时间总是不够用？关于时间管理的18条小建议

Since you can’t do everything, learn to prioritize the important and let go of the rest. Apply the 80/20 principle which is a key principle in prioritization.
既然你不可能完成所有的事情，学着优先做重要的事情，放手其他的事情。80/20原则是区分事情优先次序的一条重要原则，要学会使用。

14. Delegate.
委托处理。

If there are things that can be better done by others or things that are not so important, consider delegating. This takes a load off and you can focus on the important tasks.
如果有些事情别人可以做得更好或不是很重要的事情，你可以考虑委托他人处理。这会减轻你的负担，让你专注于重要的任务。

15. Batch similar tasks together.
相似的任务批量处理。

For related work, batch them together. For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. I batch all the related tasks together so there’s synergy. If I need to make calls, I allocate a time slot to make all my calls. It really streamlines the process.
把相关的任务批量处理。例如，我的工作主要可以分为这几组：（1）写作（文章，即将出版的新书） （2）培训 （3）研讨会发展 （4）业务发展（5）行政工作。我把这些相关的任务放在一起来协同处理。如果我需要打电话，我会安排一段时间专门打电话。这样做简化了工作过程。

16. Eliminate your time wasters.
排除浪费时间的因素。

What takes your time away your work? Facebook? Twitter? Email checking? Stop checking them so often. One thing you can do is make it hard to check them – remove them from your browser quick links / bookmarks and stuff them in a hard to access bookmarks folder. Replace your browser bookmarks with important work-related sites. While you’ll still check FB/Twitter no doubt, you’ll find it’s a lower frequency than before.
什么占据了你工作的时间？Facebook？Twitter？ 查看电子邮件？ 不要这么频繁地去查看它们。你可以让自己很难去查看它们——把它们从浏览器的快速链接/书签上移出，放在很难找到的书签文件夹中。用和工作相关的重要网站代替它们放在浏览器的书签中。当然，你还是会查看Facebook/Twitter的，但你会发现查看的频率没以前那么频繁了。

17. Cut off when you need to.
在需要的时候可以放弃。

#1 reason why things overrun is because you don’t cut off when you have to. Don’t be afraid to intercept in meetings or draw a line to cut-off. Otherwise, there’s never going to be an end and you’ll just eat into the time for later.
事情太多的首要原因是该放弃的时候却没有放弃。不要害怕会议中途退出或取消会议。否则会没完没了，你会占用随后的时间。

18. Leave buffer time in-between.
预留缓冲时间。

Don’t pack everything closely together. Leave a 5-10 minute buffer time in between each tasks. This helps you wrap up the previous task and start off on the next one.
不要把事情安排的太紧。在每项任务之间留出5-10分钟的缓冲时间。这会帮助你总结前一项任务，并开始进行下一项任务。