Part? 3 ?
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● How real are the "limits" of self-control?
● Making the finishing?
● Under the microscope: is your exhaustion real?
● When there's a want ,there's a will
● Willpower experiment :what's your "want" power?
● A frustrated mom finds her want power?
● Everyday distractions and the collapse of a civilization ??
● The last word?
?? words and phrases
(1) ?evidence ['?v?d?ns]
Whether you look to science or your own life for evidence.
n. 證據,證明;跡象;明顯
vt. 證明
過去式 evidenced過去分詞 evidenced現在分詞 evidencing
----in evidence 明顯的
----give evidence 作證
----empirical evidence 實驗性證據
(2)? run out of? 用完, 耗盡, 用盡
But one thing that isn't clear is whether we run out of power, or whether we just run out of will.
(3) ?stick to a budget ? 堅持預算
(4)? Step back? 退一步, 后退, 無意義
(5) metaphorical??['m?t?'f?r?kl]
adj. 比喻性的,隱喻性的
we need to step back for a moment from the metaphorical muscle of self-control
(6) turnaround ['t?n?ra?nd]
n. 轉變;轉向;轉機;突然好轉;回車道
Then she hit the turnaround point of the run...
同類拓展:這本書可能是,而且我堅信它會是——你生活中的轉折點。It could be and I believe it will be—the turning point?(轉折點)of your life.
(7)? hollow? ['hɑlo]
adj. 空的;中空的,空腹的;凹的;虛偽的
n. 洞;山谷;窟窿
vt. 使成為空洞
vi. 形成空洞
adv. 徹底地;無用地
? as if ?猶如 好似
?you're done ? 你完蛋了!
Her legs felt heavy and hollow, as if they didn't have the strength to go on. It was as if a switch in her body had been flipped, telling her: “You‘re done.”
(8)? fatigue ??? [f?'tig]
n. 疲勞,疲乏;雜役
vt. 使疲勞;使心智衰弱
vi. 疲勞
adj. 疲勞的
Energy Stores ?能量儲備
Fatigue was muscle failure, pure and simple: The muscles run out of energy stores.
疲憊就是肌肉不繼續工作了,道理很明確簡單,肌肉用盡了能量儲備
(9)?depleted? [di'plitid]
adj. 耗盡的;廢棄的;貧化的
v. 使減少;弄空;耗盡…的資源(deplete的過去分詞)
Some scientists now believe that the limits of self-control are just like the physical limits of the body—we often feel depleted of willpower before we actually are.
(10) exhaustion?
?n. 枯竭;耗盡;精疲力竭
Under the microscope: is your exhaustion real?
??Sentence
1、Fatigue should no longer be considered a physical event but rather a sensation or emotion.
疲憊不是一種身體反應,而是一種感覺,一種情緒。
2、Some scientists now believe that the limits of self-control are just like the physical limits of the body—we often feel depleted of willpower before we actually are.
一些科學家相信,我們自控力的極限和身體的極限相似:我們經常在意志力耗盡之前就感覺到無法堅持了。
3、The next time you find yourself “too tired” to exert(運用 ) self-control, challenge yourself to go beyond(越過) that first feeling of fatigue. (Keep in mind that it’s also possible to overtrain(訓練過度)—and if you find yourself constantly(持續不斷的) feeling drained(精疲力盡), you may need to consider whether you have been running yourself to real exhaustion.)
下一次你發現自己你自己疲憊的時候,試著挑戰自己越過第一波疲憊感。(要記得不要訓練過度,如果你持續不斷的感覺精疲力盡,你需要注意自己是否真的已經耗盡能量了)
4、It turns out that the metaphorical(比喻) “muscle” of willpower can also be coaxed into persevering(堅持) longer with the right inspiration.
事實證明,“意志力肌肉”也可以在正確的激勵下堅持更長時間。
5、When your willpower is running low, find renewed strength(恢復精力) by tapping into (tap into ?挖掘)your want power。
當你感覺你的意志力下降的時候,通過挖掘你的“我想要”的力量來恢復精力。
6、Imagine that this challenge will?get easier for you over time if you are willing to do what is difficult now。Can you imagine what your life will be like, and how you will feel about yourself, as you make progress on this challenge?
如果你現在愿意做困難的事情,那么一段時間后,這個挑戰也將變得容易。你可以設想一下,如果你在這項挑戰中取得進步,你的生活將變成什么樣的?你自己將感覺怎么樣?
7、The limits of self-control present a paradox(悖論): We cannot control everything, and yet the only way to increase our self-control is to stretch our limits. Like a muscle, our willpower follows the rule of “Use it or lose it.” If we try to save our energy by becoming willpower coach potatoes(沙發土豆), we will lose the strength we have. But if we try to run a willpower marathon every day, we set ourselves up for total collapse(全面崩潰). Our challenge is to train like an intelligent athlete, pushing our limits but also pacing ourselves.
自控力的局限性帶來了一個悖論:我們不能控制所有的事,但是提高自控力的唯一方式就是去擴展我們的極限。就像肌肉一樣,我們的意志力也遵守“要么使用,要么消失”的法則。如果我們試圖通過成為“意志力宅男宅女”來保存能量,我們也將失去我們本來擁有的力量。但如果我們每天都跑“意志力馬拉松”,又會讓自己全面崩潰。我們面臨的挑戰是,應該像聰明的運動員一樣訓練,去一步一個腳印提升我們的極限。
8、Self-control is like a muscle. It gets tired from use, but regular exercise makes it stronger.
自控力就像肌肉一樣有極限,用得過度會疲憊,但是有規律的鍛煉能增強自控力。
??Summary
Today is the first day I started to read. In fact, it is quite difficult, but I believe that? once you start about? anything, it is no longer difficult. By reading, I have a better understanding about willpower, willpower is not inexhaustible. Compared with willpower and muscle,the metaphorical is great. Lack of exercise muscle will atrophy, lack of exercise of willpower will lose energy, but regular exercise makes it stronger.Meanwhile, we need to look for more motivation of? willpower exercise。
If we want to strengthen self-control, we may need to think about how we can best support the most exhausted version of ourselves-and not count on an ideal version of ourselves to show up and save the day.