計劃過度會讓你的假期變短

One truly bad thing about vacations: Eventually, they end. Recently, Quartz writer Jenni Avins interviewed psychologist and time-perception expert Marc Wittmann about this unfortunate truth, and Wittmann provided some useful advice for slowing down the precious few hours you have away from work. For one, he advises, rein in your Type A tendencies, and resist the urge to over-plan your travels.

假期總是美好的。然鵝，假期總是會過去的。放完假的人們常常覺得假期太短。認(rèn)知心理學(xué)家Marc Wittmann認(rèn)為這是典型的“假期效應(yīng)”。他建議人們放緩假期腳步，更好地享受生活;放假時要避免過度計劃，相反地，放慢節(jié)奏，假期會變得“更長”。

Time is a complicated phenomenon, and this is grossly simplifying things, but the gist here is this: Anything that takes you out of the moment will make the minutes feel like they’re passing more quickly. Pre-planning every last moment of your trip is nice, in a way, because it lets you go on autopilot; you don’t have to make a decision about what to do on the second afternoon of your trip, because you already know you’ve booked a harbor cruise (or whatever).

時間是一個復(fù)雜的概念，簡單來說是這樣的：當(dāng)你不能活在當(dāng)下時，會感覺時間過得很快。提前計劃度假途中的每一個項目原本是明智的選擇，這讓你不會手忙腳亂;如果提前訂好了假期第二天的觀光船船票，就不用在半路上想明天要干什么。

Leaving room for spontaneity, on the other hand, means you have to think each moment through. Should you go for a walk, or have another beer? These are the important decisions that plant you firmly in the here and the now, and that makes for a trip that seems to last just a little bit longer. Alas, when on vacation – if you’re not careful – time works in the opposite way that it seems to on Tuesdays.

順勢而為，則意味著需要思考當(dāng)前發(fā)生的所有事情。現(xiàn)在是要去散步，還是去喝啤酒?這些決定能幫助你更好地活在當(dāng)下，思考當(dāng)前的事情，這樣假期會顯得稍長一些。哎呀，一不小心，就把假期過程了星期二。