The famous French thinker Voltaire once uttered a riddle: "What is the longest and the shortest, the fastest and the slowest, the most divisible and the most extensive, the least valued and the most regrettable; Nothing can be done without it; It destroys everything that is small, and gives life to everything that is great? ”

The answer is time.

Time is the element that makes up life. Praise the father chasing the sun, Lu Yang waving, what a beautiful and moving myth! It expresses the long-cherished wish of human beings to control time.

Some people complain that I don't have much time to do this and that every day, and that I don't have any spare time, so how nice it would be if I could have a few more minutes or hours?

For time experts, time is squeezed out, and it mostly depends on your method of managing time and the art of controlling it.

To have the concept of time in mind:

First, wake up 30 minutes early every day. Many people have the bad habit of sleeping lazy, so in order to go to work, some people often have no time to eat breakfast, or take breakfast while eating to catch the car, ride, or eat breakfast in the office after work, which not only affects health, but also squeezes working hours and affects work efficiency. To make the most of your precious time, wake up 30 minutes early every day. This is not too difficult for the average practitioner to do.

Second, develop the skills of fast reading and shorthand. For modern people, it is undoubtedly necessary to have time to read as many books, newspapers and magazines as possible. In fact, as long as you have certain skills, you can save a lot of time, and in this regard, it is clear to compare the difference between the average reader and the speed reader. The average person's reading speed is about 300 or 400 words a minute, however, people who have been trained in speed reading memory can gradually make the words in the book gradually change from "reading" to "leaping into the eye".

Third, develop the habit of recording. Collecting ideas, figures, ideas, opinions, evidence, and other useful information, and sorting them down can make your life more fulfilling, more knowledgeable, and learn a lot of valuable things in a small amount of time.

One way to create time is to bring a notebook with you during meetings and important meetings, and jot down the main points while your memory is still clear and clear, so as to not only save time, but also avoid mistakes.

Whether it is to create a great cause or do ordinary things, the problems that can be solved in a quarter of an hour can not be solved in a quarter of an hour if they are delayed. Those who are engaged in business should always remind themselves that they should leave plenty of time for particularly difficult and meaningful problems, and should not spend a lot of precious time on some issues that have little to do with their careers.

Fourth, be good at using the phone. Telephones are a product of modern communication that can help us save time. When we are too busy to meet each other, we can make it clear what we want to say by simply dialing the phone. If you want to get information or information, the phone call is indeed the most straightforward and simple tool.

However, if the phone is not used properly, it will waste time, such as small talk and chat on the phone. Therefore, if there is nothing important, you should avoid calling too often. In addition, before making a phone call, make sure you have all the information you have, such as a phone number book, preparation of the conversation, and a pen and paper for recording.

Fifth, try to avoid gossip. Conversation is an important form of interpersonal communication. It is estimated that about 70 percent of the 16 hours a day people get eight hours of sleep

time to interact with each other and communicate information. Through direct conversation, you can not only exchange various news and information in society, but also communicate thoughts, emotions, and opinions. Conversations often contain many vivid details, successful conversations, connect feelings, promote understanding and friendship, eliminate fatigue and tension, and make a pleasant mood. Therefore, for the achievement of a career, moderate social interaction is indispensable. But there should be limits, and if the conversation is full of topics that are not conducive to career and physical and mental health, then it should be terminated sensibly.

Sixth, let the postman run errands. The function of writing a letter is innumerable, and what can be done slowly can be solved by writing a letter. Like the phone call, writing a letter can help us save time, but it is important to note that time is also precious to the recipient, so you should be concise when writing a letter, try to avoid using words that are easily misleading, and think about how to express yourself more clearly and concisely before writing. Before you write, ask yourself if the sentence you want to write needs to be deleted, and if you can, you will not hesitate to delete it.

Seventh, make the most of your free time. In the last century, Marx wrote of the communist society of the future, in which the criterion for prosperity is not working hours, but spare time. Bertrand de Jouvernieri, a famous contemporary French futurist, even pointed out that in the future society, the main thing people feel is not to have the money to buy everything, nor to commodity, but to spare time, which may give people knowledge and culture. As a result, scholars have predicted that when people have more time at their disposal, there must be a curriculum on how to organize and use their free time. As a result, the concept of "leisure consumption" came into being, and the rational and creative use of leisure has become a special topic discussed by time experts. If we calculate a person's life as 70 years old, excluding the 7 years of preschool age, if we use our free time to study or work for 2 hours a day, it is equivalent to living an extra 15 years, how much meaningful work should we be able to do?

Eighth, be concerned about your work. Valuing time does not mean turning people into inefficient workaholics who are only busy with specific tasks without objectively valuing the true value of time. One of the ways to create time is to ask people to think more in their actions, rather than to exclude them, especially when they are not interested in the work they are doing and are easily attracted to other irrelevant things. For example, some people are engaged in writing, and they need to consult relevant materials in the process of writing, although their desk materials are complete, they may consciously or unconsciously shift their attention to a certain issue that is not related to the goal, and distract their energy, which may not be a good phenomenon. As the master of one's own work and actions, it is the best policy to sort out the work that has to be done and arrange it one by one.

However, many people think that improving work efficiency can avoid wasting time, but in fact, this is a very vague and wrong concept. In fact, efficiency is not the same as effectiveness or effectiveness, let alone effectiveness. High efficiency does not necessarily mean that the effect is good or effective, and it does not necessarily save time. Strictly speaking, the utilization of time can only be related to efficiency, and the sum of effect and benefit is called efficiency. That is, efficiency = target × efficiency. In other words, the goal is in the right direction, and then improve the work efficiency, the effectiveness will appear, in this sense, the traditional "time and behavior" analysis, trying to do everything in the shortest time, the least action to complete the research may not improve the efficiency. For us, the important question should be how to use the time to reduce the difficulties in our work, to do the work that we have always wanted to do and that is really important, and then to do it in the best possible way. It's much more important than being efficient at doing anything that happens by chance.

Ninth, look for possible replacements. When people engage in a certain cause and complete a certain job, they do not ask for anything but alone. A clever time planner is not only good at faking things, but also good at employing people. If possible, ask someone else to help you and maybe find another way to save you time.

Tenth, maintain a good working environment. The environment is one of the factors that affect the work, and the arranged work place is the objective environment and conditions necessary for any labor, and in industrial production, a comfortable working environment is conducive to improving production efficiency has long been proven by practice. In mental work, the scientific arrangement and arrangement of the environment can not be ignored to improve the efficiency of the role, there are many environmental factors, in general, the climate factor is very important. Psychologists have studied the data of Chinese enterprises and show that the best climatic months for production in the north are April and May in the first half of the year and September and October in the second half of the year. In general, the indoor temperature is between 19 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius, which is best for human work. In addition, the air, sound, light, color, and furnishings in the office or workshop are all environmental factors that cannot be ignored. Otherwise, it will greatly affect the mood at work.

Eleventh, eliminate tension. In today's competitive environment, a significant proportion of employees work more than 10 hours a day. Some workaholics often drive at night, even through the night. However, few people can evaluate their effective working hours more objectively. Few people calmly analyze: how much time is wasted at work due to emotional stress? Everyone is emotionally stressed, and it is not okay not to face up to this problem. Especially when you are frustrated, fearful, and panicked, you feel even more psychologically stressed. This pathology increases with the increase of workload, makes people tired and dull, and directly affects work and daily communication. The fundamental way to avoid nervousness is to uproot it by exercising. Exercise can eliminate fatigue, relax nerves, and of course, people with emotional stress can also visit the psychological counseling clinic.

Twelfth, take proper rest. People who can work are often people who can rest, and those who have achieved great things have a unique way of resting. A lot of great, accomplished scientists who not only lead a normal family life, but also have time for hobbies. Masters of science such as Einstein and Planck did not influence their scientific work because of their musical activities; Mathematicians such as Hilbert and Minkowski have found that daily walks are beneficial. In fact, the reason is very simple, if you work continuously for too long, you will lose your clarity and originality. Most people's rest is for recreation or to change interests to prevent becoming sluggish, sluggish, and intellectually occlusive. That's a lot of time to work and struggle for more than those inefficient workers who are busy.

Time is a big topic, but for everyone, it's so specific. To achieve the goal of being one step faster, it is absolutely not okay to study the question of how to use the time.