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You may not be as smart as you think you are.

你其实没那么聪明

You’re always so busy

你总是忙忙碌碌

Your work life consists of you running around like a headless chicken. There always seems to be a problem that takes up most of your work day. You also find yourself doing all the work, all the time.

你工作起来总像只没头苍蝇似的到处瞎忙。好像每天都有费神耗时的烂摊子要收拾，你无时无刻不在应付杂七杂八的任务。

Learn how to delegate and ask for help. It’s a little arrogant of you to think that you can do everything for everyone. Make it a point to rest and spend time on things that matter in life, not just work.

学着分配任务、寻求帮助吧。觉得自己能单枪匹马包揽所有活计？太高估自己了！别只忙于工作，也要会休息，花时间做点真正有意义的事情。

You may have been praised a lot when you were a child, a teen, or a college student because of your high grades and other academic achievements. That’s great. Ego boosts now and then are healthy and needed. But strive for more than just accolades.

当你还是个孩子或学生时，因为考了高分或学业喜人，常常受人称赞，确实很不错。现在自我膨胀了，渴望更大了，但决不能仅仅流连于夸赞之辞啊。

If you truly want to be smart but find yourself guilty of the signs above, now’s the chance to make a change. Be a smarter, better version of you.

如果你愧然发现自己也有以上表现，但你又真心希望变得聪明，那么，现在就抓住机会去改变吧。做更聪明、更美好的自己！

【知识点讲解】

take up 开始从事； 接受（提议）； 占用；

例句：

These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space.

这些文档已经进行了压缩，以节省磁盘空间。

He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.

他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。

She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.

她具备担当领导职责的聪明才智。

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