Third, if you resist the temptation to temporise and get down to business, you may as well be at home or the office.

第三个问题是，如果你能抵抗住拖延的诱惑，开始认真工作，你还不如居家或在办室里办。

Everyone must battle the temptation to temporise every now and again; millions of beds go unmade each morning even on a looser definition than the navy's.

每个都必定会时不时地与拖延的诱惑做斗争；即使按军更宽松的标准来看，每天早上也有数百万张床没有整理好。