Byfarthemostcommondifficultyinstudyissimplefailuretogetdowntoregularconcentratedwork.Thisdifficultyismuchgreaterforthosewhodonotworktoaplanandhavenoregularroutineofstudy.Manystudentsmuddlealongdoingabitofthissubjectorthatasthemoodtakesthemorlettingtheirsetworkpileupuntilthelastpossiblemoment.
Fewstudentsworktoasettimetable.Theysaythatiftheydidconstructatimetableforthemselvestheywouldnotkeeptoitorwouldhavetoalteritconstantlysincetheycanneverpredictfromonedaytothenextwhattheiractivitieswillbe.
Nodoubtsometemperamentstakemuchmorekindlytoaregularroutinethanothers.Therearemanywhoshyawayfromtheself-regimentation(严格控制)ofaweeklytimetableanddislikebeingtieddowntoadefiniteprogrammeofwork.Manyablestudentsclaimthattheyworkincycles.Whentheybecomeinterestedinatopictheyworkonitintensivelyforthreeorfourdaysatatime.Onotherdaystheyavoidworkcompletely.Ithastobeconfessedthatwedonotfullyunderstandthecomplexitiesofthemotivationtowork.Mostpeopleover25yearsofagehavebeenusedtoaworkroutineandthemajorityofreallyproductiveworkerssetasideregularhoursforthemoreimportantaspectsoftheirwork.The“tough-minded”schoolofworkersisusuallyverycontemptuous(蔑视的)oftheideathatgoodworkcanonlybedonespontaneouslyundertheinfluenceofinspiration.
Thosewhobelievethattheyneedonlyworkandstudyasthefittakesthemhaveamistakenbeliefeitherintheirowntalentorinthevalueof“freedom”.Freedomfromdisciplineleadstounhappinessratherthanto“self-expression”or“personalitydevelopment”.Oursocietyinsistsonregularhabitstimekeepingandpunctualityandwhetherwelikeitornotifwemeantomakeourwayinsocietywehavetocomplywithitsdemands.
76.Themostwidespreadprobleminapplyingoneselftostudyisthatof_____.
A.thefailuretokeeptoaroutineofintensivework
B.changingfromonesubjecttoanother
C.willingnesstofollowasystematicplan
D.applyingoneselftoasubjectonlywhenonefeelsinclined
77.Thoseworkerswithstrictviewsonwork_____.
A.areverycriticalofthebeliefthatgoodworkcanbeanaturalp