中学生英语课外阅读：Enjoythejoyofthecurrent

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1、中学生英语课外阅读：Enjoythejoyofthecurrent新年愿望：享受当前的快乐NewYearnsResolution:StopSacrificingYourHappinessfortheFuture新年是下决心的时候，至少在大多数人的心里会编排出一份“应做什么”和“不应做什么”的令人生畏的单子。相同的决心以单调的规律年复一年地出现。2016新年，你又列下哪些新年愿望呢？IfsNewYear'sEveandmyguessisthatyou9rereadingabunchofpostsonh

2、owtomakeresolutionsthatwill"reallywork'orcopyingresolutionlistsmadebythetop30under30.You^esearchingforhealthappspepperedwithgamificationtohelpyoulose10poundsandcreatedabunchofnotificationsthatalertyouwhenyougooveryourentertainmentbudget.Fmnotgoingtocon

3、vinceyouofyetanotherwaytoensureyou'llreachallofyourgoalsbecausequitefranklynoformulahaseverworkedforme.FvespenttoomuchtimemakingliststhatnevergetlookedatagainuntiltheendoftheyearwhenIenduprollingonthefloorlaughingatsomeludicrousideathatpoppedintomyhead

4、at11:59pmonDec31st.ThisyearFmgoingtoskipthelistmaking,mindmappingandmagazinecut-outsofsportscars,yachtsandprivateislands.Instead,Fmgoingtohaveaconversationwithmypast,presentandfutureself.RecentlyIwatchedtheTEDtalkfromDavidGoldstein"TheBattleBetweenYour

5、PresentandFutureSelf9andwasintriguedbyhisbehavioraltimemachinethatdepictsanticipatedemotionalreactionsofthepresentandretiredself.Dependingonhowmuchmoneywassavedforretirement,thefacialexpressionsofthepresentandfutureselfchanges・Ifthepresentselfsacrifice

6、dalotofhappinessforthefuture,hisfacialexpressionwassad,buthisfutureselfwashappy,andviceversa・Whylimitthebehavioraltimemachinetoretirementsavings,whynotuseitasatoolfornegotiatingbetweenyourpresentandfutureself?Strikeahealthybalancebetweenenjoyingyourlif

7、enowandsettingyourselfupforsuccessandhappinessinthefuture.Tiebreakerscanbedonethroughlearningfromyourpastselfasagaugeforpotentialsuccess・Putyourgadgetsdownanduseyourimaginationforasecond.Pickatimeinthefutureandvisualizewhatyourfutureselflookslike,where

8、theyare,whattheyaredoing,andwhotheyarespendingtimewith.Askyourfutureselfsomequestionsabouthowtheygotthere・Yourfutureselfisnotgoingtogiveyouabiglonglistofthepreciseactionstheytook,theyaregoingtotellyousomethingaboutyourframeofmindandhelp