Time management tricks, tools & tips [closed]

2019-03-07 22:37发布

Working with software day-to-day usually means you have to juggle project work, meetings, calls and other interrupts.

What single technique, trick, or tool do you find most useful in managing your time?

How do you stay focused?

What is your single biggest distraction from your work?

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2楼-- · 2019-03-07 23:08

I find that http://www.rescuetime.com/ lets me know what I was actually doing all day, rather than what I THINK I was doing!

It also lets you put a "productive" level on each process/website you run or do so you can see how productive you are being.

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3楼-- · 2019-03-07 23:11

The single most useful piece of time-management advice I could give is just get on and do it. If something is going to take less than 5 minutes to do, do it now.

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4楼-- · 2019-03-07 23:11

There are a lot of things to do and I'm not sure you'll find any single technique to get organized and stay focused.

But...

  • Do list the things you have to do. Several short lists will be needed (today, later, inbox == to be sorted out, etc...). Review these lists once in the morning, and then in the evening. These related posts are worth a read: The Taste of the Day and The Trickle List
  • Timeboxing: allocate time in your calendar to get the tasks done
  • As suggested by harriyott, switching off email is kind of essential too!
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5楼-- · 2019-03-07 23:12

Encourage people to push their correspondence with you down the distraction chain:

  1. Phone / Face-to-face
  2. Instant messaging
  3. Email

You can do this by deffering them: "I'm really busy right now, can you send me it in an email?"

This should reduce the amount of interruptions you receive allowing you to stay "in the zone" for longer periods of time, increasing your productivity.

Finally, allot time for processing emails at set times of the day. I, for example, have my email set to send and receive once every two hours. This bulking of activities allows you to get more done in the day without impacting customer relations.

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6楼-- · 2019-03-07 23:13

This question has already been asked, so you might search for it.

I personally use Zen to done which is a simplified version of "Get Things Done". For the trusted system I host Tracks application for myself.

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Anthone
7楼-- · 2019-03-07 23:14

The trick the Getting Things Done system teaches is to have a trusted system you can put action items into. That way you don't have to keep "juggling". To keep with the metaphor, you can put the other balls down and have confidence that they will not be forgotten. Then you can concentrate on a single ball at a time. There are many, many other excellent tricks GTD teaches. Well worth getting the book.

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