传统的时间管理一味要求在最短时间内做最多的事，却忽略了依照自己对事件主次的判断来安排时间顺序，我们应该找出人生花园中最重要的花朵，全力栽培，人生的圆满必定建立在“重要性”观念的架构之上。

One day,an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students and,to drive home a point,used an illustration【插图，例证，说明】 those students will never forget.

As he stood in front of the group of overachievers【能力超强】 he said,"OK,time for a quiz."He pulled out a one-gallon,wide-mouth jar and set it on the table in front of him.he also produced about a dozen first-sized rocks and carefully placed them,ont at a time,into the jar.when the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside,he asked,"Is this jar full?"

Everyone in the class yelled,"Yes."The time management expert replied,"Really?"He reached under the table and pulled out a  bucket of gravel.He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar,causing pieces of gravel【砂砾】 to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.He then asked the group once more,"Is this jar full?"

By this time the class was on to him,"Probably not," one of them answered."Good!"he replied.he reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand.He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"

"No!"the class shouted.once again he said,"Good!"Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim【边缘】.Then he looked at the class and asked,"What is the point of this illustration?"One eager student raised his hand and said,"The point is,no matter how full your schedule is,if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"

"No,"the speaker replied,"that's not the point.The truth this illustration teaches us is if you don't put the big rocks in first,you'll never get theme in at all.What are the 'big rocks' in your life?Time with you loved ones,your education,your dreams,a worthy cause,teaching or mentoring【指导】 others?Remember to put these big rocks in first or you'll never get them in at all."

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