Be a Man and Do Things Pillow Book

Chapter 64
Now you have a daily work plan, and you have added new work tasks to be completed that day.So, what to do with those unfinished work items at the end of the day?You can choose to defer them to the next day and add them to your to-do list for tomorrow.However, I hope you don't become a person who procrastinates. There will always be endless things to do every day. In this way, the daily task list will be expanded compared with the previous day.If something is really important, no problem, get it done the next day.If it's not that important, you can explain why you didn't complete it with the person involved in the matter.

(4) Remember the appointments you should go to.

Use your to-do list to help you remember appointments, including appointments with colleagues and friends.Busy people miss more appointments than show up on time.If you can't clearly remember whether everything was done, then be sure to write it down and use time management methods to ensure that it is completed on time.If you really can't make an appointment because of something, you can call ahead to let your date know.

(5) Record the work to be completed at a certain time in the future.

Your to-do list is unlikely to help remind you to get things done at some point in the future.For example, you tell your colleague that you will complete a certain job with him in two months.At this time, you need to have a way to remember this event and remind you at some time in the future.In fact, to be on the safe side, you can use multiple reminder methods. Once one fails to work, the other will remind you.

(6) Put the documents and materials needed to do everything in a fixed place.

Over time, you may have a lot of work tasks done, and it's about keeping everything organized and complete.Generally put everything related to a certain thing together so that it is very easy to find when needed.When a job is thoroughly done, move these things en masse to another location.

(7) Clean up the documents and materials you don't need.

Put newly used work files at the front of the drawer, and when the drawer is full, remove the files at the back of the drawer.In other words, keep a drawer of files, and the total amount will not exceed this range.Some people will keep all the documents, and these endless documents will eventually become waste paper that no one cares about, and many documents may not be used again.The documentation I'm referring to here doesn't include your workbooks or required references, but documents that are used as accumulations.

(8) Regularly back up and clean up the computer.

The processing method for the files stored in the computer is also similar to the above.Maybe, the hard copy of 95% of the documents you keep on your computer may still be in your hands for three months.Regularly back up files to CD, and immediately delete files that are no longer needed from your machine.

Things must be organized.

Doing things in accordance with the principle of order is a very rational belief in doing things.It includes reasonable arrangements for the order of things, strict allocation of time, etc.It will not appear like a ADHD patient, a hammer to the east, a stick to the west, and the scene of chicken feathers all over the floor.

There are many benefits to doing things in an orderly manner: 1. Let us understand our own logic of doing things very well. 2. Have a clear concept of completed and unfinished things so as not to repeat. 3. It is conducive to summing up experience at any time, so that the next thing can be done better. [-]. Let yourself have a sense of accomplishment and the excitement of approaching the goal step by step.This will increase enthusiasm for work.

When guests come and want to make tea, they need to wash the cups, find tea leaves, and boil water.And this can be done in a variety of different orders:

Find tea → wash the cup → boil water.

Wash the teacup → find tea leaves → boil water.

Find tea → boil water → wash the teacup.

Wash the teacup→boil the water→find the tea leaves.

Boil water → find tea leaves → wash teacups.

Boil water → wash the teacup → look for tea leaves.

The first two sequences are the most time-consuming, and the last two sequences work well.is not that right?It takes time to wait until the two tasks of washing the teacup and looking for tea leaves are finished before remembering to boil the water.If you boil the water first, wash the cups and find the tea leaves while boiling the water, the effect will be much better.

Coordinating things can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.Making tea is just a small matter. For things with more steps, we need to conduct a more detailed analysis to find out the connection and the simple order of doing things.

Learn to categorize the things you have to do.

Sometimes when doing things, we will find that there are too many things, and the past and the present are all crowded together.As soon as I close my eyes, one thing or another comes to mind, more than I can count.Some people will throw away some things and forget about it, and some people will let some things be done hastily, which is almost the same as not doing it.Some people will work overtime, squeezed by time, and exhausted to finish these things one by one.How could this be?Where are we going to find the time to do it?How can we do everything well, and do it with the principle of doing the best?To solve this problem, we need to coordinate planning time and energy.

Divide all work into two categories of "transactional" and "thinking" and treat them separately:

All work is nothing more than two types: "transactional" work does not require you to use your brain, and you can follow the familiar process all the way, and is not afraid of interference and interruption; "thinking" work requires you to concentrate and complete it in one go.For "transactional" work, you can deal with it sequentially under any circumstances according to the plan; while for "thinking" work, you must carefully arrange your time and proceed with concentration and interruptions.For "thinking" work, the best way is not to do it in a hurry, but to think about it in daily work and life first: think about it while eating, think about it when you can't sleep, think about it on the road, go to the toilet when thinking.When your thinking has accumulated for a certain period of time, and then arrange time to concentrate on doing it, you will find that the results will be like spring water, and will come automatically without any effort. All you have to do is to record and organize them!

By classifying in this way, we can make use of fragmented time.Doing things in piecemeal time will not cause you any trouble, and you can concentrate on doing some more important things.

There are routine tasks you need to do every day to maintain necessary contact with others, or to maintain a good work environment.These tasks include checking emails, communicating with colleagues or superiors, browsing forums you must visit, cleaning, etc.; these routine tasks are messy and trivial, and if you are not careful, they may jump out at any time to harass you and make you You can't concentrate on completing other tasks, or you may cause immeasurable losses due to your negligence.The best way to deal with these daily tasks is to do them on a regular basis: to deal with these things at a predetermined time each day, either once or twice, and generally in the morning or afternoon when work begins, and at other times, Don't even think about it!Unless there are special reasons (for example, you are waiting for an urgent email from someone), otherwise, force yourself not to check the mailbox beyond the scheduled time, do not browse the forum, and do not report to the leader. In this way, the efficiency of handling these matters will improve without compromising your other primary work.

Water first or food first.

If we want to save a person who is dying of thirst and starvation in the desert, should we deliver water or food first?This actually depends on what that person needs most at this time.Only by sending water first can the person be brought back from the brink of death. Water is much easier to digest than rice.In fact, everything should have a position.Once you have a concept of this positioning in your mind, you will unconsciously follow the proper time and order when doing things.

Let's break things down by priority:
(1) Important and urgent.These things take precedence over anything else and are jobs that must be done immediately or in the near future.

(2) Important but not urgent.In our work, most of the really important things are not urgent and can be done now or later.In fact, we tend to procrastinate endlessly on these things.The degree of attention to this type of work can tell whether a person is efficient or not.So we should pay attention to putting this kind of work into the ranks of priority.

(3) Urgent but not important.This category is something that on the surface seems to require immediate action, but when analyzed objectively and calmly, we can include it as a secondary priority.

(4) busy.A lot of work has only a little use, neither urgent nor important, but we often do it before doing important things, which is putting the cart before the horse.Because these things distract you, they give you a sense of activity and accomplishment, and they give you an excuse to put off important work.This is the greatest weakness of many incompetent people in high positions.

Take the first step.

When you get a task, do you start running around before you figure out the whole thing?As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and the direction of the first step often determines the course of the next thing.People have inertia in doing things, and the decision and performance at this moment determine the situation at the next moment.Therefore, you must have a sense of the overall situation when doing things. No matter how big or small, you should have a beginning and an end, with edges and corners, and make things complete.

When thinking about how to take the first step, that is when we need to make a comprehensive plan for things.For example, what documents are we going to apply for? Before we go out, we need to think about what certificates and other things we need to bring with us. This requires understanding the whole process before we can make a judgment.When going on a trip or doing other things, without knowing what will happen in the future, the first step should be as perfect as possible.

Some people don't do the first step well, they just want to break the can.This kind of mentality is obviously very harmful. If you do the following things with an indifferent attitude, it is better not to do it, or to let others do it.On the other hand, doing the first step not only makes the following things have a good start, but also makes yourself more confident.

Don't forget the benefits of tabular records.

It is impossible for people to always remember what they need to do, finish today's work, and forget about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.People tend to get so preoccupied with immediate tasks that they lack long-term plans.Many things cannot be done once or in one day, and it also requires a certain amount of time to be allocated every day or every period of time.To do this in an orderly manner requires time management.It is a good way to make a table.

Make a table to record the priorities of this month and next month. As far as I know, many people have started to make a daily work plan.So how many people take a higher level of planning for what they need to do this month and next month?Unless you are engaged in a trading job, its timetable is always a recent task, you often summarize at the end of each month, and start to reschedule and plan at the beginning of the month.List planning for a month's work is a higher-level method of time management. Again, what you list on this list must be the work that you must complete.At the beginning of each month, the work that was not completed last month but must be completed this month is added to the table.

Wanting is more important than doing.

Fundamentally speaking, success comes from "thinking".Only those who dare to "think", know how to "think", and are good at thinking will be candidates for success.Outstanding people are often good at thinking, accomplishing things that are difficult for others to do, and accomplishing things that cannot be done by themselves.When others fail, if you can draw the right idea from the failure of others and put it into action, you may succeed.When you fail yourself, you can switch to a correct idea and put it into action, and you can also succeed.

If you want to do less work and still get what you want, you have to think more than the average person.Of course, if your thinking is inherently wrong, no amount of thinking will help.What you think must be of high quality, positive and creative.

Mediocre people are often not lazy, but do not like to use their brains. This habit restricts their development.On the contrary, those with excellent grades all have the characteristics of being good at thinking, being good at discovering and solving problems, and not letting problems become difficult problems in life.It can be said that any meaningful concept and plan comes from thinking.A person who is not good at thinking will encounter many indecisive situations; on the contrary, a correct thinker can strategize and make correct decisions.

In 1999, in an exclusive interview with CCTV, Gates said that as the president of Microsoft, he no longer had time to write software.But no matter how busy he is, he always takes two days a week to stay in a quiet place.why?He said that in the face of heavy work and fierce competition in the IT market, as a manager, he should not waste his energy on tedious and trivial matters. He must think in special time to make strategic decisions.

Zeng Guofan, a famous official in the modern history of our country, also has this habit.No matter how tense the war is or how complicated the government affairs are, he will find an hour every day to sit quietly in a quiet room, sometimes to calm his emotions and mentality, and sometimes to clear his mind.

From the above two examples, we can see that it is impossible for those who achieve great things to not be good at thinking.Only concentrated thinking can gather one's own strength, courage, wisdom, etc. to overcome a certain problem and achieve good results.

All plans, goals, and achievements are products of thought.Your ability to think is the only thing you have complete control over.You can use your mind wisely, or you can use it foolishly, but no matter how you use it, it manifests a certain power.Without proper thinking, you cannot overcome bad habits and avoid setbacks.

If a person wants to do something special, he must be good at thinking and ask himself more questions.If young people want to achieve great things, they must first think about your career, think about yourself, and ask yourself questions. Only when you develop such a habit, in the process of starting your career, you must constantly think about yourself, what you have done, and what you have done. What you are doing and what you will be doing; keep asking yourself questions to see what are the deficiencies that need to be made up, what are the mistakes that should be corrected, and what are the ambiguities that should be asked for advice... Only In this way, we will continue to move forward and move towards success.

Asking puzzling questions of yourself or others can earn you handsome rewards.This approach has led to one of the world's greatest scientific discoveries.

We all know the story:
Once upon a time a young Englishman was on vacation on his family's farm. He was lying on his back under an apple tree thinking, when an apple fell on his head.

"Why did the apple fall downwards?" he asked himself.This young man is Newton.Since then, he has conducted unremitting research on this problem, and finally discovered the law of universal gravitation.

Especially young people, the most valuable habit to develop is to ask yourself more questions and pay attention to sorting out your thoughts before making up your mind.This can give people an opportunity to rationally organize their thoughts or recall why or how they made such a decision. Although this process seems simple, it will be effective in the process of dealing with the problem.

Positive thinking is a kind of wisdom that modern success science emphasizes very much. If you do something without thinking about it, it must be reckless and you will stumble, unless you are particularly lucky.But luck doesn't always favor you, so the safest thing to do is to think twice.

Habits of thought, once formed, are powerful. Lowell, a famous American poet and literary critic in the 19th century, once said: "Intelligent insights come first from being skeptical." Einstein also attached great importance to independent thinking. He said: "Higher education must pay attention to cultivating students with the ability to think, The ability to explore." People use the thinking ability of the human brain to solve all the problems in the world, instead of copying books.

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