In Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People he compares work on the farm with work at school. At school it is possible to slack of all term then cram and get the result you want. You may get the grade, the social validation of having completed a certain subject. The farm doesn't work like this, on the farm you must first sow the seeds, then nurture them, only then will you enjoy the harvest.
Well, I just had a real life demonstration of this principle, in my Diploma of Financial Planning, I've been reading through the chapter then sitting the multiple choice exam. Up till now this strategy has worked fine, however I just reached the chapter on superannuation which is significantly more complicated, because I haven't worked through the work book and really studied the material in a serious way. I failed. Lesson learned, for the more advanced modules I need to do the workbook.
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