Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Ways to Be More Efficient

Not all tasks of the day are inspiring, fun or exciting. But you still have to wash those dishes and take care of those routine tasks at work or in school. So what can you do not to get lost in procrastination(拖延)?

I’ll share how I do it, how I get some motivation and find more pleasure in what may seem to be a boring task.

Instead of focusing your mind on how boring a task may feel, focus your thoughts on why you are doing this and how good it will feel when you are done with it. If needed, sit down for a few minutes, close your eyes and see in your mind. Then go to work with that motivation and those positive feelings in your body.

Do it attentively. 【小题1】 Focus 100% on just the work with all your senses—how it feels, looks and smells—as you are scrubbing it and nothing else. Don’t get lost in daydreams. If you are just there, I have found that even such a simple task becomes more enjoyable and something that can bring inner calm rather than distress.

Make a deal with yourself and set a timer for 10 minutes. It is often easier to do tasks like these in small bursts. So make a deal with yourself to just spend 10 minutes on your reading or cleaning the house.

【小题2】 When the timer rings you can continue doing it if you feel like it (this often happens to me because getting started is the hard part). Or you can stop and go to do something more interesting instead.

Create a pleasurable distraction. If possible, try to listen to the radio, your favorite songs, an audio book or watch a movie or TV episode while doing your boring task. 【小题3】 I often listen to music or watch an episode of the Simpsons while doing the dishes or other routine work at home.

【小题4】 Take a walk in the sun. Move on to a more fun or creative task at work or in school. Have a tasty treat. This habit can make it easier to get started and to keep going each day. Because you know that you can look forward to not just being done and the long-term payoff from that but also your immediate reward right after you are finished.

A．When you are done with your task then reward yourself.

B．Make sure you only rest for 10 minutes.

C．Or you can work harder and start an even bigger project.

D．Set a kitchen timer and say to yourself that you only have to do this work for 10 minutes.

E．When you sort papers, do the laundry or do the dishes, be fully there.

F．You don’t always have to do just one thing at a time in silence.