You’ve spent countless days waking up late, binge watching your favorite TV shows, and laying on the beach. You’re enjoying yourself and then you come to an uncomfortable realization: it’s time to go back to work. Making the transition from vacation to work may not be an event you look forward to, but it’s going to happen sooner or later. Here are ten tips to help you smooth your reentry into the daily grind so you can stay relaxed…and get things done.
過慣了賴床、追劇、在沙灘上享受日光浴的日子，整日逍遙自在，你突然意識到：要回去工作了。也許你并不希望結束假期投身于工作，但這確實遲早要發生的事。下面有10個小建議幫你輕松調整狀態，上手工作。
1.Tidy up your work-space first.
1.先要整理辦公環境。
Chances are you’ll be greeted by piles of unopened mail, files, and other office items sitting on your desk. Rather than ignore these items, take a few minutes to process them. Open envelopes, chuck junk mail, file items, and place items in your inbox. The longer you wait, the more likely these items will be sitting around your desk or workstation later in the week.
很有可能，辦公桌上會堆滿各種未讀的郵件、文件，還會擺滿其他的辦公用品。不要忽視它們，抽出幾分鐘處理一下。打開信封，扔掉垃圾郵件、發送文件、整理收件箱。拖延的時間越長，這些東西就越有可能臨近周末還留在你的桌面上或工作室里。
2. Undo your away messages on your voice mail and email.
2. 處理留言信箱和電子信箱里的未讀信息。
Before you get buried in a bunch of work, update your away messages on your voice mail and email accounts. This is an easily overlooked task; so it’s a good idea to attend to these items as soon as you can. Now is also a good time to check and write down your voice messages and clear out your mailbox.
在被成堆工作淹沒前，先處理一下留言信箱和電子信箱里的信息吧。這項工作很容易被忽視，因此，盡早著手是個好主意。同樣，檢查記錄留言并清理信箱空間也是不錯的。
3. Briefly review your calendar.
3. 快速瀏覽日程安排。
You’ve been away for some time, so you’ll probably need a little reminder as to what is going on with your work. Scan your calendar for the next couple of days to get an idea of upcoming meetings, due dates, projects and other concerns. You’ll be better prepared for the days ahead and won’t be completely caught off guard when it comes to getting ready for that client meeting at 10 AM on Thursday or preparing a report due on Friday at noon.
離開工作一段時間，你可能需要一些提醒來了解自己接下來的工作安排。瀏覽接下來幾天的日歷，了解接下來的會議、截止日期、項目，還有其他事項。這樣會對接下來的工作更得心應手，而不用猝不及防地在周四上午10點開一場會，或是準備一份周五中午就該完成的報告。
4. Don’t read your emails in chronological order.
4. 無須按時間順序讀郵件。
Instead of reading your emails by date, sort them either by subject or by sender. The idea behind this is that you’re more interested in finding out what happened while you were gone, as opposed to when things happened. Using this technique also makes it easier to delete any emails that are no longer relevant, such as old news updates, expired coupons.
不用按時間先后讀郵件，而要按主題或寄件人分類閱讀。這樣做的原因是你會更想知道自己休假的期間都發生了什么，而不是在什么時候發生了什么事情。這個小技巧也能幫你更快刪除那些已經無關緊要的郵件，如過時的消息、過期的優惠券。
5. Make a prioritized list of tasks.
5. 按重要性給任務排序。
As you review your emails, postal mail, voice messages and the like, you’ll be reminded of all the stuff you were working on before you left for vacation. Instead of working on the first item that crosses your path, make a conscious effort to prioritize your work. What projects were you working on before you left the office? What are the five most important tasks to accomplish your first day back?
讀郵件、聽留言時你會想起休假前的工作進度。不要馬上開始工作，先要按主次細心排序。離開辦公室前你都在處理什么問題?返工第一天要完成的最重要的前五項任務是什么?