My boss recently asked me, "Do you know why I hired you? Because you didn't sell yourself. You didn't tell me, 'Look how experienced I am.' You emailed me and said, 'I researched your website and saw how many amazing vets (兽医) you have and I want to learn from them,' and that's why I hired you. You showed vulnerability."
So what is vulnerability? For me, vulnerability means putting your fear of embarrassment aside and allowing personal growth. I believe vulnerability is a pathway to success. Vulnerability has traditionally been viewed as a weakness in the workplace. The very thought of exposing your weaknesses is terrifying. However, we can change the views surrounding it. I'm talking about the vulnerability that strengthens courage and leads to more success as a vet.
After graduation, I started working in a clinic where I thought I would have support. However, I didn't have the help I required. I quickly became exhausted. Within 18 months, I didn't want to be a vet anymore.
During this period, I realized without the support I wanted I was potentially making mistakes I wasn't even aware of. Was I treating patients effectively? I wouldn't know, because I had no one to ask for help.
I decided to be vulnerable. I accepted that I was unhappy, living with poor mental health and lacking important knowledge. I wanted to find somewhere I'd be able to continue building my knowledge, not as an average vet, but as a good one. After two and a half years working as a vet, I have finally found a place where I get the support I need. My point is: don't stay where you are unhappy. Be vulnerable and have the courage to accept when you are unhappy. Find somewhere that will support you and push you to do better.
Vulnerability shouldn't be considered a weakness because it allows personal growth. Vulnerability should be viewed as a strength. To be vulnerable allows you to show people that you cannot always be perfect. Being vulnerable is not a liability (麻烦的事) in the workplace. It is the ability to show people that you are human.
1. Why did the author's boss hire her?A.She highly recommended herself. | B.She had adequate experience. |
C.She was honest about her weakness. | D.She did research about the company. |
A.It leads to embarrassment. |
B.It helps with individual development. |
C.It is a weakness in the workplace. |
D.It is terrifying to expose your vulnerability. |
A.Why the author quit her previous job. |
B.What made the author feel vulnerable. |
C.How the author got rid of her vulnerability. |
D.Why the author decided to show her vulnerability. |
A.It inspires people to be perfect. |
B.It is normal for people to feel vulnerable. |
C.It allows people to discover their strength. |
D.It can cause people trouble in the workplace. |
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Upon reflection I believe that this is partly as a result of failure itself. Failure brings judgement from others, a topic of discussion for people and the right for others to say you are not capable. The stress associated with failure is created by others around you, rather than by the event itself.
I have recently been reading The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, which clarifies that failure has a strong presence among those who have achieved success.
The process of achieving success has often involved setbacks and “failures” along the way. I was rejected by medical schools which I’d spent time and effort applying to and preparing for.
The noise around you, whether it is from coworkers, friends or parents, should not shake your belief in your abilities.
A.Failure is your platform to achieve success. |
B.You are guaranteed a lifetime of success. |
C.I was accepted by some famous universities. |
D.And I once received a “pass” grade on an important research paper during my master’s. |
E.People will always focus on Warren Buffett’s success as an investor. |
F.You may not be successful the first, second or however many times. |
G.Waiting for those results was one of the most anxiety-generating experiences. |
【推荐2】Why you should still write and send postcards
Are postcards still relevant in the selfie (自拍)generation? Surprisingly, yes! Postcards are a thoughtful way of showing a person that you care even while far away.
Show your care
Record your travels
You may use postcards as keepsakes of your travels. They can also double as your travel journal.
Get one back
A postcard is a pleasant surprise. It is a fun gesture that brings great joy to others.
If you and your friends agree to send each other postcards, you can build up a great collection of amazing memories.
Last a lifetime
Postcards are unique and one of a kind, so they are great for safekeeping. Digital photos can get lost.
A.Postcards can be sent instantly nowadays |
B.Of course, there is the issue of sending them by slow mail |
C.Don't expect the similar act from your friends and just send them one |
D.Text is now the easiest and fastest way to communicate with someone |
E.When you send somebody a postcard, they might send you one back later on |
F.You can send one to your home address after you have experienced something wonderful |
G.However, postcards can exist for a long time by being hung on walls or placed on a shelf |
But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can afford life’s necessities, increasing wealth matters surprisingly little.The connection between income and happiness is “surprisingly weak,” observed University of Michigan researcher Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170,000 people.Once comfortable, more money provides diminishing returns(报酬递减).The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000, never tastes as good as the first.Even lottery winners and the Forbes’ 100 wealthiest Americans surveyed by University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average American.Making it big brings temporary joy.But in the long run wealth is like health: its complete absence can create suffering, but having it doesn’t guarantee happiness.Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what we have.
Has our happiness, however, floated upward with the rising economic tide?Are we happier today than in 1940s, when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub?Actually, we are not.Since 1957, the number of Americans who say they are “very happy” has declined from 35 to 32 percent.Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, the teen suicide(自杀) rate has increased nearly three times, the violent crime rate has gone up nearly four times, and depression has mushroomed.Economic growth has provided no boost to human morale.When it comes to psychological well being, it is not the economy.
I call this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit “the American paradox.” More than ever, we have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low confidence, secured rights and reduced civility.We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life.We celebrate our prosperity(繁荣) but long for a purpose.We treasure our freedoms but long for connection.In an age of plenty, we feel spiritual hunger.
1. Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s view?
A.The more money we earn, the less returns we have. |
B.The more money we earn, the happier we would be. |
C.In the long run, money cannot guarantee happiness. |
D.In the long run, happiness grows with economy. |
A.it is not so fresh as the first $100,000 |
B.it is not so important as the first $100,000 |
C.profit brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000 |
D.happiness brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000 |
A.have any primary aim |
B.know how to spend money |
C.know how to enjoy life |
D.keep in touch with other people |
A.people’s spiritual needs cannot be fulfilled by wealth |
B.family problems become more and more serious |
C.young people are not happy about their life |
D.social crimes have increased significantly |
【推荐1】Acting as an art form has changed a great deal over the centuries. It’s no longer just about entertaining an audience in a stylised way to depict (刻画) characters and events that everyone is familiar with. Nowadays, acting has moved into a world of hyper realism. Audiences often expect to be challenged by a performance, and acting asks sometimes difficult questions about the world around us.
Given this change in emphasis, what kind of toll (损害) might acting take on somebody’s well-being? The idea that there is a psychological price to pay for good acting is nothing new, yet there is surprisingly little scientific research that examines the issue. Many scientists have been unwilling to examine the relationship in depth. This is changing, however, with academics now starting to investigate it further.
Actors often agree that performing can come with risks. Deborah Margolin, an award-winning actor, found the line between her stage self and her real personality started to blur (变模糊) the deeper into the character she went. She felt a real emotional impact especially when she played difficult or unpleasant roles. Margolin explains, “It was depressing...my character would cry, and I would cry.” She recalls the impact on her fellow actors: “Everybody backed away from me. These were lovely people—I loved them dearly—but my character was unattractive and somehow, so was I.”
These feelings are easy to understand, and would seem to be a natural outcome of acting styles such as “method acting”, which encourages actors to use their real-life experiences to fuel a role. There are some, however, who disagree. Actor Sanford Meisner felt that an actor’s most important tool is their imagination and that psychology has no place in performance. In fact, many performers mix these different methods and keep in touch with family to reconnect with the person beyond their character.
There’s no doubt that walking a tightrope between personalities can be a difficult task, however. As drama student Naomi Lorrain explains, “It can be hard. Offstage, you have to remember that it’s unreal and onstage you have to forget...”
1. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ?A.The relationship between audiences and actors. |
B.The relationship between old acting styles and new ones. |
C.The connection between good acting and actors’ mental health. |
D.The connection between actors’ personalities and those of the characters they play. |
A.To show how acting influences her real life. |
B.To explain why she is only understood by them. |
C.To argue acting is a challenging job for her. |
D.To prove they use a different acting style from her. |
A.Actors should have rich social experiences. |
B.Actors’ performances need creative imagination. |
C.Actors should mix their real life with performance. |
D.Actors’ mental problems should be given more attention. |
A.To be or not to be? |
B.No pains, no gains |
C.Acting can change your brain |
D.How to play a role successfully? |
【推荐2】What a comedian can teach you about managing stress
We often accept stress as part of the cost of modern life, but it really doesn’t have to be. We all know that laughter is the best medicine.
You can try to find a different perspective.
When you share stories with your friends, you can choose to share stories of trauma (创伤) and pain, or you can choose to lift their spirits with stories of hope and growth.
A.Always share a good story. |
B.Why not do what comedians do? |
C.You can also look again and laugh. |
D.But laughter does more than cheer you up. |
E.Then you are able to make a simple choice. |
F.In this way. you will say goodbye to stress forever. |
G.If you have trouble seeing the funny side, you may find the following inspiring. |
【推荐3】Which is better for Earth: an electric or gas-powered vehicle? The answer to this question might seem blindingly obvious. Of course electric cars must be better for the environment, because they don’t give off greenhouse gases as people drive. However, electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t perfect, and they come with their own set of polluting problems. Their batteries require a large amount of energy to produce.
Battery production is just one part of an electric car’s life span. A study looked at the entire life cycle of an EV’s emissions(排放),from mining the metals for the batteries to producing the electricity needed to power them, and then compared this with the average emissions of a gas-powered vehicle. The team found that when EVs are charged with coal-powered electricity, they’re actually worse for the environment than gas-powered cars.
“Only when connected to the clean energy do EVs have an advantage over the gas-powered cars on a greenhouse gas basis,” said Colin Sheppard, an expert in energy and transportation systems. That’s why more and more countries are decreasing the power supply from coal. In China, the national grid is improving with more efforts in renewable energy. For example, it has twice as much wind energy capacity as the U.S. and it builds more solar panels per year than any other countries.
Sheppard has modelled a future in which all cars are electric. “We want to understand what it might be like if all passenger vehicles were electrified.” The model suggests that if all vehicles in the U.S. were electric, greenhouse-gas emissions would be 46% less every year. This reduction could be increased even further if those vehicles were using a technique known as “smart charging” in which cars are recharged at chosen times (often at night) to reduce the cost of electricity.
In short, it’s far easier to argue for buying an EV than a gas-powered vehicle. But what about the cost? Aren’t electric vehicles too expensive for most people?
1. In which case do EVs get more heavy-polluted than gas-powered cars?A.Being powered only by batteries. |
B.Using coal-powered electricity. |
C.Starting to give off greenhouse gases. |
D.Replacing gas-powered vehicles entirely. |
A.With a discussion. | B.With an examination. |
C.With a comparison. | D.With a questionnaire. |
A.China is making advances in renewable energy. |
B.Compared with gas-powered cars, EVs are at an advantage. |
C.There is still room for the development of EVs. |
D.It’s not a challenge to choose between EVs and gas-powered cars. |
A.Inventing green gas-powered vehicles. |
B.Developing environment-friendly grids. |
C.Getting rid of fossil energy like coal and oil. |
D.Making electric vehicles more affordable. |