战胜拖延-把大任务拆分成小任务(7)

 The ways successful people defeat procrastination¹.

 

成功人士战胜拖延的方法。

 

They break up large tasks into smaller tasks.

 

他们把大任务拆分成小任务

 

 

The classic but seldom-followed productivity advice to conquering large or overwhelming tasks is to break them up into smaller chunks². Successful people understand that tasks need to be broken down into much more specific and measurable sub-tasks.

 

For example, an overwhelming to-do list item might be "write book." Does that item in my to-do list mean I need to write theentire book today, or does only writing one sentence count towards the completion of the task?

 

A better approach would be to set a goal of writing a specific number or words each day, or spend a certain amount of time researching.

 

"Write 1000 words"or "spend 30 minutes researching examples of productive CEOs for book" are much more specific tasks, and therefore easier to tackle. This often encourages me to get more done and feel accomplished³ and motivated by scratching to-do items off of my list.

 

1 procrastination   

n.拖延，耽搁

参考例句：

• Procrastination is the father of failure. 因循是失败的根源。
• Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延就是浪费时间。

2 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

3 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。