The beginning of the new term being on the horizon, some students may have been disturbed by the time anxiety. In particular, it is the future time anxiety or the existential time anxiety.
开学在即，一些学生可能已经被时间焦虑所困扰。具体而言，是未来时间焦虑或存在时间焦虑。
When we are faced with the sense of lost time slipping away and never returning, we could experience the existential time anxiety. We may have always struggled with one thought, which is “It’s too late”, regretting that we have wasted too much time to do what we ever wanted. Admittedly, it is common for the majority of students especially at the end of the holidays. With reference to the future time anxiety, it is the fear of what may or may not happen in the future. Worried about a myriad of unknown challenges and variable life during the new term, some of the students may also suffer from it.
当我们有一种失去的时间溜走、一去不复返的感觉时，我们可能会经历存在时间焦虑。我们可能一直在纠结于一个想法中，那就是 "太晚了"，后悔我们浪费了太多的时间而没能做我们曾经想要的事情。诚然，这种感觉对大多数学生而言是很常见的，尤其是在假期结束时。关于未来时间焦虑，它是对未来可能或不可能发生的事情的恐惧。担心新学期无数未知的挑战和多变的生活，一些学生可能也会有未来时间焦虑。
However, there is no use to avoid and escape, and the only way to conquer the anxiety is to confront it. In essence, the time anxiety is the fear of wasting your time, denoting that you may be obsessed about spending your time in the most meaningful way possible. Therefore, it can be transformed into an exceedingly positive attitude towards your life once reducing the time anxiety while still finding meaning in your day-to-day life.
然而，回避和逃避是没有用的，克服焦虑的唯一方法是面对它。从本质上讲，时间焦虑是对浪费时间的恐惧，表示你可能执着于以最有意义的方式花费你的时间。因此，一旦减少时间焦虑，同时还能在你的日常生活中找到意义，就可以将其转化为一种极其积极的生活态度。
For one thing, please think again what “time well spent” means to you. At some time, doing what really makes you happy and gets you in the flow may be more useful for your well-being and development.
首先，请再次思考 "善用时间 "对你意味着什么。在某些时候，做真正让你快乐并让你进入状态的事情会更使你感到幸福，并且对自己的发展更有帮助。
For another, cut out time-consuming distractions. Check the behaviors of yourself and keep concentrating on the things you really enjoy. The moments spent mindlessly, for instance， those spent on scrolling on social media and watching random short videos, should be reduced.
另一个方面，应减少耗时的分心。检查自己的行为，保持集中精力做自己真正喜欢的事情。应该减少无意识地花费的时间，例如，在浏览社交媒体上和观看随机的短视频的时间。
Generally speaking, spending more mental energy on the instant gratification can be anxiety-inducing, which is contrast to doing things that make us happy.
总而言之，花费更多精力在即时满足上，而不是做让自己感到幸福的事情，更容易导致时间焦虑。
Date: August 29, 2022
