周五和周一都很辛苦?10招周五也能拯救周一

1. Get one major task finished

搞定一項主要任務。

This is the task that you have said that you will do by Friday. TGIF (Thank God it’s Friday) is now here and you just have to get it done. Here are some tips to make sure this happens this Friday and not Monday or Tuesday … or even next Friday!

有些任務你說要等到周五再做。謝天謝地，現(xiàn)在就是周五啦，趕緊去搞定吧。下面這些建議可以保證你在本周五就完成任務，而不用拖到下周一周二……甚至下周五!

Alert colleagues that you will be unavailable for a few hours.

告訴同事你這幾個小時會很忙。
 

Set yourself a time limit – use one of the new task management apps if that helps you. Use the ‘Pomodoro’ time alarm if it suits you. This allows you to work in 25-minute blocks with a 5-minute break after the first slot. Breaks become longer as you progress through the day. It’s up to you.

設定一個時間期限——如果可行，可以選用一款任務管理軟件。要是番茄鐘定時器比較管用，也可以嘗試一下。這樣你可以先工作25分鐘，再休息5分鐘。隨著全天工作的延續(xù)，休息時間也相應延長。時間隨你設定。

2. Find a quiet place to work

找個安靜地方工作。

There may be areas where you can shut yourself away to finish the above task. This is essential as you can avoid the ‘drive-bys’ and all the other interruptions that inevitably mess up your concentration. Not only is valuable time lost but stress levels are increased.

或許你能找到可以關上門單獨完成任務的地方。這很有必要，因為能保證你免受汽車喇叭及其他干擾，以免注意力受到影響。干擾不僅浪費寶貴時間，還導致壓力的增加。

3. Now plan the week ahead

提前制定一周計劃。

Make a to do list now, rather than on Monday morning when you may be overwhelmed with the mayhem. When planning the week ahead, keep in mind that Mondays and Tuesdays are the most productive days at work, so plan the most difficult tasks for then.

現(xiàn)在就制定任務清單，而不要等到周一早上，因為到時候你可能會混亂無措。在提前制定一周計劃時，別忘了周一和周二是工作效率最高的兩天，所以請把最困難的任務安排在這兩天。

With the to do list made, you can easily cut it by 50% so that you are left with the top priorities for the coming week. Employees frequently misjudge timing and also tend to put minor jobs on the list.

任務清單列好后，你可以輕松剔除一半，只留下下周最緊要的任務。員工通常會對時間作出錯誤判斷，而且還會把瑣事列到清單上。

4. Ask for help on Friday, not Monday

在周五而非周一請求幫助。

If you are going to need extra help during the coming week, Friday is the best day to ask for it. This gives managers time to allocate staff, and there is also a better chance that your request will be granted. It shows that you are planning ahead. Your line manager may well be more open to such requests on a Friday than on a hectic Monday morning!

如果下周你將需要額外幫助，最好在周五就提出來。這樣經(jīng)理才有時間安排人事，而且你的請求也更容易獲得批準，因為這表明你在提前作規(guī)劃。相比在忙亂的周一早上，在周五的話，部門經(jīng)理更容易答應你的請求!

5. Plan meetings for later in the week

計劃好后半周的會議事項。

If you decide on meetings, it is better to leave Mondays free, unless the meetings are high priority ones. The reason is that everybody else is also under pressure and you can all have a more productive day.

如果要開會，最好不要安排在周一，除非會議真的特別重要。原因在于，其他人也都壓力重重，你得安排在更有效率的時候。

If you are running section meetings, make sure that there is a strict time limit on them and that there is a no-device policy in place.

如果你要趕部門會議，一定要設定時間，而且要確?，F(xiàn)場沒有設備策略。

If you are ever asked by your supervisor what suggestions you have to improve meetings, mention the two points above as they can really make a difference

如果上司問你有什么改善會議的建議，那就說說前面提到的兩點吧，確實會有效果。

6. Make Friday an email-free day

讓周五成為“屏蔽郵件”的一天。

If you are in a managerial role, consider what many companies have done by banning all internal emails on Fridays. Everybody gets more work done. You can benefit enormously from this. Think about the following reasons many companies are now advocating for this:

如果你位居管理層，那就想想有多少公司已經(jīng)禁止在周五發(fā)內(nèi)部郵件了吧。這樣所有人都能完成更多工作，你肯定能受益匪淺?？纯聪旅孢@些理由吧，很多公司都在大張旗鼓：

It makes more use of the office phone system

可以更充分地利用辦公電話系統(tǒng)。

It reduces digital clutter

減少數(shù)據(jù)混亂。

It encourages more face-to-face interaction with coworkers

鼓勵員工多進行面對面交流。

7. Friday is the day to change your routine

在周五改變?nèi)粘＠隆?/strong>