有的时候不要追求完美，不需要把每个细节做到极致，先抓住并做好最核心的部分。 很多时候做事情是在不断反复中进步。例如做一个事情，在一定的时间限制下先把框架搭起来，然后review and improve。不要期望一开始就把每一步做到最好，否则容易止步不前。 可能有点离题了，但是我有时候效率低就是太追求完美和关注细节了。
推荐一本书，The Now Habits， 中文名《战胜拖拉》，你可以去豆瓣看看简介，再决定要不要读。我自己觉得帮助非常大。这是我用自己的改变写的一篇小essay.
What people will find surprising about me is that I used to be slow to act but now I am an efficient head hunter. Previously, I often read an internet novel during working time and watched TV in the evening till midnight. Then I felt guilty about my lack of productivity and made a strict plan to fill every minute with work. But a week later, I forgot my plan and repeated the behavior.
I read a self-help book and found the reason: I spent all day on work under my strict plan so that my brain couldn't get tangible happiness. Then it spent all day on leisure to get compensation for itself. The more I took away, the more it brought back.
Then I changed my pattern. I prioritized my leisure plan first and allocated a reasonable amount of time towards leisure activities, including sleep, exercise, and visiting with friends. Subtracting leisure time, I knew how much time I could work, not imagined I had 24 hours to work everyday. I inserted working plan in leisure plan, and divided work into 40-minutes periods. So my brain devoted itself to work, because it regarded the work as a piece of cake, and not as insurmountable.
Besides, when it’s leisure time, I just enjoyed it. Especially when I’m under pressure, I must control my impulse to decrease my leisure time. Recently, I was under 3 pressures: work, MBA application and help the girl overcome her mental health issues I mentioned above. I added an facial and back treatment to my tight schedule. With my brain and body at ease, I found I had more energy to face challenges.
Now I am happier and more effective. Work-life balance isn’t a new concept, however still every year many people die from work-related stress illnesses. What I do is respect my brain’s capacity for a healthy balance of work and leisure.
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发表于 2010-11-23 11:25:43
