[307] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Workload (was: Re: Affirmative action )
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sourav K. Mandal)
Sat Apr 28 21:10:27 2001
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From: "Sourav K. Mandal" <Sourav.Mandal@ikaran.com>
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 21:10:03 -0400
"Richard Tibbetts <tibbetts@MIT.EDU>" wrote:
> While its a nice idea, I fear it is a less tractable problem than
> that. I have listened to many people over the years tell me the One
> True Way to manage my time. I am afraid any class would tend to fail
> in the same way, because the right solution is very individualized. [...]
The only unimpeachable maxim to abide by in time management is to not
waste any; oh, and get enough sleep. Other than that, it's up to the
individual. I listed what I see people doing wrong, but it does not
necessarily hold that doing the opposite of all those things will yield
effective time management.
> This of course fails to address the issue of study skills, which is a
> whole 'nother can of worms. I don't know how to deal with that one, if
> a class is the right thing, or what.
Could you be more specific? What deficiecies do you see in study
skills in MIT freshmen? (I have my own ideas, but I'll wait.)
Sourav
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