Time management -- finding the balance between energy and efficiency

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In fact, I have been looking for a word that can replace "Time Management" for a long time, but I have never found it very appropriate. Although "Time Management" is no longer a new word, it does not seem to naturally become a habit of daily work and life for most people. It is a pity that this important idea has always existed without being warm!

 

My preliminary conclusion is that the word "Time Management" is as academic as "Business Administration", which makes people feel a sense of professionalism when they hear it, it seems like the knowledge and skills used by industry elites and corporate executives. However, the deeper significance of time management is not to manage time, but to find a balance between energy and efficiency, which infinitely approaches the time when energy is the most vigorous and efficient. I have not written articles during this period. Instead, I have accumulated some experiences in practicing the theoretical knowledge of time management and hope to share my discussions with you.

 

Energy

The energy mentioned here mainly includes two aspects: physical strength and intelligence. Physical strength is the foundation of intelligence. Although good physical strength may not be good at intelligence, poor physical strength may not be good at intelligence. For example, if I have been carrying my bags for a day, I am tired and can't solve the differential equation at this time. I am afraid I cannot even understand the four mixed operations. Therefore, the "Best Time" refers to the time when both physical strength and intelligence are strongest, but this time is not a fixed time point, generally, it is the intersection of the most energetic time periods and the most intelligent time periods. For example, at pm, I had the best physical strength, and at pm I had the best mental strength. Therefore, at pm, I could think of my best energy. However, we also know that in this so-called "best energy" period, we are not able to do anything well, for example, in the morning and in the middle of the night, I am doing a good job, but I like programming at night and reading news in the morning. If I want to turn it upside down, I feel like Ferrari is replaced with a QQ engine!

 

However, energy can also be adjusted and mobilized. The above example is a bit extreme, and I believe that most knowledge workers and students at school are unlikely to take part-time jobs to carry sacks, let's give an example of less extreme energy Mobilization. In the hot summer, there was no chat, TV was not easy to watch, and the Internet could not go up. There was no speaker in the house, so I couldn't sleep, and it was just like a year! At this time, a cool-dressed and fashionable woman floated out of the window like a comet. Without an accident, most male compatriots would not be as sleepy as they were in the last second. If Cupid quietly gave you a piece of paper at this time: "If you fold one thousand paper cranes for her, you can have dinner with her at night ", I think most boys will act as quickly as they beat me.

 

There are a lot of things. In the middle and late stages and before the end, people's energy is easily lacking, because they have no sense of freshness, the final result is not yet visible, so it is easy to be confused. Once confused, it is easy to doubt whether persistence is meaningful or not. If confidence is shaken, it will change the energy to the negative direction. Likewise, if you are confident, you will adjust your energy to the right. I am not an idealist, but I firmly believe that many psychological factors will affect or even determine the development of things. That is to say, even when you are in the most energetic state, it is difficult to put your energy into the right place in a reasonable and efficient manner. The energy is like a strong horse racing. If the server is calm and methodical, the horse can fly in the right direction. However, if the server is confused, the hands and feet are also messy, so the horse can only be in the same place, in vain to consume ATP.

 

Efficiency

Efficiency is not necessarily the speed of doing things. The efficiency mentioned here is not only the meaning of efficiency, but also the correctness. For example, Xiao Ming can play 10 bottles of soy sauce in an hour. I can play 20 bottles. Hey, sorry, I am more efficient than Xiao Ming. But when soy sauce comes back, the bottle is filled with vinegar, and it is not correct, it is just a waste of energy. However, while improving efficiency, it is not enough to focus only on correctness, and whether it is useful or not must be considered. In modern society, the pace is getting faster and faster. We only have 24 hours a day and have limited energy. Our energy should also be used for more useful things. For example, if I have 20 bottles of soy sauce in an hour, and the bottle is filled with soy sauce instead of vinegar, but I am working in a western restaurant and there is no need for soy sauce, what's the purpose of soy sauce?

 

It seems difficult to consider many factors while pursuing efficiency. Indeed, everything is difficult at the beginning. At the beginning, we often lose sight of each other and summarize what we think is important, you will find that you still have such omissions and regrets, but it doesn't matter, "Let's do one more time ". Once you get into the habit, you will feel a little relaxed, because you know what factors to consider and what goals to achieve before you start to implement them.

 

Efficiency Comes from focus. Only by focusing on one thing can we achieve higher efficiency, but in this materialistic society, it is very difficult to focus on one thing without being disturbed or attracted by other factors. In this regard, my only opinion is to adjust my mentality at all times, only by balancing my mentality, may not be attracted by some ethereal temptations, but may also make yourself feel better. I will never take the initiative to do more than one thing at a time. Instead, I will create opportunities for myself to experience the frustration of failure. Smart people know what they want to do, and smart people know what they don't do. I hope that I will be able to improve step by step, not just to stay at the level of self-confidence when I play with a few tips.

 

This time I want to share with you my understanding and views on the deeper meaning of time management, and briefly talk about the idea of finding a balance between energy and efficiency. Imagine: the energy and efficiency are two rectangular strips that are stacked together. You need to put them on a needle and the needle on the table. You can neither stamp them nor use glue, it is theoretically feasible to find a balance point, but it is really difficult at the beginning. I have seen a foreign friend base stone show, stacked up a lot of unpolished pebbles one by one, completely relying on finding a balance point, it is incredible! I think he must have failed many times in the first attempt, and even doubted whether it was a possible task in the real world. But after countless attempts and exercises, finally, he finally found a knock on the door to cultivate his feelings, so that he could catch one.

 

24 hours a day, how do you manage 25th hours; limited energy, tired want to go to bed, doping is not a long-term plan. Therefore, if we want to gradually make our work and life easier, have less pressure, and have a clearer goal, we can only rely on clever work instead of doing it. Recently, I published a file named "is your time sufficient ?" The questionnaire survey shows that many of my friends have the following status quo:At ordinary times, I am very busy and tired (82.5%). I don't have much energy to do what I really want (96.25%), and I have no time to enjoy my life (88.75%). A year has passed quickly, but to sum up, I can't think of any meaningful things I have done. My personal growth is not obvious (82.5%). I am eager to change the status quo (98.75%), but I am confused about the future (86.25%) -- in fact, I started to study and practice time management based on such embarrassment and confusion.

 

If this is our Xiao shenke, I believe that "Time Management" is the hammer that helps us escape from jail!

 

As I mentioned at the beginning, I think "Time Management" is not very friendly and has some bad words at the same time. Therefore, I still have to work hard to find words that can replace it. Well, continue to work hard!