【推荐1】One of the most effective skills you can have in life is powerful and effective time management.     1     Here are important time management tips for getting your goals.

Set goals the right way.

    2    If you don’t set your goals the right way, then you’ll lack the proper targets, which will force you to fall off track. But when you set them the right way, the sky is the limit. Use proper goal setting method to help you see things through. And when you do set those goals, make sure you have powerful deep down meanings for wanting to achieve them.

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One of the tips for managing your time is to find the right system to actually do it. The quadrant (象限) time-management system is probably the most effective. It divides your activities into four quadrants based on urgency and importance. Things are either urgent or important, both, or neither.

Take frequent breaks when working.

One study suggests that you should work for 52 minutes and break for 17 minutes. You might not have enough time to do that. But you should take frequent breaks. If you’re a boss working for yourself, this is vital. It’s easy to run out of energy and not even know it.     4    

Make to-do lists in the evening for the next day.

Every single evening before bed, make a list for the next day. Look at your goals and see what you can do to help move you closer.     5     It takes time. But by making to-do lists, you’re effectively setting goals for the day. Daily goals are easier to achieve while helping to move us towards the longer and bigger goals. But that happens by creating to-do lists.

【推荐2】In this era of rapid development of science and technology, it’s unrealistic to try to cut back greatly on the time we spend with smartphones and other screens.    1    

Change your phone settings

If you’re the kind of person who can’t live without your smartphones, a simple way to cut back on screen time is to make a few changes in your phone settings.    2    It allows you to set specific time limits for each app. You can also change your phone to grayscale mode(灰屏模式) to make running through social media much less attractive.

Go off screens at least one hour before bedtime

    3    While reading social media posts, playing games or doing other activities on your phone will keep your brain excited, making it difficult to fall asleep. Therefore, it certainly helps if you turn off all screens about one to two hours before you want to sleep.

Set aside other screen-free times during the day

You can also purposely turn off screens at other times during the day.    4    You can even take it one step further and schedule one weekend day when everyone in the family puts the phones away so that you can spend some quality time with them.

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For children and teenagers, a useful way to reduce screen time is spending time in nature according to a 2021 study by Australian researchers. But adults benefit from time outside, too. Studies have found that a walk in the park can be good for your health. And it’s OK to bring your smartphone along so you can take a few pretty pictures.

【推荐3】Studying abroad can be a great opportunity to meet new people and to experience an unfamiliar and exciting culture by yourself. By challenging yourself to try a new culture. you can make a huge influence on the way you see the world. Although it may be great, it is often a costly experience.     1     You can have wonderful experience without the financial pressure.

Write out a travel budget (预算).

    2     Think about the amount of money you will need to spend every week and month for housing. food. school supplies, travel, transportation and other living expenses to create a monthly budget that you can follow.

Find a job that you can perform remotely.

See if you can find a job before you go abroad to ensure a constant flow of income. Consider a job as a writer or travel blogger. See if you can find a job that lets you explore the country you’re staying in. like by becoming a photographer.     3    

Cook meals at home.

If you are staying with a host family, try to eat as many meals as you can with them.     4     If you can cook on your own, find a local grocery store where you can buy food material to make a simple meal.

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If you are fluent in the language of the country you’re staying in, think about teaching local student your native language. Not only does this let you stay with local students, but it allows you to gain an even deeper understanding the language you’ll hear around you during your overseas experience.

【推荐1】Having a learning disability doesn’t mean you can’t learn, but you’ll need somehelp and need to work extra hard. Ifyou have a learning disability such as dyslexia ordyscalculia, remember that you are not slow or stupid.

Learning disabilities can be genetic. That meanstheycanbepasseddowninfamilies through the genes. But kids today have an advantage over their parents. Learning experts now know a lot more about the brain and how learning works, andit’s easier for kids to get the help they need.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that means a kid has a lot of trouble reading andwriting. Kids who have trouble with math may have dyscalculia. Other kids may havelanguage disorders, meaning they have troubleunderstanding languageandunderstanding what they read.

It can be confusing, though. What qualifies as “trouble" enough to be diagnosedas a learning disability? Reading, doing math, and writing letters may be tough forlots of kids at first. But when those troubles don’t fade away and it’s reallydifficult tomake any progress, it’s possible that the kid has a learning disability.

Finding out you have a learning disability can be upsetting. You might feeldifferent from everyoneelse. But the truth is that learning disabilities are prettycommon. And if your learning specialist or psychologist has figured out which oneyou’re facing, you’re on the right track. Now, you can start getting the help you needto do better in school.

But for this special help to really work, you’ll need to practice the new skillsyou’re learning. It may take a lot ofefforts every day.That can be a challenge, but youcan do it soon, you’ll enjoy the results ofall your hard work: more fun and success atschool.

【推荐3】I was sitting at my kitchen table the other day with a pen, notebook, calculator and a pile of bills. I was doing my monthly budget. There were bills for electric water, rent, insurance, the car payment, the phone bill, and the cable bill. Plus money needed to be set aside for food, gas, clothes and hopefully a little left over to save for those unexpected bills that always seemed to show up. When I was done, I shook my head, closed my eyes and thought of a time long ago when I would regularly get treasures.

When I was a boy. we lived across the road from Camp Caesar. It held week long camps all through the summer and my grandma who I lovingly called “Nanny” worked in her big kitchen. I remember slipping there getting a smile, a hug, a kiss and a hot roll from Nanny. Then she would always take deep in her pockets and pull out a treasure, a shiny quarter. She would give it to me and I would run down the hill to either get an ice cold can of coke from the pop machine or I would head to the camp’s swimming pool where I could buy a warm cup of cherry coke for 15 cents and a tiny 10 cent bag of chips from a stand. I took my time because it was always a big decision. It was nice too feeling so rich for a few minutes.

Looking back now I can see that the real treasure was not the quarter at all. It was the love with which Nanny gave it to me. I would have still visited her at work every day if I had never gotten a single quarter. It was her smile, hugs, and kisses that were priceless in my heart then and now.

The old saying is true, “With your work you can make a living, but it is with your love that you make a life.” You can always welcome love into your heart, soul and mind. And you can always share your love with others. It is that one treasure that lasts forever.