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1 " Not knowing everything is not a curse; rather, it is a bold opportunity to understand. If you knew everything, that knowledge would slowly fade away into oblivion. But the fact that you know relatively nothing of all there is to know grants you the superpowers of dynamic comprehension and appreciation for your education. "
― Joel B. Randall , Study, Sleep, Repeat: 130 Tips to Schedule Your College Life
2 " Time management is not just about how to obtain more time (if you want to do that, you might as well buy a few clocks off Amazon). Rather, time management is about how to make the most of your time. "
3 " If you don’t understand your personal role as the advocate for your education, it doesn’t matter how you start class; you’ll be doomed to fail. "
4 " If your mid-semester crisis keeps you awake at night because you don’t think you’re good enough, just know that you are. You tried your best, and that’s all your dean expects of you. If you’re not perfect from the start, that’s okay. You have four years to get it right! "
5 " When you’re too busy even to write the eulogy for your free time, you might find resuscitating your schedule is as easy as multitasking more effectively or trying a new study technique. "
6 " If you’re about to request a search party for your free time, try issuing a warrant for mindless activities that do not contribute to your goals as a student. "
7 " The second your eyelids squint open and your arm limply hits the snooze, it’s off to the races. Tell yourself, 'I have a fantastic day planned today,' then go out and prove yourself right. "
8 " Time management’s chief mission is first to turn your twenty-four hours into something to show for them, not to turn twenty-four hours into twenty-five. "
9 " Class is a waste if you didn’t get anything out of it. So, instead of trying to remember everything in your notebook down to the smallest comma, recognize the larger insight your class circled around. "
10 " Going to college without putting your heart into it is like setting the microwave for thirty minutes and forgetting to put food in—you use all the same energy with none of the results. "
11 " Rome wasn’t built in a day, but the cheap, knockoff snow globes of Rome probably were. Anything real and genuine takes time, while anything phony makes it obvious you haven’t put in the work. "
