Have you ever thought about breaking the time limit set by others?
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Editor’s note: Many people are in a state of daily “busy”: they feel very busy and tired every day, but when they look back, they feel that they have not done anything. Don’t be fooled by the sense of accomplishment and pleasure that “busy” brings, what you have to do is spend your time on something truly valuable. By learning the time concept and time management methods of this article, you can quickly improve your efficiency and quickly reach your goals. This article is translated from Medium, author Anthony Moore, formerly titled “You Don’t Find Time; You Make Time. Here’s How.”, I hope to inspire you.
Warren Buffett once said that the difference between a successful person and a truly successful person is that a truly successful person can say no to almost everything.
You may need to say “no” more.
Every time you say “yes” to something, it means that you say “no” to many other opportunities. The most successful and extraordinary person in the world says “no” to almost everything, just waiting to say “yes” to the best opportunity. And this opportunity will determine the career and achievements of their lives.
Warren Buffett, an extraordinary investor with more than $70 billion in net assets, once said that of 100 opportunities, he might only say “yes” to 1-2 of them. His investment strategy is lazy investment law. In fact, people who are truly successful say “no” to most things, because most things don’t let them reach where they really want to go.
Steve Jobs also has this mentality. A few decades ago, he said:
People think that concentration means saying “yes” to things you need to focus on. But this is not the meaning of concentration at all. Focus means saying “no” to hundreds of other good ideas. You must choose carefully. I am as proud of the work that I have not done, compared to the work that has already been done. Innovation means saying no to 1000 things.
You can do something amazing, if you have time.
Pay less attention to opportunities that look “cool” and focus on those really great opportunities. Even if you have to wait a little longer.
Saying “yes” to one thing means saying “no” to many other things – so you have to choose wisely
The most successful people I know are not “busy people”, they are dedicated people. – Jeff Goins, bestselling author
Life is not all work. I want to have a beer with my friends, or a 2 hour Skype call with my best friend, which is priceless for me. Everyone needs time to relax. But saying “yes” to one thing means saying “no” to many other things. If you always say “yes” to the wrong things, such as those that ultimately do not help you reach your goals, then quickly, you can’t say “yes” to what really matters.
When I was doing paperwork at a US company, everyone wanted me to do “more things,” such as letting me join a committee, participate in developing new projects, mentoring new employees, and attending endless meeting.
For a long time, I said “yes” to all of these things until I realized how meaningless they were. My goal is to be a writer. Going to a boring meeting simply won’t help me achieve my goals.
So I started to say no to almost everything. These boring meetings and projects began to disappear from my life. I have a new goal – to do my daily work as much as I can, but all my spare energy is used to achieve my real goal: to be a writer.
In the end, I succeeded – I am writing at home full time, being my own boss. And this is because I have said “no” to other things countless times, this is the price.
Don’t be “hurried”, focus on what really matters
Many people would rather enjoy a little thing on the to-do list to produce dopamine, rather than really investing in important work. why? Because “busy” can make you feel good, let you feel that you have done a lot of things.
But full of busyLife will drain your energy, attention and self-control. When you are busy all day, it is very difficult to go home to do important work.
The sad thing is that most people don’t have a focused life, or even focus on things that focus on the wrong things, such as money, fame, jealousy and comparison, or “beating the competition.”
The main reason why most people are not focused is too busy. It’s easy for people to get caught up in their busy work, and over time they will distract you. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey gives an idea of what is “emergency” and what is really “important”. An interesting explanation:
James Covery Time Management Matrix
Most people spend most of their time in the lower left corner – dealing with urgent but not important tasks such as email, meetings, or other disruptions.
This will make you very busy, and your time will soon be wasted. You won’t do a lot of things, but you will feel very tired. Nothing is done, it is very tired, and that feeling is very bad.
But if you set what you can do, what you can’t do, and refuse to do it, you will soon become more efficient. You will start to find more meaning and focus in your life, and you will start to achieve real goals, not just check your to-do list.
Frankly, many people just like the feeling of being busy, they will be themselves The busy running look is proud. However, some people realize how stupid it is to pursue “busy”. At the end of the day, you are willing to show others how busy you are, or are you willing to live your way.Do meaningful work?
So, you have to choose to focus on something important, not to waste your time on “busy.”
How efficient and very successful people see time
“How do you complete your 10-year plan in the next 6 months?” – Peter Tiel, Billionaire
World-class masters don’t pursue “balance”, they are actually the pursuit of time. “Balance” means allocating energy to everything: 33% for the family, 33% for work, 33% for relaxation, etc.
But think about it. Are you really satisfied with only 33% of the energy of the family? Are you really satisfied with the work assigned to you, or your 33% relaxation time?
The most successful people in the world spend 100% of their time on anything they do.
They are highly focused on what’s going on right now, whether it’s their work, gym workouts, or family time. No matter what you are doing, you have to do it wholeheartedly.
The most successful people in the world are so successful because they have learned how to master time. They understand that “balance” is not a goal, but wealth is what it is. They learned that the most important fact about time is that the rules are fabricated. They don’t apply to you. You can complete any goal you can think of in a very short time. You only need to know how to use the time you have.
If you can’t learn to control your time, you won’t have time
The great science fiction writer Neal Stephenson once said how he can write long, prolific novels year after year. He said: “If I can have a large number of continuous, uninterrupted time periods to arrange my life, I can write a novel. But if the big time is divided, my productivity as a novelist will drop dramatically.”
Time is easy to slip away. You want to distract yourself for a minute, and an hour passes in an instant. You need to protect your time, otherwise you won’t have any timeRemaining. Once you’ve ruled out all the distractions, disturbances, and delays, you can do things in a week that others can take years to complete.
A four-year university is a good example.
If you are like me, you are studying in a four-year university, but in the field you want to work on, the relevant courses are less than 12 lessons, and the rest are insignificant courses, such as with you. Target-independent “general education.” If you are taking 3 hours a week for 4 consecutive semester, a total of 16 weeks, then a total of 192 hours of study time. But in fact, 192 hours is 8 days. Get 85% of the “four-year” degree in 8 days.
Obviously, we can’t count that, homework, papers, and learning take time. But for most students, 95% of school time is loose, and you can complete the “4-year” degree in a few weeks, except for the summer vacation, going out to play and gathering.
Most people have been burdened with this misunderstood “four-year” principle for the rest of their lives.
They heard the “15-year mortgage loan”, so they think it takes 15 years to buy a house. They heard that the retirement age is 65, so they think it is impossible to retire early. They have two weeks of vacation each year, so they think it takes five years to travel to Europe.
Most people don’t realize the dilemma they are in. They didn’t realize that they could do 1000 times more things, 100 times faster than before.
NaNoWriMo (National Fiction Writing Month) is one of my favorite examples, which requires a 50,000-word novel to be written within 30 days. Every year, thousands of writers complete their masterpieces in just four weeks. Many of these writers have earned six or seven figures from their NaNoWriMo results.
In my own case, when I moved to Korea with my wife, I didn’t know Korean at all. However, when my colleagues were taking Korean courses, I found a video in which I learned to read Korean letters in 5 minutes through a memory strategy. After a few months of Korean lessons, my colleagues still barely understand the alphabet. After I passed the training, I was able to read the restaurant menu for them.
If you give up rest, relaxation, preparation and procrastination, you can achieve your biggest goal in months or even weeks.
Summary
“Most people don’t know what they are doing, but they still complain that they don’t have enough time.” – Grant Cardone
You can do amazing things if you have time.
Get more time, no matter what you are doing, you must be 100%Input. You will finish more things in less time.
Don’t be distracted, don’t think about it. One thing usually doesn’t take as long as most people say. When you are completely focused on a task at a certain moment, you can enter the state and achieve incredible progress faster than anyone around you.
Translator: Jane
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