In the dystopian movie In Time， time has become a commodity that can be traded， stolen， and manipulated. We’re living in modern， not dystopian times， but it seems like we never have enough time.

在一部反烏托邦電影《時(shí)間規(guī)劃局》中，時(shí)間成了一種可以交易、偷盜和操縱的商品。我們生活在現(xiàn)代，而非反烏托邦時(shí)代，但似乎我們的時(shí)間也永遠(yuǎn)不夠用。

There’s a belief that time is the great equalizer， since while we’re alive， we all get the same amount in a day. It just depends on how we use it. Here are three unexpected ways to give ourselves more time.

有人相信，時(shí)間面前人人平等，因?yàn)槲覀兓钤谶@世上，所有人一天的時(shí)間都是等量的。擁有多少時(shí)間取決于我們?nèi)绾问褂脮r(shí)間。下面是3種意想不到的方法，能幫我們獲取“更多”的時(shí)間。

Help others

幫助他人

This might seem counterintuitive， but people who have more time often give it away through helping others. A study that compared the opportunities to waste time， spend time on oneself， or spend a gift of time found that giving time selflessly actually increased people’s perception of time.

這個(gè)方法看起來可能違反直覺，但那些時(shí)間較多的人經(jīng)常“犧牲”自己的時(shí)間來幫助他人。一項(xiàng)研究比對了在“浪費(fèi)時(shí)間”“把時(shí)間花在自己身上”或“把時(shí)間贈(zèng)予他人”這三種情況中，人們感知時(shí)間的不同可能性，并發(fā)現(xiàn)無私地給予時(shí)間實(shí)際上增強(qiáng)了人們對時(shí)間的感知。

Do things in new ways

用新的方法做事

We experience time as slowing down because we’re more present and putting more work into the thinking that goes into the task. We can apply this research by selecting when we choose to do things in new ways versus our typical ways. If you want to extend your perception of time， take the winding road or a new route on the way home from the office.

我們之所以感到時(shí)間在放慢，是因?yàn)槲覀兏訉Ｗ?dāng)下，并且投入更多的精力來思考如何完成手頭的事情。我們可以把這項(xiàng)研究結(jié)果應(yīng)用于自己的選擇上：什么時(shí)候用新的方法來做事情，什么時(shí)候用慣常的方法做事情。如果你想放大自身對時(shí)間的感知，從辦公室回家的路上，去走那條蜿蜒曲折的道路或者選擇一條新路線。

Do things you love

做你喜歡做的事

When we have a passion for a task or topic， we find time to pursue it. The way we live our lives is through making choices about how we spend each moment. We can find more time by pursuing activities that we enjoy because those are the kinds of things that we’d happily set aside time for.

當(dāng)我們非常熱愛某項(xiàng)工作或課題時(shí)，我們會(huì)騰出時(shí)間來探究這個(gè)課題。我們以何種方式生活取決于我們?nèi)绾味冗^每一刻。通過做我們喜愛的活動(dòng)，我們可以擁有更多的時(shí)間，因?yàn)槲覀儤芬鉃槟切┗顒?dòng)騰出時(shí)間。

Word Bank

manipulate /m?'n?pjule?t/ v. （暗中）控制，操縱，影響

As a politician， he knows how to manipulate public opinion.

perception /p?'sep?n/ n. 知覺；感知；洞察力；看法；見解

The perception of pain is still complex and remains difficult to define.

extend /?k'stend/ v. 擴(kuò)大；延長；擴(kuò)展；包括

The company plans to extend its operations into Europe.

pursue /p?'sju?/ v.? 追求；致力于；執(zhí)行；貫徹

He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.