2021年5月16日 星期日

# 5 What makes a good life

1.   Link:  

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness#t-128111



2.   Six words: 

J  Hindsight: the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened

With hindsight, we'd all do things differently.

J  tenement: a large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city

One result was a considerable amount of low-cost tenement building by philanthropic associations in the cities from the early 1880s.

J  schizophrenia: a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is real and what is imaginary

Women with infectious hepatitis or schizophrenia have slightly more daughters than sons.

J  committed: loyal and willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in

There is concern that police use the law to confiscate assets from people who have committed minor offenses.

J  octogenarian: a person who is between 80 and 89 years old

The octogenarian, who is a vegetarian and has never smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol, is ready to share his knowledge with others.

J  glamorous: attractive in an exciting and special way

 The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.

2021年5月9日 星期日

#4 Your thought on the talk: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator



1. Do you procrastinate sometimes?

Honestly, the truth is I do procrastinate things sometimes, but it depends on the thing whether it is urgent or not.


2. What are some of the things you procrastinate on?

For example, I have a big test coming up. I plan to divide the studying over some days. But then I rather watch that movie, or hang out with my friends thinking “but I still have the weekend”. When on the weekend, I want to do other things. As a result of this, when there’s only one day left, I feel panic and have to study everything in one day and stay up the whole night.


3. What are strategies you can use to combat procrastination.

When I plan, I like to do it in a vague way that doesn’t consider details or reality too closely, and their planning leaves them perfectly set up to not actually accomplish anything. 

I think I need to show myself I can do it, not tell myself. Things will change when I show myself that I can. 👍

Ted talk link:Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

# 5 What makes a good life

1.   Link:   https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness#t-128111 2.   Six...