I don't do x, y or z because it's not a priority.
- We don't build the lives we want by saving time. We build the lives we want, and then time saves itself.
- She says, "Listen Laura, everything I do, every minute I spend, is my choice." And rather than say, "I don't have time to do x, y or z," she'd say, "I don't do x, y or z because it's not a priority." "I don't have time," often means "It's not a priority."
- Anyway, in 168 hours a week, I think we can find time for what matters to you. There is time. Even if we are busy, we have time for what matters.
I find it's more effective to do this looking forward. So I want you to pretend it's the end of next year. You're giving yourself a performance review, and it has been an absolutely amazing year for you professionally.
- What three to five things did you do that made it so amazing? So you can write next year's performance review now.
- What three to five things did you do that made it so amazing? So you can write next year's family holiday letter now.
And now, between the performance review
and the family holiday letter, we have a list of six to ten goals we can work on in the
next year.
So take a little bit of time Friday afternoon, make yourself a three-category priority list: career, relationships, self. Making a three-category list reminds us that there should be something in all three categories. Career, we think about; relationships, self -- not so much. But anyway, just a short list, two to three items in each. Then look out over the whole of the next week, and see where you can plan them in.
It's about looking at the whole of one's time and seeing where the good stuff can go. I truly believe this. There is time. Even if we are busy, we have time for what matters. And when we focus on what matters, we can build the lives we want in the time we've got.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishself /self/ ●●● S2 W3 noun (plural selves /selvz/) 1 [countable usually singular] the type of person you are, your character, your typical behaviour etcsomebody’s usual/normal self Sid was not his usual smiling self.be/look/feel (like) your old self (=be the way you usually are again, especially after having been ill, unhappy etc) Jim was beginning to feel like his old self again.somebody’s true/real self (=what someone is really like, rather than what they pretend to be like) Peter was the only one to whom she showed her true self.
- [countable, usually singular] the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feelYou'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again).He's not his usual happy self this morning.Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
selfnoun
UK /self/ US /self/
self noun (PERSONALITY)
C1 [ C or U ] plural selves the set of someone's characteristics, such as personalityand ability, that are not physical and make that person different from otherpeople
本性；自己；自我
The hero of the movie finally finds his true self (= discovers what his true personality and feelingsare).電影的主角最後找到了真正的自我。
When I saw them this afternoon they were more like their old/normal selves (= as they were in the past).我今天下午見到他們的時候，他們更像是平時的老樣子了。
a sense of self自我意識
putterverb
UK /ˈpʌt.ər/ US /ˈpʌt̬.ɚ/
C1 [ C or U ] plural selves the set of someone's characteristics, such as personalityand ability, that are not physical and make that person different from otherpeople
本性；自己；自我
The hero of the movie finally finds his true self (= discovers what his true personality and feelingsare).電影的主角最後找到了真正的自我。
When I saw them this afternoon they were more like their old/normal selves (= as they were in the past).我今天下午見到他們的時候，他們更像是平時的老樣子了。
a sense of self自我意識
hustle
play
noun hus·tle
Definition of hustle for Students
- : energetic activity The hustle and bustle of the school day began.
Definition of hustle noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
- [uncountable] busy noisy activity of a lot of people in one placeWe escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend.
- [uncountable] quick movement that uses a lot of energy and effortHe forced a turnover with his hustle, diving after a loose ball.
- [countable] (informal) a way of getting money that that is not honestHe’s tried every kind of hustle, from selling shoddy goods to dishonest gambling schemes.
hustle
noun
/ˈhʌsl/
hustlenoun [ U ]
UK /ˈhʌs.əl/ US /ˈhʌs.əl/
hustle noun [ U ] (ACTION)
hustle and bustle
empoweringadjective
UK /ɪmˈpaʊə.rɪŋ/ US /-ˈpaʊr.ɪŋ/
hustle and bustle
scintillatingadjective
UK /ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/ US /ˈsɪn.t̬əl.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ/妙趣橫生的，機敏風趣的
scintillating wit/repartee/conversation機敏的才思／妙語如珠／妙趣橫生的談話
a scintillating personality/speech機敏風趣的性格／妙趣橫生的演說
wretchedadjective
UK /ˈretʃ.ɪd/ US /ˈretʃ.ɪd/
wretched adjective (BAD QUALITY)
C2 unpleasant or of low quality
苦惱的；不幸的；素質差的
a wretched childhood不幸的童年
The people live in wretched conditions, with no running water.這所房子狀況很糟。
C2 unpleasant or of low quality
苦惱的；不幸的；素質差的
a wretched childhood不幸的童年
The people live in wretched conditions, with no running water.這所房子狀況很糟。
wretched adjective (FEELING BAD)
wretched adjective (ANNOYING)
catch up with sb
— phrasal verb with catch UK /kætʃ/ US /kætʃ/ verb caught,caught
(CAUSE PROBLEMS)
hikenoun [ C ]
UK /haɪk/ US /haɪk/
hike noun [ C ] (WALK)
intrigueverb [ T ]
UK /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ US /ɪnˈtriːɡ/
to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, ormysterious
（尤指因奇怪、不尋常或神秘而）使很感興趣，迷住
Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there isintelligent life elsewhere in the universe.縱觀歷史，人們一直被這樣一個問題吸引著：宇宙的其他地方是否也存在著有智力的生物？
I was getting in touch with her to set up an interview on how she "had it all" -- that phrase.
to communicate with somebody, especially by writing to them or telephoning themAre you still in touch with your friends from college?Thanks for showing us your products—we'll be in touch.I'm trying to get in touch with Jane. Do you have her number?Let's keep in touch.I'll put you in touch with someone in your area.
to know what is happening in a particular subject or areaIt is important to keep in touch with the latest research.get in touch with somethingespecially American English to realize and understand something such as your feelings and attitudes The first stage is to get in touch with your perceptions and accept responsibility for your relationships.
get at sth
— phrasal verb with get UK /ɡet/ US /ɡet/ verb present
(SUGGEST)
stretchverb
UK /stretʃ/ US /stretʃ/stretch verb (MAKE LONGER)
accommodateverb [ T ]
UK /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ US /əˈkɑː.mə.deɪt/
elasticadjective
UK /iˈlæs.tɪk/ US /iˈlæs.tɪk/
triathlonnoun [ C ]
UK /traɪˈæθ.lɒn/ US /traɪˈæθ.lɑːn/
wind up
informal
— phrasal verb with wind UK /waɪnd/ US /waɪnd/ verb wound,wound
to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation,especially as a result of what you do
（使自己）陷入，捲入，落得soppingadjective
UK /ˈsɒp.ɪŋ/ US /ˈsɑː.pɪŋ/ informalFrom Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishback‧ward /ˈbækwəd $ -wərd/ ●●○ adjective 1 [only before noun] looking or facing in the direction that is behind you OPP forward She went without a backward glance.2 developing slowly and less successfully than most others a backward country a backward child
Being extremely judicious in microwave usage: it says three to three-and-a-halfminutes on the package, we're totally getting in on the bottom side of that.
"On the bottom side of" a range of times sounds like "at the bottom end of" that range, which would be 3 minutes in this case.
So the other phrase is "getting in", not "getting in on". Here "getting in" has the idea "going into" or something like that, but the key concept is where. We see the range (3:00 to 3:30) and we need to decide where to act in that range. We will act at 3:00. We will get in at 3:00.
It's pretty sloppy. I wouldn't say it that way, and I barely understand it. But he means we will microwave at the low end of their suggested range.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishget in phrasal verb1 ENTER to enter a place, especially when this is difficult We managed to get in through a window. The theatre was already full, and we couldn’t get in.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishju‧di‧cious /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/ adjective formal done in a sensible and careful way SYN wise a judicious choice—judiciously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
judicious• You have to be very judicious about how you spend the taxpayers' money.judiciousadjective
UK /dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs/ US /dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs/
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisher‧rand /ˈerənd/ noun [countable] a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. She was always sending me on errands.
shave sth off sth
also shave sth by sthFrom Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishalong these/those lines(also along the lines of something) similar to something else We usually start with general questions along the lines of, ‘How do you feel?’ They’re trying to organize a trip to the beach or something along those lines.