[翻译]《175个事半功倍的方法》(十八)
<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">148</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">A place for everything and everything in its place.</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> It still works! Searching for your stapler, calculator, note pad or pen is a time-waster, creating stress and frustration. Oh, by the way, throw away those dead batteries. It is a waste of time </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">–</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> and frustrating </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">–</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> to be searching for the good batteries among the dead batteries. </span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">每一个固定地方都要放固定的东西，每个东西都应该放在固定的位置</span>。这个很有用！花时间去找你的订书机、计算器、笔记本或者笔是很大的浪费，而且会造成压力和挫折感。对了，顺便说一句，把没用的电池都扔掉。在一堆没用的电池里面去找好用的电池也是很大的浪费。</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">149</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">Are you a paper shuffler? If so, </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">mark the top of the paper</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> every time you touch it. These tick marks will remind you you</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">’</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">re wasting time every time you touch that paper. </span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-outline-level: 1;">你是一个会随便用纸的人吗？如果是对话，在你每次都要碰到纸的<span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">最上面作一个标记</span>。这些标记会在你碰到这些纸的时候提醒你在浪费自己的时间。</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">150</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">Create an e-mail address book and distribution list</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> for those with whom you frequently communicate. Not only will you save time looking up addresses, you</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">’</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">ll save a lot of typing time. Ten keystrokes saved on fifty e-mails a day equals 125,000 keystrokes saved a year. You know how long it takes to press </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">“</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">a</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">”</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> 125,000 times? Don</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">’</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">t try it! Just take our word.</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">创建一个电子邮件地址列表并把它分发给你经常联系的人</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">。这不光会节约你找地址的时间，还会节省你输入的时间。一天</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">50</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">封邮件节约</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">10</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">次击打键盘相当于一年可以少击打</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">125</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">，</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">000</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">次键盘。你知道击打</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">125</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">，</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">000</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">次“</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">a</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">”需要多长时间吗？试一下，仅仅数一下字数。</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">151</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">Buy a </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">small tape recorder</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> and put it </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">next to your bed.</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> Now, you can capture all those great ideas that seem to </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">“</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">vanish into thin air</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">”</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> when you wake up.</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-outline-level: 1;">买一个<span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">随身听</span>并且把他<span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">放在自己的床边</span>。现在，你就可以在早晨醒来的时候捕捉到任何一个将要“消失在空气中”的想法。</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">152</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">General rule: if it takes less than five minutes, <span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">get it done now.</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">一般规则：如果需要的时间少于</span><span lang="EN-US" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">5</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">分钟，</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">就马上完成</span><span lang="ZH-CN" twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">。</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">153</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">Set <span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">specific goals</span> for two weeks and write the goals down. Then, focus your attention on activities that lead to achieving those goals. You will be surprised how much you can accomplish if you put your goals on paper. </p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-outline-level: 1;">设定两周的<span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">明确目标</span>并写下来。然后关注于可以带领你达成这些目标的活动。你会惊奇的发现把通过把目标写在纸上你竟然可以完成这么多任务。</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">154</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">“</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">Group</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">”</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> similar tasks together.</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> You</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">’</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">ll have all the necessary materials together and can save valuable time not having to refocus for each separate task. Fewer transitions between tasks improve your productivity.</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">把相似的任务集中起来</span>。你就可以把必须得资料都集中起来，可以避免需要针对每一个单独的活动再次去关注它们。任务间越少的转变可以提供你的工作效率。</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;"> </p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; mso-outline-level: 1;">155</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">Develop an </span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">“</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';">in-today, out-tomorrow</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">”</span><span twffan="done" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI';"> process for all mail coming into your office.</span></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-outline-level: 1;">对所有进入你办公室的邮件都采取“<span twffan="done" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;">今日进，明日出</span>”的措施。</p>[此贴子已经被作者于2006-9-29 8:12:36编辑过]
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