No matter what you do， doesn’t it seem like there are not enough hours in the day？ That’s where I was a few years ago. I used to pull all-nighters， and was working 7 days a week to finish all my tasks. I simply had no time to spare.
　　Here are the 4 main things I do consistently to be more efficient. I hope to share them with you today.
　　（1） Don’t Multitask
　　Multitasking is not a real thing. What you are really doing when you are multitasking is going back and forth between two separate tasks. Compared to giving 100% to one task at a time this simply means that you give each task less amount of focus and gain a lot of stress and tension.
　　（2） Break Things Down
　　Imagine a really large meatball. Got it？ Good. According to animal instincts， the best way to eat it is to put the entire thing in your mouth and chew. Do that and you will be chewing and swallowing for the next 10 minutes.
　　Sensibly and efficiently speaking， the best and fastest way to eat the meatball is to cut it into smaller pieces so that you can take in as much as your mouth can handle， and swallow it in less than no time.
　　This same rule applies to life. You are only able to handle so much at a time. If you try to take on a task too big all at once， you will only get clogged up and slowed down. But if you break it down into more manageable pieces， you will be able to finish the task a lot faster.
　　（3） Prioritize Your Tasks
　　You want to buy a chocolate baror a client is waiting for your proposal. Which one is more important？
　　Unfortunately， thousands of people find themselves in similar situations every day. You have to learn to automatically prioritize things that are more important. This way rather than wasting energy and time， you will focus on these particular things and get them done faster. This will make you more stress-free and will greatly increase your efficiency.
　　（4） No Distractions
　　Sometimes I wonder how much time people end up wasting by checking email， checking their cellphones， idly chatting with their colleagues， or surfing the web.
　　All of these things will make you very inefficient. So when it gets down to finally getting work done， turn off or remove all distractions. Just get rid of them.
　　efficiency 效率
　　pull all-nighter 通宵熬夜
　　multitask一心多用
　　instinct本能
　　clog堵塞
　　prioritize按优先顺序排列
　　bar棒
　　proposal提议
　　stress-free无压力的
　　distraction分散注意力的东西
　　end up doing 以……告终
　　idly悠闲地
　　colleague同事
　　get down to着手处理
　　1 When faced with a number of tasks， what should you do？
　　A. Try to deal with them at the same time.
　　B. Deal with them in order of importance.
　　C. Try to finish them without a break.
　　D. Share them with your friends or colleagues.
　　2 Which of the following is NOT a consequence of multitasking？
　　A. You can’t focus all your energy and time on one task.
　　B. You will not be doing any of the tasks to the best of your ability.
　　C. You will be nervous dealing with more than one task at a time.
　　D. You will be too busy to feel any pressure.