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Categorize your To Do list into A, B, and C priorities. “A” priorities are the activities that are critical for your success. “B” priorities are important but not critical. “C” priorities would be nice to do if you get the time. Begin with your “A” priorities and work your way to the “nice to do” items.
将你的待完成任务清单分成A,B和C三个优先级。A代表对于你的成功很关键的活动，B则表示很重要但是还不够关键的活动，C表示如果你有时间完成则很不错的事情。从A开始最后到最好完成的事情。
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Here’s a suggestion that will help everyone: create a “talk” file for your boss, subordinates, peers and even your customers. Unless it is a real emergency, wait until you have at least two items in the file before calling that person with your questions.
这里有一个对每一个人都很有帮助的建议：为你的老板、同事甚或你的客户准备一个“谈话”文件。除非非常紧急，等到你的文件里至少有两个问题的时候再打电话给你有问题的那个人。
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Get a spiral-bound notebook, date it, and keep all your notes in the book for future reference. Quit writing on loose papers or sticky notes that tend to get lost.
准备一个螺旋订装的笔记本，并且保持把你所有的备注情况记在上面作为以后的参考。不要把这些内容记在很容易丢失的单页的纸上或者N次贴上。
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Try something new. Read (really) the instruction manual that came with your electronic organizer. Even better, try the manufacturer’s web site to find new software updates and releases that may further your productivity. Bet you will find several time management tools you haven’t used. Let the organizer do the work so you can spend less time organizing yourself.
尝试一下新鲜事物。仔细阅读你的电子记事本所附带的操作指导。如果可以的话，尝试着去软件生产商的网站看看是否有新的软件更新发布，它将提升你的工作效率。你总会发现几个你从没有使用过的时间管理工具。让你的记事本做更多的工作这样你自己就可以在整理方面少做一些工作了。
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Use only one time management system. Whether you choose an electronic or paper system, one consistent system will eliminate much wasted time spent searching for information
至少使用一个时间管理系统。不管你是使用电子的还是纸质的，一个持续使用的系统将会在搜寻信息方面减少很多时间的浪费。
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Abracadabra! Take a speed-reading course. You could already be a lot further along in this book!
胡言乱语！参加一个速读课程。你也许已经远远超过现在读这本书的进度了。
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How about all those passwords? Tough to remember? Simplify your passwords and have a logical, easy to remember reason for selecting each. Trying to remember a password is frustrating and a total waste of time. You may want to select passwords that can be typed on the keyboard with one hand so your other hand is free.
那些密码怎么样？强行的记住？简化你的密码并且用一个有逻辑的、容易记忆的办法来选择每一个密码。试图记住一个密码是无效的并且很浪费时间。你应该试图选择一个你可以用一只手输入的密码，这样你的另一只手就空下来了。
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Take a Saturday and devote two hours to reorganizing yourself. Take a fresh look at how you are organized and look for opportunities to improve. You will probably discover several areas where you can eliminate some personal time wasters simply by becoming a little better organized.
利用周六的两个小时来组织一下你自己。看一下最近你是怎么样的然后看看有没有提升的机会。你也许将会发现几个你可以只要更好的组织一下就可以减少个人时间浪费的地方。 |
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发表于 2006-9-10 08:16:13