Personal Narrative: The Last Lectur

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On June 16th, my hands were shaking, my palms were sweaty and I was frantically reviewing notes. Why? It was the day of my physics finals, everything we learned since the beginning of the year comes down to this. We were al dreading that day and by that point, all I wanted is to be done with it. After 3 long periods, I made it out alive. Everyday, for the last couple of weeks, I’ve been reviewing notes I kept since the beginning of the year. I also retook and reviewed all of my tests and quizzes from each of the chapters that I kept since the beginning of the year in a binder. I followed the advice my physics teacher gave our whole class, “keep studying until you get the material down.” I did exactly what she said and restudied all of the chapters. When there was anything particularly hard, I asked my teacher and reviewed with her afterschool. I ended up doing well on my dreaded physics final. Coming into freshman year, can be a bit intimidating. However, after reading The Last…show more content…
In the chapter 23, there were three pieces of advice he gave that really applies to me. For one, “time must be explicitly managed, like money.” I should spend my time wisely, so I wont waste it and end up procrastinating on a project or having a late night cramming session on a big test. Secondly, “Ask yourself, are you spending your time on the right things?” It makes me question exactly what it says I should spend more time on: more difficult subjects so I can understand them better over easy subjects that I already understand. Lastly, “develop a good filing system.” This is a great piece of advice for me. Instead of throwing away old tests or quizzes, I should keep them, so if I have another final at the end of the year, I could easily look back at them to

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