But most procrastination is far more subtle, and can even be mistaken for productive work.

但更多的拖延却发生的非常微妙，你甚至会误以为在做挺有用的工作呢。

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This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in today's work force.

这是提高在当今劳动力中发挥生产作用所必需的教育水平的一个主要趋势。

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Even if a farmer wanted to plant something more productive this year, and could afford to, he could not—unless research work had been going on for years.

即便是一位农民想要在今年种植更多产的品种，并且能够负担得起，他也无法种植，除非研究工作已经进行了有些许年头。

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And that makes the need for productive work limitless.

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Its "tax cuts for 95% of the American people" are the tax-rebate equivalent of the ancient machine-politics practice of handing out free turkeys at holiday time--nice gesture, but it does nothing to increase incentives for productive work, risk- taking and success, good things achieved by cuts in tax rates.

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What tips and tricks do you have for being productive at work?

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