1, straight to the point, smart people to stay away from trivial, keep the focus
Since we can only embark on one boat at a time, the choice of “boat” is particularly important. For this reason, economists tell us to maintain focus: one thing at a time, a period of only one focus. Westinghouse computer company general manager Di Schiller’s office door slogan is: “Do not bring me questions, bring the answers.”
- 80/20 principle
To focus on the most productive place, the so-called “good steel on the edge of the knife”. As long as you carefully summarize, you will find: 80% of the help you get from 20% of your friends, at the same time, you put 80% of the energy but only get 20% of the benefits. We often spend most of our time and energy in places that don’t really matter.
A young salesman was selling paint and made only $160 in his first month. He carefully analyzed his sales charts and found that 80% of his earnings came from 20% of his annual calendar customers, but he spent the same amount of time on all of them. So he asked that his 36 least active accounts be reassigned to other salespeople while he focused his efforts on his most promising accounts. Before long, he was making $1,000 a month. He never gave up this principle and eventually became the chairman of the company.
3、Do it now
When a business tycoon was asked the “secret of success”, he said only four words: “Do it now”. Delay or postpone the start of the day is the main reason why a lot of time is wasted. Many people are accustomed to “waiting for the mood,” that is, spending a lot of time to “get in the mood,” without realizing that the mood is to do, not to wait. Remember, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time of the present.
4, “have to go”
Don’t be bored by bored people, and don’t stay too long in unnecessary places. In real life, a person only learn to say “no”, he will get the real freedom to mention. Most successful people are people with personality, they dare to do, dare to say “no”. They have an alarm clock in their hearts, when “have to go”, it will be timely ring.
They know how to limit time, not only for themselves, but also for others. Talk show star Larry King said: “I find that the more you get in life, whether it’s professionally or monetarily, the more picky you can be, and I don’t have to go to lunch anymore.”
5、Avoid arguments
In this “era of symbiosis”, a tolerant mind and the sense of cooperation will make people like a spring. Tolerant people will instinctively avoid arguments. Because unnecessary arguments, not only will affect the mood and interpersonal relationships, but also a lot of time will be wasted, in the end, often solve no problem. The more you say, the less you do, and the wiser you are when others are chattering or red-faced, you often have gone a long way out.
People with economic acumen always try to cooperate with others as much as possible, such as meeting punctuality, conscientious compliance with social order. Because he knows that you delay others, others have a reason to delay your time, a person’s unconsciousness will lead to many people unconscious, “the power of example is infinite”.
6、Cost concept
Economics is very much about cost. Treat time, like business, always have a “cost” concept, to calculate a good account. In life, there are many examples of “penny wisdom several hours of folly”, such as saving a dollar and a half-hour queue, to save 20 cents and walk three stations, etc., in fact, are extremely uneconomical. In foreign countries, tipping is sometimes done to gain time.
In economics, leisure also has a cost, and its opportunity cost forgoes the benefits that work can bring. That’s why successful people highly respect active leisure, because “a different song brings a different mood”. In their view, active leisure should be conducive to physical and mental relaxation, spiritual enrichment and interpersonal communication, such as playing badminton, watching sports, trekking, going to the library, attending cultural salons, listening to lectures, writing and chatting among friends are very beneficial.
7、Selected friends
Friends should also be selected. More friends without benefit is harmful, they will not only waste your time, energy, money, but also your feelings, and some friends can even endanger your career. It is important to deal with people and companies who have a sense of time. The choice of a lover should be more careful, because a lover is a lifelong thing, the right lover will unconsciously become your “lover comrade”, not only to make your life romantic and warm, but also will make your pursuit meaningful and full of motivation. A real and beautiful relationship will save you time and give you the courage to face reality and meet challenges.
8, the smart use of telephone
To try to communicate through the phone, communication, exchange of information. Before calling to be prepared, call to the point do not talk irrelevant nonsense or convey irrelevant information and feelings on the phone. Be good at using modern office equipment for your own benefit. Many foods and forms can be formatted in advance with the help of a computer and can be output in a matter of minutes. A holiday message can be sent to many people at the same time as an e-mail.
9、Gathering of the best
Life has many fragmented time is very unnoticed, in fact, these time is short, but can be fully utilized to do something. For example, the time spent waiting for the bus can be used to think about the next step, flip through the newspaper or even remember a few words. Success is not a touch prize, it requires day-to-day effort. Need to wait peacefully.
10, rest in advance
Rest a moment before fatigue, not only to avoid excessive fatigue caused by overtime rest, but also to keep themselves in a better “competitive state”, thus greatly improving efficiency. Good health itself is a time-saving elements, “no time to rest people, sooner or later there will be time to get sick.”
11、Blossoms and blossoms
Do not fixate on problems that cannot be solved, you can write them down and let the subconscious mind and and time to solve them. This is a bit like playing soccer, the left can not open, try the right way, in short, try not to “bull’s-eye”. Remember, you can not let go of things will eat up more and more of your time, until you let go of it.
12, learn to speed reading
About most books are not worth reading page by page from the first page, generally speaking, a 300-page book has twenty pages of desirable is very good, our task is to this part of the valuable content “retrieval” to. In this information age, the ability to speed read or the ability to quickly grasp the main points of the day has become very important. As with reading, so with “reading people”, you must quickly identify who is your friend and who is your time nemesis.
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