我的意思是，如果你不能自己解决问题而让其他人参与，你这是在浪费大家的时间。

What I mean is, if you can't make things happen yourself, then by involving other people you'll just waste everyone's time.

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清理：经常检查你正在做的事情，把那些不能帮助你达成目标或是总浪费你时间、精力的去掉。

Purge: Regularly go through your existing commitments and get rid of anything that is either not helping you advance your own goals or is a regular "sink" of time or energy.

youdao

在我离开公寓的前夕，和他结算课酬薪金的时候，他哀怜地说：“我什么也没有教你，只是浪费了你的时间，我不能接受你的任何报酬。”

When on the eve of leaving them I offered to settle his dues he said piteously: "I have done nothing, and only wasted your time, I cannot accept any payment from you."

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