什么都不做也有压力：有压力未必是坏事

沪江小编：端午小长假还剩最后一天了，是不是觉得宅在家里无所事事也很无聊啊？有没有怀念起上班上学被各种事折磨的日子？研究证明，无事可做的时候，人们会感受到更大的压力。

Do you multitask? You’ve probably heard that it can make you less productive, but that doesn’t stop us from doing it. In fact, some of us feel stressed doing nothing. 你在一心多用吗？你可能听过这种说法：一心多用就会做事没效率。但是人们还是会一心多用。事实上，没事可做的时候，有些人反而会感觉压力山大。Why do you have this need to use up every minute of our time? A new study offers one reason: It’s satisfying. Those subjects who multitasked with different media sources weren’t more productive, but they were more emotionally satisfied. For example, students who were watching TV while studying weren’t more effective with their studying, but it gave them a little emotional boost anyway.为什么你会有充分利用每一分钟的欲望？一项新的研究表明：这种欲望主要是为了获得一种满足感。参与研究的人都使用各种不同的媒体资源来同时做几件事。研究表明，虽然他们的办事效率没有提高，不过他们在心理上得到了满足。例如，学生边学习边看电视，学习效率并没有提高，但一心多用能适当地提高他们的情绪。Still, none of us are superhuman, so how can you calm your stress when you want to use up every minute of time? One way to start: Sit and focus solely on your breath. That may seem like a tortuous request—a list of the things you could (and “should”) be doing may race through your head. But clearing these thoughts, sitting still and taking long, deep breaths is multitasking—making you look and feel younger. It keeps your skin and brain clear, boosts energy and takes down stress.不过，谁也不是超人，可以同时做很多事。所以，当你想充分利用时间的时候，怎样才能减压呢？你可以这样开始：坐下，只关注你的呼吸。这可能很难做到，因为你的脑子里已经飞快地闪过了一大堆你可以或者你应该要做的事情。但整理这些思绪，静坐，深呼吸也是一种一心多用的过程。该过程让你从内到外青春洋溢、神采飞扬、头脑清晰、精力充沛、压力消减。