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1 . She described all the things she had to do－one was to make her bed－from the moment she woke
up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks.
She was shocked, probably thinking I'd been raised by wolves in a forest. 2 .
Two weeks later she went into my office beaming. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42
years－and nothing bad had happened. "And you know what?" she said. "I don't dry my dishes anymore,
either."
3 . One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was
giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle (原理) about
managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs. The problem is,
many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses
and cars than they do of themselves. 4 .
So what is the solution? There's an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a
daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure,
friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. 5 . The choice is yours: whatever makes you
feel good about yourself and your life.Take a nap (小憩). Take a walk.Take time to play the piano. Stop
bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill
more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.
A. This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破).
B. Above all, you needn't do anything for yourself regularly.
C. They put everyone else's needs ahead of their own.
D. However, she went along with my idea.
E. Most people do not take time to relax themselves.
F. The point is to do something for yourself every day.
G. A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.
