Chapter 56 ★May Fourth fun at work

When I decide to simplify my life, the first thing I do when it comes to work is to cut my work time by ten percent.I planned to leave work an hour earlier each day, and I was amazed how easy it was to do, and it hardly affected the quality of my work.In fact, the quality and efficiency of my work has improved as a result.Gradually, I got off work an hour earlier. Although it affected my work a little, I got more satisfaction from it.I started to wonder, why is this happening?It turns out that I have been caught in a wrong concept before: I must finish everything today, otherwise, I will finish everything tomorrow at the latest.As a result, I unknowingly pushed myself to work non-stop, adding a lot of unnecessary stress, which was very painful.

Gradually, I began to know how to deal with calls from others. Not every message left must be called back immediately.Some can wait a day or two before returning; some can even wait a week.In the end I found out that some of the calls could even go unanswered if I wanted to. I decided to set aside an hour a day to deal with the distracting calls, impromptu meetings, looking for documents, and other chores that rob me of my time. These chores are inevitable in the business world, but we rarely pay attention to them. Trouble.This also means that I have to waste an extra hour of being unproductive, but at least those troubles will be resolved within this hour.Clearly planning this kind of time can force me to face up to the existence of those troubles, and it can also reduce the accompanying troubles.

Admittedly, I work for myself, and I don't have a boss holding me back, so it's easier for me to achieve this effect.But, on the contrary, as many people who have done this kind of thing know, we usually create more unrealistic plans for ourselves, which the boss will not give you. In short, whether you work ten to twelve hours a day, for yourself or for others, you should reduce your workload, even if you only cut one or two hours a week. Hours of time, I believe it will definitely bring greater efficiency to your work.