[翻译]《175个事半功倍的方法》(十六)

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Organizing Yourself…First Things FIRST

组织好自己…要事第一

Overview 概述

“Unlike other resources, time cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or stolen, stocked up or saved, manufactured, reproduced, or modified.

All we can do is make use of it. And whether we used it or not, it nevertheless slips away.”

—Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber

“和其它的资源不同，时间不可以买进或者卖出，向别人借或者被偷走，存储或者节约，制造、再生或者修改。我们所能做的就是利用时间。不管我们是否利用它，它都会逝去而不再来。”

—Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber

 

Ulcers are something you get from mountain climbing over molehills.

溃烂是由琐事引起的。

 

 

136

Work smarter, not harder. Doing inefficient things “harder” does not do anything but wear you out faster. Figure out ways to shorten tasks by eliminating steps, combining parts and getting more done by working easier.

工作的更聪明，而不是更勤奋。很勤奋的做没有效率的事情比什么都不做更能让你疲劳。通过减少步骤、合并相关内容和聪明的工作以完成更多的事情来计算工作量。

 

137

Manage your to-do list. Start with the most important task and work down. If you accomplish nothing other than your number one priority, you’ll be ahead. Avoid the temptation to tackle fun or easy tasks first just because you like shorter lists.

管理你的待完成事件清单。从最重要的工作开始然后分解。除了最优先等级的事情之外你没有完成任何事情，你就是领先的。避免从最有趣或者简单的任何开始的诱惑，而仅仅是因为你喜欢简短的任务。

 

138

Never throw business cards into a drawer. That is a good way to frustrate yourself and waste some time trying to retrieve it. Enter the info into a database then throw out the card.

永远不要把名片扔进抽屉里。这是挫败你自己的好办法并且会浪费时间来重新找到它。把信息输入通讯录然后扔掉卡片。

 

139

Frequently ask your self the #1 time management question of all time: What’s the best use of my time…RIGHT NOW?

总是频繁的问自己一个问题：现在我做什么事情最有价值？

 

140

Want to attack procrastination? Write down your goals twice a day. You’ll become more focused on getting the important things done.

是否想攻克你的拖延？一天两次写下你的目标。你会更关注去完成更重要的事情。

 

141

Do everything faster! Walk a step faster, write e-mails faster and get off the phone faster. Search for times where you can gain a few seconds that will add up to a few minutes a day.

更快的做每一件事情！更快的走每一步路，更快的写每一封电子邮件和挂掉每一个电话。寻找你可以节约的每一秒这样你一天就可以积累几分钟了。

 

142

Leave yourself reminder voicemails. When you are driving and have that “ah-ha” idea, send yourself a voicemail while the idea is fresh on your mind. You’ll save time trying to remember the brilliant idea that slipped your mind.

用语音邮件来留住你的需要回忆的内容。当你正在开车的时候正好有了什么想法，给自己留一个语音邮件。你可以节省很多时间来试图回想起你头脑里面闪光的成千上万的想法。