你到底带了多少顶帽子

The other day, a co-worker lamented, “It feels like I am trying to do a dozen jobs at once.”

有一天,一个同事哀叹,“这感觉就像我一次性得做一堆的工作似的。”

It turns out they weren’t too far off.

事实上也差得不太远

Between work, home, community, kids, and more, they were trying to fill almost a dozen different roles. Each one a different “hat” they had to wear during their week.

在工作中、家里、社区、孩子还有更多的地方，他们都在扮演着各种不同的角色。每周，他们都得戴上不同的“帽子”。

That’s a lot of responsibility for one person to juggle and keep in order.

一个人得承担许多不同的责任，同时还得将这些事做的井然有序。

So, how many hats are you trying to wear at once?

那么，你打算一次带多少顶“帽子”？

How Many Hats Are You Wearing?

你一共有多少顶“帽子”？

Early in my career when I was a Naval officer, I once had 13 collateral duties.

在我职业生涯的早期,那时我还是一个海军军官，我就曾有13种担保责任。

These were additional responsibilities that I had to perform, above and beyond my main job. Each was a different hat that I had to wear at different times in my work week.

我所承担的这些额外的承担的责任，远远超出了我的主要工作。在工作时期，我就试着在不同的时间承担着不同的责任。

My additional duties became such a widely known issue that my peers actually made me a hat that was emblazoned with all 13 collateral duties across it.

我所承担的这些额外的事项已经成为众所周知的问题，那就是我的同事给我戴上了一顶印有13种责任的“帽子”。

In hindsight, it was quite amusing. At the time, you can imagine how challenging it was to juggle so many jobs.

事后看来，那也是相当有趣的。你可以想象在那个时候同时兼顾那么多种工作的挑战性。

If you are feeling overwhelmed, maybe it’s time to take an inventory of the hats you are trying to wear.

要是你觉得受不了了，也许是时候将你的某些“帽子”取下来了。

Here are some key areas of responsibility to consider:

这里有些很关键的责任是你需要考虑到的：

Your Job – This is your main work hat. It is the main area of responsibility in your day job.

你的工作-工作中最重要的那顶帽子。这也是在你日常工作中最主要的部分。

Collateral Duties – As many companies went through the recent economic downturn, everyone was asked to do more with less. This resulted in many people taking on multiple jobs (often for the same compensation.) Make a list of all of the extra job duties that you have to perform outside of your main job.

担保责任-因为许多公司进入了经济萧条时期，每个人都或多或少的承担了一些这样的责任。这就导致许多人都身兼数职（通常还只有一份工资）。将除了本职工作外的工作职责列出来。

At Home – We all have jobs at home. Maybe you are the home repair person, the family cook, or the pet caretaker. Of course, if you are single, you wear all the at-home hats.

在家-我们在家都有事情要做。也许你是家里的修理工，家里的厨师，或者是宠物饲养员。当然，要是你是单身，你就得承担家里所有的事项。

In the Community – What community involvement hats do you wear? Consider your responsibilities at church, your homeowner’s association, and more.

在社区-在社区你通常是扮演着什么角色？想想在教堂里、在房主协会中、以及其他地方你所要承担的责任和义务。

For Your Kids – When your kids are doing 18 different clubs and activities… you are too. Make sure you consider the load that your kids’ sports teams, clubs, etc. will have on the entire family.

对你的孩子-当你的孩子活跃在18个不同的俱乐部和和活动中时，你也是。明确你孩子的运动会，俱乐部等地方会给整个家庭造成的负担。

Other – There is always at least one more hat that resists categorization. Yet, this can be the one that takes up a lot of your time. What other hat do you wear that doesn’t fit into the previous categories?

其他-总是至少会有一种头衔的责任不属于任何一类。同样，这也会是占据你大量时间的一个。你所拥有的哪一种头衔是不属于属于分类的？

Hats of Responsibility “帽子”的责任

So, what hat of responsibility are you wearing today? And how many more do you have to cycle through during your week.

那么，今天你承担的责任是什么呢？一周的时间又有多少是在不断循环的呢？

The next time someone asks you to try on just one more hat, keep in mind that you only have one head.

下次别人还让你试试另一种“帽子”的时候，你得记住你只有一个脑袋。

You might need to say no to that new hat, or even reduce the number you are already trying to balance.

也许你得觉得那顶新“帽子”，也许甚至是减少你正在试着使其保持平衡的“帽子”。