1. How To Drive Your Troika You XU 02 Math Department, NJU 5-13-2006 This document is released under GNU General Public License (GPL) v2. You can use it freely. Free as in Freedom

2. Outline of this speech Drive your troika – Set your goal – Make platform – Dance on it Q&A

3. How To Set Your Own Goal Future goal and practical goal Procedure and outcome Kill two birds with one stone Find the equilibrium

4. 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!

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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…)

9. 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, …

10. 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

11. 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 …

12. 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

13. Q & A

14. Thanks a lot !