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Summary：

Habit 2 and habit 3 mainly talk about how to manage your time properly, or in other words, how to manage your self. Start with to begin with the end in mind, the author conveys an idea that a goal should be set up whatever we are going to do. And most importantly, you should make sure that you are at the right direction, or as it puts in the book,“ It’s incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busyness of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it’s leaning against the wrong wall.” Then the author suggests us to set a personal mission statement and give it a try. In order to fullfill this statement, you will need to tap your potential and use your proactivity, which, to some extent, can make a big difference in the long-term.Then the author comes to the next habit - to put first tings first. This habit requires people to prioritize things around them. Firstly, we should realize who we are and what we should do in our life. Then set some goals and work out a schedule.Finally, doing while adjusting and always be aware of putting first thing first.

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Frankly speaking, I didn’t learn much in this two-week’s reading, but one thing I could give hands to myself was that I am still reading. I’ve set a personal mission statement before I opened this book and I was beyond happiness when I found how to carry on it in the book. This book actually serves as a guideline to us for it provides a series of ways to manage our time and our selves.

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中文感悟：

自从加入这个阅读群以来，每天必做的事就是看完今天所要讨论的部分，慢慢也就成了习惯。说理的书确实趣味性不强即使这个作者很擅长讲故事，我有时读着读着就会走神，然后再返回来看，着实有点浪费时间。后来我想了个办法，配合着有声书读，然后注意力就集中多了。

接下来总结下这个星期所认为重要的内容

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

看到这句话特别有感触，很多人不是整日缅怀过去就是畅想未来，而丝毫不注意当下。大家也都明白活在当下这个简单实在的道理，但做到这一点很难。现实生活中虽然有很多纷繁杂事和身不由己，但认认真真过好当下的生活，解决存在的问题，才是重中之重。

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What one thing could you do ( you aren’t doing now) that if you did on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference n your personal life.

看到这个问题，我的答案马上就出现了，锻炼身体，本来想说阅读的，但这是现在就在做的事呀。我的身体一向很不好，也一直想着要开始锻炼身体，最简单的方法就是跑步。但总在为自己找理由，下雨天不去，太阳大不去，刚吃完饭不能跑，睡前也不适合慢跑，没有小伙伴陪着怕危险也不去。就这样，一个学期拖过了一个学期，终于大三结束，还没有开始执行这个计划。我是知道长期坚持锻炼我的身体将发生巨大改变，但可能我没把它当作最重要的非做不可的事，因此也就一直没有开始做。

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Words：

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1. Sharpen

(感觉、理解)加强;(使)加深;(技巧)提高;(使)改善 If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something.

e.g. You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.

排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

想起之前在经济学人里看到的一句话：

They are urging fathers to roll their sleeves up not so much to ease their wive’ burden but to sharpen the child’s competitive edge.

Sharpen可以和edge搭配，表示提高优势

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2. Skyrocket

剧增;猛涨;猛升 If prices or amountsskyrocket, they suddenlyincrease by a very large amount.

E.g. Production has dropped while prices and unemployment have skyrocketed.

物价和失业率猛涨的同时，生产却下降了。

觉得这个词真的很形象生动，向火箭一样飞速上升，在写作中可以用来代替increase 之类的词语

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3. Throw the baby out with the bath water

•把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉• (informal) to lose sth that you want at the same time as you are trying to get rid of sth that you do not want 

意思为不分何为精华何为糟粕一股脑儿全部倒掉

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4. Chanel into

to use your energy, ability, feelings, or ideas for a particular purpose

channel something into something:She channelled all her energies into her career.

Thesaurus:to use something, or to be usedsynonym

看到这个词想到了Verb+ prep.的用法,会使句子显得特别简洁有力

之前在经济学人看过一个句子：

Trains propelled the country into the modern age, breaking social boundaries, spreading culture and make the population more mobile.