“Minimising Urgent Moments” “尽量减少紧急时刻”

It is unavoidable to be confronted by urgent moments in life. However, it is possible to reduce the moments of urgency. If we are able to plan ahead and prepare well, we can minimise our stress and have a more liveable lifestyle.

There are two things that constitute an increase of urgent moments, and these are a failure to plan and a negligence of early preparation. I know of a person who misses his flight from time to time. One of the factors is that he tends to overlook bringing the right documents for traveling. The other factor is that he tries to be on time rather than to be at the airport or waiting room earlier.

To enable me to minimise the stress in travelling, I try to plan ahead and prepare what is necessary. Prior to travelling, I keep a list of items to be ready for the travel including what is necessary to be used at the place of destination. This checklist helps me to ensure bringing along what are inevitable such as travelling documents, and the appropriate clothing. Beside that, I would do online check-in of my flight and to leave for airport earlier than what is required. This is to avoid rushing during the traffic congestion. In case of any unforeseen happening, there is still some time to deal with the problem.

Therefore, planning ahead as well as early preparation are important disciplines for a more liveable lifestyle, without which, we tend to face the tyranny of the urgent more frequently.

有时在生活中会無可避免地要面对紧急情况；其实我们是可以减少这种时刻。如果我们晓得提前做好计划及准备，我们就可以减少面对压力，可以更适宜的过生活。

有两方面会促使人更多的面臨紧急时刻，它们是缺乏计划和忽视了尽早准备。我認识一个人，他不时会错过他的航班。其中的一个因素乃是他会忽略了带备正确的旅行证件。另一个因素则是他试图準时而不是尽早抵达机场或侯机室。

为了使我能夠尽量减少旅途中的压力，我会尝试提前做好计划及有关准备。在出發之前，我会保有一份旅程必备清单即包括了在目的地使用的物品。这清单可以提醒我携带必需品，例如旅行证件和适当的衣服。除此之外，我会先在网络上办理登机手续，并提前到达机场。这可以保有充足时间面对可能的交通阻塞，假如发生任何不可预见的情况，仍然有一段时间来处理突發问题。

所以提前计划和预先准备是促进更适宜的生活的重要纪律；如果缺乏这方面的纪律，我们往往会更频繁地面对紧急的情况。