What are you busy with in your spare time —— Investigation and Reflection on the use of spare time by officers and soldiers of a brigade of the 79th group army ■ PLA Daily reporter song Zixun, correspondent Ma He, male Niu Hongyu How long is the day? There is a "March 8th theory", that is, everyone's Day is roughly composed of three parts: eight hours of work, eight hours of sleep, and eight hours of autonomous arrangement. In life, many people used to run together, but as time goes by, their personal growth varies greatly. One important reason is that there are different arrangements for "beyond eight hours". No return, no return of time. Where did the time go? How to better arrange time? Let's go close to the officers and soldiers of a brigade of the 79th group army and see how their "beyond eight hours" are arranged to jointly explore the answers behind time. Officers and soldiers of an artillery brigade of the 73rd group army read books during their break. Photographed by Zhu Jie "Where is the time?" Those unreasonable time arrangements "I've been waiting for a long time for Sunday, and almost nothing I want to do has been done." Hu Mingshan sat in front of the computer, processing unfinished forms and meditating in his heart. Less than half an hour before lunch, Hu Mingshan glanced at the "to-do work items" on the memo, and was a little helpless: count the grading and evaluation results of officers and soldiers, check the driver's certificates, proofread and print the work plan for next week it happens that there is a similar case. On a weekend not long ago, a certain outfit company temporarily accepted the task of setting up tents in the isolation area, and the officers and soldiers of the whole company completed the task excellently. When the instructor spoke and praised late, everyone looked dignified. Afterwards, several backbones found instructors to reflect the soldiers' ideas: "can the rest time occupied supply everyone?" When the instructor announced the compensatory leave, the soldiers showed a smile on their faces. Not long ago, the brigade conducted an investigation on the use of time "beyond eight hours" by officers and soldiers. Many officers and soldiers frankly said: "the work can't be finished, the arrangement is too full, and the rest is not enjoyable." As the end of the implementation of various work in the army, the phenomenon of "insufficient time" is widespread among officers and soldiers at the grass-roots level. At the same time, with the increasingly developed information network, it is not uncommon for officers and soldiers to spend too much spare time on online entertainment. "The game lasts five minutes and the world lasts half an hour." Corporal Zhang Ziqiang found after taking the post of monitor that many soldiers have a longer Internet age than soldiers, and almost spend their spare time on mobile Internet. On the training ground, artillery gunner and first-class soldier Xing long are skilled operators. In life, he is also a master of games, often playing games for twoorthree hours in a row is still not enjoyable. "Play all day! Have you washed your dirty clothes?" One day at the weekend, hearing Zhang Ziqiang's reminder, Xing long put down his mobile phone, but he was unhappy. For this matter, the comrades in arms in the class have different opinions. Some people think: "the rest time is originally arranged by themselves. As long as it does not affect the comrades in arms, it is understandable to play games for a while." Some also disagree: "spending a lot of time on games may affect the state of work training." Several things reflect the current situation of officers and soldiers "beyond eight hours". Some officers and soldiers admitted that they "indulged" their entertainment during the rest time. At the end of the rest, the short-term pleasure disappeared, and the sense of emptiness spontaneously arose. So, can we use our precious time to do something more meaningful? On the rest day, officers and soldiers of an information center of the Navy staff picked cucumbers in the vegetable garden. Photographed by Gao zusheng "Why is there not enough rest time?" "Neglect" behind "unreasonable" Not long ago, the brigade's data on the use of time "beyond eight hours" by officers and soldiers showed that the proportion of time spent on learning new knowledge, mastering new skills or cultivating good hobbies was not high. About 60% of the spare time of officers and soldiers was used for leisure and entertainment, and the rest of the time was used to deal with work, contact relatives and friends and other affairs. The leaders of the brigade comprehensively analyzed the survey data and felt that there were objective and subjective reasons for these phenomena. The battalion and company thought little and lacked guidance. "The gap between people is opened eight hours later." Making good use of "beyond eight hours" is related to the growth of officers and soldiers and the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the army. However, some battalion and company commanders did not pay enough attention to the management of officers and soldiers' spare time and did not guide them well. Some believe that it is personal freedom for officers and soldiers to arrange their spare time; Some of them did not consider the needs and interests of officers and soldiers enough to carry out amateur activities for the convenience of management and organization. Unreasonable work deployment and lack of overall planning. According to the survey data, 37% of the documents of the battalion and company resented the repeated statistical statements and materials requested by the authorities, and 27% of them received the notice from the superior "outside eight hours". During the interview, Lu Hongtao, a document from the battalion headquarters, told reporters that there were fewer paper notices and more telephone deployments; There are less discussions at the meeting and more materials submitted; There are fewer official messages and more online files... As the grass-roots level continues to strengthen the management of the "five plus" problem, some phenomena in the past have been significantly improved, but there are still many "burdens" in disguise. Learning and promotion are not urgent and lack of self-discipline. On Sunday afternoon, Chen Yuhan, a librarian of a synthetic camp, came to the library as usual to clean up. When he saw the few books on the shelves, he couldn't help shaking his head. "Entertainment is the main part of spare time, and everyone is generally not interested in reading." The survey shows that 4.7% of officers and soldiers prefer to spend their personal time on recreation; Although 43.4% of the officers and soldiers were aware of the lack of knowledge reserves or the idea of cultivating their talents, they could not withstand the temptation of games and short videos due to their poor self-control and could not make rational use of time. According to the investigation, the officers and soldiers can maintain the good style of racing against time and executing orders and prohibitions within "eight hours", but the awareness and ability to cherish and use time need to be strengthened in the "eight hours beyond" where there is a lack of clear tasks. How to guide officers and soldiers to establish a correct "view of time" is a subject in front of all levels. The officers and soldiers of the communication company of an air force station in the central theater used their spare time to rehearse music programs. Photographed by Jin Huidong Reset "beyond eight hours" Let the "broken" time "reunite" On the track and field at the weekend, there were many officers and soldiers who took the initiative to train. Due to his weak physical quality, first-class soldier Chu Zijian seizes the time to "fill the gap" every weekend. On that day, he saw a long lost figure on the training ground - Hu Mingshan, the Secretary of Lianbu. "After the last investigation, the brigade issued new regulations on reducing the burden. There are almost no messages and notices beyond eight hours." Hu Mingshan said with a relaxed expression, "it's not easy to have my own time. I want to find the feeling of being lively on the training ground." In June, the brigade issued 18 measures to "reduce pressure and burden". From the organs to the battalions and companies, they tried to avoid occupying the spare time of grass-roots officers and soldiers. Many officers and soldiers obviously felt that there were fewer inspections and notices on weekends, and the situation of "repeated statistics" and "frequent tolerance" had been greatly improved. With the change, there is also the concept of time of officers and soldiers. Not long ago, the brigade organized a "report meeting on the advanced deeds of Party members". Many officers and soldiers had new insights on how to arrange time from the story of the "gold medal UAV flight controller" and first-class staff sergeant Zhu Yaohui in the brigade. Why does Zhu Yaohui have so much time? "As long as the planning is reasonable, the time that is' broken 'can also be' reunited '." Listening to Zhu Yaohui's narration, some scenes of wasting time like gold are gradually clear in front of everyone: in order to improve finger sensitivity, he often carries a handful of meters in his pocket, counts meters with his fingers during the training interval, and even brushes his teeth intentionally with his left hand; In order to make the UAV fly more stably, faster and accurately, he sets up overtime practice under complex conditions every night, carefully drills and studies books, and constantly optimizes the operation process. With this momentum, he participated in the military training competition for many times and won the championship. His platoon won the collective third class merit for four consecutive years. "Time is always fair. If you cherish it, it will not fail you." Zhu Yaohui's words made corporal mengdeliang feel very deep. There are more than ten minutes of free time from breakfast to take out training every day. Previously, he felt that he could do nothing during this period of time and often spent it chatting with his comrades in arms. "In fact, it's not that I don't have enough time, it's that I waste my fragmented time every day." Meng Deliang said that he had always wanted to obtain the intermediate computer network administrator certificate, but he never took action. After listening to Zhu Yaohui's story, he made up his mind to make a "learning plan" for himself. He planned clearly how much he would learn in each period of time. Because he is nervous about training at ordinary times, he will seize his spare time before lunch break, night training, and after turning off the light to "cut corners". Some time ago, he passed the intermediate computer network administrator examination as he wished. For the management of spare time, Lu Chao, a direct recruit sergeant who just finished the military examination, has his own trick: "allocate the most focused time to the things that need to be focused most." At the beginning of the review and preparation for the exam, he found that every few minutes, he couldn't help but pick up his cell phone and watch. What should I do? "If I have a study plan at a certain time, I will put my mobile phone in the dormitory and go straight to the study room to devote myself." Later, he took this as a breakthrough, developed the habit of high concentration, and greatly improved his learning efficiency. Time has value, but time itself cannot add value. The brigade also set an example by leading cadres, guiding officers and soldiers to correct their concept of time and helping them plan their time rationally. Officers and soldiers gradually formed a consensus: waste time, time will ignore you; Pay attention to time, and time will face you squarely. Making rational use of the time "beyond eight hours" and improving personal ability can make military life more colorful and possible. During the training interval, officers and soldiers of a detachment of the first mobile corps of the armed police carried out interesting cultural activities. Photographed by Liu Wenlin Comments of officers and soldiers Make "beyond eight hours" more exciting ■ Liu Wen, instructor of Combat Support Battalion Considering the combat effectiveness of an army, the control of spare time is an important dimension; When examining a person's ability and quality, "eight hours beyond" Kung Fu is the most "true chapter". Grassroots party organizations should focus on the growth and development of officers and soldiers, and actively create conditions and provide assistance for making good use of the time "beyond eight hours". Lead the way. Give play to the role of the Military Commission and the regiment branch, help officers and soldiers conduct self-examination, and guide them to consciously use their precious time on the cutting edge. Set up the ladder. Actively build a gym to "refuel" the body and a library to "recharge" the mind, and guide officers and soldiers to grow into talents in a strong atmosphere of competition, learning, catching up, helping and surpassing. Set up the table. Accurately plan and carry out mass growth and talent activities with style, interest and characteristics, so as to make the life of officers and soldiers more colorful and enriched, and create more possibilities for the growth of officers and soldiers. Cherish and make good use of every bit of time ■ artillery battalion platoon commander zhangshijun As an artillery platoon commander, I was able to defeat many sniper sharps in this year's shooting competition and win the championship at one fell swoop. The fundamental reason lies in my rational use of time. In those days of intensive training, the pace of each day was very fast and the arrangement was very full. When other comrades in arms took advantage of the training interval to rest, I took the initiative to find the top players in training to study and discuss together and improve together; When the gun can't be practiced in the cabinet, I use the old lighter to practice the preloading trigger; In order to practice the skill of "single action of index finger", I go through the corresponding situation in my mind while doing air strike training every night before going to bed. After the martial arts competition, my efforts were rewarded, which also made me understand that only by turning pressure into motivation, can I overcome it