Life makes us feel busy at work all day, things are going on at home, our phones keep ringing, and we’re panicking …… This should be a feeling we’ve all experienced. In fact, this is a kind of anxiety, and experts today give us a few of the latest suggestions to overcome it.
1. Get in the habit of doing it all at once.
Returning to work when you find a problem often takes several times more work to adjust than the first time, tossing you off. The first time you do it, you’ll be able to think about it and try to “fix it” in one go.
2. Categorize your tasks first.
When you have a lot of things on your plate, start by categorizing them according to two criteria: urgent and important. Then, prioritize the “urgent and important” things and quickly finish the “urgent and unimportant” things; don’t delay the “not urgent and unimportant” things for too long.
3. Get most tasks done ahead of time.
Japanese efficiency expert Yukio Matsumoto advises: divide your time in half, and try to get more than half of your tasks done in the first half of the time by going fast. The next time, you will be much easier. This is called the “first half” method.
4. “Warm up” the next day before you go to bed.
If you have a lot of work to do, you can summarize what you want to do the next day before you go to bed at night, so you have a good idea of what you want to do.
5. Start early.
Japanese time management expert Nobuo Takai found that one hour of efficiency in the morning can be worth two or three hours in the afternoon. Therefore, starting work 1-2 hours earlier is an “old-fashioned” but effective way to reduce stress.
6. Use your brain in the morning and your body in the afternoon.
Kozo Matsumoto found that different times are appropriate for things of different nature. It is recommended to use the mind in the morning, such as organizing information and meetings, and to move the body in the afternoon, such as running business and meeting clients, thus eliminating tension.
7. Do small things with bits and pieces of time.
When waiting for someone, before a meeting, such trivial time, you may want to do something small, such as ordering something, writing a note, etc., without realizing that there are fewer things.
8. Decisively eliminate distractions.
Few people can do a job from start to finish without interruptions. When it comes to “emergencies,” such as temporary assignments, it’s best to stick to your own pace and finish one thing before doing the next, unless it’s an emergency.
9. Don’t skip preparation time.
Many people try to save time by overdoing it and starting as soon as they get the assignment, only to be overwhelmed and overwhelmed. In fact, adequate preparation can help you find the best way to get to the point.