1.There'salwaystime.Timeispriorities.
Youneverrunoutoftime.Ifyoudidn'tfinishsomethingbythetimeitwasdue,it'sbecauseyoudidn'tconsideriturgentorenjoyableenoughtoprioritizeaheadofwhateverelseyouweredoing.
2.Daysalwaysfillupfasterthanyou'dexpect.
Buildinsomebuffertime.AsthefounderofRubyonRails,DavidHeinemeierHansson,said,"Onlyplanonfourtofivehoursofrealworkperday."
3.Workmorewhenyou'reinthezone.Relaxwhenyou'renot.
在单位多做工作，回家就放松。
Somedays,you'llbeoffyourgame,andothertimes,you'llbeabletomaintainyourfocusfor12hoursstraight.Takeadvantageofthosedays.
4.Stopmultitasking.Itkillsyourfocus.
不要同时做多项工作，这会分散你的注意力。
Therehavebeenacademicstudiesthatfoundthebrainexpendsenergyasitreadjustsitsfocusfromoneitemtothenext.Ifyou'respendingyourdaymultitasking,you'reexhaustingyourbrain.
有研究表明大脑在调整注意力从某件事转移到另一件事的时候，能量消耗加大。如果你一整天都在处理不同的事情，容易让大脑疲劳。
5.We'realwaysmorefocusedandproductivewithlimitedtime.
Workalwaysseemstofindawayoffillingthespaceallottedforit,sosetshortertimelimitsforeachtask.
6.Workisthebestwaytogetworking.Startwithsmalltaskstogettheballrolling.
进入工作状态的方式就是开始工作。从小任务开始逐步进入状态。
Thebusinessplanyouneedtofinishmaybeintimidatingat8inthemorning.Getyourmindontherightpathwitheasytasks,suchasansweringimportantworkemails.
早上8点的时候看工作计划可能会让你望而却步。先做一些简单的任务，做好心理准备，比如回复一些重要的工作邮件。
7.Expectationstodothingsperfectlyarestifling.
预想完美地完成任务会让你倍感压力。
GeneralGeorgeS.Pattononcesaid,"Agoodplanexecutednowisbetterthanaperfectplanexecutednextweek."
乔治巴顿二世曾说：“正在执行的好计划比下周执行的完美计划好的多。”
8.Moreworkhoursdoesn'tmeanmoreproductivity.Useconstraintsasopportunities.
Don'tkidyourselfintothinkingthatsittingatyourdeskwillsomehowextractworkfromyou.Dowhateveryoucantofinishyourcurrenttaskbytheendofregularworkhoursinsteadofworkingintothenight.
9.Separatebrainlessandstrategictaskstobecomemoreproductive.
将非脑力劳动和脑力劳动分开，这样效率更高。
Ideally,youcanbrainstormyourideasandthenexecutethem.Ifyou'reconstantlystoppingyourflowofworktorethinksomething,you'reslowingyourselfdown.
理想状态下，你可以有很多好点子并一一执行。如果你停下手头上的工作去回想的话，你自然就慢下来了。
10.Organizeimportantmeetingsearlyintheday.Timeleadinguptoaneventisoftenwasted.
Ifyouhaveanimportantmeetingscheduledfor4p.m.,it'seasyforanxietytosetinandkeepthatmeetingatthefrontofyourmind.Trytogetbigmeetingsoverwithearlysoyoucanworkwithoutworryingaboutthem.
如果你把重要的会议放在下午4点，你会很容易焦虑，因为这之前你会一直想着它。试着将重要会议安排地早一点，这样你就可以安心地做其他工作了。
11.Schedulemeetingsandcommunicationbyemailorphoneback-to-backtocreateblocksofuninterruptedwork.
You'lldisruptyourflowifyou'rereachingouttopeoplethroughouttheday.
如果你一整天都在联系别人，会打断你的工作进程。
12.Workaroundprocrastination.
克服拖延症。
TryFrancescoCirillo'sPomodoroTechnique.PomodoroisItalianfortomato,andthetechnique'snamereferstothetomato-shapedcookingtimerCirillousedtobreakhisworkinto25-minuteincrementswithfive-minutebreaksinbetween.Youcanusethesameideawithyourownincrements,aslongastheyinspireburstsofhardwork.
13.Breakdownamassivetaskintomanageableblocks.
将任务量大的任务分成几个小任务。
AlabamafootballcoachNickSabanfollowsasimilarphilosophyhecallstheProcess.Insteadofhavinghisplayersfocusonwinningthechampionship,hetrainsthemtofocusononlywhatisdirectlyinfrontofthem.
亚拉巴马州橄榄球教练尼克·塞班采用的就是类似方法。他不会让运动员只想着赢得锦标赛，而是让他们专注眼前。
14.Notwotaskseverholdthesameimportance.Alwaysprioritize.
没有两项工作是同等重要的。权衡轻重缓急。
Dailyto-dolistsareeffectivewaysofschedulingyourday.Justdowhatyoucantokeepbulletpointsfrommaking"cleandesk"onparwith"filetaxes."
15.Alwaysknowtheonethingyoureallyneedtogetdoneduringtheday.
清楚你当天必做的一件事情。
Determinewhichtaskinfrontofyouismostimportant,andfocusyourenergyongettingthatdoneassoonaspossible.
确定一件最重要的事情，集中精力尽快完成它。
16.Learntomakeuseofotherpeople.
学会让别人帮你做事。
Tobetrulyefficient,getoverthefearofhandingoffworktosomeoneelse.
想要真正提高效率就不要怕让别人帮你工作。
17.Turnthepageonyesterday.Onlyeverthinkabouttodayandtomorrow.
翻过昨天，只想今天和明天。
Don'tdistractyourselfwitheitherthesuccessesorfailuresofthepast.Focusinsteadonwhat'sinfrontofyou.
不要因为过去的成功或失败而分心。专注眼前。
18.Setdeadlinesforeverything.
为每件事都设一个最后期限。
Spendingtoomuchtimeonaprojectorkeepingitonthebackburnerfortoolongwillleadtostagnation.Getthingsdoneandmoveon.
19.Alwaystakenotes.
记笔记。
Don'tassumeyou'llremembereverygoodideathatcomesintoyourheadduringtheday.Itdoesn'tmatterifit'sanotebook,whiteboard,oranapplikeEvernote--justwritestuffdown.
不要以为你能记住每一个好想法。无论是用笔记本、记事板、还是手机应用，记下你的想法。
20.Writedownanyunrelatedthoughtsthatpopupwhenyou'reinthezone,sothattheydon'tlingerasdistractions.
工作的时候记下任何突然出现在脑子里的想法，这样它们就不会停在脑子里让你分心了。