Education · FORTUNE
Fortune #05
Good fortune
A large study goal becomes easier to start when it has a clear finish. Instead of “study the chapter,” choose a small set of problems and see what you can complete today.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“สิ่งที่สำคัญที่สุดคือการคิดอย่างรอบคอบเกี่ยวกับสิ่งที่คุณทำ การตระหนักรู้และคิดถึงผลกระทบของสิ่งที่คุณทำต่อสิ่งแวดล้อมและสังคม นั่นคือหัวใจสำคัญ และเป็นพื้นฐานของทุกสิ่งทุกอย่าง”
— เจน กูดดอลล์
นักวานรวิทยาและนักอนุรักษ์ชาวอังกฤษ ผู้ศึกษาชิมแปนซีระยะยาว
- Person
- Jane Goodall
- Source work
- As quoted in Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands (2010) by Cathryn Berger Kaye and Philippe Cousteau, p. 14
- Source text
- The most important thing is to actually think about what you do. To become aware and actually think about the effect of what you do on the environment and on society. That's key, and that underlies everything else.
STORY & REFLECTION
A Handful Too Large for the Jar
The Boy and the Filberts · Aesop's fable
A boy reaches into a jar of nuts and grabs as many as his fist can hold. With his hand full, he cannot pull it back through the narrow opening.
A bystander tells him to let go of some. The boy does not have to give up every nut; he needs an amount he can actually take out of the jar.
A study goal can fail in the same way. “Finish every chapter” may be so large that you never start. A smaller task gives you a clear end and a chance to choose the next one.
Name a chapter section or a few problems that fit the time you have. If you finish early, add more. A small task completed is more useful than a vast plan left untouched.
Reflection
A measurable goal makes starting and reviewing easier.
A small action today
Write down which problem type and how many to finish today.
A question to reflect on
Which small goal fits the time you actually have?