Some people think I’m extra organized because I always enter notes in my iPhone. The truth is that I have the world’s worst memory. I can remember faces, not names, and directions, not addresses.
有些人认为我很会安排时间，因为我总是把备忘录放在手机里。事实上，我的记忆力再糟糕不过了：我记得起面孔，却记不住人家的名字；记得起方向，却记不住地址。
Over the years, I’ve taken a few steps to try to improve my memory or at least fake that I have a better memory than I do. By using the simple strategies below, I’m able to finish projects on time, avoid annoying friends and clients, and remember important dates.
在过去的几年里，我尝试了一些方法来改善自己的记忆力。通过下面一些简单的方法，我已经能够按时完成计划，记住重要日期，从而不再让朋友和顾客们头疼。一起来看看提高记忆力的四个方法吧！
Add an attachment to your e-mail before you write your message.
先加附件，后写邮件。
Have you had to send a follow-up e-mail after you’re forgotten to include an attachment? I have. By adding the attachment before I write the message, I don’t have to send the follow-up message. The best part is that my friends and clients have stopped sending me e-mails — some of them in an annoying tone — asking about attachments I was supposed to include.
你是否有过这样的经历，你发了一封邮件，却发现忘记添加附件，只好再发一封？我是有过。先添加附件，再写邮件以后，我再也不用补发邮件了。这种做法的一个显著改变就是，我的朋友和顾客们再不用发邮件给我索要附件了—有些邮件可是很不高兴哦。
Use a timer.
使用计时装置。
Set a timer on your smartphone — or a simple kitchen timer will do — one to two hours before you need to leave for an appointment. When you enter appointments (both personal and business) in your smartphone, use the 2-hour and 1-hour reminder. If you forget to check your schedule first thing in the morning, you won’t forget appointments you’ve set for later on that day. I use the timer on my iPhone to remind me to get ready early so that I’m not scrambling to leave my home in time.
在你赴约之前的一两个小时用智能手机（厨房计时器也行）设定时间。当你把私人或者非私人的会面时间输入手机时，设置2h和1h提醒。如果你早上不巧忘记检查日程表了，也没有关系，晚些时候你仍然会被提醒。我就是用手机设定时间提醒自己早点准备，以免出门时手忙脚乱。
Give yourself a two-day cushion for deadlines.
截止日期之前给自己两天的缓冲期。
You know that sinking feeling when you realize a deadline is minutes away and you still haven’t finished the project? If you plan ahead, you can do a better job of scheduling your time, and you can avoid missed deadlines. In addition, you can keep your stress level under control. Keep in mind that projects take twice as much time as you think, and sometimes twice as much money.
你有过这种虚脱的感觉吗？截止日期就要到了，工作依然没有完成？如果提前计划，你就可以更好安排时间，不会延期完成工作。另外，你的压力也不会那么大。要知道，工作实际需要的时间可能是你预期中的两倍，有时还会需要两倍的资金投入。
Make remembering dates easy.
日期记忆更容易。
Have you ever called someone who thanks you for remembering his or her birthday — that’s not why you called, because you forgot —then you quickly enter the date in your calendar for next year? I have, but I’m not going to admit which friend I’ve done that to.
你可曾有过这样的经历：你打电话给一个朋友，那个朋友感谢你记得他/她的生日，虽然这并非是你打电话的原因。但你仍然将他/她的生日记在日历上，以免明年会忘记。我就有过这样的经历，但我不会说是哪个朋友。
At the beginning of the year, enter birthdays and other special occasions in whatever planning system you use. Several greeting card companies including
年初把生日和其他一些日子存在你的计划系统里—不管你用的是什么系统。有几家贺卡公司例如蓝山，会提供一些免费的在线提醒程序，这样你可以在最后一刻寄出电子贺卡。
Whether you have a perfect memory, or a memory as bad as mine, take the strain off your memory whenever you can.
也许你的记忆力很好，也许和我一样差劲，没有关系，尽可能的让它放松吧。
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