①Teenagers often have difficulty keeping a balance (平衡) between schoolwork and life. They spend a lot of time on screens and don’t have enough time for sleep. No wonder many teenagers experiencing disorganization (杂乱无章). How can they get organized? How can they solve the problem? Here is some advice.

②Teenagers need to learn to create suitable systems for organizing their things, space, and time. First, they must try not to waste (浪费) time, such as emails and text messages. To manage (管理) time better, teenagers should use a notebook to record everything, including exams, school activities, birthdays and family trips.

③They should also hang a large calendar at the “command centre”. What is a “command centre”? It’s a place where teenagers can do their homework. It should include (包括) a desk, a lamp, a comfortable chair, and some boxes to put paper and books. Remember to clean and organize the centre often.

④What’s more, it is necessary for teenagers to make a plan. Every Sunday evening, they should have a look at their notebooks and get to know what they should do in the coming week. Then make a detailed plan. If everything goes according to plan, they will get more organized.

⑤Organization is of great help to teenagers as it has something to do with balance and self-improvement. Organization is a life skill. People can ea it at any age. Some training will help teenagers develop organizational skills. But they can hardly learn organizational skills at school. The earlier teenagers get the training, the quicker they will get important skills.

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As part of the “Facebook generation”, we have grown up in an Internet world and we can connect with people with a touch on the smart phone. Nowadays, it is common to offer guests the Wi-Fi password along with a cup of tea when they come around to visit. We have lost ourselves in our smart phones.

Of course, smart phones are really useful and have changed our lives in many ways. Thanks to thousands of APPs, we can now do almost anything when we’re out and about. However, it seems that these addictive(上瘾的) pieces of technology are slowly beginning to take over our lives. It’s so easy to become dependent on the phones, whether it’s to find your way around with the map APP or even just check the time. As a result, we’re becoming more anti-social, choosing to search the Internet rather than talk face-to-face with other human beings.

Even when we’re socializing(交往), it seems most of us feel uneasy without our phones at arm’s reach. Phones were invented to keep us more connected, and indeed they have done just that. We can now get in contact, yet this means we’re starting to be short of sincere(真诚的) contact with each other. People are connecting more and more across screens rather than in person.

I’m not here to say I’m any better. However, I’m trying to use it less and less when I’m out and about. Next time you’re out with your friends, put your phone away and see how long you can last without it.