240318-"one week is 5% of a year"

On Friday, I came across an interesting concept that really got me thinking: "One week is 5% of a year." It's a tangible concept that makes you realize just how valuable each week is.

Before this, I always felt like weeks flew by so quickly, with just a few days to spare. But it never occurred to me that a week actually accounts for 5% of a year. Time waits for no one, and often, it's the small accumulations, week after week, that ultimately build up tremendous energy.

This concept also made me reflect on my weekly habit of summarizing my diary entries. It all started because I realized I never actually went back to read what I had written in my diary. However, I believe that there are hidden gems within those entries. Many times, it's simply a matter of not knowing where to begin.

So, every week, I take the time to summarize what I've been thinking about and what I've done. It's like creating an index for my future self. I condense my thoughts and actions into a few paragraphs. This way, my future self can get a glimpse of what occupied my mind during that week. If interested, I can easily find the specific diary entries related to that week.

Last week, I also had another idea. I started writing a short piece of text every day as material for my English recitation. It's like a personal Twitter, but with a twist. It forces me to output a piece of writing every day, something I have personally thought about.

Because these articles are translated into English and serve as material for my recitation, they can't be too long. Additionally, since I need to read and memorize them repeatedly, I am more cautious in choosing the topics I write about. I avoid writing about immature ideas because I know I'll be reading them repeatedly.

The text doesn't have to be lengthy, so there's no mental burden. However, the purpose of recitation ensures that I value the words I write. So, I consider it a form of self-Twitter, short yet vibrant.

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周五的时候看到一个有意思的概念——一周是一年的 5%。这是一个很具象的概念，让你知道，一周有多少价值。

在此之前一直觉得一周很快，一周就那么几天的时间。但是万万没想到的是，一周其实是一年的 5%。时间不等人，很多时候小的积累，一周一周的去做，最终会积累出巨大的能量。

这也让我想到，每周我都会去总结一下，自己这一周写的日记，起因是发现我从来不看自己写的日记。但我又认为日记里有一些宝藏，很多时候属于只是不知道从何看起。

所以自己每周做一次总结，算是为自己的未来做一个索引。用几段话去浓缩，这一周自己在想什么、做了什么。未来的自己通过周记浓缩知道自己这周在所思所想，并如果感兴趣，可以找到具体的此一周所有日记。

然后上周我还在想，现在每天会写一篇短小文字作为英语背诵的原料。这是一种非常有意思的自我 Twitter，什么意思呢？就是强迫自己想每天输出一段文字，是自己思考过的文字。

因为文章会翻译成英文并作为自己背诵的文字，所以其不会特别长。还有因为自己需要反复的阅读并背诵，所以在写的时候我会更慎重选择写那些主题。有一些不成熟的想法，不会去写，毕竟自己会反复的阅读。

文字不会很长，所以没有心里负担。背诵目的又会让我对文字有足够的重视。所以我觉得这就是一种自我 Twitter，短小而又有活力。