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We all knew it from the start- that one year will go by really quickly. As our cohort nears into the final parts of our year in Beijing, the nostalgia has begun as we think back on our time and memories here. Over the past few weeks, I am thankful to have had the chance to meet some of the scholars from the next incoming class and I must say I am impressed by your zeal and excitement and also a sense of connectedness even though our community is only beginning to grow. A couple of you have asked a lot of questions about how to make the most of your time in the coming year and the writer in me has decided to pen down some of the discussions that we had. The following piece details a few of the learnings that came from some of those discussions we had. Disclaimer that this only represents my own synthesis and reflections and that this is not meant to be prescriptive but rather to serve as lens and frames to think about. As with all things in life there is never one single template, for it’s up to each of us to thread the path most suited for us. With that in mind, here comes 5 little nuggets of reflection. 我们其实从一开始就意识到了—— 一年的时间会转眼即逝。当我们走近这一年的尾声，难免会对今年所做的一切感到留恋，并更积极地反思希望能回馈我们的书院。在过去几周，我很幸运有机会认识下一届不同的几位学者，从短短的交流中能看到你们各自的兴奋，并让我感到我们苏世民社群的归属感。你们也提了很多问题，尤其是关于怎么能够好好把握短暂的一年最充实地度过这段时间。因此，与你们的讨论给予了我很多的启发与灵感，而这篇文章就总结了我们一起讨论到的一些反馈。特别声明一下，这文章只代表我个人的一些看法，目的不是要教导谁，而是想提出一些值得思考的问题。生活的道路永远不只一条，最终走的路还是要自己创出来的。基于这出发点，文章想鼓励我们思考以下的五个小点。 | 
