Sundays aren’t just for rest and recuperation. When used wisely, they’re actually the perfect way to start your week with a bang。

周日不仅仅是用来休息和恢复的。如果安排得当，它们实际能以完美的方式来开始新的一周。

Mondays often feel like a catch-up day from the weekend. There’s usually a full inbox and things that need your immediate attention as soon as you walk into the office. To avoid this productivity-killing situation, I schedule some time for work every Sunday to get my week started with a clean slate。

周一往往感觉是从周末赶过来的。你一走进办公室，就有满满一收件箱的邮件和事情需要你立刻处理。要想避免这种效率低下的情况，每周日我都安排一些时间，让新的一周重新开始。

It’s up to you how long you choose to work on Sunday. But If you’re looking to get more done on Monday and use that momentum to power your week, here are a few thing to accomplish:

周日工作多长时间取决于你自己。但如果你想在周一做更多的工作，用那种势头来让你的一周充满动力，下面是你要做的几件事情。

Tackle Your Inbox

处理一下收件箱

If you’re like me, you know that managing your post-weekend inbox can take up your entire morning. Save your Monday mornings for more meaningful projects and dive into your inbox on Sunday evenings. Set aside time to sort, read, and answer the emails you’ve received since Friday. You can also draft and send anything that needs taken care of first thing Monday。

如果你和我一样，你就知道周末过后检查收件箱会占据你一早晨的时间。把周一的早晨留给更有意义的项目，在周日晚上查看一下收件箱。留出时间来分类、阅读和回复从周五开始收到的电子邮件。你也可以起草和发送需要在周一第一时间考虑的内容。

Plan For The Week Ahead

提前为下周做计划

Don’t wait until you roll out of bed on Monday to take a look at your calendar. Spend time on Sunday planning for what’s to come the next day and even in the week ahead. This could mean organizing things for a project, doing some research, or even preparing your to-do list for the next day。

不要等到周一从床上爬起来时才去看日历。周日拿出一些时间为周一甚至下周的事情做一下计划。这可以是为一个项目组织一些内容、做一些研究、甚至准备第二天的待办事项清单。

Knock out Monday’s Smaller Tasks

完成周一的小型任务

Rather than pushing your “busy work” or less important tasks to Monday afternoon, why not take care of them on Sunday evening? This might mean doing some required reading or completing a few smaller steps in a project. If you’ve got a huge project starting on Monday, taking care of some of the initial steps or legwork can lead to much less stressful morning。

与其把“繁忙的工作”或次要的任务推到周一下午，为什么不在周日晚上处理一下?这可以是做一些必要的阅读或完成项目中的几个比较小的步骤。如果周一你要开始一个大项目，提前处理一下最开始的步骤或跑腿的工作能大大地减轻你周一早晨的压力。

Prepare For Meetings

为开会做准备

Nothing puts a damper on a day quite like a lengthy unproductive meeting. If you have some big meetings coming up in the week ahead, use your Sundays to prepare agendas, presentations, talking points, or brief yourself on potential topics. This will not only make the meeting run more smoothly for you, but also for anyone else attending。

没有什么比冗长、效率低下的会议更让人扫兴的了。如果下周你有很多大型的会议，利用周日的时间来准备议事日程、报告、谈话要点或介绍自己的潜在话题。这不仅能让你开会时更加顺利，而且也会让别人顺心。

Clear Out Your Back Burner

清理次要的事情

Face it, sometimes less important tasks tend to fall to the wayside in the face of a busy week. If there’s anything on your back burner from the week before, use your Sunday work session to finish it. But remember, Sundays shouldn’t be your go-to “catch all” for tasks you’ve previously avoided。

面对现实吧，次要的任务在繁忙的一周中往往会半途而废。如果上周你有什么次要的事情，利用周日的时间来完成。但是记住，周日也不应该把你以前避免要做的所有事情都一把抓。

Touch Base With Contacts You’ve Neglected

和你以前疏忽的人建立联系

Networking is a crucial element of a successful career. Sunday is the perfect day to reach out to the contact you may not have had time to speak with all week. Most people go through their email on Mondays, so they’ll be more likely to get back to you before they get busy for the rest of the week。

网络联系对于成功的事业而言是关键的要素。周日是联系那些你整周都没空交流的人的完美时机。大部分人都在周一查看电子邮件，所以他们更有可能在开始忙碌的一周前给你回复。

Let Sundays be your secret ingredient to a more productive Monday -- and maybe even the entire week。

让周日成为你高效周一——也可能是高效一周的秘密武器。