One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget.
As he stood in front of the group of overachievers he said, OK, time for a quiz. He pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth jar and set it on the table in front of him.
He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, Is this jar full?
Everyone in the class yelled, Yes. The time management expert replied, Really? He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.
He then asked the group once more, Is this jar full?
By this time the class was on to him. Probably not, one of them answered. Good! he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, Is this jar full?
No! the class shouted. Once again he said, Good. Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, What is the point of this illustration? One eager student raised his hand and said, The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!
No, the speaker replied, thats not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is if you dont put the big rocks in first, youll never get them in at all. What are the big rocks in your life? Time with your loved ones, your education, your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others? Remember to put these big rocks in first or youll never get them in at all.
上一篇: 再见了,我生命中的过客
下一篇: 紧握生命里的那颗星
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练23
深圳交警“黑科技”:闯红灯被刷脸 声呐抓鸣笛
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练20
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练22
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 4 Unit 1《Women of achievement》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 6 Unit 5《The power of nature》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 2 Unit 4《Wildlife protection》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 3 Unit 1《Festivals around the world》
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练24
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练8
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练14
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 3 Unit 3《The Million Pound Bank Note》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 3 Unit 4《Astronomy:the science of the stars》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 7 Unit 4《Sharing》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 6 Unit 4《Global warming》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 6 Unit 1《Art》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 5 Unit 3《Life in the future》
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练10
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 5 Unit 4《Making the news》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 7 Unit 2《Robots》
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练11
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练15
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 6 Unit 2《Poems》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 1 Unit 2《English around the world》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 5 Unit 2《The United Kingdom》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 1 Unit 5《Nelson Mandela—a modern hero》
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 4 Unit 2《Working the land》
谁抢走了你的工作:机器人还是全球化
2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库:Book 1 Unit 1《Friendship》
(重庆大学版)2016届高考英语一轮复习:考点规范练19