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流利说商务英语Level5Unit1Part1ManagingHerTimeSo,howhaveyoubeen?It’sbeensuchalongtimesincewelastcaughtup.Yeah,Ithinkit’sbeenoverayear.SincegivingbirthtomysonEdward,Ifounditdifficulttomanagemytimeatworkandhaven’tbeenoutsocializingmuch.Don’tworry,Iunderstandhowyoufeel.IfeltthesamewhenIwentbacktoworkafterhavingmydaughterIsabella.BackthenIusedtomissalotofdeadlinesatwork.It’sbeenoverayearsincetheylastsaweachother.Sinceshegavebirthtoherson,shehasn’thadmuchtimetosocialize.Yes,Ineverusedtomissdeadlines,butnowImissthemallthetime.Idon’tlikemissingthem,butIcan’texactlyworklateasIhavetotakecareofEdward.HowdidyoucopewithworkafterIsabellawasborn?Well,it’snotashardasitseems.Onethingthathelpedmewaskeepingascheduleandsettingtimeblocksforspecifictasks.Forexample,onaMondayInoteblockoutthemorningtoworkonmyreports,andImakesuretheafternoonsarefreetocallmyclient.Havingachildhasmadeitharderforhertomeetdeadlines.Sheschedulestimeinthemorningtoworkonthem.That’sagreatidea.Butwhathappensifyouneedtodosomeurgentworkthatwasnotscheduled?JustRemembertobeflexible.It’simportanttobeabletochangeyourplanifcircumstanceschange.Ialsotrytoavoidasmanydistractionsaspossibleatwork.Ifindthisallowsmetofocusonthethingsthatareimportant.Youareright.Puttingmyphoneonsilentwoulddefinitelyhelpmeconcentrate.Thisisallgreatadvice.I’mlookingforwardtogettingbacktomyoldself.Itwon’tbeexactlythesameasbefore.Whatdoyoumean?Youhaveababynow,soyouprobablywon’tspendasmuchtimeatworkasbefore.Justconcentrateondoingasmuchaspossibleinthetimeyouhaveratherthantryingtodoeverything.ThanksHelen,youalwaysmakemefeelbetter.That’swhatfriendsarefor.Justdon’tleaveayearuntilweseeeachothernexttime.