EP37 - 如何學識say ”no”+計畫時間? 老師要知的實用好習慣 (III) | Habits of Highly Effective Teachers (III)

覺得在學校工作say "no"很為難? 每天工作忙碌、疲於奔命卻驚覺自己“一事無成”? 最重要——你有還未實現的教育理想嗎?

在這個系列裡，我會從經典好書-- 《與成功有約》(7 Habits of Highly Effective People) 中抽取3個最富啓發性的好習慣, 用生動的個人經驗和簡單的言語拆解如何更有效計畫時間, 實現你的職場目標和人生夢想。

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Is saying "no" difficult? Do you feel frustrated or even angry when piles of to-do's eat up your time, leaving you with the regret of unachieved dreams?

In this series, I'm sharing with you powerful strategies from the classic personal development book-- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.  Hope you are encouraged and empowered to be the most effective educator you're destined to be.

 

Tips:

1. 4 Quadrants by "Important VS Unimportant" and "Urgent VS Not Urgent"

The 4 Quadrants

Q1- Necessity: e.g. prepare for book check, design exam papers

Q2- Effectiveness: e.g. mid/long-term planning, read books or take professional development courses

Q3- Distraction: e.g. add more pictures to the ppt, keep refreshing work emails

Q4- Waste: e.g. endless scrolling social media after a long day, binge-watching YouTube or Netflix during the weekend

*Keep focusing on Q2, then Q1 will reduce.  Also remove the unimportant (Q3&4)

*How to decide what is "important"? Have your "End Picture"! (Listen to the previous episode on this topic (https://www.tszyanlee.com/blog/teacherseffectivehabits2))

2. Weekly Plan

*Put in fixed time tasks

*Put in the "BIG IMPORTANT TASK", then from important to less import (gradually cut out more and more "Q3&4)

3. Helpful for deciding when to say "no":

*Use the 4 Quadrants

*Check with your week plan

*Advance level: actively reject ("Sorry, I know I've been assigned to do this (ongoing Q3/4 tasks).  But with my current work/capacity/commitment, I could no longer do this."