Chapter 55 Don't let busyness take away your calmness

You know how some of the busiest women in the country get their work done in only twenty-four hours a day?Every day, Mrs. Roosevelt's schedule is not free-writing, speaking everywhere, and promoting friendship between countries. Many women younger than her have difficulty completing these heavy tasks. Therefore, no one will say She is a lazy person.I interviewed her in New York, and she was about to fly to another city for a Democratic rally.When I asked her how to organize her work effectively, she answered simply and clearly: "I cherish even a little bit of time." She told me that every day before dawn, she would get up and work until late at night .In the spare time between appointments or meetings she writes for the newspaper columns.

Like Mrs. Roosevelt, each of us has 24 hours, so how do we spend the day?We don't have time to do things we want to do, to read good books, to study on our own, to take our kids to the zoo, to go to parent-teacher socials, and all that stuff. In life, many housewives think that their time is spent on housework. Women who have this idea should review themselves.She would be amazed if they kept a detailed record of her schedule for the week.You can also try to record what you did when you were still awake to see what it was like.If you tell the truth, you will be surprised to find that there are too many such records: 10:00 to 10:15, phone call with Mabel; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, chat with the neighbor next door; From 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon, I went shopping with Harriet and had lunch outside.After you've been recording for a week, it will become clear to you how you are wasting time in your daily life without realizing it.

It can be seen that the time we waste every day is countless, such as waiting for someone's phone call, waiting for the bus and subway.Why don't we make good use of these spare time? In real life, most people are much more leisurely than the President of the United States, but they often shout: "I'm too busy to read!" We can easily calculate the time we "waste", so we need to learn how to effectively use the idle time that appears in the busy work.Do you want to improve your appearance?Are you looking to learn a foreign language and read some good books?Do you want to write, sing, paint?Do you want to listen to music or hang out?Take advantage of these gaps, don't say you don't have time.

The late Frank Chilbraith, a research engineer in power sciences, wrote a wonderful bestseller called A Dozen Is Cheaper.This book tells the story of Frank, Albraith's family.All along, he and his wife, Dr. Lillian Chilbraith, have worked very hard to bring time- and labor-saving methods to the business world and family management.They have twelve children, and from an early age they instill in them the idea that God has given us time and we must use every minute productively.When the kids wash up for school in the morning, they learn new words from the posters their fathers put in the bathroom.In their family, time has always been something that is used efficiently.

Perhaps, you've discovered that the people who push the local Red Cross bureau and the PTA are some of the busiest people around you, and they do a lot of work, too.But it seems that they always have more free time than lazy people.Did they employ two maids?Or women without children?Or is it the wife who gets up at noon every day and plays bridge in the afternoon?No, these busiest young women have kids of their own and a motivated husband.Not only do they have to do their jobs well, but they also have to sing in the choir on weekends.How did they accomplish so much?It's just because they can arrange their time and housework reasonably.Wasted time is worse than wasted money, money lost can be earned back, time lost but never recovered.

To help you use your time efficiently, you need to remember the following rules: Spend at least a week keeping an honest record of how much time you use each day, and self-reflect on your time-wasting behaviors to figure out where you are wasting time. Work out a work plan for the next week every week.Since this method can be used in business management, it must be beneficial to everyone.Arrange every working time reasonably to keep yourself away from the state of nervousness and dizziness.Unexpected things may happen sometimes, and you need to change your work plan, but if you stick to the established plan, you will find that your gains will increase as time goes by.

Work out ways to work efficiently.For example, if you can buy something at one time, don't run it for the second time. In this way, you can save a lot of time, and this approach is also more efficient.Writing a week's menu in advance can not only save a lot of time.You can also arrange your family's meals more reasonably. Use your daily "wasted time" efficiently.Make a plan now to use your spare time to do those valuable things that you never have time to do.Try this method and see how it works. Learn from Mrs. Garcetti, use the same time to do double work, and improve your work efficiency.When she heats the baby bottles for the children, she also plans business activities for her husband; while she waits for the meat in the oven to cook, she handles some official documents or draws up plans; when she takes the children to the park to play, she can also do Some darning work, these are the expressions of using an hour as if it were two hours.

Take advantage of modern, efficient methods without burdening yourself.Spending an afternoon shopping for something that could have been mail-ordered or phone-ordered is a waste of time.All the newspaper ads, brochures you drop in from the store are great time savers. Being able to shop flexibly is a skill to learn, and if you learn how to shop flexibly, you can save yourself a lot of time.If you learn this technique, you can use your time and money wisely and get more benefits from it. When you need to concentrate on work, try to avoid unnecessary interruptions, such as sudden phone calls or doorbells.With a little experience, you can learn to ignore it for a while.Soon, your friends will learn that you only answer calls at certain times, and they will admire you more for being efficient.