領導力內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)絡是美國的一個在線社區(qū),美國商界最睿智和最有影響力的一些人物會在這里及時回答與職業(yè)和領導力有關的問題。今天為大家分享的是Udemy公司CEO丹尼斯?楊在“你每天早上上班前都做些什么?”這一問題下的回答。 每個人的生活習慣都是不盡相同的,沒有一種“早間流程”能夠適合所有人。如果你想讓早上的時光過得更有效率,最重要的是要認識自己的模式,并且相應地管理自己的時間。 我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的思維在早上是最敏銳的。所以我每天一起床,便會盡可能地利用這段時間多思考、多計劃、多解決問題。另外我也會利用早上的時間制定全天的日程表,設置今天要做的優(yōu)先事務。如果我不用早上的時間為全天做好規(guī)劃,那么這一天可能會過得一團糟。如果某件事我不在我當天的日程表上,那我今天可能就不會去做它。 以這種方式開啟新的一天,使我能夠為任何可能遇到的問題做好準備,進而行有余力地解決各種復雜和長期的挑戰(zhàn)。一旦我到了辦公室,大量程序性的郵件、突發(fā)性的談話以及各種被動應付的事務就會紛至沓來,干擾我的創(chuàng)造性思考,吞噬掉我的大量時間。在疲于應付日程性、突發(fā)性事務的同時,還有很多會議等著我去開。這樣到了一天結束的時候,我基本上已經(jīng)累得沒有進行深入思考的精力了。 在我規(guī)劃完一天的重點工作之后,我喜歡看看新聞。一般我只是看看標題,最多掃幾眼感興趣的文章。我既不會過于關心任何一則報道,也不會“兩耳不聞窗外事”。如果有些文章我想稍后做深入閱讀,我就會設置一個書簽。另外我也需要關注商業(yè)和科技方面的新聞,所以我也會訂閱這些方面的時事通訊。 我的“早間流程”之所以安排得這樣嚴謹,是因為我不僅僅要照顧好自己的需求,還得抽時間給我的兩個女兒做早飯,然后送她們上學。這迫使我只能遵守一套固定的日程。你可不想早上醒來遇到的第一件事就是孩子們沖你大喊:“再不出門我們上學就要遲到了!” 把孩子送到學校后,我還會試圖將開車上班的這段時間變得更有效率些。我一般開車時會聽Audible.com(目前我正在聽Audible的《第二次機械時代》)或Udemy的公開課(如亞當?格蘭特關于創(chuàng)意開發(fā)的課程,或是丹?拉德關于尋找新聞真相的課程等 )。我開車時一般不喜歡接電話,因為我發(fā)現(xiàn)接電話太容易讓人分心。 早上是我用來進行深入思考的寶貴時間,因為這時我的大腦最為清明,讓人分心的干擾和雜務也最少。不管是為當天要發(fā)生的某件事情做準備,還是思考如何解決一個迫在眉睫的棘手挑戰(zhàn),總之,用“腦力風暴”開啟新的一天的感覺是很好的。(財富中文網(wǎng)) 譯者:樸成奎 |
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question, “What's your morning routine before going to work?” is written by Dennis Yang, CEO of Udemy. We're all wired a little differently, so no morning routine is going to work for everyone. If you want to be effective in the morning, the most important thing is to recognize your patterns and manage your time accordingly. I find my mental clarity is sharpest the first thing in the morning. I capitalize on that to do as much thinking, planning, and problem solving as I can soon after I wake up. Without fail, I'll make my to-do list for the day and set my priorities. If I don't use my early morning to get a handle on how I'll spend the rest of the day, things can go quickly off the rails. If something isn't on my daily list, it's probably not going to get done. Starting the day in this way helps me prepare for whatever awaits and is the keystone of my approach to tackling complex, long-term challenges. Once I'm in the office, it's far too easy to become engulfed in processing email, having someone grab me for a "quick chat," and other reactive tasks that invariably come up and interfere with creative thinking. As soon as I’m responding to pings, I’m playing defense. Then there are meetings, and by the end of the day, I’ll be simply too fatigued to engage in deep thinking. After I've sketched out what I want to accomplish that day, I like to catch up on the news. I'll look at headlines and scan articles of interest, but I try not to get too involved in any one story or I'll never extricate myself. I bookmark anything I want to come back and read more closely later. I also need to stay on top of business and technology news, so I subscribe to newsletters focused on these topics. I have to be fairly regimented about my morning routine, because I’m not just accommodating my own needs. I'm also busy making breakfast and lunch for my two daughters and taking them to school. This forces me to stick to a regular schedule. You do not want kids yelling at you the first thing in the morning about how they're going to be late if you don't leave right then. With the kids taken care of, I try to use my drive from Belmont to San Francisco productively. I often listen to Audible.com (I’m currently working through "The Second Machine Age”) or Udemy courses (such as Adam Grant's new course on developing original ideas and Dan Rather's on finding the truth in news) as I navigate traffic. I'm less inclined to take calls from the car, because I find them too distracting. Morning is my precious time to think clearly. It's when my head is least cluttered and, just as importantly, I can usually count on not being interrupted or distracted. Whether I'm prepping for something happening that day or ruminating on a complex, ongoing challenge, it feels good to start the day by exercising my brain. |