練出週休三日的高效工作法

如果每周都有「週休三日」的感覺，周一到周四工作會不會更有效率？求職網站Daily Muse提出每周四就完成當周重要工作的方法，儘管這麼做，不代表周五真的可以不上班，但能換來周五時以比較輕鬆的方式工作、轉換思考、著手進行永遠沒時間做的事，嶄新的計畫可能就此啟動。

Is it possible that we have all the important tasks (1) wrapped up by Thursday? If we use our time efficiently, it is doable. Even if we can’t actually take Friday off, we can see Friday as a “bonus day” to stop putting out fires, clear your head, and get a jumpstart on next week or the next big plan. Let’s see how people manage to (2) pull this off.
一周的工作，到星期四就搞定，可能嗎？有效運用時間就可能。雖然不是真的星期五就可以休假去，但我們因此有機會把星期五視作額外收穫的一天，不忙著滅火，能夠理清頭緒，啟動下一週或為下個大計畫做準備。來看看怎麼達成。

1.Schedule Intentionally
“You’ll want to avoid scheduling meetings, phone calls, and other important get-togethers on that day (unless it’s just a casual coffee get-together with a networking contact). Instead, you want Friday to provide a large chunk of totally uninterrupted time that you can use however you’d like.” “This intentional scheduling applies throughout your entire workweek.”
特意規劃
星期五不要安排任何會議，通話或其他重要聚會（除非是喝杯咖啡、熱絡關係的社交聚會。）為週五保留大量不被打斷的時間，由你自由運用。整週都要這樣特意規劃。

2.Focus on Priorities
Does this sound familiar: You start a week with the best intentions and list out what you are going to tackle, but you are too busy with the emergencies that (3) crop up. When Friday comes, you realize that you just barely accomplish any of the tasks on the list. "The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." Constantly take a step back and then focus on the things that are critical, rather than time-pressing. The time management matrix can be a lot of help.
專注於優先要務
是不是感覺很熟悉：帶著一片赤誠開始一週，列出本週要務，到了週五才發現清單上的事項幾乎沒動，原來都忙著處理突發事件。「關鍵不在排定行事曆的先後次序，而在排定優先順序。」不時退一步評估，專注在真正重要，而非時間急迫的事。善用時間管理矩陣圖也會大有幫助。
Time Management Matrix

3.(4) Tune Out Distractions
Minimizing distractions helps you maximize every minute you have. Avoid office chatter and other’s phone conversations with headsets or white noise apps. “Another distraction you’ll want to (5) keep at bay? Emails. So, close out that browser tab and resist the siren song of your inbox…set an out-of-office message that lets everybody know you’re only reading your emails at a certain time. That way, you won’t feel as tempted to keep checking in on your inbox.”
不理會分心事物
把注意力分散減到最低，就是讓你手上的每一分鐘極大化。耳機、白噪聲apps都是避開辦公室中的聊天和電話閒聊的好工具。還有一個最好不要接近的是email。關掉瀏覽器所有分頁，拒絕收件夾傳來的誘惑聲響…甚至可設定不在辦公室的自動回覆，讓人知道你只在特定時間收信。這樣一來，你也不會覺得非查收件夾不可。

口語詞彙
(1)Wrap up 圓滿結束
Let’s wrap up the meeting so we can all go home.
我們把會議告一段落，大家就可以回家了。

(2)Pull something off 成功達成某事
I don't know how you pulled it off, but we're now $5,000 richer than we were yesterday.
我不知道你是怎麼做到的，但我們現在比昨天多出五千元。

(3)Crop up 突然發生
Problems will crop up and hit you before you are ready.
問題總會在你準備好之前突然出現，給你一擊。

(4)Tune out 不理；對…沒反應
Information overload can lead some people to tune out messages altogether.
訊息超載可能導致一些人對所有訊息全都置之不理。

(5)Keep something at bay 不使…接近
She fought to keep her anger at bay.
她努力不讓自己被憤怒壟罩。

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