IT人员的时间管理

There are a few assumptions that I want to make right off the bat:

　　The time management problem is not limited to IT professionals by any means. But IT professionals have a bigger challenge since technologies and the skills required to compete in the marketplace change rapidly.

　　市场快速变化，新技术和工具的不断涌现，因此时间管理往往对IT人员来将更加重要。

　　It is a myth that you can manage time. You can only manage yourself.

　　你能够管理住时间是神话，你仅仅能够管理住你自己。

　　What you really need to focus on is “leverage” — how to get the most out of your time rather than how many “things” you can get done within a specified time.

　　你专注的应该是平衡，你应该关注如何在你的时间范围外获取更多的东西而不是关注在特定的时间里面你能够完成多少事情。

　　No, I am not going to talk about how best to use your “To Do” lists or how to get the best digital organizer in town. I know you will figure that out yourself. I want to talk about the thinking and approach that comes before all these techniques and tactics.

　　Before Making Commitments

　　The genesis of time management problems is the commitments you make to others.

　　Before you make another promise today, just think about all the other promises that you have already made and see if you are stretching yourself too thin.

　　在你今天做一个新的时候，你应该首先看下你已经完成的所有是否已经让自己用尽全力而疲惫不堪。

　　For instance, your manager may say something like “Can you take a look at this proposal by this evening and give me your comments?” That particular task may take only two hours and it may seem like a request easy to fulfill.

　　However, if you look at all the deliverables that were due today (based on promises made yesterday or last week), this may still be a stretch on your time. If that is the case, you may need to negotiate and re-prioritize to set the right expectations on this or the other deliverables.

　　The Promise to Yourself

　　While you are stretching on your job, things are falling through the cracks in your personal life. The biggest excuse? “No time.”

　　For example: You want to read one good book a month, but a few months pass by and you have not completed a single book. The reason? Project deadlines, go-live, travel, etc.

　　当你致力于我们工作的时候，有些事情正通过这些缝隙在我们个人生活中成为泡影。而的藉口就是没时间。比如你准备花一个月时间读一本好书，而一个月之后你可能只读了这本书的很小的一个章节。