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5 Ways to Rescue a Day Gone Bad

时间：2012-10-18 03:53:42

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 5 Ways to Rescue a Day Gone Bad

Have you ever had a day where you feel like you can’t do anything right?

Whether it starts with a single small mistake or a much bigger issue, we’ve all had a day like that sometime in our lives. However, we often have more control over days like that than we think. Stopping a day where you can’t do anything right is really just about changing the momentum1 of your day.  Here’s how to do that:
1. Clear your head: On days like this, our brains can be our own worst enemy. We weigh our minds down with worries about the mistakes we’ve already made and anticipate2 ones in the future.
To escape this string of failures, what you need to do is clear your head. You can go for a walk, do a quick coffee run, or just take a few minutes to meditate3 at your desk. Whichever way you choose, taking the time to clear you head can change the direction of your day.
2. Pick an easy win: Sometimes, all you need to break a string of losses is a win. It doesn’t even matter if the win is a small one. On a day where you feel like you can’t do anything right, your brain can be your own worst enemy.
Picking an easy win can be the key to re-establishing your confidence.
3. Sweat it out: While we have created a complex society, we are still the same Homo Sapiens who had to hunt for food and fight for survival4 on a daily basis. We have “fight or flight” reactions that make perfect sense for survival, but are very counter-productive in the average office environment.
Taking a brief exercise break can help you burn off the stress hormones5 that you’ve built up and clear your head.
4. Trade it off: If one task is proving particular insurmountable for you, can you trade it off with a colleague for one that they dislike? You’ll still end up with a difficult task, but perhaps you can get one that you find more manageable than the particular task that was causing you such troubles.
5. Bow out gracefully6: Sometimes matters are truly beyond our control. Perhaps you came to work sick, or have some other obstacle7 to you finishing your day. Either way, sometimes getting out of the way of trouble is the best way to not encounter8 it.
Remember, many times a bad day can be rescued before it’s too late. So, don’t surrender9 before you give it a try!

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1 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
参考例句：
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
2 anticipate 2VczF     
vt.预期(料)，期望；提前使用，先行动
参考例句：
  • I anticipate his arrival at four o'clock.我期待他4点钟到达。
  • He tried to anticipate all my needs.他设法将我需要的东西预先准备好。
3 meditate 4jOys     
v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想
参考例句：
  • It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
  • I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
4 survival lrJw9     
n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者
参考例句：
  • The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
  • The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。
5 hormones hormones     
n. 荷尔蒙，激素 名词hormone的复数形式
参考例句：
  • This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
  • The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。
6 gracefully KfYxd     
ad.大大方方地；优美地
参考例句：
  • She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
7 obstacle 45ozI     
n.障碍，障碍物，妨害
参考例句：
  • She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作。
  • He is in the full flush of success;nothing was an obstacle.他的成就如日中天，锐不可当。
8 encounter Mj8zB     
v.遇到，偶然碰到；遭遇；n.遭遇；意外的相见
参考例句：
  • It was a bloody encounter between the two armies. 这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
  • A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。
9 surrender Qquyk     
v.投降，自首；屈服；交出，放弃
参考例句：
  • He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy.他宁死也不愿向敌人投降。
  • Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。