【推荐1】Being Well-Organized and Getting Things Done

Being well-organized and getting things done and what we have done is to try to make them as easy to follow as possible to allow you to implement (实施) them immediately. There is no doubt that being organized does make a difference.

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It is something that you should do every single day and the best way to approach this is to place things in order of importance. Watching that movie may sound like a good idea, but put that at the bottom of the list and focus on things that influence your work, health, or anything else that is key to your survival.

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Next, you should consider trying to plan ahead so if you know that there is an appointment at a certain location for a certain time, then plan your day around that appointment.

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Knowing where everything is will allow you to get more things done as you will waste less time hunting for that object that you require to complete your task. Too much time is wasted hunting for keys or that piece of paper and it also just stresses you out and can upset your pace.

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Giving tasks to others will always lead you to getting more done, but it is not just a case of picking anybody to do a task. Instead, you need to make sure that they are capable of doing it without running into any problems and that they do have the correct tools to complete the job.

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Having a schedule will help to force you into complete tasks on time and actually getting more done in the process. The only problem here is that you need to be sensible when working out how long something takes or you will put undue pressure on yourself and this is where mistakes can occur and you will actually then start to get less done.

Fairfield School is called “the greenest school in Britain” because the pupils and the teachers at the school think it’s very important to look after the environment.     1    

Growing vegetables: The pupils in Fairfield School started their own vegetable garden. Both children and teachers plant and water the seeds, then they pick the vegetables. The vegetables are used in school meals.     2     “School lunches are tastier than ever before!” says one pupil.

Recycling: The Fairfield pupils don’t just bring their books to school—they bring their rubbish too! There are recycling bins in the playground for plastic bags, plastic bottles, paper and so on.     3    

Finding cleaner ways to get around:     4     “When the roads are busy, it’s faster to ride bikes than to go by car anyway, says one pupil. Even the teachers don’t use their cars. “We don’t encourage our pupils to look after the environment if we don’t do it ourselves!” says one teacher.