After studying the daily habits of 177 self-made millionaires over the course of five years,Thomas C. Corley found that they avoid one costly habit: procrastination.
托馬斯C·科利在長達五年的時間里，研究了177個白手起家百萬富翁的生活習慣，發現他們都避開了一個代價頗高的習慣：拖延癥。
"It prevents even the most talented individuals from realizing success in life," he writes in his upcoming book, "Change Your Habits, Change Your Life."
“即使是最有才能的人，若是拖延的話，也無法成功，”他在自己即將出版的《改變習慣，改變生活》這本書中這樣寫道。
This goes hand-in-hand with author Napoleon Hill’s assertion that the wealthiest people are also the most decisive people.
這與作家拿破侖·希爾的論斷——“最富有的人也是最果斷的人”——不謀而合。
Out of the 500 millionaires Hill studied in the early 20th century, "Every one of them had the habit of reaching decisions promptly," Hill wrote in his 1937 classic, "Think and Grow Rich."
20世紀早期，希爾對500多位百萬富翁進行了研究，“他們中每個人都有迅速決策的習慣，”希爾在他1937年的經典作品《思考致富》中這樣寫道。
One of the major causes of procrastination is lack of passion, Corley emphasizes: "We simply like to do the things we like to do and we put off the things we do not like to do."
造成拖延的一大主要原因是缺少激情，科利強調說：“我們只喜歡做自己愛做的事，并且推遲做我們不喜歡做的事情?！?br/>"According to Gallup, only 13% of employees are ’engaged’ in their jobs, or emotionally invested in their work," Corley writes.
“據蓋洛普民意測驗所的數據來看，僅有13%的員工‘專注于’他們的工作，或者在他們的工作中投入情感，”科利寫道。
"Whether you realize it or not, procrastination is a big reason why you are struggling financially in life. It damages your credibility with employers and fellow colleagues at work. It also affects the quality of your work and this affects the business you or your employer receive from customers, clients, and business relationships."
“不管你有沒有意識到，拖延是你在生活中遭遇經濟危機的一大重要原因。老板和同事都會認為你不可信。這也會影響到你的工作質量，影響到你和你老板從顧客、客戶以及有業務關系的人那里得到的生意機會?！?br/>The good news is that anyone can overcome procrastination — and it’s simpler than you may think. He also notes that "the voice of procrastination screams just as loud and clear in the minds of those who excel in life as it does in the minds of those who do not."
但是有個好消息：任何人都能克服拖延癥——而且這比你想象的還要簡單。他還說“不管是有所成就的人，還是一事無成的人，拖延癥在他們腦袋里發出的尖叫聲是一樣大一樣清晰的?！?br/>How do they silence it? They rely on "to-do" lists to get things done. They create firm deadlines, and they meet with "accountability partners" to ensure they’re sticking to their goals and deadlines, Corley says.
他們怎么讓這聲音安靜下來呢?他們借助“待辦事項”清單來把事情都做完。他們給自己設定不可更改的截止日期，與“問責伙伴”會面以確保他們在為實現目標而努力并遵守截止日期，科利說。
Nearly everyone is susceptible to procrastination — but fighting against it can make all the difference.
幾乎每個人都易受拖延癥的影響——但是與之戰斗能夠改變一切。