【推荐1】How to Live Well

At a certain point in life, thoughts may come up. How well have you lived?    1    How well have you treated those you love and care about? Most of all, however, time seems to slip on without too much self-reflection. Maybe it’s time to slow down and think about what it means to live well.

To live means acting.    2    You start action, come up with goals, make plans to help work on the desired outcome, and dive in. Not every action will immediately bring about a successful finish of the project, task or undertaking, but you learn from everything you do.

    3    Being busy is an effective cure to loneliness, helps avoid depression and self-pity, and keeps us in a constant state of movement. Again, doing things often puts us in contact with others and that’s also a good thing for humans to make interaction with other humans.

But what happens when you don’t give a project or task your full effort? Are you still living well? Or are you shortchanging yourself, trying to cheat and still get the reward?    4    Not only learn to face these, but also try to overcome them.

The truth is that everyone cuts corners now and then. Maybe it is because we lack time, energy, financial or other resources. Sometimes we have to make ends meet by shaving off an item or a step. That doesn’t mean we make a habit of it.    5    

【推荐3】Capture Spirit of Youth

Youth is a relatively brief but vital period in one's life. During his time, habits and interests that will continue for the rest of your life are formed and developed.    1    

It's a time to begin the process of self-reliance and self-motivation. Sure, you might have parents and friends to help you.    2    It builds your character and makes you independent. No one can force you to get good grades or get a perfect job—those responsibilities are yours alone. Only you can be the author of your own life.

    3    Train yourself to be strong. Tell yourself that you can summon the will to overcome whatever difficulties come your way. Anything worth doing isn't easy—it's best to learn that lesson early. In the end, conquering a difficult task is always worth it, and you can thank perseverance for guiding you there.

Work hard. There's nothing better than relaxing at the end of a long day, knowing that you did all you could do for yourself, your family and friends, and your community. Be a person that others admire.    4    The process of working hard will teach you valuable lessons along the way; most importantly, it will teach you that failure is unavoidable but isn't something you should ever allow to hold you back. Change your strategy and try again.

Following these principles will surely bring success in school, work and life in general.    5    Be self-reliant, persevere through hard times and always work hard to achieve your dreams.

【推荐2】Social media, magazines and shop windows bombard(轰炸) people daily with things to buy. Online shopping means it is easy for customers to buy without thinking, while major brands offer such cheap clothes that they can be treated like disposable(—次性的) items.     1    

In Britain, the average person spends more than £1,000 on new clothes a year, which is around four percent of their income.     2     But it hides two far more worrying trends for society and for the environment. First, a lot of that consumer spending is via credit cards. British people currently owe approximately £670 per adult to credit card companies.     3     Britain throws away 300,000 tons of clothing a year, most of which goes into landfill sites.

People might not realize they are part of the disposable clothing problem because they donate their unwanted clothes to charities.     4     Huge quantities end up being thrown away, and a lot of clothes that charities can' t sell are sent abroad, causing even more economic and environmental problems.

    5     The idea came up in Canada in the early 1990s and then moved to the US. ‘Buy Nothing' groups send a clear message to companies that people are no longer willing to accept the environmental and human cost of overcompensation.

【推荐3】Experts say shopping wisely is very important and it helps the world function normally.

Toilet paper, protective masks and so many other items have suddenly become hot goods as most people stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic （大流行）.This has left many people shopping in large amounts as they attempt to be prepared for months — just in case.    1    You've also likely seen the pictures of people's garages filled with supplies, so if you find it, you're going to follow suit. After all, if you don't, someone else will, you'll be left with nothing and then what will happen?

So, you're panicking, and that's fooling you into "panic buying."

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According to Jud Brewer, a professor at Brown University, "Fear plus uncertainty leads to anxiety because our brains need the information to plan for the future. In the absence of information, that uncertainty drives anxiety." Anxiety is that small fire which suddenly becomes a bonfire and spreads. Then it was worsened by social contagion（传播）,turning into panic.

    3    What you get from them sets you wondering: What will happen to me if there's nothing left? While that is a good question, the larger question is: What will happen to everyone if nothing is left?     4    

What is the solution?

While it might not seem like a big deal since you're just one person, you're adding to a larger problem and causing serious harm in ways you don't realize. "Panic buying is an act of selfish madness," says Paul Hong. As an old saying goes, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."     5    We should survive together. So keep calm and carry on ---without buying everything in sight.