When you're considering goals for this year, don't forget to examine your work life. What changes could you make to become a more productive and pleasant colleague?

　　当你在拟订今年的目标时，别忘了回顾一下你的职场生活。你可以做出哪些改进，来让自己在工作中变得更有创造力、更令人愉快?

　　Experts offer this list of common bad habits at work -- and how to break them:

　　专家们列举了工作中普遍存在的陋习，以及改正它们的方法:

　　* Planning poorly. Do you spend your first hour at work wondering what you should work on today? "So many people, when they leave their office at 4 to 6 pm, really have no clue what they're going to do first thing the following morning," said Glenn Davis, president of the Next Step Group, which recruits sales and sales management professionals for software and other companies. It's more efficient to plan your next day before you leave work.

　　计划性差。你是不是每天都要在办公室先花上一个小时考虑该做什么? Next Step Group公司总裁Glenn Davis说：“很多人在下午4-6点离开办公室时，对第二天一早要做什么一点头绪也没有。下班前为第二天做个计划会提高效率。”Next Step Group公司专门替软件公司及其它公司招聘销售及销售管理人员。

　　* Spending the day in "email reaction mode." Answering every email message as it comes in may make you seem responsive, but it's not productive. "You feel like you're being a hero because you're dealing with all your email," said Valerie Frederickson, CEO & founder of Valerie Frederickson & Co., an HR executive search and consulting firm. "But it has nothing to do with achieving your goals."

　　一整天都处于“电子邮件响应模式”：每收到一封电子邮件就立刻去回复。这个做法也许表现出你能积极响应，但并不是一定有成效。人力资源执行官搜索及咨询公司Valerie Frederickson的CEO和创始人Valerie Frederickson说：“你感觉自己像个英雄，因为你处理完了所有的电子邮件，但是这对于完成目标没帮助。”

　　* Abusing work-from-home privileges. Yes, you save time when you work from home by not commuting. But too many people are easily sidetracked by the laundry, their kids, a quick errand. "People like to say, 'I get so much more done'" working from home, Davis said. And some do -- but not everyone. If you work from home, make sure you're putting in a full day's work -- and that you're accessible to your colleagues during the workday.

　　滥用在家办公权利。是的，在家工作让你不必把时间浪费在路上。但是有很多人会因为洗衣服、孩子和突发状况不能集中精神。Davis说：“人们喜欢说，在家办公，‘我能多做这么多'”。有些人的确是，但并不是每个人。如果你在家办公，确保你安排了一整天的工作量，而且在工作日，同事们都能联系到你。