Read Carnegie – develop good work habits

Develop good work habits

What makes us dizzy, Carnegie says, isn't the heavy workload, it's that we don't figure out how much work we have and what to do first. Therefore, Carnegie suggested that to have good work results, there must be four good work habits.

The first good work habit is to eliminate all the paper on your desk and leave only the problem you are dealing with.

Ronan Williams, chairman of the Chicago and Northwest Railroad, said: "A man whose desk is full of documents can clear his desk and leave some on hand to deal with, he will find his job easier and more realistic." I call it housework, and it's the first step to improving efficiency. The famous poet Bopu said, "Order is the first law of heaven." "In fact, order should also be the first law of work and business.

The disadvantages of no order are obvious. The mere sight of a table piled high with letters, reports, memos, etc., that have not yet been replied to is enough to create confusion, nervousness, and apprehension. Worse still, the constant thought that "there are a million things to do but no time to do them" can not only make you nervous and tired, but also make you worry about high blood pressure, heart disease and stomach ulcers.

The second good work habit is to do things according to the importance of things.

Henry Duhati, who founded a marketing company across the Country, said that no matter how much he paid, it was impossible to find someone with two abilities. The two abilities he spoke of were: first, the ability to think, and second, the ability to do things according to the importance of things.

In fact, a person cannot always decide the order of things according to the importance of things. But doing things on a plan is definitely much better than doing things as you please.

Franklin White Gill, one of America's most successful insurance salesmen, doesn't wait until five o'clock in the morning to plan his day's work. He had already planned it the night before. He set a goal for himself, a goal of how much insurance to sell that day. If he didn't, the difference was added to the next day— and so on.

The third good work habit is: when you encounter a problem, if you have to make a decision, solve it on the spot, don't hesitate.

U.S. Steel's board of directors likes to hold long meetings where many, many issues are discussed, but few resolutions are reached. As a result, after the meeting, each director had to go home with a large package of reports to see and study. Later, in the H. At the suggestion of Mr. P. Howard, the Board of Directors should focus on only one issue at a time and then reach a conclusion without delay or delay. The reform turned out surprisingly well, all the old things were cleaned up, the calendars were clean, and the directors no longer had to go home with a bunch of reports and worry about unresolved problems.

Carnegie said it's a great way to do it, not just for U.S. Steel's board, but also for you and me.

The fourth good work habit is to learn how to organize, layer responsibility and supervision.

Carnegie said that many businessmen have dug their own graves while accumulating wealth because they do not know how to share the responsibility with others, but insist on doing everything themselves. As a result, many small things make him very confused, making him feel rushed, worried, anxious and nervous. Although it is not easy to learn to be responsible in layers, maybe the person you find is not right, which will bring you great disasters. However, if you want to avoid worry, tension and fatigue, you must do so. You have to learn to know people well.

Carnegie's advice seems to be aimed at the "powerful" people, that is, those who have achieved initial success or have already succeeded, but not necessarily. That is, as far as reading is concerned (let's take reading as the work of students), which books are read first and which books are read carefully, they can also be implemented with reference to the third work habit. At this time, the old saying of Chinese is useful: touch bypass, one example and three examples.

Four good work habits, which one do you already have?