Chapter 15 one time two use

I've found that most people who don't have enough time do so because they don't know how to do two things at the same time. Same goes for your brother at your age, for example— One day, at half past twelve in the evening, he said that he had less homework and could go to bed earlier. I was very happy to hear that, because Stuyvesant High School had a lot of homework pressure, and he often didn't go to bed until two or three o'clock. He really needed to hurry up and get some sleep. Then I heard the sound of him turning on the microwave oven. After two minutes, I heard the sound of him cutting things and the sound of knives and forks on the disk. After a while, I heard the sound of bath water being poured.

After another half day, I heard the sound of him turning on the radio. About twenty minutes later, a "bang" was heard suddenly. I was woken up again and again, looked at the clock, it was almost two o'clock, and went out to scold him very unhappy. Your brother actually said rightly that he wasted no time at all.Turn on the microwave to heat the ham, and use a knife and fork to cut the cheese into small pieces.Later, the sound of the water was very noisy because I went to sports during the day, my body was itchy, and I had to take a bath in the bathtub to soak in the water. I turned on the radio because it had snowed for several hours outside, and I wanted to listen to it. Classes would not stop tomorrow.Later, I found that it didn't stop, so I collected my schoolbag.After collecting the schoolbag and throwing it on the floor, there was a "bang".

At first glance, he was right.The problem is, if you meet someone who knows how to "use two things at one time" or even "use three things at one time", it may take half the time to accomplish the same thing. After he clicked the microwave oven, if he didn't stand by and wait, but cut the cheese immediately, wouldn't the ham be hot when everything was cut? Then, he can turn on the bath water first, then turn on the radio and listen to the broadcast while eating.Or he could sit in the tub listening to the radio and thinking about what to bring to school the next day.

Because if you think about it first, the time to pack your schoolbags will definitely be shortened. All in all, since two or even three things are done at the same time, can it save half the time? Last night your mother also asked me why I did things so fast. At that time, I gave an example and said to her: "Did you know? When I was watching TV news just now, besides making coffee myself, I had already sent out five manuscripts, wrote a letter, watched the global stock market, and sent a stack of faxes to the Taipei office. .” This is how I manage my time. When there is a TV commercial, I burn coffee and press the start button of the notebook computer at the same time, then go to the fax machine to put the documents, dial the Taipei number, immediately press send, and rush to the office without looking back. Go to the TV and watch the news.By this time the computer was "wireless" and I was watching TV, reading emails, and texting the next ad while I brought my coffee to my chair.

After the advertisement was over, I continued to read the news, and forwarded a few manuscripts when the news was not important, while taking a few sips of coffee and looking at the stock market.I didn't go back to the fax machine until the news was over to see if something had been sent, and if not, press "redial".So in the short 50-minute news period, I neither missed the news nor missed work. I never stand in front of a computer or fax machine waiting for it to activate or dial.And never stand in front of the coffee machine, waiting for it to boil water, turn it into steam, and condense down into espresso.

People who know how to use time must first know how to operate these smart machines so that they can save you time.Instead of standing by the machine, let yourself be the servant of the machine. I said earlier that when your brother was your age, he didn’t know how to use time. Now he has improved a lot. What I’m happiest is that in Taipei, one day when I got into the elevator with him, I first pressed “floor” and then “ Close the door", he actually corrected me: "Dad, why don't you press the door to close first, and then use those few seconds to press the floor when the elevator door is closing, which can save a few seconds!"

I believe that even if you can't use it for a while today, you will be able to compete against every second like your brother when you enter the society in the future.