【推荐2】Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off until tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking, "How did it get so late so soon?"So we’d better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out.     1    Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn.Life is shorter than it often seems. Here are five things we should start doing today:

Accept ourselves. The secret to happiness and success is the acceptance of ourselves. We will never become who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us.     2    So always go with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set the world on fire.

Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do.

    3    Don’t sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen. We are what we do, not what we say we’ll do. Stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will". Turn our dreams into plans.

Do the work. We can’t underestimate(低估) a person who always works hard. Be that person.     4    Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do what’s right, not what’s easy. Our dreams are worth it.

    5    We can’t force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. There’s a time and place for everything. So don’t force what’s not yet supposed to fit into our life. When it’s meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient.

【推荐3】Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them.     1    .There’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity.   

Listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. After my sharing, a boy raised his hand and asked me some questions, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”    2    

Give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer.     3    When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers.

    4     Once you have a child in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting”or “I’d never thought of it that way before,” or coming up with more questions or ideas.

Show rather than tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大镜).    5    

【推荐1】Money can buy happiness.     1     What would bring you greater, longer-lasting happiness: purchasing an expensive item you’ve been eyeing or honking the vacation you’ve been dreaming about?

    2     New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them. Over time, he satisfaction with material objects decreased. Even though new cars may make us happy in the short-term, the freshness quickly wears off.

Spending money on experiences — travel, outdoor activities, concerts, classes, movies — brings us more joy than buying material things. One reason is that our experiences are a bigger part of our identity than our possessions. You can really like your material stuff, you can even think that part of your identity is connected to those things,     3     In contrast, your experiences really are part of you. We are the sum total of our experiences.

Another reason we value experience even after they’re over is that even negative experiences can become positive over time.     4     Why? Because even unpleasant experiences can later become funny stories or be looked at as character-building opportunities.

Shared experiences are also looked upon me favorably because they connect us to others more than shared consumption does. We feel more connected to people who have also backpacked through Europe than people who happen to have purchased the same iPhone.     5    

【推荐2】Do You Have the Time? In English，this question has two different meanings. The first one is "Do you know what time it is?" While commonly，this is less frequently used than the simpler question with the same meaning "What time is it? "The other is "Do you have the time（e.g.to do this or that）? "This is a very commonly asked question，whether in American，British，or Australian English. I think the response" I don't have the time" is most commonly used year after year.    1    

Think about how often you（and I）have used this as an explanation of why we couldn't do something，take on a new task，help someone，visit someone，etc. Sometimes it's a statement of fact，and sometimes it's just an excuse.    2    However，deep down we each have a pretty clean idea of the difference. In practical terns，the lack of available time seems to be and often is a true reason for why we cannot take something on.    3    just don't have the time" is too often an escape. Once we get to a certain age，when we are generally considered to be grown-ups，we are expected to have developed time management skills. In many instances，"I don't have the time" has the same meaning as" I am not willing to make the time". Sure，we're all busy，but in the end，it's a matter of which is more important.

    4    It doesn't grow on trees or fall from the sky like raindrops. You make the time as well as most of the related decisions about what is important.    5     If you don't decide on the use of your time，the decision will be taken away from you. It's really up to us to decide on how to balance and manage time，and that's a challenge.