Monday, 27 January 2014

1. Reflection on time management of Semester 1

Looking back at last semester, I really did not make good use of my time and spent too much time on hobby-- reading network novels. In fact, I was addicted to it. Sometimes I got a wonderful book, I even stayed up all night to finish reading it. And on the weekend, I rarely went out to go shopping and participate in any activity. It often turned out when the weekend ended I realized I did nothing other than reading network novels. However, this semester, I am going to make a plan for my time so that I feel I really have done something as the summer vacation comes.

Firstly, I am going to control the time spending on reading network novels. Previously, I often told myself when I could not stop reading a book I would never spend so much time on a novel after this novel. But finally, the fact is that these words were used to persuade me to continue reading whenever there was a novel attracting me. This time, I have deleted all the novels in my mobile phone which I can use to read anytime and anywhere. I cannot promise that I will never read network any more, but I will limit the time for half an hour every day as the novels are only available on my laptop.

Secondly, I will occupy most of the time I used on reading novels before to do independent learning and enjoy activities. Independent learning is meaningful way of strengthening what I have learned from lectures and tutorials. In addition, I have taken part in some clubs this term, in which I have the opportunity to make friends and learn from them, furthermore, practice my spoken English. My uncle, a teacher of a junior high school, once said to me that one will be brighter and smarter if he actively and regularly joins in social activities, and often encouraged me to go out to talk with people. I cannot agree more. For example, people may have problems that they cannot solve by themselves, but if they discuss the problems in group, it can be solved easily by sharing information. Thus, I plan to participate in activities regularly.

Nevertheless I am not sure to what extent I can change my time management this semester, I will do my best to shift the time spending on reading network novels to independent learning and activities