" Ah! " said Mr Tumnus in a rather melancholy voice, " if only I had worked harder at geography when I was a little Faun, I should no doubt know all about those strange countries. It is too late now."
Steven says that in order to put yourself in the flow state, you need to be aware of a 4 part cycle that starts with working through a phase of struggle where you are focused and working hard at a challenging task.
It was okay, but I was hopeless at getting them in by the deadline, and I was always late for lectures, so I had to work hard at that, and I tend to be early now.
Snakes can't read. He also told the young to work hard at school, as he had, getting over his hang-up that he was poor and ugly with diligence and lots of hair oil.
She remained thinking, then said to herself that she would not go out that afternoon, but would work hard at the baby's unfinished lovely plaid frock, cut on the cross in the newest fashion.
Mandela started classes at Fort Hare University when he was twenty years old. He worked hard at his studies, but he had fun, too. He was on the cross-country running team. He also played soccer.
The actor " worked hard at it, " says the film's producer Peter Saraf. " Not just getting Fred's slow pace but his uncompromised listening, his intuition."
I think that three to five years, you should have a pretty good understanding if you're really dedicated and really studying hard and working hard at it.