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【转】【非学术文】活个不让自己后悔的大学四年 READ THIS -- 50 things for college and pre-college students 来源： 姜砺砺的日志 (摘自MIT blog entry) Your friends will change a lot over the next four years. Let them. ? Call someone you love back home a few times a week, even if just for a few minutes. ? ? In college more than ever before, songs will attach themselves to memories. Every month or two, make a mix cd, mp3 folder, whatever - just make sure you keep copies of these songs. Ten years out, theyll be as effective as a journal in taking you back to your favorite moments. ? ? Take naps in the middle of the afternoon with reckless abandon. ? ? Adjust your schedule around when you are most productive and creative. If youre nocturnal and do your best work late at night, embrace that. It may be the only time in your life when you can. ? ? If you write your best papers the night before they are due, dont let people tell you that you should be more organized or that you should plan better. Different things work for different people. Personally, I worked best under pressure - so I always procrastinated... and always kicked ass (which annoyed my friends to no end). ;-) Use the freedom that comes with not having grades first semester to experiment and see what works best for you. ? ? At least a few times in your college career, do something fun and irresponsible when you should be studying. The night before my freshman year psych final, my roommate somehow scored front row seats to the Indigo Girls at a venue 2 hours away. I didnt do so well on the final, but I havent thought about psych since 1993. Ive thought about the experience of going to that show (with the guy who is now my sons godfather) at least once a month ever since. ? ? Become friends with your favorite professors. Recognize that they can learn from you too - in fact, thats part of the reason they chose to be professors. ? ? Carve out an hour every single day to be alone. (Sleeping doesnt count.) ? ? Go on dates. Dont feel like ever