Something as simple as a meeting scheduled here, will break your afternoon into two pieces

一些簡單的事，像是這裡的會議，就會把你下午的時間切成兩塊。

which are both too small to do anything creative in, and the rest of your day is blown.

兩段時間都太短，無法做任何創造性的事，你這天剩下的時間就這樣毀了。

When you know your entire day is free, you soar like a creative eagle.

當有一整天空閒時，你的創造力就能像老鷹一般逍遙飛翔。

Yet people are constantly asking to get things scheduled in, even when those meetings are not important to what you are creating.

但人們還是不斷要求把事情安插進你的日程，即使這些會議對你正在創作的東西不重要。

What you need to do is plan your day like a maker.

你需要的是像個製造者一樣計劃你的一天。

You see, managers rule the world and they go from meeting to meeting no sweat.

管理階層統治著世界，他們可以不費吹灰之力的一個會議接著另一個會議。

They can meet Jim for coffee just to connect without ruining their productivity.

他們可以和吉姆見面喝咖啡，只為交流，這也不會破壞他們的工作效率。

And while managers are usually your boss and your clients, embracing the manager's schedule is a disaster for makers.

雖然管理階層通常是你的老闆或客戶，但接受管理階層的日程安排無非是創作者的災難。

Makers need to block chunks of time big enough to do real creative work.

製造者需要有足夠長的時間來創作。

So tell people you only meet at certain times of the day that you choose

你得告訴別人你只在自己選擇的特定時段面談。

and that it's in their best interest that you have time to create.

而如果你有時間創作，也能為他們帶來最佳利益。