10.2022 Office Talk
Where does time come from?
Shanghai Yuanzi Information Technology / Wang Xiaojue
Everyone hopes to have a successful life, but some people do nothing all day long and complain that time passes too fast; Some people are ambitious, capable and eager to be angry, but they are busy making mistakes and correcting them every day. They are too busy to have time and mental energy to conceive the future... Are these failures and setbacks really just a lack of time?
"Time" is fair to everyone. There are three techniques to make better use of time:
1. Life without goals is not worth living
Everyone should have goals and plans. During the interview, I often ask the other person, "What are your short-term and long-term goals?" Many people's attitude towards work is to have something first, and it doesn't matter what they do. Even they don't know what they want. How can they make great progress? We are not afraid of bad technology or poor foundation. As long as we set goals, we can see the direction of progress clearly. No matter how small the goals are, they will grow 37 times in a year even though they are only 1% ahead every day; On the contrary, if a person has no goal, he or she will drift with the wind and be happy with everything.
Few fresh graduates can have perfect skills. After all, the school can only achieve "the master leads the door, and the cultivation is in the individual". However, once people have no goals, they will sneak away at their fingertips every day without leaving any traces. Just like this year, the Spring Festival is in March, two months after encountering the Shanghai epidemic, and half a year later. In this half year, if there is a goal, you can start the project remotely according to the schedule. Because you are at home and have no commute limit, you can set the goal every day to measure the completion and accuracy of the work. With clear goals, it can transform disadvantages into advantages, which is conducive to the development and completion of the project.
2. Do one thing at a time
Many people's time is either fragmented or they need to deal with multiple things at the same time. For me, if the goal to be achieved today is an important factor for the whole project and even the whole team, I will take care of my colleagues in advance to help them answer the phone, block all voices, and allow myself to focus on the immediate task. This is the most important principle of efficient work.
Now let's recall, do you do things like this? How do you handle important things? Efficiency does not depend on how much you can do, but instead, after you have done everything perfectly, you should continue to deal with the next thing and not give yourself the opportunity to repeat adjustments.
Some people will complain that they are always busy helping others solve problems at work and have no time to settle down and deal with their own problems. Why do they have to rely on others to solve problems? The way of doing things is to learn. There are also many materials available on the Internet. Not all problems can be solved by "asking". Most people are just used to a learning method. Sometimes they break when they make a decision. People also need to learn by themselves.
3. Spend time on meaningful things
There is an American proverb that says, "If you swallow a frog raw in the morning, you will be glad to find that there is nothing worse than this next day." The same is true of the order of doing things. Give priority to the most important and meaningful things, because they are worth spending more time and effort to complete, and will be very comfortable after finishing.
We must recognize that one can't do everything, so we must first distinguish priorities and spend time on the most important things, which is our value. Let these improvements be seen in the daily review, slowly accumulate a sense of achievement, and slowly break through their own limits. Time will naturally produce corresponding effectiveness.
Time is not squeezed out, but arranged. From year to quarter, from quarter to month, from month to day, and from day to day, we should plan carefully. With the guidance of the goal, we should find the most important things that match the goal, and spend our time there to focus on completing things. When we look back a year later, we will naturally feel that we have lived up to these times. I hope everyone can achieve their goals and dreams.
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"Time" is fair to everyone. There are three techniques to make better use of time:
1. Life without goals is not worth living
Everyone should have goals and plans. During the interview, I often ask the other person, "What are your short-term and long-term goals?" Many people's attitude towards work is to have something first, and it doesn't matter what they do. Even they don't know what they want. How can they make great progress? We are not afraid of bad technology or poor foundation. As long as we set goals, we can see the direction of progress clearly. No matter how small the goals are, they will grow 37 times in a year even though they are only 1% ahead every day; On the contrary, if a person has no goal, he or she will drift with the wind and be happy with everything.
Few fresh graduates can have perfect skills. After all, the school can only achieve "the master leads the door, and the cultivation is in the individual". However, once people have no goals, they will sneak away at their fingertips every day without leaving any traces. Just like this year, the Spring Festival is in March, two months after encountering the Shanghai epidemic, and half a year later. In this half year, if there is a goal, you can start the project remotely according to the schedule. Because you are at home and have no commute limit, you can set the goal every day to measure the completion and accuracy of the work. With clear goals, it can transform disadvantages into advantages, which is conducive to the development and completion of the project.
2. Do one thing at a time
Many people's time is either fragmented or they need to deal with multiple things at the same time. For me, if the goal to be achieved today is an important factor for the whole project and even the whole team, I will take care of my colleagues in advance to help them answer the phone, block all voices, and allow myself to focus on the immediate task. This is the most important principle of efficient work.
Now let's recall, do you do things like this? How do you handle important things? Efficiency does not depend on how much you can do, but instead, after you have done everything perfectly, you should continue to deal with the next thing and not give yourself the opportunity to repeat adjustments.
Some people will complain that they are always busy helping others solve problems at work and have no time to settle down and deal with their own problems. Why do they have to rely on others to solve problems? The way of doing things is to learn. There are also many materials available on the Internet. Not all problems can be solved by "asking". Most people are just used to a learning method. Sometimes they break when they make a decision. People also need to learn by themselves.
3. Spend time on meaningful things
There is an American proverb that says, "If you swallow a frog raw in the morning, you will be glad to find that there is nothing worse than this next day." The same is true of the order of doing things. Give priority to the most important and meaningful things, because they are worth spending more time and effort to complete, and will be very comfortable after finishing.
We must recognize that one can't do everything, so we must first distinguish priorities and spend time on the most important things, which is our value. Let these improvements be seen in the daily review, slowly accumulate a sense of achievement, and slowly break through their own limits. Time will naturally produce corresponding effectiveness.
Time is not squeezed out, but arranged. From year to quarter, from quarter to month, from month to day, and from day to day, we should plan carefully. With the guidance of the goal, we should find the most important things that match the goal, and spend our time there to focus on completing things. When we look back a year later, we will naturally feel that we have lived up to these times. I hope everyone can achieve their goals and dreams.
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