28. Self-discipline

Everybody wastes time. Instead of doing his homework, the schoolboy watches television. Instead of writing her 1) ____, the student goes out with her friends. They all had good 2) _____, but they keep putting off the moment when they must start work. As a 3) ___, they begin to feel 4) ___, and then waste even more time 5) ___ they had not allowed themselves to be 6) ____.

When someone else is 7) ____ our time for us, as for instance during lessons or working hours, 8) ____. It is when we are responsible for organizing our own time that the need for self-discipline arises.

9) ____. Bob is extremely methodical-never wastes time. Alan, on the other hand, 10) ____. Such periods of intense activity are usually followed by days when he potters around his flat, listening to Mozart and flicking through magazine.

Notes:

Potter: move with little energy or direction （闲逛）