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5位成功人士传授提高工作效率秘诀 People occasionally tell you，Do that in your free time，but in fact theres no such thing asfreetime. Even when youre lying by the swimming pool，thats leisure time --but it isnt free time.The most successful people are those whove mastered the time-saving tactics described here.Stay FocusedAll top performers establish priorities. Helen Gurley Brown，editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan，always keeps an issue of the magazine on her desk. Whenever shes tempted to fritter away time，doing something that doesnt contribute to the magazines success，she glances at that issue，and it gets her back on track.One way to order your priorities is to create ato dolist. Every evening，jot down the top20 tasks to be done the next day，and review the list several times throughout the day. The best way to accomplish whats on the list is to give each task a specific time slot.Pattern of SuccessMost people who want to get ahead spend useful time writing personal notes of gratitude，sympathy and congratulations. But when it comes to routine memos，letters，fact sheets and forms，they save a lot of time by relying on previously written material.Susan Taylor，editor-in-chief of Essence，has created some ４０form letters for everything from article rejections to replies to requests for donations. Stored on her computer，the letters can be called up，copied and customized by changing a few key words. Taylor then often adds a handwritten greeting at the bottom as a personal touch.Telephone TipsFinancier J. B. Fuqua has made a fortune putting deals together over the telephone. His most important strategy is to make notes before he places a call.To avoid playing telephone tag，return phone calls right away，because youre likely to catch the caller and your messages wont pile up. If the person is busy，many time-tacticians make an appointment to call back. Leaving a detailed message on someones voice mail prevents you from getting tied up in long conversations and will get you an ans