的道路 (A path toward sustainable productivity)
Remember what I said earlier: I am the target audience for this article. These are some of the things that have helped me in the past with the tendency toward unhealthy productivity. Maybe they could help others as well.
记住我之前说过的话：我是本文的目标读者。 这些都是过去帮助我提高生产率的趋势的一些方面。 也许他们也可以帮助别人。
A lot of these suggestions are about stepping back from constant productive activity so it is possible to rethink the purpose of the productivity and what truly matters.
这些建议中有许多是关于从持续的生产活动中退缩的，因此有可能重新考虑生产力的目的以及真正重要的事情。
提醒事项 (Reminders)
My wife will let me know if she thinks I need to spend more time with her or the family. Though I don’t always let her know my appreciation in the moment, her gentle prodding in this area has been very helpful.
我的妻子会告诉我是否她认为我需要花更多的时间陪伴她或家人。 尽管此刻我并不总是让她知道我的赞赏，但她在这方面的轻柔举动非常有帮助。
Reminders can also come from friends and co-workers. You’ll probably have to directly ask them to keep you accountable in this area, as most people won’t just do it without being asked. You can share your core values with friends and ask them to let you know if it seems like you are losing focus and working on the wrong things.
提醒也可以来自朋友和同事。 您可能必须直接要求他们在这方面负责，因为大多数人都不会不问而已。 您可以与朋友分享您的核心价值观，并让他们知道您是否正在失去专注力并从事错误的工作。
冥想/祷告 (Meditation / Prayer)
This isn’t just for religious people. Author Tim Ferriss has interviewed over 200 people who are top in their fields. He found that 80% had “some form of guided mindfulness practice.” This includes meditation or prayer.
这不仅是针对宗教人士。 作家蒂姆·费里斯(Tim Ferriss)采访了200多位领域专家。 他发现80％的人“有某种形式的正念练习”。 这包括冥想或祈祷。
Meditation and prayer help you to step back and realize that all those things on your to-do list are not as important as you thought. Also, you may come to the realization that you worth is not based on how much you can accomplish.
冥想和祈祷可以帮助您退后一步，并意识到待办事项清单上的所有内容都没有您想的那么重要。 同样，您可能会意识到自己的价值并不取决于您能完成多少。
You may have to do some research to find a method that works best for your personality and personal beliefs.
您可能需要做一些研究才能找到最适合您的个性和个人信念的方法。
I’ve found centering prayer very helpful. This is a Christian method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer. This allows us to clear our mind and experience God’s presence within us.
我发现集中祷告非常有帮助。 这是基督教徒默默祈祷的方法，使我们准备好接受沉思祈祷的恩赐。 这使我们能够清醒头脑并体验神在我们里面的同在。
I’d love to hear what people from other traditions have found helpful in this area. Leave a comment on this article if you want to share.
我很想听听其他传统人士在这方面的帮助。 如果您想分享，请对本文发表评论。
安息日 (Sabbath)
“As we keep or break the Sabbath day, we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.”
“当我们遵守或破坏安息日的时候，我们高尚地保存或故意失去了人类复活的最后最好的希望。”
“As we keep or break the Sabbath day, we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.” — Abraham Lincoln
“当我们遵守或破坏安息日的时候，我们高尚地保存或故意失去了人类复活的最后最好的希望。” - 亚伯拉罕·林肯
The Biblical idea of Sabbath is that you take one day off from work each week to rest. Again, this is not just for religious people but can be helpful to those from all backgrounds.
圣经中关于安息日的思想是，您每周请假一天以休息。 同样，这不仅是针对宗教人士，而且对所有背景的人都有帮助。
I often get so focussed on getting things done that I feel like I don’t have time to take a day off. This can lead to burn-out.
我经常把精力集中在完成事情上，以至于我没有时间休息。 这可能导致倦怠。
It takes a lot of discipline to take one day off per week. But I’ve found that when I do this, I’m more productive during the other six days.
每周休息一天需要大量的纪律。 但是我发现当我这样做时，在其他六天内我的工作效率更高。
Besides taking one day off per week, it can also be helpful to take a longer amount of time for a personal retreat. For over ten years now I have made it a goal to take time twice per year to go on a silent retreat for a few days. My frequency has declined as I’ve become more focussed on productivity. I need to schedule another retreat.
除了每周休息一天外，花更长的时间进行私人休息也可能会有所帮助。 十多年来，我已经设定了一个目标，即每年花两次时间进行几天的无声静修。 随着我更加专注于生产力，我的工作频率下降了。 我需要安排另一个撤退。
Retreats have a lot of benefits. Airbnb software engineer Haseeb Qureshi recently spent 5 days in silent meditation at a retreat center. He came out of that time with a personal manifesto that helped clarify the purpose of his productivity.
务虚会有很多好处。 Airbnb软件工程师Haseeb Qureshi最近在一个静修中心度过了5天的静坐冥想 。 那时他带着个人宣言走出来，这有助于阐明他的生产力目标。
“I return from my vow of silence with unexpected clarity.” — Haseeb Qureshi
“我从沉默的誓言中回来，意想不到的清晰。” —哈西卜·库雷希(Haseeb Qureshi)
While I have never returned from my retreats with a personal manifesto, they have often led to greater peace and a clarification of purpose. I have found that unplugging from technology and sitting in quietness (and, in my case, prayer) allows me to refocus on what my life’s priorities truly are.
虽然我从未以个人宣言从务虚会中回来，但它们常常带来更大的和平和明确的宗旨。 我发现，摆脱技术的束缚并安静地坐着(对我而言，就是祈祷)使我可以重新专注于生活的真正重点。
图书 (Books)
Books have often helped guide me when my life has gotten off-kilter. There are two books that I think are very helpful in getting the right life balance when it comes to productivity. Those books are First Things First by Stephen Covey and What’s Best Next by Matt Pearman. Both books can help you think through your priorities and make sure you are not just efficient but effective. I would highly recommend you read one or both of these books.
当我的生活变得步履蹒跚时，书常常帮助我。 我认为有两本书对提高生产力方面的正确生活平衡非常有帮助。 这些书是斯蒂芬·科维(Stephen Covey)的《 第一件事》 ( First Things First)和马特·皮尔曼(Matt Pearman)的《 What's Best Next》 。 这两本书都可以帮助您考虑优先事项，并确保您不仅高效，而且有效。 我强烈建议您阅读这些书中的一本或两本。
结论 (Conclusion)
Productivity is a good thing. However, it’s important to make sure that what you are doing truly aligns with your core goals and values.
生产力是一件好事。 但是，重要的是要确保您所做的工作确实与核心目标和价值观保持一致。
If you find yourself falling into the trap of producing for the wrong reasons — or towards goals that you don’t care about — it’s important to take a step back and think through what you’re doing.
如果您发现自己因错误的原因而陷入生产陷阱，或者朝着自己不关心的目标前进，那么退后一步并仔细考虑自己的工作很重要。
“True productivity is first of all a flourishing of your character.” — Matt Pearman
“真正的生产力首先是您角色的蓬勃发展。” —马特·皮尔曼(Matt Pearman)
Thanks for reading! If you liked this article, click the ? below so other people will see this here on Medium.
谢谢阅读！ 如果您喜欢本文，请单击“？”。 下面，以便其他人可以在Medium上看到。
翻译自: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-dark-side-of-extreme-productivity-2a31ff7a4cd2/
穹顶灯打不出阴暗面
749
被折叠的 条评论
为什么被折叠?
到【灌水乐园】发言
