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一起来看这篇文章，看你能记住多少英语单词：

“用智慧来工作，而不是蛮力（Work Smart, Not Hard）”——这是一句由来已久的格言（age-old adage）。如果你已经掌握了这一概念，那你的整个工作阶段都会十分顺利。

为了能让每一位在职场奋斗的年轻人能够少走弯路，少经受工作的苦闷（save steps and tedium from almost any task），在此大家可以参考一下以下一些简单的技巧，助你事半功倍：

方法一：把事情按照优先顺序排列好（Priority）

1.“Assess everything that needs to be done”——衡量自己要做的每一件事：要记得，在你不顾一切全身心投入一件事（plunge into something headfirst）之前要先用智慧来冷却一下你的一腔热血（enthusiasm needs to be tempered with wisdom）。也就是说，在开展一项任务前要给自己预留出足够的思考时间（ample pondering time）来细致入微地观察（look over）每一方面，以确保所有的细节都能达到尽善尽美。

2.“Make an outline”——列一个大纲：无论是在脑中还是在纸上，都应该给自己列一个工作清单（a checklist），然后按照清单的顺序来一步步地完成每一项任务，这样你就不至于重复工作，犯错误或是遗漏某一个细节。

3.“Learn to say no”——学会说“不”：要现实对待你每天可以完成的工作量（be realistic about what you can accomplish in a single day），不要把自己的日程排得满满当当（over-scheduling），导致自己透不过气。有的时候在工作中要懂得拒绝，毕竟在大多数情况下总会有源源不断的工作要做，总不能每一件都去做。

4.“Limit your goals”——缩小目标范围：要试着避开同时处理多项任务（multi-tasking）的情况，在每项任务之间来回切换（switching back and forth between tasks）往往会导致事倍功半。先从中挑选一项最重要的任务，然后全身心地投入直至这项任务完成。给自己设定一个期限（set a time limit），计划好完成手中任务后再接手其它任务的时间。

方法二：应对客户（Dealing with clients）

1. “Control clients by communicating properly”——用适当的沟通来管理客户：要确保你的客户了解一个项目正常的周转时间（normal turnaround time）。如果客户坚称这项工作需要加快进程（a big rush），千万不要轻易地就被他们影响。

给客户一到三种选择，不能再多了。如果你只是把一个样品本（a swatch book）给客户看，问他们“告诉我你对哪一种颜色感兴趣的话”，这种方法只会徒增麻烦，导致工作严重延误（cause horrible delays）。因为客户很可能会参考所有的样品后研究出各种可能性，然后在每一次决定后再放马后炮（second-guess）。相比之下，如果给客户指定的选择，问他们“你觉得蓝的好还是绿的好”会更加有效一些。

2. “Never accept a bad job”——绝对不要做白费力气的事：如果客户或是你的老板对你施加压力，让你感到不疼快的话，很可能是因为他们对你抱有不切实际的期待（an unreasonable expectation），或是这项任务超出了你的能力范围（outside your scope）。如果你真的做不到的话，最好立刻对客户或者老板说明情况，及时婉拒。

3.“Re-bid if necessary”——必要的话二次叫价：如果你好不容易完成一项复杂、价值很高的项目，不要轻易接受客户的多次修改。当你意识到客户即将要改到面目全非时，立刻停止，准备二次叫价（draw up a re-bid）。给客户看预期的（envisioned）原计划，以及需要修改的地方，让客户了解在原有的价格上你又多花了一些费用，让他来决定需要额外支付的金额。能否用智慧来工作都取决于你自己的决定。

方法三：在短时间内完成更多任务（Getting more done in less time）

1.“Evaluate your methods”——衡量自己的方法：如果你想要尽可能地高效完成任务，那就在心无旁骛的情况下（no distractions surrounding）工作吧。试着批量地处理一些事情（do things in one batches），不要一次只做一件事，想方设法地将自己的效率最大化（efficiency to be maximized）。

2.“Look for shortcuts”——寻找捷径：这可不是说凡事要用最简单的方法来偷懒的意思。举个例子，如果你每天需要回复大量的邮件（numerous e-mails），还要一遍又一遍地回答同样的问题，那最好能想想办法节省应答的时间。可以提前写好要回答的大部分（bulk）内容，一旦有人提出同一类的问题，你就可以复制粘贴，或者稍做一点小改动（make minor edits）再发给对方，这样会大大提高效率。

3.“Delegate to the right people at the right times”——在正确的时间委托给正确的人选：确保团队里各个成员的工作井然有序（well-ordered）地进行。如果某位成员做事比较快，那就把长期的任务委托给他（她）。如果某位成员擅长更多的技能，失误较少的话，就把最关键的（most critical）任务委托

给他（她）。

4.“Avoid procrastination”——避免拖延：在工作时间上网（surf the net）或是百无聊赖地查看邮件（needlessly check e-mail）可能会让你感到一天过得十分漫长。千万不要偷懒后临时抱佛脚！有任务的时候就全力以赴地做吧，尽量去享受完成一天任务的成就感。

5.“Be flexible”——灵活性强：有时一天的工作或许没有如期进展（go as planned），此时你要抱着开放的态度，尝试新的方案，做点新任务。

方法四：照顾好自己（Take care of yourself）

1.休息：每天要睡满八小时。你可以每天连续工作12小时（pull continuous 12 hour days at work），但是小心好景不长。达到一定程度后，你的身体会感到疲惫，精神上感到筋疲力尽（wear down），这样会导致你频繁地走神和疏忽犯错（more frequent lapses in concentration and careless mistakes）。

2.“Periodic breaks”——定期休息：即便身处办公室，也要留出时间让你的头脑重新休整充电（regroup and recharge）。每一小时的前五十分钟可以先全身心投入工作，而后的十分钟就当作奖励自己作为休息的时间。

3．“Recognize the point of 'diminishing returns'”——要意识到“效益降低”的问题：以上所介绍的方法并不是意味着你要一直工作到筋疲力尽（work yourself to the point of exhaustion）。首先你要确保自己的健康，然后才能保证工作的完整性（integrity of your job）。把自己累到疲惫往往会导致工作频发错误（working yourself to a frazzle constantly makes you prone to mistakes）。如果你

已经感到疲劳，花费平常2到3倍的时间来完成一项任务的话，这说明你今天的工作应该到此为止（call it a day）。至少让自己休息几个小时，稍作清醒以后再继续。

小贴士：

当你觉得自己可以工作的时候，尽力去做。不要懈怠（slack），让时间白白流去（allow time to run out），以至于到最后为了赶上截止日期而匆匆忙忙（rushing at the end to meet a deadline）。如果你可以早点完成任务，又没有新的任务要做的话，这段时间内你可以去玩，也可以稍作休息，但切不要在工作期间频繁地（on a frequent basis）这样做。

如果你的健康出现状况，还是先待在家里休息直到痊愈比较好，生病期间工作常常会犯很多错误，所以根本无法做到“用智慧工作”。

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文章看完了，单词记住了多少呢？

比起啃词汇书，这个方法能帮你记得更多记得更牢吗？

如果是，就多看几篇文章呗。

不多说了，直接上链接。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/a015533982.html,/?uid=sophie（文章都在这里）

https://www.360docs.net/doc/a015533982.html,/sessionhall.html?uid=sophie（免费试听课）

给大家准备的文章，主题很丰富，能帮助大家熟悉和掌握不同场景里的高频词汇。看完这些文章，对以后的英语写作或者口头表达都有帮助。有空就多看看吧。

另外，乐知的英语试听课，感兴趣的小伙伴可以去听一下课，语音词汇语法口语方面的课程都有，老师是外教。如果你的英语不好，想快速提高一下，也可以来乐知找个老师学习一下。

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