Post Date April, 15 2023
How to use evening time to improve oneself? Those who want to succeed must see
I finish work at 5:30 and don't pay much attention to single meals. I finish eating a little after 6:00. Go home and wash, dawdle, dawdle. If it's 6:30 am earlier or 7:00 pm later, you can already start your "undisturbed time" until 11 pm, with a total of 4 hours available. This period of time can be used to do anything you want, such as studying, part-time jobs, exercising, and so on.
According to the above arrangement, everyone can calculate for themselves how much more time they have each year compared to others.
How to "improve oneself at night? Let's first analyze how to achieve it based on the above example (which I think is quite typical).
Firstly, you need to find a way to free up so much time. How do you do it? Mainly considering both housing and food.
Live closer to the workplace, so we can save a lot of time on the road. If it's your own house, then there's no other way. It's better to stay at home as the quality of life is much better than renting a house. If it's renting a house, don't save that little rent. Remember, time is the most valuable thing. I changed my house in order to save time on transportation. The rent was doubled, the area was much smaller, and the environment was much worse. But believe me, these were all worth it because they saved not only time but also energy. It used to take an hour or even more to squeeze the car home before, and returning home was exhausting like a dog, with no energy to settle down and study hard.
Do you think time on the road can also be utilized? Indeed, it can be done, but the efficiency is much lower (because you have to drive or squeeze, everyone has experience), and the form is limited (basically can only use listening). These hours are actually fragmented time, and there is basically no way to think deeply. So, if the rented house is far from the company (with transportation time exceeding half an hour), move.
In terms of food, if "self improvement" does not include cooking, it's better to solve it with fast food. Although I personally enjoy cooking, cooking really takes up a lot of time. You may say there are some fast food options, but if you include the time for shopping, cooking, and washing dishes, it's probably quite a bit. Plus eating, it would take at least over an hour. Therefore, let's focus on cooking on the weekend, and just choose fast and healthier restaurants to handle it, up to half an hour.
2. Transform the free time into undisturbed time.
Although fragmentation time can be used, it is only suitable for obtaining information and not conducive to thinking. Therefore, we must allow ourselves to free up a large amount of undisturbed time for genuine self-improvement.
The first issue is the network. Someone mentioned being disconnected from the internet, but can't I use my phone when I'm disconnected? Most people actually cannot put themselves in a completely closed environment, so what we need to consider is not disconnecting from the internet, but developing the habit of not being distracted by the internet. The house I rented does not have broadband installed because after evaluating what I need to do, I believe that having an internet connection does not actually have a significant impact on my life. If I need to access the internet due to work or urgent needs, using a mobile hotspot can completely solve the problem (and due to traffic, I avoid uncontrolled internet access).
All those remarks about "needing the internet to learn" are excuses! When we objectively analyze it, we will find that there is very little demand for the internet when it comes to self-improvement. Try reducing your internet time first, and then turn off your broadband to save some internet fees. If you can't help but use your phone to surf the internet, switch to a phone without a good browser. After six months, you will find that it's actually great to not have the internet at night, without the anxiety of being busy receiving information.
Then there is the issue of communication. If you need to contact your family at night, take the initiative to call and schedule your time before or after study time. Tell your family about your plans and persuade them to respect your 'undisturbed time'. There's really no way, let's just let it go. It won't take long for a conversation, just take a break. There's no need to make yourself a 'hermit'.
QQ, WeChat, Momo, and so on, just turn it off if you can. To be honest, who really cares if you're online at any time? It's really important or urgent to call directly. It depends on one's self-control. In fact, when you think about it, chatting and farting on IM every day has a rough meaning?
Because we are single, there should be no family members asking questions such as' Do you want to drink some sugar water? 'Forget about that. If you have this question, then communicate it well with your family.
3. Develop habits.
There are many articles to refer to regarding the cultivation of habits, but I won't elaborate on them here. If the state mentioned above can be persisted for six months, there will be a sense of guilt if we don't study for a day. Therefore, it has become a habit that drives us to "improve ourselves". "Improving ourselves" has become an internalized and implicit goal. At this point, we can focus our energy on the question of "which aspect to improve".
By the way, let's discuss the issue of "improvement" in some aspects.
Self improvement "is a very" self "thing, and everyone's situation is different, but it is basically considered from the following aspects: career development, personal development, personal interests, etc. Analyze your existing problems and desired development direction in both work and life for yourself. My suggestion is to divide the areas for improvement into:
Health - -- The body is the capital of revolution. After thirty, you will know. If you are not well, you can't even make an appointment.
Unable to meet the skills required for the current position - for example, if you are a project manager but do not understand project management.
Skills required for promotion - such as management and communication skills required for promotion to a management position.
Skills reserved for future career planning - for example, in order to start a business in the future, it is necessary to have knowledge of industry, management, human resources, finance, communication, leadership, and other aspects.
Basic abilities that can be used at any time and anywhere - -- such as communication, office software, thinking mode, logic, learning ability, etc.
The skill of satisfying personal interests - this is entirely a personal preference and will not have a significant impact on the trajectory of life.
