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I keep track of all my Secrets of Adulthood—the lessons I’ve learned, with difficulty, as I’ve grown up. 我把我在成长过程中遇到的困难，所受到的教训都记录在我的成长秘诀里。 A very helpful Secret of Adulthood is: Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination. 其中一项有益的秘诀是：工作是一种最危险的拖延。 When I have to do something I don’t want to do, any other task seems irresistibly enticing. 当我必须要做一件我不想做的事时，任何其他的任务在我看来都会有无法拒绝的诱惑力。 Sometimes, this tendency can be productive. I may not have gotten that piece written, but my office is clean, my errands are done, and I’ve cleared out a lot of email. 有时候这种心理倾向会带来效率。我或许没把那份文案写好，但我打扫了办公室、干了些杂事、清理了大量的邮件。 The problem is that—yes, I’ve been productive, but not in the right way. That piece still isn’t finished! 问题是——诚然，我挺有效率的，但并不是以一种正确的方式。我的那份文案还是没有完成！ These days, I’m careful to be honest with myself about what “work” I need to do, and I recognize the work-as-procrastination excuse. I’m also wary of the related tendency: busy-work-as-procrastination excuse. Re-formatting a document isn’t writing! Unfocused reading on the internet isn’t research! | 
