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流利说商务英语Level5Unit1Part1MismanagingPrioritiesTounderestimateTounderestimatesomethingmeanstothinkitissmallerorlessimportantthanitactuallyis.Ifyouunderestimatethetask,youthinkitiseasierthanitactuallyis.Whenpeopleunderestimatethedifficultyoftheproject,theymayschedulelesstimeforit.TooverestimateTooverestimatesomethingmeanstothinkitisbiggerormoreimportantthanitactuallyis.Ifyouoverestimatetheimportanceofthetask,youassumethetaskismoreimportantthanitactuallyis.ToignoreIfyouignoresomething,youpretendthatitdoesn'texist.Tofocusonyourwork,youshouldignoredistractionssuchassocialmediaandtextmessages.Whatcouldhappenifyouunderestimatethedifficultyofthetask?Ifyouunderestimatesomething,youcouldfinditmoredifficultthanyouexpected.Whenpeopleoverestimatethedifficultyofaproject,theyexpecttospendmoretimeandeffortonitthantheyactuallywill.Whenyouarereallybusy,ignoringallincomingphonecallscanhelpyouconcentrateonyourwork.Shehadunderestimatedtheamountoftimeneededforthisproject,soittookherlongerthanexpectedtofinishit.Weoverestimatedthedifficultyoftheprojectandscheduledmoretimethannecessaryforit.TodelayTodelaymeanstoputoffsomethinguntilalatertime.Anemployeemaydelaydoingcertaintasksbecausetheydonotthinkthattheyareurgent.Importanttasksshouldn'tbedelayedtoomuch,orelseyoumayfallbehindschedule.TorushTorushmeanstodosomethinginahurrywithoutthinkingaboutitcarefully.Employeesmayrushthroughtheirworkwhentheyarebehindschedule.Rushingthroughassignmentsmayhurtthequalityofyourwork.Ifameetinghasbeendelayed,ithasbeenpostponedtoalaterdate.Hehadtorushthroughhisworktomeetthedeadline,otherwisethewholeprojectwouldbedelayed.Ihadtodelaythisphonecallinordertofinishmyfinancialreportontime.Theassignmentwaspoorlywrittenbecauseithadbeendoneinarush.