Nowadays with so much news available, many people consume media in an automatic, unconscious state-similar to knowing you drove home but not being able to recall the trip.
Seek out your own news
Like most people, you probably get a fair amount of your news from social media. You should change that. Their goal is to maximize the time you spend on their sites and apps, getting advertising income. That means instead of presenting you with the most important news of the day, social media feed you what will hold your attention.
Use basic mathematics
Untrustworthy news often use some data to make unreal statements.
Humans are biased(倾向性的) to believe what’s in front of their eyes. Video content is considered more trustworthy-even though some videos can be very misleading.
| A．Watch out for biases |
| B．Believe video content |
| C．You’ll see a more complete range of information |
| D．Think carefully about how you determine something is true |
| E．Simple mathematical calculations can help you better spot false data |
| F．Therefore, regularly visit trusted news apps and news websites directly |
| G．However, you can develop habits to control your news intake more consciously |
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【推荐1】Ways to Take Care of Your Books
What do you do to take care of the books in your library? Some collectors refuse to read the books in their collection, so the books remain in good condition. Others buy two copies of a book: they read one and leave the other untouched. However, many readers must read their books but they still want to protect them.
Avoid writing.
You may have been told to write in your books or even to underline words, phrases, and paragraphs. But if you plan to keep the book, add it to your library or even sell it - don't write in the book in ink.
Avoid food and drinks.
Food and drinks are things that may be dangerous to your books.
Take care.
| A．Put it on the shelf |
| B．Protect it from dust. |
| C．The ink may damage your book forever. |
| D．When you hold your book, do it with care. |
| E．No one knows exactly how to protect their books. |
| F．So don't eat or drink anything while you read. |
| G．You can keep your books in good condition following these tips. |
【推荐2】You’re going along, producing and feeling creative, but suddenly, you run out of ideas. You’re stuck. Maybe it’s in how you present your products and services to your potential clients, or maybe it’s the products and services themselves.
Sometimes stress and anxiety can get in the way of creativity. And when you get even more stressed because you can’t come up with new ideas, you make the block even stronger. Now’s the time to relax and reduce your stress. Try yoga, or get some exercise.
Sometimes the best thing you can do to become creative again is to walk away.
Ideas can hit you at any time, in any place. You never know where you’ll get a fantastic idea, and you don’t want to take chances on forgetting something fantastic. I keep a pocket-sized Moleskine notebook with me at all times so I can jot down ideas at a moment’s notice. I occasionally have to pull my car over on the side of the road for a moment to write down an article title or a new product I want to create.
| A．Keep your own creativity flowing. |
| B．Staring at the problem won’t help you. |
| C．Hey, if football is your thing, go do that. |
| D．Creativity can hit when you least expect it. |
| E．Sometimes it’s as simple as looking at your own industry. |
| F．Either way, you are in need of help so as to get out of the block. |
| G．We’ve all had moments when we feel abandoned by our creativity. |
【推荐3】If you recently closed on a new house, you probably started house hunting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, hosting a housewarming in 2021 is probably going to be harder to pull off. To help, we’ve cooked up a few ideas of how to hold a pandemic-era housewarming party.
The basics: Safe
Anything that you do during the pandemic should follow some simple rules.
For example: wash your hands a lot, wear a mask in public and maintain social distancing of at least six feet from people.
That last one makes a housewarming party almost impossible. Please keep these safety measures in mind as you read on.
IDEA 1: Use the Zoom (云视频会议软件) call.
If we suggested having a housewarming party via Zoom one and a half years ago, our editors would have thought we were crazy.
This idea starts by creating a room-to-room video tour of your home, showing your new place and highlighting why you’re so excited to be living there.
IDEA 2: Take it outside.
Lastly:
When the health risks are over, plan to hold a proper get-together, remembering that you were creative enough to find a way to celebrate the purchase of your new home during a global pandemic.
| A．We get it. |
| B．You know the ones. |
| C．Today, not so much. |
| D．Recall it when possible. |
| E．The same can be true for your housewarming event. |
| F．For some, a party isn’t a party unless it’s a big one. |
| G．For entertainment, you can’t get better at social distancing. |
