【推荐1】You’re a remarkable person.     1     It is disappointing so you think you are defeated, feeling upset and denying yourself.

In fact, nobody has ever made any progress by standing there still.     2     In fact, people are all like you. But, why do you live a life like someone else? Do you have something special that makes you different from others? Decide on what is connected with your talent within you.

First of all, to make you brilliant, you should try to develop yourself and make full use of your talents. In fact, it is required.     3     Working hard for excellence in everything you do is enough to release（释放） your brilliance.

You were not born to be ＂mild＂.     4     The whole world is expecting you to show your talents. You will have to take those last few classes needed for your degree. You will have to study hard for your career that you wished to go for. If you don’t prepare for a meaningful career now, how will you have the passion to get one later?

    5     Now just try to do two things that will release your brilliance. Rewrite your resume to make it perfect; make a phone call to your advisor. By doing this, you will leave a good impression that you are very serious. Then you can step out bravely for your brighter future.

【推荐2】Ways to Schedule Downtime

To further improve your productivity and keep a better balance between work and life, you should be aware of how important downtime (休息) is. It always enables you to achieve the most ideal work efficiency.     1    

Making the time

For those who are not used to taking time off work and having a rest, the best way is to set a schedule for downtime.     2     Then set your alarm so that you will be reminded when it’s time to have a break as you can easily ignore the passage of time when you are absorbed in work.

Treating your downtime strictly

    3     Without rules you may easily give up downtime and your attention can be distracted by other things, so you are recommended to set rules that prevent you from crossing the boundaries.

Take using computer as an example.     4     If you are fond of surfing the Internet or playing games during a break, you should include the use of computer in your schedule, yet there needs to be a line between what to do and what not to do with it, and why and why not to use it.

Optimizing (优化) your downtime

How long did your last week’s breaks last? Is the duration longer or shorter than the scheduled time? Was your work efficiency affected because you lost control and spent a bit too much time enjoying your breaks? Or did you lack sufficient downtime? Modify your plans based on your situation. Once you find the problem lies in carrying out the plan rather than the plan itself, you’d better open a book on self-discipline.

    5     Self-discipline takes place here, and it’s essential to keep in mind that downtime isn’t equal to a waste of time. Your continued productivity and happiness really depend on it to a great extent.

【推荐3】How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot.     1     No one is born to know how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them.

    2     Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the board? Make sure you’re sitting in a good seat that lets you pay attention. Tell your teacher or parents about any problems that are preventing you from paying attention and taking good notes.

    3     Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make a homework night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best. We’re all guilty of putting things off sometimes. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to plan ahead.

Break it up! When there’s a lot to study, it can help to break things into chunks(大块). Let’s say you have a test on 20 spelling words. Instead of thinking about all of the words at once, try breaking them down into a five-word chunks and working on one or two different chunks each night.

Ask for help. You can’t study effectively if you don’t understand the material.     4     You can check yourself by reading through your notes. Does it all make sense? If not, ask your teacher to go over it with you.

Get a good night’s sleep. So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan—but suddenly you can’t remember anything, not even 2+2! Don’t worry. Your brain needs time to digest(消化) all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep.     5    

【推荐1】P.S. 139, in Brooklyn, New York, has a school garden where students grow their favorite fruits and vegetables. It also has a school cookbook filled with recipes that use those foods, as well as a technology club, a soccer club, an artists' club, and a teachers’ lounge.

All of this is partially thanks to a process called PB. Through PB, students, parents, teachers, and P. S. 139 staff decide each year how to use some of the school’s money. Over the past three years, P. S. 139 has spent nearly $50,000 this way. Usually, only school leaders get to decide how to distribute a budget, but PB lets others weigh in. Shari Davis is one of the heads of the PB Project, a nonprofit group based in New York and California. '' PB opens the door and invites folks to participate in decisions. People who are closest to the problems in a community are often also closest to settling them. ''   she told TIME for Kids.

To start the PB process, members of a school community think about changes they’d like to see. Then they submit their ideas to a committee. It organizes the ideas into complete proposals (议案), which include the cost of each project. Lastly, every member votes for the winning projects that will be supported financially.

PB Project co-founder Josh Lerner helped bring the approach to P. S. 139. He finds that leaders are pleasantly surprised by the winning projects, which help them '' better understand what their communities need'', he says.

PB isn't just for schools. It’s also used by city and state governments around the world. New York City has been using PB since 2011. New Yorkers have spent more than $210 million this way. They've provided money for playgrounds, dog parks, and trees for city sidewalks, among other projects.