[00:00.00]The Time Message
[00:07.39]Time is tricky.It is difficult do control and easy to waste.
[00:14.45]When you look ahead,you think you have more time than you need.
[00:20.22]For example,at the beginning of a semester,
[00:24.66]you may feel that you have plenty of time on your hands.
[00:30.72]But toward the end of the term you many suddenly find that is running out.
[00:38.19]You don't have enough time to cover all your duties,so you get worried.
[00:45.45]What is the answer?Control!
[00:50.91]Time is dangerous.If you don't control,it will control you.
[00:58.36]If you don't make it work for you,it will work against you.
[01:04.52]So you must become the master of time,not its servant.
[01:11.29]As a first-year college student,
[01:15.55]time management will be your number one problem.
[01:21.11]Time is valuable.Wasting time is a bad habit.It is like a drug.
[01:29.36]The more time you waste,the easier it is to go on wasting time.
[01:36.42]If you seriously wish to get the most out of college,
[01:42.37]you must put the time message into practice.
[01:48.15]Message 1.Control time from the beginning.
[01:54.39]Time is today,not tomorrow or next week.
[01:59.43]Start your plan at the beginning of the term.
[02:04.76]Message 2.Get the notebook habit.
[02:10.04]Go and buy a notebook today.
[02:14.48]Use it to plan your study time each day.
[02:19.83]Once a weekly study plan is prepared,
[02:24.80]follow the same pattern every week with small changes.
[02:31.25]Sunday is a good day to make the plan for the following week.
[02:37.81]Message 3.Be realistic.
[02:42.56]Often you know from experience how long it takes you to write a short essay,
[02:49.33]to study for a quiz,or to review for a final exam.
[02:55.80]When you plan time for these things,be realistic.
[03:01.16]Allow for unexpected things.
[03:05.70]Otherwise your entire plan may be upset.
[03:10.88]Message 4.Plan at least one hour for each hour in class.
[03:19.13]How much study time you plan for each classroom hour depends on four things:
[03:27.39](1)your ability,(2)the difficulty of the class,
[03:35.14](3)the grades you hope to achieve,and(4)how well you use your study time.
[03:44.29]One thing,however,is certain:
[03:48.36]you should plan at least one hour of study for each classroom hour.
[03:55.34]In many cases,two or three hours will be required.
[04:01.19]Message 5.Keep your plan flexible.
[04:06.96]It is important that you re-plan your time on a weekly basis
[04:13.20]so that you can make certain changes when necessary.
[04:18.48]For example,before mid-term or final exams,
[04:23.84]you will want to give more time to reviewing.
[04:28.98]A good plan must be a little flexible
[04:33.66]so that special projects can be done well.
[04:38.41]Message 6.Study for some time each class day.
[04:45.57]Some solid work each day is better than many study hours one day
[04:52.52]and nothing the next.
[04:56.18]When you work out your schedule,
[04:59.73]try to include at least two study hours each day.
[05:05.01]This will not only keep the study habit alive
[05:09.97]but also keep you up to date on your class assignments.
[05:15.74]Message 7.Free on Saturday-study on Sunday.
[05:23.40]It is good to stop all study activities for one full day.
[05:30.87]Many students choose Saturday for sports or social activities.
[05:37.71]Sunday,on the other hand,seems to be the best study day for many students.
[05:44.69]It is a good day to catch up on back reading and other assignments. |