The Beginning of time
It is with sadness and melancholy that we arrive on the last day of March. Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day, the author also seems to be fooled, not happy. Yet no one has fooled himself. If he has, he has fooled himself.
This time, I’ll pick up where I left off. If I were writing a technical article today, there would be no need to pick up where I left off. However, today is still introspective, indicating that there is still a problem. It’s all really hard. I’m really emotional here. Let’s pick up our emotions and go for it.
Where did the time go
The last post was published on March 3rd, similar to today. The timing of the requirements for the new version has just been determined. First, let’s review how the last post has gone so far:
- There was too much demand for the last version of the product, resulting in two weeks of weekend to deal with the demand problem
- Read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, minimalist stock class and other investment primer books
- Wechat public account modified to SepCode, will start to tweet again, and active
- The blog has been revised again, these days the first online, and then slowly improve
- Typora writing tool configured with uPic graphic bed tool, articles add pictures more comfortable
- Opened a securities account, entered the stock market, made a little money, did not quit, and now has a loss of 20% (probably one of the main causes of sadness and depression)
The problem with the requirements in the last release was that the assessment was not done properly, resulting in a delay. Not only is the requirement completion not high, but the error rate has increased significantly. Moreover, independent time is greatly compressed, which is not conducive to personal development. This is also a fall into the pit, learn from the experience, must avoid such problems later. For everyone is the same, beyond the scope of assessment, must refuse, otherwise really have to pay a high price.
As we mentioned last time, start to be more open to different areas of knowledge. Therefore, THE author joined a growth-oriented compound interest group, began to read books about investment, and carried out practical operations. Small white is small white after all, coincides with this opportunity, plus the scene that drops after buying every time, the mood of the author at present presumably everybody also understands somewhat.
The general feeling is that so far there is no systematic planning, all are some trivial things. Even the articles seem to give people the feeling that time is passing bit by bit.
Three provinces in my body
The first time I remember introspection was when I was in junior high school. With a red pen, very small words to write a whole, sandwiched in a book of mathematics and physics treasure. I analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of my character, as if I was moved to tears.
After that, I read Bo Yang’s Ugly Chinese. I reflected on myself and listed my ugliness one by one. I wrote many pages in the small manuscript, which was useless for my criticism. Turns out there were ugly Americans, Ugly Japanese.
Later, I remembered hearing the news of Jobs’ death in my dorm room, and I didn’t know why I quietly shed tears. After reading the biography of Steve Jobs, I wrote down my passion and dream in introspection: Only those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world can really change the world. What I pursue in my life is excitement and dream…
Now she has believed in the ordinary, with a calm state of mind, understand that he is an ordinary person. But we can still do some not so ordinary things, as long as we insist on doing one thing to the extreme is a great life, of course, not illegal criminal things.
Time management
If you have the consciousness of cherishing time and self-examination, you can’t do one thing to perfection and complete a great life. Time management has gone wrong. I also have problems with time management, and I have been introspecting and learning. From the original desktop TAB time management, to GTD time management for Thing3, to the company’s iWork platform… I have a clearer understanding of time management.
The target
OKR is a management method by Objectives that I have learned in my work. It consists of Objectives and Key Results. The company doesn’t have dedicated OKR meetings for developers, so I asked the product people for details and workflow about their OKR meetings.
- “Daily update, weekly review, monthly optimization, quarterly review”. To be specific, I will update my OKR progress every day, review my OKR once a week, optimize my OKR once a month, and review my team’s and individual’s OKR once a quarter, gradually forming a habit.
- At the weekly meeting, everyone synchronizes their OKR implementation progress with the team, so that each other can see their OKR progress, and everyone can fully enjoy the happiness brought by growth and contribution.
- Hold a monthly OKR chat where you are allowed to update your OWN OKR content and discuss it if others’ OKR might be affected.
In their implementation of the OKR work method, O must be clear and KR is not allowed to change unless necessary. In the process of OKR optimization, the TODO List is usually adjusted to achieve KR. Therefore, when developing OKR, we should also follow SMART principles and try to meet the following five requirements:
- -Leonard: It’s Specific
- 4. Make it Measurable
- Attainable: Attainable
- Relevant: Relevant
- Time-bound: indicates a Time bound
In the same way, we should follow these principles when developing personal OKR. For example, the OKR developed by the author this quarter:
- O1:100 followers of the public account
- KR1: Complete at least 6 high quality articles
- KR2: The average page view of articles on the blog platform is 4k and added with traffic diversion
- KR3: Increase the activity of public accounts
When developing the OKR, there is a clear direction and time limit for O. KR is easy to measure, but not a task. At the same time, there should not be too many goals and key results due to time constraints and limited energy. The author will continue to learn and practice this method to achieve better promotion and common progress with everyone.
assessment
Assessment involves many aspects, such as needs assessment, feasibility assessment, time assessment and so on. Now that we’ve managed by objectives through OKR. So the main thing in the implementation process is time assessment. The author made a serious mistake in the last version of the requirements assessment. After passing the time assessment, new requirements are added when the time is already full, causing the entire development process to overload. Problems such as reduced efficiency and increased error rate also follow, which not only affects work, but also is very detrimental to personal development.
After I got in touch with GTD, I began to use GTD tool for time management. I’m currently using Things3 mostly, and it works really well. For example, if I do not want to deal with some problems orally, I will create a to-do list and record it for later handling. Make it a habit to clear your to-do list regularly, or set a deadline to remind yourself.
I use the company’s iWork platform for time management when collaborative processing is needed. I recently read an article about time management and learned about Trello management tool. I found that both iWork and Trello use the concept of Kanban. Kanban is a visual system for managing software development efforts, boosting productivity and efficiency by promoting continuous improvement. In my opinion, in the context of agile development, Kanban, unlike Scrum’s agile process, is well suited for individual systematic planning and time management of tasks.
task
In Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the author describes a rich man’s practice: the rich always pay themselves first. The rich understand the power of creditors, such as governments and banks, so they pay themselves first. Then, under pressure from creditors, they had to come up with more ways to make money. Putting positive pressure on yourself to complete tasks is a great way to achieve goals and increase productivity.
Whether it’s paying arrears, employee compensation, loans, rent, utilities, etc. Most of us need to pay our bills every month, and under pressure from our creditors, we work for pay to pay our bills. If they lose their job, they may lose their economic source, so many people stay up all night to finish their tasks. The day you never accomplish the goals you set for yourself. It’s penny wise and pound foolish. Whether it’s work or play, don’t squeeze the time you need to accomplish your goals. You’ve heard it a million times that improving yourself is the best investment, and that’s because it’s true.
The author does not have a methodology for how to adhere to the set goals and how to improve the efficiency of completion. But if you are a conscious and introspective person, set goals by making OKR, manage your time through GTD or Kanban, and all that remains is hard work to develop good habits, achieve key results, and achieve goals.
Time is back
From the last article, we analyzed the common characteristics of Daniel, to this article, we analyzed the shortcomings of self. Through this way of introspection, and learn the management of objectives, time management and other methods. I believe that if there are people like myself, I will continue to progress like the author, to achieve self-transformation. Here, we will enter a new stage, next time we will talk about technology, sublimate ourselves, to the Great Bull!
At the same time, you are welcome to pay attention to the author’s public number, learn from each other and make progress together!
- OKR：en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKR
- The Scrum (software development) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_…
- Kanban vs. Scrum:www.atlassian.com/agile/kanba…
- Scrum vs. Kanban: Know the Difference: www.guru99.com/scrum-vs-ka…
- How to manage your time assets:Draveness. Me/what – words – t…
