I watched "If you want to be busy, be busy meaningfully": Leave the best time to yourself and create a heart-pounding feeling

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Tonight, I am hosting the March Vista Book Club at Komma Space. I will introduce to you the book “If you want to be busy, be busy meaningfully”, it is a book about time management.

The author of this book is also American time management guru Laura. Van Dekang has observed an interesting phenomenon. Highly effective people usually have a lot of time. They think they have “a lot of time” and have time to do what they want to do. But some people are even busier even after reading various time management theories and using various time-saving tips.

To be honest, I have read a lot of time management books, and I even think that I am capable of giving lectures on time management, but this time I read “[If you want to be busy, be busy meaningfully](https://www.books.com.tw/exep/assp.php/vista/products/ E050039611?utm_source=vista&utm_medium=ap-books&utm_content=recommend&utm_campaign=ap-201903)》This book still inspired me a lot! For example, the author mentioned that you should record your time usage like a bookkeeping, so that you can know how to use it more appropriately. I agree with this!

In addition, she also mentioned that you should prioritize your own things. The key point is that if it is not in the plan at all, don’t waste time doing it! The author also mentioned that you should reserve the best time for yourself. For me, I should reserve the best time every day for my favorite writing and reading.

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There are also some highlights from this book, which are excerpted below:

◤ Part1：照料时间花园

• Analyze your own time usage to improve life efficiency.

• 管理时间就像园艺设计。

• Record time so that you don’t deceive yourself.

• Create new habits to change the way you feel about time.

◤ Part2：让人生值得回味

• If you want to have more time, create more memories.

• Tips for extending time: Think about why today is different?

• Plan special itineraries to make your days fulfilling and interesting.

• Reviewing can strengthen memory and bring back the past time.

◤ Part3：别把时间表填满

• Highly effective people like to leave blank space in their schedules.

• There are only things on your schedule that make your heart beat.

• Set time limits for work and have more free time.

• Create time dividend: Use things now to leave space for the future.

◤ Part4：悠游，让生活不匆忙

• Traveling leisurely is not about enjoying every moment, it is about paying attention to the things you like.

• Feel the present without giving up the past and future.

• Carry out daily holiday exercises and enjoy the leisurely time.

• Deliberately slow down the pace to extend the enjoyment time.

◤ Part5：以三种资源投资快乐

• Invest in three resources for happiness: money, time, and mentality.

• Outsource the things you don’t want to do to reduce stress and save time.

• 把最好的时段留给自己。

• Learn the skill of suffering and not be disturbed by pain.

◤ Part6：放掉不切实际的期望

• Stop blaming yourself and perform better.

• You only have this time, just do your best.

• Abandon “best” and pursue “good enough”.

• Let good habits become a boost.

◤ Part7：把时间花在别人身上

• Friends and family can breathe life into time.

• Important relationships extend your life.

• Relationships also have a sequence and must be chosen.

• See the wonder in others’ eyes and regain the joy of life.

Overall, the biggest difference between this book and other books on time management is that the author starts from his own personal stories or customer cases. He does not just talk about truths. It can be said to be a very “down-to-earth” book.

If you always feel that you are busy, in addition to recommending that you take Mr. Zhang Yongxi’s [online course] (https://lihi.vip/gKFaA), I am also happy to recommend reading this book!

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Further reading

• Reading experience of “If you want to be busy, be busy meaningfully”: Leave the best time to yourself and create a heart-pounding feeling
• What “The Time Investment Method to Increase Annual Income 10 Times” taught me: To create meaningful time, please prioritize doing things that are interesting and profitable
• “Diary of getting it done”: Pursue progress and start with the simplest accumulation

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