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Self-talkisn’tjustmotivationalmessagelike“Youcandoit!
”or“Almostthere,”althoughthisinternal(内心的)cheeringsectioncangiveusconfidence.Areviewofmorethantwodozenstudies,publishedlastyearinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,foundthatthere’sanotherkindofmentalmessagethatisevenmoreuseful,called“instructionalself-talk”.Thisisthekindofcommentweengageinwhenwe’recarryingoutadifficulttask,especiallyonethat’sunfamiliartous.Thinkaboutwhenyouwerefirstlearningtodrive.Yourself-talkmighthavegonesomethinglikethis:
“Footonthegaspedal,handsonthewheel,slowdownforthecurvehere,nowputyourblinkeron...”
Overtime,ofcourse,givingyourselfinstructionsbecomesunnecessary—butwhileyou’relearning,itdoesthreeimportantthings.First,itimprovesourattention,focusingusontheimportantelementsofthetaskandscreeningoutdistractions.Second,ithelpsusadjustoureffortandmakedecisionsaboutwhattodo,howtodoit,andwhen.Andthird,self-talkallowsustocontrolouremotions,steadyingussowestayontask.
Inarecentstudyofstudentslearningtothrowdarts(飞镖)inagymclass,AthansiosKoloverlonisandhiscolleaguesfoundthatself-talkismosteffectivewhenincludedintoacycleofthoughtandaction.Firstcomesforethought(筹划),whenyousetagoalforyourselfandmakeaplanforhowtogetthere.That’sfollowedbyperformance,whenyouworkouttheplantothebestofyourability.Lastcomesself-reflection,whenyoucarefullyevaluatewhatyou’vedoneandadjustyourplanforthenexttime.
Self-talkcanplayakeypartinthiscycle.Duringtheforethoughtperiod,considercarefullywhatyou’llsaytoyourself.Youcanevenwriteoutascript.Repeattheseself-instructionsduringtheperformanceperiod.Withpractice,youmayfindthatyourself-instructionsbecomeshorter;
researchhasfoundthattheseso-called“cuewords”canbecomepowerfulsignals.
Aftertheactionisover,considerhowyoumightchangeyourself-talktoimproveyourperformancenexttime—sothatatthemomentitmatters,therightwordsareringinginyourears.
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Talkingtoyourself:
notsocrazyafterall
Introduction
◇Wealltalktoourselves
(2) .
◇Monologuesofthiskindseemtobe(3) .
◇Withthehelpofself-talk,wecanlearnandperformatourbest.
Importanceofself-talk
◇Notonlyself-talkgivesusmotivation,butalsoitmakesus(4) .
◇Whenwearedoingadifficultor(5) task,“instructionalself-talk”isespeciallyuseful.
Howself-talkinfluencesourlearning
◇Ourattentioncanbe(6) .
◇Ithelpsusadjustoureffortanddecidewhattodo,howtodoitandwhen.
◇Ithelpsuscontrolour(7) .
Thecycleofthoughtandaction
◇Weset(8) andmakeplans,whichiscalledforethought.
◇Thenweworkouttheplan,whichiscalledperformance.
◇Atlast,we(9) onourselvesaboutwhatwehavedone.
Summary
Weshouldconsidercarefullywhattosayto(10) ourselves;
repeattheself-instructionsand ourself-talktoimproveourperformance.
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苏州模拟)
Tiredofyouroldcarandwanttomoveontoanewone?
Ormaybeyoujustdon’thaveanyuseforthecaranymorewhilestillcoveringtheexpenses?
Whynotsellittosomeonewhowantsitandwilltakegoodcareofit.You’llgetsomeprofitinreturn,andyouwon’thavetobeburdenedwithacarthatwillbemoreusefultoothers.
Thefirststeptosellingyourusedcarwouldbetopreparethecarforthesale.Makesurethatitisstillinausefulcondition.Whatuseisthereforthebuyerifthecardoesn’tevenwork?
You’llnevergetbuyersifthecarisinsuchapoorstate.Soit’sbesttomakeyourcarpresentableandcompetent.Takegoodpicturesofyourcar,andmakealistofitsfeaturesthatyouthinkwouldappealtopotentialbuyers.
Thenextcoursetotakewouldbetogetthewordoutthatyou’resellingyourcar.Youcandoitbymakinganadinthenewspapers,oryoucanusetheWebandadvertisethroughanInternetauction.Makesurethatinyourad,youwritedownthecar’sfeaturesandconditionashonestlyasyoucan.Ifyou’renotsureonhowtomakeanad,browsethroughautomotive(汽车的)magazinesandissuesandtakealookathowtheothersellersdoit.
Ifyourcarisoneofthenewmodelsintheautomobileindustry,youmightbeabletoattractalotofbuyers.Itwouldbebesttomakesomeimprovementstoyourcar,atleastonitsappearance.Makeitobviousthatitisanewmodel.Ifyou’resellinganoldcar,though,itmighttakemoreworktoimprovethecar’sappearance.Youwillalsohavetomakesurethecarstillfunctionsaswellasnew.Theremaybeinstanceswhereyouwillhavetochangesomethingstothecartomakeitmoreattractivetobuyers.Becarefulwiththeelectricalandelectronicpartsofthecarwhencleaningit.Checktheengine,too,andmakesureyouhaveitfullychargedandtheoilandfilterhavebeenchanged.
Whendoingthefinancialtransactionforthesale,insistonacashpayment,orcashier’scheck.Justmakesurethatthemoneyhasalreadyarrivedinyouraccountbeforesigningoverthetitletoyourbuyer.Neveracceptapersonalcheck,though.Itisnotadvisable,especiallywithsuchanamount.Onceyou’vesettledthesethingswithyourbuyer,youcanhandoverthesignedtitleandthekeytothecar,andmoveonwithyourownpurchaseofanewcar.
Title:
HowtoSellaSecond-handCar
Outline
Mainidea
Detailedinformation
Advantageofsellinganoldcar
Youwillbothgetprofitandgetridofthe
(1) ofauselesscar.
Firststep
Preparationofyourcarforthesale
◇Makesureyourcarstill
(2) well.
◇Makeyourcarpresentableandcompetent.
◇Takegoodphotosofyourcar.
◇(3) theappealingfeaturesofyourcarforpossiblebuyers.
Secondstep
(4) foryourcarforthesale
◇Makeanadindifferentkindsof(5) ,suchasnewspapers,magazinesandtheInternet.
◇Consultmagazinesandothersellersifyouare
(6) abouthowtomakeanad.
Thirdstep
(7) toyourcarforthesale
◇Makeitobviousifyourcarisanewmodel.
◇Improvethecar’s (8) ifyour carisanoldone.Inaddition,makesureyourcarfunctions
(9) anewone.
Laststep
Financialissues
◇(10) toacashpaymentorcashier’scheckwhendoingfinancialtransaction.
◇Neveracceptapersonalcheck.
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盐城模拟)
Therearemanythingsthatwewishtoachieveinlife.Forsome,wesetgoalsandobjectives,andforsomewedon’t.Trytorememberthelasttimeyousetagoaltoachieveacertaintask.Wereyouabletocompletethetaskinaneffectivemanner?
Thetaskswhicharedonebysettingandmeetingdailygoalswilldefinitelybeusefulandrewardingexperiences.Astep-by-stepapproachtowardsachievingsmallergoalsisthekeytoachievinglargerones.
Whenitcomestotheworkplace,eachandeveryemployeeisexpectedtomeetdailyresponsibilitiesandexpectations.Withorganizationsbecomingmoreandmorecompetitive,theimportanceofgoal-settingforemployeesisincreasing.Ithelpstheemployeetoperformbetterandincreaseshisorherefficiencyandtimemanagement.It’salsoimportantforeverystudenttosethighacademicgoalssoastobeabletobuildagoodcareer.
Settinggoalsforcompletingthedailyschedulehelpsanemployeetofinishtheassignedtasksandtargetsinatimelymanner.Ifanemployeeisperformingthewayheorsheisexpectedto,thenthiswillautomaticallyincreasetheperformance,outputandproductivityofboththeemployeeandtheorganization.Dailystudytargetsarethesame.Thishelpsyoucompleteyourassignmentswithinthesettime,thusputtinglesspressureonyouduringexamsandincreasingyourchancesofperformingwell.
Howmanytimesyouhavetobeatworkonaweekendjusttocompleteyourwork?
Howmanytimesyouhavehadtostayupallnighttocompleteyourhomeworkorstudyforyourexams?
Hadyoufollowedyoursetgoalsandtargetsrightfromthebeginning,youwouldhavespentthetimerelaxingratherthanbeingbusyworkingorstudying!
Settingupgoalsandobjectiveshelpsyouorganizeyourtimeandeffortsinanefficientmanner.
Inperformingyourworkdiligently,youarelikelytokeepasteadypacewhenitcomestofulfillingyoursettargets.Becauseyouarealreadyontrack,therewillbenounnecessaryworkloadandtimelimitsoveryourhead.Therefore,anotherbenefitofeffectivegoal-settingislackofstressandamorecalmandrelaxedmind.Onlyastress-freeandcalmmindcanhouseprogressiveandproductivethoughts.Acalmmindcausespositivity,whichgoesalongwaytowardsincreasingyourabilitytoachievethepersonalgoalsyouhavesetforyourself.
Eachandeveryhumanbeingaimstoachievetwothings:
tofulfilldesiresandtoenjoylife.Thisispossibleonlythroughproperdisciplineandtimemanagement.Goal-settingleadstonotonlyprofessionalgrowthbutalsopersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Youareexpectedtoknowthateverystepcountsandthatsettingupgoalsiseasy,butfollowingthemonaconsistentbasisisdifficult.Therefore,ifyouwanttobesuccessfulandalsoharvestthefruitsofyourhardwork,youneedtosticktoyoursetgoalsandbefocusedtowardsachievingthem.Realizethesignificantrolethatgoal-settingp