简化工作，七招就够

【经验】简化工作，七招就够

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu

“天下难事必作于易，天下大事必作于细。千里之行始于足下。”——老子

 

You don’t need to do all of these things — pick just one, and try it. Then try another and see if it works. Experiment to find what works for you.

And enjoy the simple work life.

你不需要把列举的事情全部做——只要选一个试试即可。然后再尝试另一个，看看是否奏效。在自己身上试验下到底哪些事项对你起作用。

然后就享受你的简单工作生活吧！

1. Start early. Going into work early was one of my favorite tricks — it was quiet, before the phones and chatter and meetings started, and I could get a lot of work done in peace. By the time everyone else was getting started, I’d gotten two or three big tasks checked off.

早早开始，一日之计在于晨。早早开始是我一个最喜欢的窍门——此时非常安静，没有电话的响声，没有闲聊的嘈杂，会议也没有开始，在这样一份安静中，我完成了很多工作。等到大家都开始工作的时候，我已经完成了两到三个大任务。

 

2. Limit your hours. It’s ironic, because so many people work long hours and think they’re getting more done and being more productive. But they’re throwing brute hours at the problem. Instead, cut back on your hours and set a limit — say 6 or 7 hours a day — and get your most essential work done within that limit. If you know you’re only working 6 hours today, you’ll be sure to get the important tasks done first and waste less time. Limits force you to be effective.

缩减你的工作时间。听上去很讽刺，很多人认为工作的时间越长，就能完成更多工作。但是这无异于对牛弹琴。相反，缩短你的工作时长并设定一个限时，一天6-7小时，在限期内完成你的必要任务。如果你得知今天的工作时间只有6个小时的话，你肯定会先完成那些重要事项，减少浪费的时间。限时能让你更加有效率。

 

3. Batch distractions. What are your common distractions? Perhaps things like email, reading blogs, Twitter or another social network? Set a time for these, preferably later in the day: say, from 3-4 p.m. Don’t do the distractions before then. By grouping them all into one time period, you allow yourself to do other work first, but still get in your distraction time. Another approach might be to do them for 10 minutes at the end of each hour — but stick to that 10-minute limit!

批处理那些消遣事物。你日常那些消遣都有那些？也许是写邮件读博客和微博，或是其它的网上社交活动。为这些事情设定一个时间，最好是晚一点，下午三四点为宜。在此之前不要动这些消遣的事情。把这些事情安排到一个统一的时间，这样你就能先完成其他工作，但是仍然保有你的消遣时间。另一种方法就是每小时分出10分钟来处理这些消遣事项，但是要坚守只能有10分钟的底限。

 

4. Limit meetings. The fewer the better. Some top Google executives just do 5-minute meetings — anyone who attends these meetings had better be prepared, and concise. If you can get out of meetings and just get the notes, or find an alternative way to communicate, it could save you hours per week.

压缩会议。越少越好。有些Google的高层开会只用5分钟——与会者最好早有准备，发言务必简洁。如果你不用去亲身参与会议而只是参考会议记录的话，或是找到一种其他方式来交流。每周能节省好几小时。

5. Clear your desk. This can be done in a few minutes. Clear everything off the top of your desk. Only put back a few essential items. Everything else should be: filed, given to the appropriate person, given a permanent spot in a drawer, or trashed/recycled. Make quick decisions and then get back to work.

整理你的桌面。几分钟就可以完成。把你桌面上的所有东西都清掉，只把那些必须的东西放回去。剩下的东西：归类，交给合适的人，临时放到抽屉里，要不就扔掉或是拿去再利用。简单处理之后迅速投入工作。

6.Take breathing breaks. Every 15-20 minutes, get up from your desk, and take a breathing break. It could be simply walking around the office, saying hi to someone, or even better, getting outside to get some fresh air. Walk around, get your blood circulating, perhaps massage your neck and shoulders if you feel tension. Do some pushups if you want to get fitter. When you get back to work, remind yourself what you want to be working on, and clear away all distractions.

小憩一下。每隔15到20分钟，站起身，小憩一下。可以在办公室里走一走，和同事打个招呼，或是到外面去呼吸新鲜空气。走动一下，加快血液循环，如果觉得紧张的话按摩一下脖子和肩膀。如果你想身体强健，试试俯卧撑。当你重新回到工作岗位的时候，不要忘了你想要完成的任务，屏除心中的杂念。

7.Schedule big blocks of creative time. Not everyone can do this, but when possible, put a big block of 3-4 hours in your schedule for creating or doing other important work. Make this time inviolate, and don’t allow meetings or other things to be scheduled during this time. Be ruthless about clearing distractions and doing the work you love during these blocks, taking breathing breaks as necessary. Rejoice in your creativity.

留出整块时间做创意类型的工作。不是每个人都能做到，但是在可能的时候，在你的日程表中留出3-4小时用于创作或是重要工作。保证这段时间不受侵扰，这段时间不安排会议或是其他事情。对于清除消遣要痛下狠心，用这些时间来完成你钟爱的事情，必要时休息一下，享受创造带来的快乐。