ISS, the proxy adviser, suggests investors withhold votes from directors who sit on more than five public company boards. In the UK, holding three or more chairmanships puts a target on the back of any chair.
代理顾问公司ISS建议投资者们不要让在五个以上上市公司董事会任职的董事参与投票。在英国，在三个或以上公司担任董事会主席，会让自己每一个位置都沦为靶子。
These are blunt instruments. ISS has a rule of thumb that one chair position equals two non-executive roles, for instance. But unexpected events — a takeover, a disaster, or the unexpected loss of a chief executive — can turn a straightforward part-time position into a demanding full-time job.
这些手段都很生硬。例如，ISS有一条经验法则，即一个主席职位相当于两个非执行董事。但一些突发事件——如收购、灾难、或意外失去一位首席执行官——可能把一项简单的兼职工作变成一份要求很高的全职工作。
Successful businesspeople may have more than “modest control of their schedule”. They appoint lieutenants to run the major operations of their businesses — as Mr Bezos has at Amazon. Some, like my director friend, have the money to employ multiple assistants, the patience to handle a complex
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calendar and the upper body strength to carry around what is in effect a mobile filing cabinet, to meet the demands of a plural portfolio.
成功商人对自己的日程安排也许不只是“些许控制”。他们指派副手去经营主要业务——就像亚马逊的贝索斯那样。有些人，比如我那位董事朋友，有钱雇用多个助理，有耐心去应付复杂的日程，还有惊人的臂力随身带着一个移动文件柜，以满足身兼数职的需要。
But who really knows how close they are to being overwhelmed? To assess how good people are at managing their time and maintaining focus without distraction requires the assessors to have unlikely telepathic powers.
但谁又真的知道这些人是否频临崩溃呢？要评估人们有多擅长管理自身时间及保持专注，要求评审者拥有不现实的心灵感应能力
In the 1950s, before the corporate fitness drive, it was similarly assumed that businessleaders were superior physical specimens. Doctors opined that they would not have risen tothe top if they did not enjoy above-average health. Then CEOs started dropping dead fromstrokes and heart attacks.
上世纪50年代，企业健身浪潮尚未兴起，人们同样以为商界领袖都有过人的身体素质。医生们认为，如果这些人的健康没有高于常人，就不可能达到事业上的巅峰。随后，首席执行官死于中风和心脏病发作事件开始频现。
The wise, prioritising superhumans Mr Dalio applauds are a rarity. His principle that everyonehas too much to do should be read by overstretched titans and overboarded directors as awarning, rather than a consolation.
戴利奥称赞的那些睿智、拎得清轻重缓急的超人实属罕见。他所说的每个人都有太多事情要做，应该被那些超负荷工作的企业领导人和在过多公司任职的董事们解读为一种警告，而不是一种安慰
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咖啡真的有益人体健康吗
For those who rely on their morning cup of Joe to wake them up, the wonders of coffee are very obvious. But many people debate whether the drink is actually good for your health. Sure, coffee can give you that pick-me-up you need in the morning or during an afternoon slump, but what does the drink actually do for your health? And can all that caffeine have negative effects?
对那些早晨需要一杯咖啡提神的人来说，咖啡的神奇作用不言而喻。但很多人都在争论，这种饮品是否真的有益人体健康？当然，咖啡能让你提神，不管是早晨还是午睡过后，但咖啡究竟会对你的健康带来何种影响？是不是所有的咖啡因都会带来负面影响呢？
Research shows that coffee does have health benefits. Studies suggest that regular coffee drinkers have a lower risk of many ailments and diseases, including diabetes, stroke, depression, and even some cancers. Coffee lovers even seem to live longer. Experts believe we get these benefits from the antioxidants in coffee beans. We drink so much coffee, it may even be the top source of antioxidants in the American diet!
研究表明，咖啡的确有健康益处，经常喝咖啡的人患疾病的风险较低，比如糖尿病、中风、抑郁症、甚至还包括一些癌症。咖啡爱好者甚至能活得更久。专家认为这些好处都得归因于咖啡豆含有的抗氧化剂。我们真的太爱喝咖啡了，咖啡或许是美国人饮食中抗氧化剂的最主要来源！
For those who rely on their morning cup of Joe towake them up, the wonders of coffee are veryobvious. But many people debate whether the drinkis actually good for your health. Sure, coffee can giveyou that pick-me-up you need in the mo
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rning orduring an afternoon slump, but what does the drinkactually do for your health? And can all that caffeinehave negative effects?
对那些早晨需要一杯咖啡提神的人来说，咖啡的神奇作用不言而喻。但很多人都在争论，这种饮品是否真的有益人体健康？当然，咖啡能让你提神，不管是早晨还是午睡过后，但咖啡究竟会对你的健康带来何种影响？是不是所有的咖啡因都会带来负面影响呢？
Research shows that coffee does have health benefits. Studies suggest that regular coffeedrinkers have a lower risk of many ailments and diseases, including diabetes, stroke, depression, and even some cancers. Coffee lovers even seem to live longer. Experts believe weget these benefits from the antioxidants in coffee beans. We drink so much coffee, it may evenbe the top source of antioxidants in the American diet!
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