阅读理解AMystudentsoftentellmethattheydon'thave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork
Myreplyisoftenabrief“You_have_as_much_time_as_the_president
”Itellthemthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone
Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkinghard
Hisanswertomewas,“That'sirrelevant(无关的)
What'simportantisthequalityofyourwork
”Ifyouanalyzethematter,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”,whichwecanthinkofasfixed
Thenthereistheproblemof“work”duringthattime
But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it'snothowhardoneworksbutthequalityoftheproductthat'simportant
Thatledmetoanewidea:thequalityofthework
ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone'soffice“:Don'tworkhar