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1、缺乏计划：缺乏工作计划会让你每天“随机”地处理遇到的事，而可能忘记最需要在当天解决的问题，GTD的方法应该能够在很大程度上帮助解决这个问题。
2、最后期限：临近最后期限的时候，由于时间的压力及紧迫感，往往工作匆忙，可能会需要反复地去回头修改，浪费了时间，通过对事件的良好管理应该能够尽量避免的最后期限到来的时候才匆匆忙忙地赶工的情形。
3、拖拉不决：计划如果只是停留在计划就永远不能成为现实，重要的是要着手去做。一旦起步了就会发现其实坚持下去并不太困难。
4、突发事件：每天总会遇到不少突发事件，但并不是所有的突发事件都需要马上去进行处理，根据需要去判断是应该马上处理这件事还是将它放到工作计划中以后再处理。
5、缺乏授权：要善于利用别人的时间与能力，不需要任何事都亲力亲为
6、无谓会议：没有效果的会议往往是最大的浪费时间的窃贼，在开会之前考虑一下这个会议是否必需的，是否所有参加会议的人员都是有必要参加的。
7、不及时归类：人们往往等事情集中成一堆了才会开始处理，但这样会浪费时间在反复的处理和分类上，最好在遇到新事情的时候就进行及时地分类或处理（感觉这条与GTD的方法略有差异）
8、乱找东西：将经常需要用到的工具或材料放在手边很方便就够得到的地方，而不要去寻找。
9、缺乏关系网：良好的关系网络能够帮助你解决不少问题，在平时就要注意建立自己广泛的关系网络
10、情绪不佳：不佳的情绪会让你花更多的时间去抱怨问题，而不是积极地寻找解决的方法，严重影响效率
11、消极思维：如果周围有很多思考问题消极的人，往往需要花费大量的时间去听他们的抱怨，而不能专心工作。
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The Time Thieves
BY Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
You have 24 hours in every day, seven days a week for a total of 168 hours to accomplish what needs to be done in your life. And every day, eleven time thieves gang up on you and work to take some of that precious time away from productive use. Let me introduce you to this inconsiderate troupe.
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Poor planning. People don't plan to fail but a lot of people fail to plan. Without a plan of action set up before your day begins you are likely to get caught up in "stuff", responding the loudest voice that gets your time and attention. Will you have been productive for the day? Sure, but not as productive as you might have been.
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Crisis management. When a deadline sneaks up on you it robs you of all choice and you are controlled by the clock. Crisis management, for the most part, is poor time management because you're rushed and stressed, letting things slip through the cracks and often having to go back and redo what was not done well in the first place. Most of what puts you into crisis management is within your control, you could have seen it coming.
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Procrastination. All the planning in the world does not substitute for the doing. Many find that they just can't get going on the things that will make a big difference in their success. They have "permanent potential". First thing in your day, get going on the most difficult tasks and get them out of the way.
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Interruptions. Unanticipated events coming your way, in person or electronically, can steal your time away. Many interruptions are necessary and part of what you get paid for. However, most are unnecessary thieves of your time. Be less willing to automatically give away your time just because they demand it. Rather, determine whether or not they deserve it.
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Not delegating. "If you want a job done well you better do it yourself." What a thief! Look at everything you have to do and ask, "Is this the best use of my time?" If it is, do it. If not, delegate it. There's a world of difference between "I do it" and "It gets done." Leverage your time through others and don't allow the things that can be delegated to steal your time.
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Unnecessary meetings. If two or more people get together and nothing productive comes of the time spent together, that meeting was unnecessary and, sadly, most meetings are time thieves. Before meeting ask, "Is it really necessary?" If it is, then meet but take action as a result of the meeting and not let it be a time bandit.
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The "shuffling blues". Many people manage their time through piles. Piles of appear on their desk. Piles of "to be read" emails on their computer and lots of "to be heard" voicemails stored away. The piles require frequent review creating the shuffling blues which surrenders valuable time. Keep a clean work environment. When encountering something new, schedule it to your day planner under the day you plan to tackle it and then put it away so you are out of the shuffling blues.
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Poor physical setup. Not having the things you need the most often within arm's reach and having a lot of the things you rarely need close by causes you to waste a lot of time wearing out the carpet retrieving what you frequently need. And of course, as you pass others they will often pull you aside to steal some of your time. Have the most needed stuff near by, within arm's reach and save that stolen time.
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Poor networking. Quality relationships with others can be a huge time saver as they open doors for you with all kinds of opportunities. Failing to develop a good network base will cause you to waste time creating what you might have had through your network. Be a good networker. Help them whenever possible. You want a friend? You have to be a friend.
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Bad attitude. Nothing sinks a day more effectively than having a poor attitude. It causes you to dwell on the problems and not the solutions and makes it possible to throw the day away. When you are burdening others with your problems and complaints you are stealing your time and theirs. And the truth is that when you complain to others, 85% of them really don't care and the other 15% are actually glad it's happening to you.
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Negative people. Some people are the life of the party and some people are the death of the party. The problem with having negative people around you is you wind up spending a lot of your time listening to their complaints rather than focusing on your success.
Arrest each of these time thieves. Sentence them to solitary confinement and re-claim your productive time. You deserve it.
