Efficient Time Management

    有效的時(shí)間管理

    Our perception of our own time management isn't always accurate. Do you balance your life by practicing efficient time management? Look closely at how you manage your time, compare your activities to someone you know who is efficient, and ask for feedback. These time management tips can help you balance school, work, and life.

    我們對(duì)自己時(shí)間管理的概念不一定總是正確的。你有沒有通過實(shí)踐有效的時(shí)間管理來平衡自己的生活呢？讓我們仔細(xì)來看看你是怎樣管理自己的時(shí)間的。和一些更有效率的人對(duì)比一下，詢問一下反饋信息。以下這些時(shí)間管理小貼士能夠幫你在學(xué)校，工作和生活中找到平衡。

    Write Down Everything You Do in a Day

    記下你每天做的事情

    For one day, keep a notebook with you and write down how you spend every minute of that day, in chunks, of course. What time did you get up? How long did it take you to get ready for the day? Breakfast? Email? Puttering?

    利用一天的時(shí)間，分門別類的記下你每分每秒都在干什么。你幾點(diǎn)起床？梳妝打扮要花多長時(shí)間？早餐要用多長時(shí)間？發(fā)郵件要用多長時(shí)間？閑混的時(shí)間又有多長？

    This is an obnoxious exercise, but I promise it will be remarkably enlightening in helping you achieve balance. Most people spend a lot of time doing unimportant things. When you raise your awareness of your own activities, you can make different choices, get a lot more done, and balance school, work, and life more easily.

    雖然這不是件愉快的事情，但是我保證這可以明顯的幫你達(dá)到平衡。很多人將時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在一些無關(guān)緊要的事情上。如果你認(rèn)識(shí)到了自己正在做什么的話，你可以做出不同的選擇，可以做更多的事情，最終更簡單地達(dá)到學(xué)校，工作生活的平衡。

    Observe an Efficient Person

    觀察一個(gè)有效率的人

    Now that you know how you spend the hours in a day, find the most efficient person you know and watch what they do and how they do it. What kind of planning system do they use? How do they schedule their time? How do they combine tasks? How do they balance?

    現(xiàn)在，你知道了你每天是怎樣渡過的，找出一個(gè)你認(rèn)識(shí)的最優(yōu)效率的人，觀察他們在做什么，怎么去做的。他們使用了什么樣的計(jì)劃系統(tǒng)？他們怎樣規(guī)劃自己的時(shí)間？他們怎樣結(jié)合任務(wù)來分配時(shí)間？他們怎么樣做到這種平衡的？

    If this isn't appropriate in your situation, ask your efficient role model if you can have a few minutes to interview them about their time management.

    如果觀察行不通的話，詢問你的有效率的榜樣，問他們是否有時(shí)間和你談?wù)剷r(shí)間管理的事情。

    Ask for Feedback

    尋求反饋

    Asking for feedback about anything is an underused and extremely valuable tool. Ask someone you trust, someone who knows how you manage time, to give you feedback about your activities. We all develop habits that become completely blind to us over time.

    對(duì)任何事情都要求反饋是十分充分和有價(jià)值的。向你信賴的人詢問，他們知道你是如何管理時(shí)間的，能夠就你的行動(dòng)給予你反饋信息。隨著時(shí)間的推移，我們的習(xí)慣都會(huì)變成自身的盲點(diǎn)。

    A word of caution here: it's easy to get upset when we hear criticism.Remember that you have asked for feedback. No matter what response you receive, say thank you. Don't argue, and avoid being defensive. Take the information, reflect on it for a day, and consider the possibility that it's true. If you don't agree with it after you've reflected on it for a day, let it go. It's just one person's opinion.

    這里有一句名言警句：當(dāng)我們聽到批評(píng)的時(shí)候容易難過。要記得是你自己尋求反饋的。不管是怎么樣的反饋，都要說謝謝。不要爭辯，不要自我辯護(hù)。接受別人的反饋，并用一天的時(shí)間好好反省，看看其真實(shí)性。如果這樣做之后，你仍然不認(rèn)同那些反饋的話，就讓這件事情過去，畢竟這只是別人的個(gè)人看法而已。