舌尖上的美国(68):谈论迟到(上)

总是勉强在最后一分钟赶到公司?赴约时就算提前打出几小时的富余，最后还是会迟到?有人说这是拖延症的表现，可专家说，这种情况叫chronic lateness(惯常迟到)。

Do any of the following sound familiar?

下面这些描述，你觉得耳熟吗?

** You're always rushing at the last minute, even though you've promised yourself countless times that you wouldn't let this happen again.

你总是在最后一分钟时冲向目的地，虽然之前你已经无数次告诉自己不会让这一幕再次发生。

** You've tried setting your watch several minutes ahead, but you're still late.

你已经把手表调快了几分钟，可你还是迟到了。

** You may be punctual for work (barely) but you're usually at least 20 minutes late for meetings, appointments, class, church, theater or other non-work situations.

可能上班的时候，你勉强能做到准时;但在会议、预约、上课、教堂、剧院及其他非工作场合，你通常都会迟到至少20分钟。

** You make excuses, such as: "There was traffic," or "Something came up," or "I was going to call you but I didn't want to be even more late."

你会找借口，比如“堵车了”，或者“临时有事”，又或者“我本来想给你打电话的，可我觉得太晚了。”

** People become impatient or angry at your tardiness.

人们因为你的迟到而不耐烦或者生气。

** You believe that you are more motivated when in a time crunch, or that you move faster under pressure.

你认为时间紧张的时候你更有动力，或者压力会让你动作更快。

If you can identify with 2 or more of the above, you have a problem with punctuality, normally known as chronic lateness. Chronic lateness is related to procrastination. Latecomers and procrastinators have trouble NOT with time, but with self-discipline. They may also have underlying anxiety about the task they're faced with.

如果以上描述中，你有两项以上为肯定回答，那么你在遵守时间方面可能有问题，这种问题就是“惯常迟到(chronic lateness)”。“惯常迟到”跟拖延症相关。经常迟到的人和患有拖延症的人不是在应对时间方面有问题，而是不够自律。另外，也有可能是他们对面前的任务有焦虑情绪。