MANAGE THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE BETTER做自己生命中的执行长-好好经营你的生活.
"For years, many people have felt the different parts iof their lives-jobs, families, personal time-are at odds and that there is nothing they can do about it." says Michigan State University distinguished professor Dr. Ellen Kossek, co-author of CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Fexible Job Age.
But even as work demands ratchet up, you can take steps even small ones-to self-manage your career and life, says Kossek. She's identified three main "flexstyles" - ways people manage to mix their work and personal life.
A. Integrators tend to blend work and personal matters throughout the day. If you are an integrator, you take personal e-mails or calls on the job and handle work while cooking dinner.
B. Separators set apart time and mental space for each primary identity. You focus on one role at a time-when you are at work, you work; when you're with family or friends, you set work aside.
C. Volleyers go back and forth between periods of intense separation and times of integration. A magazine editor's deadlines or an event manager's trade show dates will force periods of separation. But a volleyer will jump back into other commitments and relationships during downtimes.
Your patterns can shift and change over the course of your life and career, says Kossek.
The question you need to ask is whether your current flexstyle is working for you or not. Whatever your flexstyle is, you will benefit from these four tips.
1. Distinguish between high-value and low-value work. Give the most time and attention to the high-value stuff; find new ways to deal with the rest.
2. Negotiate more. Offer more of what you can (and, but) draw lines when you need them most.
(you can't do)Maybe you need to be at home for the kids by 5:00 so that your partner can get to an evening job. Offer to come in early or bring work home.
3. Track your habits. Look at how you spend your time. What does an honest evaluation of your days and weeks tell you?
4. Rethink demands. What is real. unavoidable pressure and what is self-imposed pressure? When it seems that everything is important and nothing can give, it is time to review your priorities.
"Even in turbulent times- perhaps especially in turbulent times- you are the CEO of your life, " says Kossek. "You do call more of the shots than you probably realize."
Grammar
But a volleyer will jump back into other commitments and relationships during downtimes.
downtimes-down time -is the period of time that slow down, not as busy as usual.
But a volleyer will jump back into other commitments and relationships when things are not so busy.
Teresa had been so busy with work that she found her sudden downtime to be a blessing.
Many people have chosen to go back to school to get another degree during this economic downtime.
Vocabulary
at odds (idiom)-不一致,有矛盾的against each other, oppose each other.
Tim and his sister are at odds over how to care for their aging parents.
*对某件事用"over"-The two managers are at odds over the marketing strategy.
*对某个对象不一致用"with"-
ratchet up (phr v)-板手, tide something bid by bid, step by step. up-increase,down-decrease.
My boss really wants me be accept the promotion, so he's really ratcheted up the pressure.
integration (n)-整合,合并..integrate (v)-使结合,使合并
The integration of creativity into the workplace helped the workers feel more important.
*We won't be able to make any decision until the integration of data is complete.
*The European integration is responsible for improving the economy of the whole region.
commitment (n)-所承诺要做的事情.promise.
Ethan can't go with us tonight because he has a prior commitment. 之前.先前.
*Sorry I can't stay for the party-I have a prior commitment.
*She's taken too many commitments and became exhausted.
course (n)-direction, route 路程,过程.
Over the course of a year, Paul usually travels to 65 different cities.
*The trip to China changed her course of life dramatically.
*During the course of the investigation, the detectives found that many mobs were involved in this case.
draw the line at (idiom)-Johnny's mom helps him a lot, but she draws the line at doing his homework for him.
self-imposed (adj)-Kari has stuck to her self-imposed, early bedtime for more than a month.
turbulent (adj)-混乱的,动荡的. turb-混乱
Sylvia and Jack fight quite often, so I think they have quite a turbulent marriage.
*This has been a turbulent week for Patty. She just started her second job.
*During turbulent periods of time people find comfort in literature and music.
call the shots-CEO has authority make the decision. - take control of life.
*You have to listen to me in this restaurant.. I'm calling the shots here.
*Who's calling the shots in this house?这屋子里谁是当家作主的人 call the shots=call the tune.
Chat Room
intense-激烈的,强烈的strong and firm, intense heat-酷热.
intense person-认真的,精神集中,很严肃,做事拘谨的人.
intense study of English专心用功的赌英文.
intensive-集中的,密集的,形容外在的事务. highly concentrate.
intensive care unit -加护病房.
intensive bombardment-
an intensive English course-密集班.
intense vs intensive= person vs the world (outside)
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Nothing can give-没有转圜的空间.
give-给,折衷,让步.
what give?=what's wrong?=what's going on?发生甚么事,最近如何 ask friend what give?
"give me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry. 不自由,毋宁死.18 世纪,美独力战争开战前夕宣言,呼吁殖民地连和起来为自由而战,反对英国,向英国宣战.
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