想讓自己更有效率？7大習慣要拋棄

Some people succeed and others fail. The key difference between the two groups is not talent or luck. It is what they choose to do and choose not to do. Here are seven of the key habits of ineffective people.
有人成功有人失敗。決定成敗的不是天賦或運氣，而是他們對做什麼和不做什麼作出的選擇。下面是沒效率的人們的七大習慣。

1. They drift.
遊移不定。

Ineffective people drift though life with no clear goals. They approach each day in a haphazard way without any priorities. They do not have a to do list, or if they have one they ignore it. They are busy all day without ever accomplishing the really significant things they should do.
沒效率的人一生中沒有明確目標，總是遊移不定。處理日常事務很隨意，沒有優先次序。他們沒有“必做”清單，或有清單卻不實施。他們整天忙忙碌碌，真正該做的重要事情卻被束之高閣。

They find it hard to differentiate between jobs that are urgent and jobs that are important. They do not measure progress against written objectives because they do not set themselves any objectives.
他們往往分不清緊急工作和重要工作。他們不按列出目標測算進度，因爲他們沒有爲自己設定目標。

2. They settle for second best.
不爭第一。

These people do not lack ambition, but they have modest ambitions. They want to do well, but do not demand high standards of themselves. Deep down they know that they are capable of achieving much more in their chosen fields, but they are satisfied with mediocre attainments. Highly effective people are self-critical. They have enormous self-belief and they set high standards for themselves.
他們不缺乏抱負，但沒有遠大抱負。他們想做好，但又不想設定高標準。內心深處，他們知道，他們有能力在選擇領域做得更好，但他們滿足於小有所成。高效率的人挑戰自我，他們信心十足，他們高標準地要求自己。

3. They avoid risk and discomfort.
避開風險、追求安逸。

Successful people are prepared to move out of their comfort zones and take some calculated risks. Ineffective people prefer to stay doing what they know they can do. They do not want to try new things at which they could fail or make a fool of themselves. They are reluctant to learn new skills; instead they are keen to keep treading the paths they know well.
成功的人隨時準備離開舒適區，冒可預測的風險。沒效率的人喜歡停留在他們知道可以做到的事情上。他們擔心失敗或出醜，不願意嘗試新事物。他們不積極掌握新技能，樂於在自己熟悉的道路上踏步。

4. They are easily distracted.
容易分心。

Unproductive people spend time on easy, low-value activities and find it hard to get round to the really tough but critical tasks. They waste time watching TV, reading social media, surfing the web or playing games. They mean to do some important work but find that other things keep getting in the way.
沒效率的人把時間花在容易做、意義不大的活動中，抽不出時間做那些需要克服困難卻重要的工作上。他們把時間浪費在看電視、瀏覽社交媒體、上網或玩遊戲。他們打算做重要事情，但發現總有忙不完的瑣碎事。5. They are indecisive.
猶豫不決。

Successful people make choices, they are decisive – and they get quite a few decisions wrong. But they move forward. When they see an opportunity, they seize it. Unsuccessful people often avoid hard choices. They defer decisions. They wait to see what will happen. They fear that if they make a decision it might turn out to be the wrong decision so they pause. They do not move forward. They miss opportunities.
成功的人果斷作出選擇——他們決定的錯誤率相當高。但他們不會停滯不前。一旦機會呈現在他們面前，就別想跑掉。不成功的人常常避開艱難選擇，他們推遲決定，他們靜觀其變。他們擔心，如果一旦作出決定，可能導致錯誤發生，所以他們停下來。他們舉步不前，他們錯失良機。

6. They do not work through people.
不借助他人之力。

Successful people achieve success by asking, motivating and involving others. They network and approach contacts for help and information. Ineffective people prefer to browse the internet and occasionally meet some familiar people face to face. They do not actively network and engage others in their plans and projects.
成功的人求教、激發或藉助他人，達到自己成功的目的。他們建立社交網、多方聯絡求得幫助，獲取信息。沒效率的人喜歡瀏覽網絡，偶爾與熟悉的人面對面交流。他們不主動社交，不吸引他人加入自己的計劃或項目。

7. They blame others.
推卸責任。

Ineffective people have a long list of excuses. They are victims. Their parents, teachers, bosses and colleagues have all let them down from time to time. They have been unlucky. Fate has conspired against them. Successful people take ownership of their lives and do not blame others. They know that it is their actions and choices that determine their success or failure.
沒效率的人總是有很多借口。他們是犧牲品。他們的父母、老師、老闆和同事時時讓他們失望。他們運氣不好。命運成心跟他們作對。成功的人是自己命運的主宰，不歸咎他人。他們知道，決定他們成敗的是他們的行動與選擇。

If you read the biographies of successful people in different fields you find that they share some common habits. They set goals, they believe in themselves, they take risks, they work through people, they demand much of themselves, they make decisions and they take full responsibility for their careers and objectives.
各種領域都有成功的人，當讀到他們的傳記時，你會發現他們有着共同的習慣。他們有目標，他們相信自己，他們敢於冒險，他們藉助他人，他們對自己要求較高，一旦作出決定，他們會爲自己的職業生涯和目標擔負起全部責任。

It is not so easy to read the stories of ineffective people because, although there are a great many of them, very few warrant a biography. However, just like the successful, the ineffective are shaped by their habits, actions and attitudes.
不大容易讀到不成功的人的故事，因爲他們雖爲數衆多，卻幾乎沒有人爲自己樹碑立傳。然而和成功的人一樣，不成功的人由他們的習慣、行動和態度所造就。

How can an ineffective person become effective and successful? First by acknowledging that they have some bad habits that are restricting them, and then by taking actions to break the habits. Ingrained habits are hard to break, but it can be done. That is what successful people do.
沒效率的人怎樣變得高效與成功呢？首先要認識到束縛自己的一些壞習慣，然後採取措施改掉這些壞習慣。積習難改，但可以改。那就是成功的人所做的。