Freeze the Design

时间：2012-07-04 04:52:00

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Perfectionists（完美主义者） can waste just as much time as procrastinators（拖拉者） . Thomas R. Williams, former chairman of Wachovia Corporation, discovered that many young people in banking¹ don't know when to stop researching a project and start wrapping it up. Those trainees² could have learned something from engineers, who are taught to produce the best possible solution by a certain date. Even if a design is not perfect, they've done the best they could under deadline.

Whenever you streamline³ a task or eliminate a hassle, you don't just save time. You make your life more pleasant. "Dost thou love life?" Benjamin Franklin once said. "Then do not squander⁴ time, for that's the stuff life is made of."

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1 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

2 trainees
新兵( trainee的名词复数 )；练习生；接受训练的人；训练中的动物
参考例句：
We've taken on our full complement of new trainees. 我们招收的新学员已经满额了。 The trainees were put through an assault course. 受训人员接受了突击训练课程。

3 streamline
vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化?
参考例句：
We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。 Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

4 squander
v.浪费，挥霍
参考例句：
Don't squander your time in reading those dime novels.不要把你的时间浪费在读那些胡编乱造的廉价小说上。 Every chance is precious，so don't squander any chance away!每次机会都很宝贵，所以不要将任何一个白白放走。