觉得自己在工作中常常浪费时间吗？下面是一些帮你避免浪费时间的小窍门，希望能帮你提高工作效率。

If real work needs doing offline, disable¹ the internet for an hour at a time.

如果这件事情不需要上网就可以完成，把网断掉。

Turn email checks into an hourly habit, not an “as the box gets mail” habit.

延长查看电子邮件的周期。

Don’t answer your cell phone when working on something important. Call back later.

如果手头的工作很重要，工作期间不要接电话，回头再打过去就是了。

If you can’t work at work, negotiate² finding³ a new place to get things done.

如果你的工作环境让你不能工作，换个没人打扰的地方

Television means: “I don’t need this time and it doesn’t matter to me.” (Almost always. Really.)

看电视意味着“这段时间我浪费了也无所谓”。

Budget your entertainment time vs. production time. Never cheat the other.

平衡你的娱乐和工作时间。

Examine every opportunity along the lines of time vs. projects already underway.

时时检查你的时间安排和现在已经进行中的项目。

Try working part of your day in “off-hour” times, to get more done with fewer people around.

以小时为单位划分你的工作时间，用更少的人做更多的事情。

来源：北大BBS