Wise Perceptions
Prof. Uday Gadkari
President, Council of Architecture
Director, I.D.E.A.S. Nagpur
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spire to decency. Practice civility towards one another. Admire
and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid
standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically you fail as you
surely will, adjust your lives, not the standards!
“
There
are ways to
study that
make it
enjoyable. . .
and this is
what will get
you by”
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Don’t procrastinate. Do those things early rather than at last
minute. You will be glad you did. Work hard but don’t forget to
have fun once in a while, it will help lower your stress levels to have
a little bit of fun each week. Keep a calendar or planner of when
things are due and what you have to do for each class.
College is about time management and one’s ability to put
academics before a party. Take that night to go and sit in the
library, go sit under that tree on a nice day and read ahead for
class. There are ways to study that make it enjoyable……and this is
what will get you by.
Actively participate in class. Constantly searching for questions to
ask the professor is the best way to make sure you are paying
attention. Obviously, some classes are more engaging than the
others, but getting to the hard/slow once is just as important as
doing well in the classes you actually want to take.
Know your priorities and make sure your actions are aligned with
them. If you are going to college to learn and do well, your actions
should reflect that. If you are going to party, well then you’re your
actions almost certainly will reflect that. Understanding what you
want to get out of your experience in college will help guide the
rest of what you do.