【正文】 your goals. And, as you achieve your goals, be sure to set new ones. .... . 33 Priorities 優(yōu)先秩序 ? Often, we prefer to work at tasks that we like or find interesting. We do this even though these activities may contribute much less to your goals than the more difficult, plex activities. ? 我們常常樂(lè)意做喜歡和有趣的工作，而放棄那些對(duì)達(dá)到目標(biāo)意義更大卻更難更復(fù)雜的工作。否則，如果你將不重要的事排得很滿，你就不會(huì)有時(shí)間干最重要的事情。 .... . 38 Priorities 優(yōu)先秩序 Think carefully about what priorities mean to you…about how you decide what is really important. Remember, you will never have time for everything, but you will have time for the most important things. 仔細(xì)考慮優(yōu)先秩序?qū)δ阋馕吨裁?，決定最重要的事情，記住，你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)有時(shí)間做所有的事情，但你有時(shí)間做最重要的事情。 ? Don?t always do someone else?s requests at the expense of your own top priority tasks. Learn when to say no. Do it logically, firmly and tactfully. ? 不要犧牲你自己最重要的事，去干其他人要你干的事，學(xué)會(huì)什么時(shí)候說(shuō)不，但要合理、堅(jiān)決和有藝術(shù)性。 難道你希望醫(yī)生在未下診斷前就開(kāi)藥嗎？沒(méi)有明確診斷就不可能得到及時(shí)治療。 .... . 44 Analyzing 分析 Return on Time invested 總結(jié)投入的時(shí)間 ? ?Kaizen ? Sums up the rationale for analyzing time. Kaizen means continual incremental improvement. Whatever our time habits are, we didn?t get them overnight. We will not change everything overnight, either. The important point, though, is that we can change. By continually looking, you will find more and more ways to improve. That?s the whole point of analyzing and mastering your time. ? Kaizen總結(jié)了分析時(shí)間的基本原理。 ? The key is to make sure your activities are consistent with your goals. 關(guān)鍵是你的行動(dòng)和你的目標(biāo)要一致。 ? Practice kaizen. Strive for continual improvement. 按 Kaizen的方法不斷努力去做。 ? Keep records of your crises. Analyze them, look for patterns. Are they recurring or unique crises? Can any of your crises be predicted? ? 將緊急的事記錄下來(lái)，加以分析找出解決方法。 .... . 51 Planning 計(jì)劃 ? Few spend as much time planning as they should. Many claim they don?t have time to plan. However, planning is a habit. People who plan regularly master the habit of planning. ? 很少人花足夠的時(shí)間進(jìn)行計(jì)劃，宣稱沒(méi)有時(shí)間。 ? However, the idea is to control whatever time you can control, so you can spend as much time as possible on importan issues. ? 然而，理想的是控制你能控制的時(shí)間，只有這樣你才能盡可能多的將你的時(shí)間花在重要的事情上。 ? If possible, make weekly plan at the end of the preceding week.. ? 如有可能在上周末建立每周計(jì)劃。請(qǐng)關(guān)鍵人物審查你的計(jì)劃，幫你協(xié)調(diào)優(yōu)先秩序和安排活動(dòng)。不要忽略。 .... . 60 Scheduling 日程表 ? Planning is deciding what to do. ? 計(jì)劃就是決定干什么 Scheduling is deciding when to do. 日程安排是決定什么時(shí)候干 ? Scheduling is simply picking a time to do the activities. ? 日程安排就是確定干事的時(shí)間 ? Scheduling is the secret for making things happen. Planning is an intention。 .... . 62 Scheduling 日程表 Schedule Quiet Time 安排安靜時(shí)間 ? A big benefit of quiet time is that in one hour of scheduled quiet time. You can get as much done as you could in three or four hours of regular time. ? 安靜時(shí)間的最大好處是一小時(shí)安靜時(shí)間的收獲相當(dāng)于平時(shí)的 34小時(shí)。 ? Start early can have 3 different meanings: ? 及早開(kāi)始有三種不同的含義 : It might mean starting the day at an earlier hour. 每天早一點(diǎn)開(kāi)始。 ? Schedule the most important activities for each day. This simply means picking a specific time to do them. Things that are scheduled are much more likely happen. ? 挑出特定的時(shí)間去干最重要的事。 ? Prepare tomorrow?s schedule before you leave work today. You?ll sleep better, and you won?t risk starting your day by reacting before you consider what?s really important. ? 今天離開(kāi)工作時(shí)，準(zhǔn)備明天的日程。 .... . 67 Scheduling 日程表 ? Be sure to allow enough time for each activity. Most people are overly optimistic. They don?t allow enough time, and they often start late. As a result, their jobs are more frantic and pressured than they need to be. ? 給每一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)足夠時(shí)間，許多人由于過(guò)分樂(lè)觀，未留足夠時(shí)間，工作開(kāi)始過(guò)晚，結(jié)果工作一團(tuán)糟，承受更大壓力。 .... . 69 Scheduling 日程表 ? Identify your prime time, the time of day when you?re at your best, when you do your best work. Try to set this time aside for important projects, making important decisions or doing creative work. ? 確定你的黃金時(shí)間，即一天中最好的時(shí)間去做最好的工作。 ? The basic idea is to accept the uncontrollable and control the controllable. ? 有些事情是不可控制的，接受這一事實(shí)，才能控制不可控制的事。古希臘哲學(xué)家如是說(shuō) :“ 點(diǎn)燃一根蠟燭勝于咒罵黑暗。 .... . 73 Interruptions 干擾 Tame the Telephones 控制電話 ? About half of all business calls aren?t about business. ? 大約一半的商業(yè)電話與商業(yè)無(wú)關(guān)。 ? Socializing can be reduced without being antisocial. ? 在沒(méi)有反社會(huì)傾向的前提下，社會(huì)活動(dòng)可以減少。 ? Consider alternatives, such as electronic mail, voice mail or fax. ? 采用其它方法，如電子郵件、留言或電傳。 ? Standing up gives you better position for controlling how long the interruption lasts. You can begin walking out of your office (or telling the caller you must go )to more quickly conclude the interaction. ? 你可走出辦公室（或告訴來(lái)電話的人你必須走）以盡快結(jié)束干擾。 ? After the interruption, train yourself to go right back to the desk you were doing. Don?t use the interruption as an excuse to drift aimlessly. ? 受到打擾后，盡快返回你的工作，不要以打擾為借口，毫無(wú)目的地晃來(lái)晃去。意愿不能代替 經(jīng)歷 。 .... . 82 Meetings會(huì)議 Who?s responsible?誰(shuí)的責(zé)任？ ? Different people react to being in charge of meetings in different ways. Some see it as an opportunity to dominate the group. Others are caught up only in the social process of group interaction, with little need for achievement. Some use meetings to justify inactivity. ? 不同人對(duì)辦會(huì)有不同的看法。 .... . 84 Meetings會(huì)議 Everyone benefits 人人受益 ? Of all the major timewasters, meetings are probably one of the easiest to solve. And eliminating wasted time in meeting will probably to more good for more people at one time than solving almost any other timewaster. It takes a little effort, but the rewards are especially attractive: higher morale, productive time and time savings. ? 就浪費(fèi)時(shí)間的因素而言，會(huì)議是最易控制之一。 ? Consider alternatives to meetings, such as memos or conference calls. ? 考慮其它辦法，如備忘錄或電話會(huì)議 . ? Whenever you must hold a meeting， make an agenda and stick to it. ? 如一定要辦會(huì)，列出日程，照日程去做