掌握幾條提高效率的工作法則

　　Pack Times擠時間

　　Identify the time you know are most productive (3pm coffee hour?) and set aside some tasks for this time. When this time rolls around, close your cubical door so that it is just you and your work。找出你最有效率的時間(下午三點的咖啡時間?)并為這段時間留出一些工作。當這個時間來臨時，關上門，只留下你和你的工作。

　　Batching批量工作

　　Cluster your emailing sessions and your phone call sessions. Short for 3-4 batches a day. This will help keep short emails and phone calls from distracting you。把你要發的郵件放在一起發，要打的電話的放在一起打，每天縮減成三至四批。這樣可以讓你免受簡短的郵件或是電話的打擾。

　　Specialize專注

　　Focus on one single task at a time. Distractions and multitasking eat up your time. Consistently completing and crossing off tasks is encouraging and satisfying。一次只專注一個任務，分心和多任務工作都會浪費你的時間。一次性完成一項工作并一件一件做完所有的工作，這才是令人鼓舞和滿意的工作效果。

　　Optimize and reflect優化和反思

　　a. As you get to the end of the day, think back on the day, identify your peak times, the most wasteful tasks and seek to keep from repeating these tasks tomorrow。當到了一天的最后，回顧你的一天，找出你最忙的時段，最浪費時間的那些任務，然后試著在明天不再重復這些任務。

　　b. Might you have been able to more efficiently complete a task? Taking the time to make a mental note of what you can do better the next time will put you on the road to continuous improvement。可能你已經能夠更高效地完成一項任務? 花些時間寫個心得，關于你下次在哪里可以做得更好，這個可以幫助你持續地進步。

　　Re-list重新列清單

　　a. At times you will not complete everything you had on your list. This is okay, add them to tomorrows list with a star so that they do not get rolled over a second day. 有時候你不能完成你待辦事項清單中的所有事情，這也沒關系，把他們放在明天的清單中，并加個星標記下，這樣他們就不會再次被移到下一天做。

　　b. By the day’s end you will have a rough idea of items you need to do tomorrow. Go ahead and list them. Tomorrow when you start fresh, you will be less likely to have missed an re-list。在一天的最后，你將會對你明天要做的事情的有一個粗略概念。去吧，把它們列出來。明天當你醒來時，你就不太可能忘記了。