怎麼處理自己不喜歡的工作

工作中總有一部分讓你很討厭的內容。你不想做，可是不得不做，這使得你的工作積極性下降、效率越來越低、心情越來越煩躁，這種狀況其實無異於慢性自殺，因爲你所有的情緒都會影響你的健康。接下來，小編給大家準備了怎麼處理自己不喜歡的工作,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。

By: Gretchen Rubin

How many times each day do you try to work yourself up to tackle some undesirable1 task? If you’re like me – several.

For example, right now I’m trying to figure out how to send a Monthly newsletter. I felt overwhelmed by the various sub-tasks involved, but by using the techniques below, I’m inching toward the finish line of hitting “send” for that first newsletter. Here are some strategies that I've used:

1. Put yourself in jail. 假設自己是在監獄裏。If you're working on something that's going to take a long time, and you have the urge to try to rush, or to feel impatient, pretend you're in jail. If you're in jail, you have all the time in the world. You have no reason to hurry, no reason to cut corners or to try to do too many things at once. You can slow down, concentrate. You can take the time to get every single detail right.

2. Ask for help. 尋求幫助。This is one of my most useful Secrets of Adulthood2 (《成年祕密》). Why is this so hard? I have no idea. But whenever I ask for help, I'm amazed at how much s.

3. Remember: most decisions don’t require extensive research. 記住：多數決定不需要詳盡的研究。This is another important Secret of Adulthood. I often get paralyzed by my inability to make a decision, but by reminding myself that often, one choice just isn’t that much different from another choice, I can move on.

4. Take a baby step. 一次完成一部分。 If you feel yourself dismayed at the prospect3 of the chain of awful tasks that you have to accomplish, just take one step today. Tomorrow, take the next step. The forward motion is encouraging, and before long, you’ll probably find yourself speeding toward completion.

5. Do it first thing in the morning. 將不想做的事情當成當天要做的第一件事。The night before, vow4 to yourself to do the dreaded5 task. And the next day, at the first possible moment – as soon as you walk into work, or when the office opens, or whenever – just do it. Don’t allow yourself to reflect or procrastinate6. This is particularly true of exercise. If you think you’ll be tempted7 to skip, try to work out in the morning.

6. Protect yourself from interruption. 別讓自己被打斷。How often have you finally steeled yourself to start some difficult project, only to be interrupted the minute you get going? This makes a hard task much harder. Carve out some time to work. Yesterday, I wanted to put a newsletter sign-up box on my blog. I figured this would be frustrating8 and time-consuming, so I waited to make the attempt when I knew I had two hours when I could work uninterrupted.

NB: Pay attention to the amount of time you spend working on tasks you dislike. No one enjoys invasive medical tests or preparing tax returns, but if you feel like your life consists of nothing but going from one dreaded chore to the next, you should take note. Maybe you need to think about switching jobs, or delegating a particular chore to someone else, or paying someone to take care of a task that’s making you miserable9.

I’m very good at making myself do things I don’t want to do, and while this is an enormous help in many situations, it has also allowed me to go down some dead ends in my career. The fact is, you’re unlikely to be happy or successful when every aspect of your life or job feels like a big drag. Don’t accuse yourself of being lazy or being a procrastinator10, but ask – what’s making this so difficult? The fact that you're finding it hard to make yourself do something is a sign that maybe you should be doing something else.

On the upside: novelty and challenge (看看好的方面：新穎和挑戰), as uncomfortable as they can be, DO bring happiness. The chore that feels onerous11 today may give you a huge boost of satisfaction tomorrow, when it’s behind you. Keep that in mind.

What are some other strategies that you've found useful in trying to get yourself to jump some hurdle12?

　　擴展：如何推銷你的意見

Choose the right time to start pitching ideas

選擇適當的時候發表意見

Morey Stettner

To sell your ideas, you need to listen to others first. Just don't listen too much.

想要別人接受你的想法，首先要傾聽別人的想法。但也別聽得太多。

"When you keep listening to speakers, you let them reinforce their sense that they're right," said Nance1 Rosen, managing director of NAX Partners, a marketing2 and communications firm in Los Angeles. "It's like they're building brick after brick of a fortress3 by talking more."

洛杉磯一家營銷通信公司NAX Partners的常務董事Nance Rosen說：“如果你讓別人說得太多，就會讓他們強烈地感覺自己是正確的。就好像建堡壘一樣，說得越多，堡壘越堅固。”

Instead, interrupt gracefully4. Redirect the dialogue so that you can assert your point.

你要禮貌地打斷，引導話題的方向，這樣你才能堅持你的觀點。

Author of "Speak Up! and Succeed," Rosen finds that the best way to interrupt in casual conversation is to hold up an outstretched hand toward the speaker. That, she says, is "a universal cue like a stop sign." At the same time, she'll say "great."

《說出來!成功》一書的作者Rosen發現，在非正式談話中打斷對方最好的方法是朝說話人舉起手，手掌要伸展。她說這是一個“通用的”停止信號，同時還要說“好極了”。

If the person misses her cue and continues to babble5, she makes another short comment, "Thank you," to signal that she expects the speaker to finish.

如果對方沒有領悟到、繼續嘮叨，她就會再做簡短的註釋：“謝謝”，以提示希望對方別再說了。

Most people get the message and zip their lips. If they don't, Rosen interrupts again by saying "got it" in a firm but polite tone.

此時，多數人都會明瞭並閉上嘴巴。如果他們還不閉嘴，Rosen會再一次打斷，以堅決而禮貌的語氣說“知道了”。

By making a series of short comments to indicate that you understand a speaker -- and using the same prompts consistently to silence a motormouth -- you can train the person over time to talk less.

通過一系列簡短的話來表明你理解了講話人的意思，並用同樣的方法讓說個沒完的人閉上嘴，時間久了你就能讓這個人說話少些。

When it's your turn to talk, maximize your persuasiveness6 by grabbing others' attention. Rather than plead your case and enumerate7 details that support your point, begin with what Rosen calls "a focus on misery8."

當輪到你講話時，要吸引別人的注意力來最大化地增強自己的說服力。不要只是爲自己的觀點辯護、列舉一堆細節來支持，應該用Rosen所謂的“痛苦關注”方法開始。

Specifically, engage others by identifying their pain, fear and unfulfilled desire. They will heed9 your remarks more closely if you begin by appealing to these palpable negatives.

具體地說，用對方的痛處、恐懼和沒有滿足的欲求來吸引他們。如果你以這些明顯的消極因素開始講話，聽衆會更密切地關注你的講話內容。

"Don't waste time on good news at the beginning," Rosen said. "It's a snooze. Happy talk isn't going to compel people to listen to you."

Rosen說：“開始時不要把時間浪費在好消息上。那是安眠藥。快樂的談話不會讓人們聆聽。”

For example, if you want to propose steps to your management team to streamline10 your operation, start by saying: "Sales are down, our rivals have launched a product that can steal market share from us, and we've squandered11 our potential to lock up our niche12."

例如，你希望給管理層提出提高管理效率的提議，你可以這樣開始：“銷售量正在下降。我們對手推出了一個產品，會搶奪我們的市場份額。我們封閉在狹小的環境裏，浪費了潛力。”

From that point, position yourself as problem solver. Show that you not only understand the obstacles but that you have also developed a plan of attack.

從這一點出發，將自己定位成一位問題解決者。表現出你不但理解了困難而且還制定了一套解決計劃。

"Anchor your proposal by showing how it will empower you and your team to move forward on many fronts," Rosen said.

Rosen說：“提出你的建議，展現這個提議會如何讓你和你的團隊在各個方面進步。”

Cite what she calls "heroic achievement stories" to showcase your experience as a leader who has overcome pain, fear and unfulfilled desire.

引用你的“英雄事蹟”來展現你是一位打敗過痛苦、恐懼和未滿足欲求的領導者。

Start with phrases such as "From my experience navigating13 through a similar crisis, I've discovered that" and "When we were struggling to stay afloat 10 years ago, I decided14 to."

用這些話做開場白：“從渡過類似危機的經驗來看，我發現……”和“當10年前我們要維持經營時，我決定了……”

By establishing credibility as someone who has triumphed over adversity, you reassure15 others that you're equipped to manage the current challenge. Through your stories, you can also champion the core values that your listeners care about the most.

讓別人相信自己能夠戰勝逆境，向別人保證自己具備管理目前挑戰的能力。你的故事同時也可做爲你倡導聽衆們最爲在意的核心價值觀的例證。