Pack Times挤时间
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。找出你最有效率的时间(下午三点的咖啡时间?)并为这段时间留出一些工作。当这个时间来临时，关上门，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。把你要发的邮件放在一起发，要打的电话的放在一起打，每天缩减成三至四批。这样可以让你免受简短的邮件或是电话的打扰。
Specialize专注
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。一次只专注一个任务，分心和多任务工作都会浪费你的时间。一次性完成一项工作并一件一件做完所有的工作，这才是令人鼓舞和满意的工作效果。
Optimize and reflect优化和反思
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。当到了一天的最后，回顾你的一天，找出你最忙的时段，最浪费时间的那些任务，然后试着在明天不再重复这些任务。
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。可能你已经能够更高效地完成一项任务? 花些时间写个心得，关于你下次在哪里可以做得更好，这个可以帮助你持续地进步。
Re-list重新列清单
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. 有时候你不能完成你待办事项清单中的所有事情，这也没关系，把他们放在明天的清单中，并加个星标记下，这样他们就不会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，你将会对你明天要做的事情的有一个粗略概念。去吧，把它们列出来。明天当你醒来时，你就不太可能忘记了。
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