How to put pressure on yourself

I'm taking the postgraduate entrance examination now. I recommend a website for you to read the articles of the postgraduate entrance examination.

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I'm just reading articles on this website to motivate myself during my break.

Attached are two articles that impressed me deeply. Think about others fighting for their ideals, and they will not be willing to fall behind.

There is also a song called "Children Are Not Stupid", which is very nice. Listen to it when you have time, and listen to it online.

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Crossing the only "Amazon" in life

Introduction:

Amazon, the largest plain in the world. Because of the dangerous terrain, there are many alien species threatening people's lives in the virgin forest, which is called "terrible green grave". Coming here means ill-fated and uncertain future. In other words, those who venture into the mysterious land of Amazon are brave adventurers who dare to challenge themselves and their destiny; There is also an adventurer, who is not willing to be colorless and dissatisfied with the dullness of life. The difference is that they dare to try to seize the initiative of life from fate. They chose a life state that is contrary to the comfortable life state of most people. In the bitter silence of the struggle, under the pressure of all parties, in the struggle with themselves, they bravely crossed the "Amazon" of life and collected the rare beauty into the negative of life along the "Amazon" in the washing room of time. They are tenacious graduate candidates. ...

I heard that the snow in Beijing that year was the heaviest in those years. I came to Beijing with Duan Liyang, Brother Five and beans, when Beijing was still covered with snow.

The high rent forced us to choose to live in a house as low as a slum. The frozen fruit factory next door keeps processing all the year round, and the water vapor seeps into our house through the thin wall, which is wet and cold. Landlords like Grandet only burn coal once a day to save money. Despite our strong request, it is of no help. We often wake up in the middle of the night, then put on our coats and continue reading. However, the human body is not made of iron. Before long, Duan Liyang and Wu Fengxian collapsed with high fever of 38 degrees 5 and 37 degrees 8 respectively. Doudou and I were blindsided at that time, and the medicine we bought was the same as that we ate, but it still didn't get better. Doudou and I advised them to go to the hospital, but they just didn't go like cows. In fact, we all know that a trip to the hospital is equivalent to our rent for more than two months. Finally, I was angry with the beans and gritted my teeth and carried them back to the clinic for an intravenous drip. Later, everyone thought that such a bad environment would eventually lead to hospital, so they moved back and forth twice. Finally, I settled down in a small bungalow near the University of Political Science and Law.

In the following days, everyone ate, lived, studied and encouraged each other. Although I am faced with a bitter and monotonous book, every time I look up, I see a silent power through my firm eyes on another tired and greasy face, as if I saw another myself. We only rest for four or five hours every day. 200W light bulb is on day and night.

In July, the weather became hotter and hotter, and our home became more and more like a steamer. At that time, I applied for various studies? Haven's summer school. Going to class there became my most eager thing at that time, because there was air conditioning and the conditions were much more comfortable than where we lived.

Late at night, when everything was silent, we opened the doors and windows to ventilate. Mosquitoes and flies sneaked in to join in the fun. They heard the sound of flapping. The sound echoed in the empty yard and circled into the deep night sky. Until now, that voice has been echoing in my mind for a long time.

One day, I came back from Haven's remedial class. When I entered the room, I saw Duan Liyang packing. I froze at the door. "Duan Liyang, what is this?" After more than ten minutes of silence, Duan Liyang turned to me with a gloomy expression, but never looked at me and threw out a sentence, "I won't take the exam." The voice is very small, but there is a sense of determination in it. "What did you say? ! "I took a step forward excitedly. He was silent and packed his books by himself. "Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly!" I blurted it out. "I won't take the exam." "Why?" "I don't want to take the exam, it's too bitter." Without saying anything, I gave him a hard push and walked to my bed.

With the departure of Duan Liyang, my heart suddenly became empty, as if I had lost something, but I didn't know what I had lost. On the day he left, it was raining and no one went to see him off. Not because of the bad weather, nor because he quit halfway, but because he was afraid of the scene when he left. At that time, we were not ready to face Duan Liyang.

In the last two months, I obviously feel that I am reviewing in a state of almost overdraft. The extreme exhaustion of the body and the great pressure of the body and mind came together. I clearly saw the limit of my ability and felt like doing the last push-up.

Time flies, there is still a week before the exam. Bean's body didn't live up to his expectations at this juncture. Typhoid fever before, followed by gastrointestinal cold, vomiting and diarrhea. Seeing that his face has been very poor, we ran to the toilet many times a day, and we were also very anxious. The medicine that usually takes effect as soon as you get sick seems to have been there at that time, and it has no effect at all. We can feel that the confidence of beans is rapidly declining. Several times, he hid under the covers and secretly cried. In fact, we all know, just pretending not to know. Brother Five and I have been encouraging Doudou, but his health is getting worse every day.

The exam is finally here. I used to be afraid of this moment, but when it really came, I was numb and felt relieved. Brother Five and I sent him to the door of the classroom to encourage him. However, after the first exam, when I returned to my residence, I found that the beans were already lying in bed. He handed in his paper in advance because he was not feeling well. After that, he didn't go to several exams, and he has been taking intravenous drip in the hospital. We sympathize with him, but the result has been like this, and everything has become the past.

As soon as beans get well, they pack their bags and go to the last job fair in Guangdong. Brother Five and I were alone in the room, and we didn't know what was waiting for us ahead ... Finally, the list came out. Wu Feng passed his favorite school by two points, and finally transferred to another good school to study his favorite major. As for me, I was admitted to the history department of Peking University.

On the day when the results came out, I accidentally received short messages from Doudou and Duan Liyang. Douzi said that he hasn't found a suitable job yet and plans to come to Beijing for postgraduate study next year. Duan Liyang said that his mother's lung cancer operation was very successful, and when her mother is better, she will take the postgraduate entrance examination. No matter what happens in the retake exam, he will stick to it until the last moment. When I read the news from Duan Liyang, I suddenly understood the reason why Duan Liyang left, and tears welled up in my eyes.

Postscript:

Some people will choose to escape when they encounter suffering, some people will choose to die when they encounter disasters, and some people will choose to face or change themselves bravely and challenge their destiny when they face suffering and bad luck ... If death requires courage, does living need more courage than death? ! There is no gap that cannot be crossed, and so is the postgraduate entrance examination.

In life, there are not only beautiful scenery to enjoy along the way, but also many daunting rapids, dangerous forests and confusing swamps ... Crossing it, you will cross the "Amazon" of life and win a wonderful life!

It is said that Amazon, you will suddenly understand why it has become an explorer of dream of paradise. Amazon, not only by courage, but also by self-confidence, mature ideas and experience. However, once you succeed in cross the amazon River, you will feel reborn. It is a kind of freedom that goes deep into a very high level of exploration and is unrestrained. Yes, it is freedom!

"Through the Amazon, through heaven, tiny morning light spilled into your heart and turned into warm light on the journey. Whose tears are singing in blurred eyes? Can't you forget what he looks like? Whose dream is to fly in the air? Don't let it stay and forget it yourself. "

"Dry your tears and sing in the clouds. There is no room for sadness in the distant world. Open the map to find this treasure, and we will carve happy times on it ... "

note:

The Amazon Plain with an area of 5.6 million square kilometers is the largest plain in the world. It is said that the Amazon plain is full of dense tropical forests, and countless trees and shrubs form a vast forest. The forest is dense and dark, lacking herbs. It is dangerous to come here alone. Some people call it a "terrible green grave".

I chose the postgraduate entrance examination for my dream.

I chose the postgraduate entrance examination for my dream.

Andy (male name equals Andrew)

When I received the admission notice from Beijing Normal University, I didn't feel excited in advance, but thought it was an inevitable result, because I believed that motivation decided everything. As long as you work hard, you will get what you want.

The desire to take the postgraduate entrance examination started from the freshman year. The results of the college entrance examination were not satisfactory, so I had to come to Capital Normal University in the name of orientation. The ideal Beijing Normal University passed by. I think maybe this is a life test given by God. No matter how hard it is, I will sharpen my sword in four years and realize my dream again. This kind of psychological suggestion played a great role in my postgraduate entrance examination. It allows me to plan towards the goal from the beginning, struggle purposefully, and gain a sense of accomplishment. Therefore, students who are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination should first ask themselves why they are taking the postgraduate entrance examination. If they have a firm belief from the beginning, they can take the initiative in review.

In the true sense, I began to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination, and I took a holiday for 2 months before I entered the state. This time is already in mid-July. Because of SARS, I didn't feel heavy at home, so I went to Wuhan, which is known as the stove, and found the learning state after studying in college. However, if the Sri Lankan people are entrusted with a heavy responsibility, they must first suffer from their minds, bones and muscles, and starve their bodies and skins. With the beginning of my graduate career, it was a once-in-a-lifetime summer in Wuhan, with poor accommodation and clean windows. There are only old-fashioned fans in the study room of the school, not to mention air conditioning. Sitting there motionless every day, sweat dripping down my cheeks. My parents knew that I was particularly afraid of heat and called me home. I smiled and said it was not hot. In the heat, when a person endures mosquito bites and sits in a corner of a humble room; Looking through a brick-thick book under the lonely lamp, I can't tell whether it's tears or sweat on my face … ..

That hot summer has passed, and it is the beginning of a new semester. The school began to make up the lessons left by SARS, and the final exam lasted for a whole month. In those days, I got up early to read aloud, and when I saw the freshmen on the basketball court, they began to laugh easily. However, after laughing, I found that sadness is just frowning, but it is in my heart. I feel that every day, the dormitory-canteen-library line is almost the same repetition. There is no difference between Monday and Sunday. The only thing that has changed is my growing knowledge and confidence.

During that time, there was a popular saying among senior three students: "Those who take the postgraduate entrance examination live like pigs, those who look for jobs live like dogs, and those who take the postgraduate entrance examination live like pigs and dogs." And I chose the day when pigs and dogs were inferior. Although I am qualified for the postgraduate entrance examination (studying in our school) and my family has repeatedly advised me to be slow and steady, I am determined to think of the regret of the college entrance examination and work hard even if I fail. In the eyes of others, giving up work, not looking for a job, and cutting off all retreat really feels like a last-ditch attempt. My psychological pressure can be imagined. However, I believe that "as high as your dreams are, you can fly as high as you want", and famous schools also need people to take the exam. The fierce competition shows the charm of famous schools. If you give up without trying your best to chase your dreams, how do you know that you can't fly that high and you can't touch your dreams? So, under the doubts of many people and the opposition of my family, I went forward without hesitation.

The hard and monotonous life of the postgraduate entrance examination has persisted in this way, with the change of seasons.

When winter comes, I can't resist the biting cold by reading in the library in a thick down jacket. I wonder if everyone's heart will be as cold as this weather. But my heart is surging and burning. Because there is a dream in my heart, and there is a high dream that supports me to move forward. What's more, didn't Shelley say, "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

Entering 65438+ February, I began to feel extremely tired and withered. Every morning when I climb to the study room on the third floor with a full schoolbag and a kettle and repeater, I feel sick. People are suffering mentally and physically, and feel that they have become a silly elder sister in the eyes of others, too lazy to wash their faces and comb their hair, immersed in heavy and tired self-study. At that time, we had just finished 40 days of educational practice, and the confidence of postgraduate entrance examination became particularly fragile under the pressure of time. It seems that one day we will abandon the pile of blackened postgraduate entrance examination books and run to the roadside to secretly cry. Many people are hesitating, many people are giving up, and my test alliance is getting less and less. Until one day at noon, I sighed helplessly at my desk and saw a girl sleeping in a chair with her head back, and the repeater around her was still ringing. I gradually learned something: she graduated from Shandong University last year and came here alone in August this year to review for Beijing Normal University. Live in a damp basement, drink water with scale, and only wash your hair and take a bath with hot water once a week. I was sad to see her swollen body and gray hair. Even the minimum requirements of safety and health mentioned by Ma Si Nuo are not guaranteed. Aren't we happy by comparison? This girl gave me a great shock. I believe that there are only two words behind her tired body: faith.

Christmas Eve should be a romantic and warm night. My friend asked me to get together, but I refused with a smile. There is still half a month before the exam, and just a month ago, the exam outline has changed a lot. I must make up for the loss quickly. Eating instant noodles and listening to firecrackers outside, I sat at my desk and looked at the universal connection principle of Marxist philosophy. Every cause has its consequences. I want to exchange today's lonely study for tomorrow's dream come true!

On the eve of postgraduate entrance examination, I lost sleep. Think of those nights that burn the midnight oil, think of a group of like-minded research friends in the library, everyone encourages each other and walks together; Think of someone sending me a text message to encourage me; Think of those friends who took me to a restaurant for a big meal for fear that I was not nutritious enough. I know I will succeed, because I have put in sweat and hard work, because there are many people I love and love behind me who care about and support me.

After four months of hard work, I was admitted to Beijing Normal University as I wished, and I also met the "sleeping girl" who participated in the second interview. My heart began to comfort. Postgraduate entrance examination is a process. In this process, what you pay, what you get, not whether you are admitted or not.

Finally, I want to say that postgraduate entrance examination is not the only choice in life, but only one of them. But the experience gained in this process will benefit you for life. Because the postgraduate entrance examination teaches you how to make unremitting efforts to achieve your goals.

To borrow a word from Robert Frost, "There are two forks in the forest, and I, I chose the less traveled one, which makes everything different." There are two roads in the forest. I chose the one with few people, but I got a completely different result. )

I wish all the friends who are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination or re-examination all the wishes come true!