什麼最重要 Time management in life(中英文版)                 

Big rocks.......

 The busier you are, the more important to stop and read this story.

One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget.

As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overchievers, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.”

He then pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one by one, into the jar.

When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, asked ,asked, “is this jar full?”

Everyone in the class said, “yes.”

Then he said, “Really?” He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks, then he asked the group once more, “Is this jar full?”

By this time the class was on to him . “Probably not “ one of them answered.

“Good!” he replied.  He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question. “Is this jar full?”

“No!” the class shouted.

Once again, he said, “Good!” Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.

Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?”

One eager beaver raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it.”

No, the speaker replied, “That’s not the point.”

The truth this illustration teaches us is this: If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all.

What are the big rocks in your life? Your children, your spouse, your loved ones, your friendships, your education your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others, doing things that you love, time for yourself, your health.

Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first, or you’ll never get them in at all. If you sweat the little stuff (i.e. gravel, the sand) then you’ll fill your life with little things you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff (the big rocks).”

So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: what are the “big rocks” in my life? Then put those in your jar first.

一天，教授在桌子上放了一个装水的罐子，然后又从桌子下面拿出一些正好可以从罐口放进罐子里的鹅卵石。教授的把石块放完后问他的学生：“你们说，这罐子是不是满的？”“是！”所有的学生异口同声地回答。

“真的吗？”教授笑着问。然后再从桌底下拿出一袋碎石子，把碎石子从罐口倒下去，摇一摇，再加一些，再问学生：“你们说，这罐子现在是不是满的？”这回他的学生不敢回答得太快：“也许没满。”

“很好！”教授说完后，又从桌下拿出一袋沙子，慢慢地倒进罐子里。倒完后，他再问班上的学生：“现在你们再告诉我，这个罐子是满的吗？”“没有满。”全班同学这下学乖了，大家很有信心地回答说。

“好极了！”教授又从桌底下拿出一大瓶水，把水倒进看起来已经被鹅卵石、小碎石、沙子填满了的罐子。当这些事都做完之后，教授正色地问他班上的同学：“你们从上面这些事情中学到了什么重要的道理？”
一位学生回答说“无论我们的工作多忙，行程排得多满，如果要逼一下的话，还是可以多做些事的，这门课讲的是时间管理。”
教授听到这样的回答后，点了点头，微笑道：“答案不错，但并不是我要告诉你们的重要信息。”
说到这里，这位教授故意停顿了一下，用眼睛向全班同学扫了一遍说：“我想告诉各位最重要的信息是，如果你不先将大的鹅卵石放进罐子里去，你也许以后永远没机会把它们再放进去了。”

[管理启示]
每一天我们都在忙，每一天我们所做的事情好像都很重要，每一天我们都不断地往罐子里灌进小碎石或沙子，你有没有想过，什么是自己生命中的鹅卵石？

[点评]
1、 面对繁多的工作，不要手忙脚乱，静下心来，看哪些是最重要的，做好那些最重要的事情就行了。
2、 对于项目经理，对于项目组的事情，以及项目的进展，切不可胡子眉毛一把抓，区分那些事情最重要才是最重要的。
3、 这也符合所谓的80/20法则吧，完成那最重要的20%的事情，可能就完成了80%的要求。

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