為你最重要的工作安排時間

沒有人喜歡在一天結束的時候感到，即使你已經瘋狂地工作了8個小時，你還是沒有完成任何重要的事情。為了避免花費所有的時間回復電子郵件和文字，試著在行事曆中安排重要的任務。

隔一兩個小時，這樣任務就不會在一天的模糊中迷失。對於一些非常重要的事情來說，一天中的大部分時間都要關掉（即使你不需要那麼長時間）。如果你習慣於把目標設定得如此崇高，以至於最終把它們延后，那麼試試這個：當你考慮一個目標的時候，也考慮一個模糊願景的版本。

在心理上比較兩個版本，問問自己哪個更現實。如果你的任務仍然讓人感到害怕，就把它縮小，直到它看起來可行為止。你最終的目標可能是你最初考慮的四分之一或十分之一，但是感覺會更容易實現。

Schedule Time for Your Most Important Work

No one likes getting to the end of the day and feeling that, even though you’ve been frantically working for eight hours, you haven’t accomplished anything important. To avoid spending all your time answering emails and texts, try scheduling important tasks in your calendar.

Block out an hour or two so that the task doesn’t get lost in the blur of the day. For something really important, block out most of the day (even if you won’t need that long). And if you habitually set goals so lofty that you end up putting them off, try this: When you consider a goal, also consider a half-size version.

Mentally compare the two versions and ask yourself which is more realistic. If your task still feels intimidating, shrink it further until it seems doable. You might end up with a goal that’s one-fourth or one-tenth the size of what you initially considered — but it’ll feel much more achievable.