停止浪费时间

停止浪费时间

发布时间：2012-12-14

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By the end of this time management article you will have an important gift – a bundle of time to get more things done today.

Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s a simple fix — all you need to do is eliminate four bad time management habits and stop wasting time today.

1. Stop random email checks

Popping in and out of your inbox creates a ―start-stop-start‖ pattern of work activity. Your wasted time quickly adds up when you consider the time it takes to refocus after each stop. A dozen email trips each day can cost you one completed product each week.

Unless you are expecting an important task-related message, each day you should schedule the 3 specific time slots for checking email: mid-morning, after lunch, and mid-afternoon.

For that matter, the same goes for your voicemail, text messages and other smartphone-related activities. Reduce these harmful interruptions by sticking to a set schedule.

2. Quit ―winging-it‖

Quick story alert: There was a time in my life when I would get lost while driving. A lot. For a while I thought I was a hopelessly directionally-challenged individual. But then it finally dawned on me that I was usually just ―winging it‖. I was setting off without a plan or direction.

Most people start their days without a roadmap and end up aimlessly wandering around what’s important, wasting time along the way. Sadly, those who choose to skip planning mistakenly believe they are saving time, a folly obvious to your boss, co-workers, and clients.

Honestly, 5 minutes is all you need to establish a short list of tasks, create a daily schedule, and prioritize your activities in the order of importance . By creating a plan each morning you’ll have much more success in

follow-through on what matters most.

3. Don’t be an interruption magnet

Let’s face it, some people are more open to distractions than others. Do you find yourself beginning work on a priority task only to be interrupted by a passing co-worker?

It’s possible that you are inviting distraction into your world like a magnet.

The good news is you’re not alone. This is a common form of procrastination, not following through on your priorities, and time being wasted. Fix it by learning to close your door, both physically and figuratively:

Each day, choose two separate ―task hours‖ where you can close your Silence your cellphone – shut off your ringer and create a custom voicemail greeting that details your availability.

Close your email client to avoid the temptation to check-in.

Unplug from the Internet — shutting down any potential distractions.

Once you’ve found success, try adding a third task hour to your routine.

Learning the self-discipline to stay on task doesn’t always come naturally. But remember — when you prioritize a task as highly important, you’re giving yourself permission to shut yourself off from interruptions.

4. End your silent procrastination

Procrastination is usually easy to spot, especially when you’re playing solitaire, scrolling Facebook or gazing out the office window. But there’s another type of procrastination that involves ―busywork‖ — working on non-essential task

s. I call it the ―silent killer‖ because you may not even realize you’re doing anything wrong.

Any time you spend on less important activities is a step backward, especially when time-sensitive priority tasks and goals are concerned.

Stop this time-wasting sinkhole by giving your priorities some teeth:

Don’t just take time to put your task list in order — understand why it is important to you and your goals, this makes easier to stay disciplined and follow through.

Use Time Boxing, a reliable time management practice that consists of scheduling your tasks in fixed time segments, or boxes, with specific start and finish times.

When you tell yourself what you should be doing and when, it reduces the intimidation factor of having large projects and open spaces of time.

Create task reminders using your day planner, Outlook, or by simply setting an egg timer and working until it rings. Structuring your task time works because it provides an appealing set of instructions in your mind about when to start and when to stop.

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4个能使你停止浪费时间的方法 发布时间：2012-12-14

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看完这篇时间管理的文章后，你将会收益颇丰——在一天大多数的时间中学会去做更多有用的事。 听起来太不真实了？这只是个小case——你所需要做的是改掉4大时间管理的陋习并且不再浪费现在的时间。

1.停止随即的电子邮件检查

在你进入与退出邮箱的时候创建一个―开始-停止-开始‖模式的工作系统。你浪费的时间将会迅速叠加每当你在思考重新分配时间的空当。每天一大堆电子邮件消耗你的时间相当于每周完成一个产品的时间。

除非你正在期待一个与工作有关的重要的信息，每天你应该定好3个特定的时间点来检查你的电子邮件：上午，饭后和午后三点左右。

如上所述，对处理你的语音信箱，文本消息和其他的智能手机相关的活动也是一样的。用一个制定好的时间表来减少这些不利的干扰。

2.不要想到什么就直接做

小故事提醒：曾经有一次我差点迷失自己在我开车的时候。当时我想我真是一个无可救药的路痴。但是最后我发现我只是想错了。我在没有计划或者方向的情况下就出发了。

大多数的人没有计划就开始了他们新的一天，并且在彷徨于不知道什么才是重要的情况下漫无目的地浪费了一天的时间。不幸的是，那些选择忽略错误的安排时间的人坚信他们在节省时间。这一点从你的上司，你的工作伙伴和客户身上显而易见。

其实，你只需要5分钟就能可以列出一张简短的任务表格，制作一张日常行程表，把重要的事情按优先顺序排好。通过每早的计划你会更接近成功。

3.做事不要半途而废

让我们面对现实，有些人比其他人更容易分心。你发现自己开始着手一个优先级的任务却被一个路过的同事打断了吗?这是有可能的 正如你就像一个磁铁邀请分心进入你的世界。让你欣慰的是这不是你一个人的问题。这是一个常见的耽搁，不按照你的优先事项，然后时间就被浪费掉了。学着关上你办公室的门 无论是生理上还是象征意义上来解决它： 每天选择2个分别的任务时间段，使你的手机静音——关闭手机铃声和创建一个定制的语音信箱问候 并且说明你何时有空。

关闭你的电子邮件客户端 以避免被劝说来办理登机手续。

关掉互联网 抹杀任何潜在的分心。

一旦你发现成功 尝试添加第三个任务小时在你的日常生活。

自律地呆在任务岗位上并不是自然而然的，但是记住——当你把一项十分重要的任务放在首位时，你已经给自己断绝一切干扰的许可了。

4。结束你沉默的拖延

拖延是通常很容易被发现的 特别是当你玩纸牌 滚动Facebook或注视外面的办公室的窗户的时候。但还有另一个类型的拖延 涉及―无用功‖——在不必要的任务上花时间。我称它为―无声的杀手‖，因为你也许不会发现你做错了。 任何时候，你将时间花在不太重要的活动上是一种倒退 尤其是对时间敏感的优先任务和目标有关。

停止这种浪费时间的天坑，将你的优先事项放在首位:

不要只花时间把你的任务按顺序列好——明白为什么它对你如此的重要，这会是你更容易自律与进行下去。

使用时间拳击，一个可靠的时间管理实践，包括将你的任务安排在固定的时间，或者盒子内，并且有特定的开始和结束。

当你告诉自己应该做什么时，它减少了关于大项目和开放空间的恐吓时间。

创建任务提醒你的日常计划，前景或者简单的设置一个煮蛋计时器，工作到它响为止。

构建你的任务时间工作因为它提供了一个吸引人的指令集，在你的脑海中关于何时开始与何时结束。 内容合作：

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