如何学好职场英语 如何学好职场英语的方法
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Dear readers,
是不是总有事情来不及做，恨不得一天有36个小时。今天给大家介绍一个时间管理的方法——Timeboxing. 希望可以帮到大家。
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What is Timeboxing？
什么是Timeboxing？
Many people approach their work one task at a time, and concentrate on each until they complete it, however long this takes. Timeboxing is different because it encourages you to focus on time instead of tasks.
Timeboxing is a simple and effective way to manage your own, and your team members', daily workload. For yourself, this ensures that you don't spend too long on a task that isn't worth the effort. For team members, it helps to ensure that they don't over-engineer solutions, and that they don't, unintentionally, blow the budget you have available for the work.
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How to Use Timeboxing to Schedule Your Day？
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如何使用Timeboxing来安排时间？
First, estimate how long each item on your To-Do List or Action Program should take to complete, and allocate a set amount of time to each one. Don't forget to include breaks, and build in contingency time for unexpected requests or interruptions.
Then set a timer on your smartphone or computer to alert you to when you should move on to your next timebox.
If you don't finish your task within the allocated time, you might be tempted to continue until you reach your goal. However, make sure that you analyze what you've accomplished and review your progress at the end of each timebox. Ask yourself the following: did you complete your work? If not, why not? How will you schedule your tasks differently next time?
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How to Use Timeboxing With Your Team？
如何用Timeboxing来提高你的团队的效率？
You can also use timeboxing to delegatework to your team members. This can be particularly useful if they have problems procrastinating, maintaining their productivity, multitasking or staying on schedule. It can also help where people have a tendency to over-engineer work, or where there's only a limited budget available to complete it.
Start by discussing the tasks you want your team member to complete, and agree on the length of each timebox. Avoid assigning a deadline without asking for his or her input first. Encourage him to use the strategies above to organize his time, or to find another method that works well for him.
At the end of the timebox, ensure that she stops working on the task, and review her progress. Did she finish the task? Was the length of timebox appropriate? Is she happy with what she's achieved? If not, decide what she should do to finish it, and agree what she should do differently next time to make sure she completes it within the timebox.
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Benefits of Timeboxing
Timeboxing的优势
Using timeboxing to manage your daily tasks and delegate work has a number of advantages. Deadlines improve some people's focus and enhance their creativity, particularly if they're procrastinators, because the time limits force them to ignore distractions and prioritize their work.
If you're a maladaptive perfectionist, you might spend a lot of time stuck in analysis paralysis while making decisions, or you could struggle to sign off on projects until you're convinced that they're error-free. This can make you fall behind on tasks, which impacts the rest of your day. Timeboxing can keep any perfectionist tendencies in check, and limit the amount of time you spend on low-value activities.
If you struggle to concentrate during the day, it might be because of multitasking. Most of us find that we lose time when we regularly switch between tasks. Timeboxing, however, narrows your focus to one activity at a time, and you know that you'll switch tasks once you have completed each one.
Finally, timeboxing gives you a way to measure your productivity levels. You can use this information to schedule high-priority work during your peak productive period, and save less important tasks for times when you are more likely to be distracted. Timeboxing can also help you determine whether you have enough time available for other projects, so you don't overcommityourself and risk burnout.
Fear leads to Anger.Anger leads to Hate.Hate leads to Suffering.
Vocabulary
delegate [ˈdelɪgət] 授权给
procrastinate [prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt] 拖延，耽搁
overcommit [əʊvəkə'mɪt] 过量使用
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