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双语散文：新年该做的几件事December 31 by Lana Winter-Hébert in Productivity from Lifehack 原文链接： /articles/productivity/a-few-things-to-do-for-new-year.html Cleaning out your closet. Defragging your hard drive. Updating your resume. 整理橱柜；清理硬盘碎片；更新个人简历。 What do all of these have in common? They’re nagging little jobs on most of our “to-do” lists that we keep putting off because they’re tedious and boring. They keep getting pushed to the back of the queue, gathering dust and being neglected until we’re forced to take care of them for one reason or another, at which point we end up stressed, panicky, and resentful. 这些事情的共同点是什么？这些都是我们待办事项清单上，被我们我一再拖延的恼人小事，只是因为它们既单调又无聊。它们总是不断的被排到清单末尾。我们忽视它们的存在，从不把它们放在心上。直到有一天，我们因为这样或那样的原因不得不处理它们的时候，我们已经是处于充满压力、惶恐不安、烦躁易怒的状态了。 Fortunately, there’s no time like the present to finally get around to doing these tasks, and having them all over and done with for the New Year and allow yourself to start the next year with a clean slate, with no daunting obligations left to hang over your head. Below are a few suggestions about some of the tasks you might like to tackle, if you have time to do so: 幸运的是，没有比现在这个时间更适合最终处理这些任务了。在新年期间把它们全部清理解决，使得你在新的一年里处于一个崭新的状态，远离那些令人气馁的拖延债务。以下就是一些关于如何处理新年任务的建议。如果你有时间，就请这样做吧。 1. Clean out your email 1.清理邮件 Most of us have a plethora of unread emails lounging around in our in-boxes, as well as old drafts, spam, and various other sundries tucked into different folders. Instead of just vegging out in front of the TV after supper, consider putting on some music and sifting through your folders to clear them out. Doing this for 20 minutes/night for just a few evenings will tidy things up nicely. You may need to know how to use Gmail search to clean up your Email archive. Oh, and while you’re at it… 大多数的人都有太多的未读邮件散落在收件箱、草稿箱、垃圾邮件里，或者是藏在其它不同的文件夹中。与其在晚饭后看电视打发时间，不如考虑下放点音乐，筛选下你的文件夹，将它们清理干净。只需要有那么几个晚上花上20分钟的时间就可以将它们整理有序。 2. Review and update your address book 2.回顾并更新你的通信录 Do you really need to hold onto the email addresses belonging to peop