High-Efficiency Work Techniques

Emi / 曹逸冰Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaJan 2024

Rating 3.6
Word count
54K words
Chapters
79
ISBN
9787559435019

Tags

Motivation and Growth Time ManagementWorkplace RelationsWorkplace Stress ReliefSelf ImprovementWork OrganizationEfficiency Methods

Summary

"Sigh, another day at work tomorrow—I'm exhausted." "Work is just work, so try to look on the bright side." Still trapped in the 996 work curse? Still worn out and overwhelmed by your job? In fact, with just a few small adjustments to how you work, you can handle things with ease and leave on time. Workplace relationships and job duties are indeed hard to change overnight, but you can always come up with small tactics of your own to adjust your mood and mindset. That way, the same environment can gradually take on a different look. This book brings together 88 hands-on work guides covering everything from organizing materials and time management to communication skills, so you can work more efficiently and live better. It is my hope that this book will serve as a small lamp lighting your way when work hits a wall and leaves you drained.

Editor's review

Highly Efficient Work Methods is a practical guide for today's professionals. Drawing on years of experience in project management and efficiency improvement, author Emi lays out a systematic work method covering the whole process from goal setting and task management to energy allocation. Rather than dwelling on theory, the book offers a wealth of immediately usable tools and templates—weekly planners, priority matrices, meeting-notes templates, and more—to help readers turn abstract ideas about efficiency into concrete action. It places particular emphasis on the principle that less is more, arguing that efficiency is not simply about speed but about streamlining processes and focusing on key tasks to achieve sustainable output. In an age of information overload, this simplify-to-amplify approach is especially valuable.

The book is clearly structured: the first half focuses on adjusting your thinking (breaking the habit of perfectionism, building systematic thinking), while the second half drills into specific scenarios (handling email, teamwork, review methods). The author's plain style and workplace-based examples make the book easy to relate to. Some methods, such as time-blocking, do require strong self-discipline, so readers should adapt them flexibly to their own circumstances. On the whole, this is a reference book worth keeping close at hand and revisiting often, especially for professionals eager to break the cycle of busyness and take greater control of their work.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the whole book first, mark chapters relevant to your pain points, then reread and put those methods into practice
  2. Use the templates to build your own work dashboard and adjust it during weekly reviews
  3. Focus on Chapter 4, "Energy Management," to avoid the trap of chasing speed alone

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1958

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 序言
  3. 第一章 让工作变得更省力的整理收纳法&贴心工具
  4. “一类一盒”是收纳的大原则
  5. 分门别类，记得在盒子上贴标签
  6. 使用A4尺寸的文件盒，装满了就清一清
  7. 透明的A4单片文件夹是整理利器
  8. 只要塞进透明单片文件夹，什么样的文件都能统一成A4尺寸
  9. 准备一个专门放空的单片文件夹的收纳盒
  10. 磁铁收纳法帮你提升常规工作的效率
  11. 需要留存的文件资料又多又杂，统统扫描成电子文档
  12. 排版打印最省纸
  13. 把名片扫描成数据就不占地方了
  14. 整理之前先构思标语
  15. 把定期作业会用到的工具放在一起
  16. 每周花15分钟整理，有效提高工作效率
  17. 每年搞两次大扫除和整理大会
  18. 【经验谈】击破有关桌面整理的烦恼！
  19. 也跟孩子们聊聊工作
  20. 第二章 提高工作效率的34个小技巧
  21. 01 成功时总结经验，日后套用同样的日程安排
  22. 02 用电子日历共享日程
  23. 03 喜欢纸质手账的话，建议使用分体式手账本
  24. 04 火力全开的一周取决于“周日晚上的5分钟”
  25. 05 到公司之后明确宣布自己今天要做的事
  26. 06 把“一天”分解成“上午”“下午”和“傍晚”
  27. 07 在商定时间的环节尽可能掌握主导权
  28. 08 根据身体节奏安排一个月的工作
  29. 09 如果之后也要完成同样的任务，务必提前估算耗时
  30. 10 中途随时商量，做不到完美也无妨
  31. 11 生活与工作密切相关，高效的生活对工作也有积极影响
  32. 12 为了专注工作，想办法让家务变得更省力
  33. 13 挑选办公用品时以"省时"为标准
  34. 14 在公司里走动时随身携带能立住的内胆包
  35. 15 洽谈、开会时用A4纸而非笔记本记录
  36. 16 待办事项清单别用便条，写在笔记本上
  37. 17 各行各业都能用的“私房笔记”
  38. 18 心里闷得慌？把心事统统写出来
  39. 19 常规工作“套路化”
  40. 20 把5分钟能搞定的事情提前列成清单
  41. 21 早晨开工前的“例行公事”，帮你找回平时的自己
  42. 22 发照片的时候可以用无线网络传输工具
  43. 23 需要提交的资料尽可能归纳在一张A4纸上
  44. 24 要点最多列3个
  45. 25 关掉通知铃声，集中注意力
  46. 26 用多个设备收发邮件时，记得密送给自己
  47. 27 邮件给人留下的印象，就是你的职场形象
  48. 28 你的回复越快，对方的反馈也越快
  49. 29 提升搜索能力=提升工作能力
  50. 30 资料别从头做起
  51. 31 快捷键与自定义短语才是终极捷径
  52. 32 先吃苦，后享福
  53. 33 让会议充分发挥作用的3个诀窍
  54. 34 洽谈与会议不留“作业”
  55. 工作最辛苦的时候，就是你成长最多的时候
  56. 第三章 工作达人档案大公开
  57. 01 点滴积累，坚持到底
  58. 02 收放有度，工作能力不断提升
  59. 03 提前铺垫好，后期不费劲
  60. 04 工作、家庭合理安排，乐在其中
  61. 05 通勤时间不浪费，凡事早做准备，工作、家庭两不误
  62. 06 巧用数码工具与实体工具
  63. 07 提前准备，应对突发状况
  64. 08 小窍门的点滴积累，让工作与家务更省力
  65. 09 OURHOME的工作心得
  66. 不要找“做不到”的借口，多思考“如何才能做到”
  67. 第四章 让工作变得更轻松的沟通法则&调整情绪的方法
  68. 告诉自己“时机未到”
  69. 人际关系碰壁时，试着从改变自己做起
  70. 逆境让人快速成长
  71. 把握自己的情绪周期
  72. 列出自己的工作与社会有怎样的关联
  73. 看着对方的眼睛打招呼是改善职场人际关系的秘诀
  74. 好东西要通过邮件分享
  75. 小便条，大作用
  76. 非工作时间尽量不要用微信联系同事
  77. 珍惜直接指出你不足的朋友
  78. 和家人聊聊工作，和同事聊聊家人
  79. 后记

FAQ

What sets this book apart from other time management books? It focuses more on practical workplace application, providing many ready-to-use templates and checklists, and emphasizes a sustainable system rather than short-term tricks—ideal for readers seeking to build a long-term work system.
Do the methods require specific software or tools? The author uses general principles and paper templates as examples. All methods can be adapted flexibly to digital or paper tools, with no need to buy any particular software.
Is it suitable for a team to read together? The book includes chapters on teamwork and meeting efficiency, making it suitable for group reading and establishing shared work language, though the individual productivity sections still require personal practice.

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About the author

Emi Author

Emi (whose Chinese name, nationality, and dates of birth and death are not publicly available) is an author of inspirational and personal-growth books about whom limited public information exists. Two of her works are currently included in the collection: Efficient Work Techniques and Women's Work Techniques. Judging from the themes of these two books, Emi focuses on workplace efficiency and working methods, particularly for female readers, exploring how to organize time, streamline processes, and improve execution in daily work while seeking balance between a busy career and personal life. Her writing tends toward practical, experience-based advice, responding to readers' common concerns about self-management and career growth with down-to-earth suggestions rather than grand theoretical frameworks. Since little is known about her background, readers may treat her books as light, accessible guides to working methods to be adapted to their own situations, while keeping modest expectations of the author herself.

曹逸冰 Author

Cao Yibing is a Chinese author with a notably wide range of subjects; the library holds 45 of her works. Judging from the available titles, her writing and editorial work span several fields. On one hand, she engages with Japanese folk craft and craft culture, contributing to works such as The Beauty of Japanese Folk Craft: The Collected Works of Yanagi Soetsu (4 volumes), Forty Years of Folk Craft, and Craft Culture. On the other hand, she touches on travel and food writing, as seen in A Tree of Travel and the Vegetable Classroom series. She also ventures into mystery and detective fiction, such as the Countdown to the Statute of Limitations, along with essay collections and foreign literature like The Language of Magic. Her works commonly fall under culture, travel, food, mystery and detective fiction, essays, and foreign literature, reflecting a cross-disciplinary curiosity and editorial perspective. Public information about her nationality, dates, education, and personal background is limited; the above is based only on the library's holdings.