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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 187
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Some take no thought of the value of money until they have come to an end of it, and many do the same with their time. The hours are allowed to flow by unemployed, and then, when life is fast waning, they bethink themselves of the duty of making a wiser use of it. But the habit of listlessness and idleness may already have become confirmed, and they are unable to break the bonds with which they have permitted themselves to become bound. Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever.
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定位：Excerpt 187 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
很多人直到钱花光才想起钱的价值，对时间也一样。时间白白流走，等生命快结束时才想好好利用，但懒散习惯已根深蒂固，难以挣脱。失去的财富可靠勤奋赚回，知识可靠学习补回，健康可靠节制或医药恢复，唯独失去的时间永远找不回来。所以，要趁早把时间当有限资源来管理，每天先安排重要的事，别让空闲吞噬光阴。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《自助》中论时间管理，当时英国工业社会强调自律与效率。
今日一问
你今天有多少时间是在无意识中流走的？打算怎么截住它？
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