Chapter 14 take and give up

Today you brought back a large stack of books from the library, threw them on the floor with a bang, and said with a sad face, "It's only been two weeks, how can you finish reading?" You also said that the English teacher had already talked about it, and she would "load tons" of books for you He also said that he would give homework every day, even if only one of the ten questions was not done, half of the marks would be deducted.Then you complained to the physics teacher, saying that he taught too fast, and it took you a lot of time to think about it bit by bit before you got home.

My child, after only three weeks of school, I found that you have lost weight, and I still hear your footsteps at two or three o'clock at night. I found that I have to teach you how to use time. Remember when we participated in a tour group not long ago, one of them brought a sketchbook and sketched with a pencil every time he visited a scenic spot, even if it was only for ten minutes? Why does he only use pencils and not colors?Also, when he passed the sketchbook to everyone in the car, did you find that there were only simple outlines in many places. The reason is simple, because time is limited, and he hopes to capture the scenery in front of him.After weighing, he had to take a simplified approach.

In the same way, when the teacher writes out a pile of book lists today, don’t you have to memorize every word like you did in elementary school? Of course not! As you grow older, there are more and more things to learn, and you will find more and more that when you face a big problem, the first thing to do is to choose or not. In elementary school, the textbooks were thin, and you could memorize every word thoroughly; in middle school, the textbooks were much thicker, and there might be "more than one outline", and the teacher asked you to refer to different versions of textbooks, and you could no longer learn all the words. intensive reading.One day, when you enter a university and choose a department, you don’t need to study science for those who study liberal arts. Isn’t it a big abandonment naturally?As for entering the society, you may have greater specialization and more things that you "never touch again in your life" because of your occupation.

Son, I am not a rigid father who forces you to score 100 in every subject and to read every textbook well.Because I am not a "surreal" person, I know that with your limited time, just like the Harvard medical student, you have to plan and have to be willing. The word "willing, willing" is wonderfully used. If you don't "will", how can you "get"?When you can't keep it in your hand, you have to give up some. This is like many exams. There are so many questions that even if you know them well, you may not be able to finish them. At this time, if you are not sure, should you "stuck" there thinking, or skip it immediately and move on to the next question?

This is like, when your digital camera memory card is full, but you find a precious scene, you have to wash off the "secondary" things you took before, leaving space, and capture the once-in-a-lifetime picture in front of you. That giving is not real giving, but for further "obtaining". So in order to make yourself have a particularly outstanding performance in certain subjects, so that you will not waste your beloved violin, you must know how to give up.Selective reading, skip learning, and even drop out of unnecessary subjects when necessary. My child, please don't blame me for pouring cold water on you, and don't say that you insist on taking a for everything.

The world is fair, you can't be the best at everything. Everyone has about the same time and physical strength. In the future, only those who know how to choose can stand at the top.