How To Drive Your Troika

You XU02 Math Department, NJU

5-13-2006

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Outline of this speech

Drive your troika– Set your goal– Make platform– Dance on it

Q&A

How To Set Your Own Goal

Future goal and practical goal

Procedure and outcome

Kill two birds with one stone

Find the equilibrium

Object-oriented Analysis

Promote yourself or serve others?

Finish it or experience it?– Success is not your only aim

For what or follow your heart?

Attitude is everything!

Duet and concert

How can I make a duet of different goals– Why?

● It's better, right?● In fact, you have to!

– How? ● Choose the right “instrument"

Make them in concert● Hit on the right time● Make plan first and “practice" more

How To Make a Platform

It is NJU: various courses, lectures, trainings

Library and Google– Book is the best teacher– You can find them via asking Mr. Google

Lectures and conferences

Friends, teachers, classmates

I just …/ I forgot …

Be active and no excuse!– Why hesitate?– Being active makes chances

• A dog is after you. Run, run!• My partner’s example changes my life.

Never mind but keep in mind– We are ready to fail– But never step in the same river twice.

I’m Feeling Lucky

Books make you a better person– How to read and read what?– Balance your time

Google– How to use it

Reading papers will give you serendipity– My examples (ISPA, my paper…)

How to dance on the platform

Make a solid background– You major and cross-discipline study– Depth first vs. breadth first

How to schedule your time– Elite sense– All-around development

● Group, sports, and even love, …

Alt + Shift + Ctrl

Alternate between major and minor – Never forget your major– What’s your killer application

Shift gears– You must work harder– Grasp the opportunity

Control your study– English, mathematics, … & GPA

Time, time and time

So many things to do– How to find the most important one.– How to make a compromise

Do not waste your time– Which means waste?– The water in a sponge …

How to drive your troika

1. Set your direction to the ultimate goal

2. Build a solid platform

3. Work hard, schedule time, be a good jockey, control your horse

4. Grasp the opportunity, shift to future

Q & A

Thanks a lot !