平时记不住事情怎么办(2)

　　Have Someone Else Remind You – A little accountability goes a long way. Have a family member, friend, or even co-worker hold you to performing a certain task. (BTW, kids are very good at this… my 8-year old son reminds me of things I “said I was going to do” all the time…)

　　让其他人提醒你。问责制作用非常大。让一位家庭成员，一个朋友，或者甚至是同事约束你将要履行的某一工作。(顺便说一句，孩子做这个很在行……我8岁的儿子经常提醒我那些我讲到“我要去做什么什么”的话语……)

　　Put It On Automatic – One of my favorite ways to avoid forgetting tasks is to put them on automatic. Set and forget. This works great with AutoPay for bills. Get creative, you will be surprised how many things you can automate. For example, every six months Amazon automatically sends me a new water filter for my fridge. I don’t have to remember or even go out and get one.

　　设置自动模式。我最喜欢的避免遗忘的方式就是让事情自动化模式进行。设置然后就可以不管了。这点在自动清还账单上非常奏效。多点创意，你就会惊喜地发现很多事情都能自动地完成。比如，每六个月亚马逊都会自动寄给我一个新的冰箱水滤器。这样我就不必记着或者出去自己买一个回来了。

　　Don’t Say Yes In The First Place – Want to avoid forgetting that favor that you promised? Or that extra task you agreed to take on? One of the best methods is to say “No” in the first place. If you are overloaded with your own work, don’t agree to take on more. You are just setting yourself up to disappoint others.

　　刚开始就别答应。想避免忘记答应了的帮助请求吗?或者是答应完成的额外工作?最好的方法就是一开始就不要答应。如果你自己的工作已经都超负荷了，就不要再答应接受更多了。这样你就不会让别人失望。

　　Have Someone Else Do It – If you can’t do it, delegate appropriate tasks. However, just remember that when you delegate, you still have to remember to follow-up. After all, you can delegate the doing of the task, but not the accountability.

　　让别人去做。如果你自己不能做，就把合适的工作委派给其他人。尽管如此，要记住当你委派下去任务的时候，你还是要记得跟进。毕竟你委派的只是工作的执行，而不是工作的责任。

　　Use Your List! – Your todo list should be your best friend. It should remember so that you don’t have to. If you are following rule 3, then your list will have your back. When your list reminds you of something you forgot, you know it’s working.

　　使用清单。待办事项清单是你最得力的朋友。有它来记住事情，你就不用记着。如果你遵守第三条，那么清单绝对能帮到你很多。当清单使你想起一些忘记的事情，你便知道它奏效了。