三、保持长期高效的七个法则(一)7 Rules for Staying Productive Long-Term（1）

Easily the best habit I’ve ever started was to use a productivity system.The idea is simple:organizing all the stuff you need to do (and how you’re going to do it) prevents a lot of internal struggle to get things done.
无疑，我曾经建立过的最好的习惯就是使用一个生产力系统。想法很简单:把所有你需要做的事情(以及你准备如何做)系统化，可以避免许多内心的纠结，从而完成事情。
There’s a ton of system out there.Some are elaborate, like Getting Things Done.Others are dead-simple, such as simply using a prioritized daily to-do list.Some require software.Many you can do with just pen and paper.
存在无数生产力系统。有些复杂详尽，例如尽管去做(GTD)方法;另一些十分简单，例如只用一个经过优先级排序的每天待做事项列表。有些需要软件的辅助，也有许多只要纸笔就可以进行。
Being successful with a long-term system is hard.Here are just a few common problems:
成功地长期使用一个生产力系统是很难的，以下仅列出一些常见的问题:
You have no idea which system to pick, or when you do pick something you constantly second-guess yourself that you’re “doing it right”
你不知道应该选择哪个系统，或者当你选定了一个系统之后，会不断猜测自己是否“做对了”。
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