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We’ve all heard the advice to “get out of your comfort zone” by taking on a new challenge. A recent study goes a step further: Make discomfort a direct goal. That’s more likely to motivate you than if you focus on 1 you hope to learn.

In the first of five experiments, the researchers assigned several hundred students training at Second City Chicago 2 (participate) in a small-group improvisation (即兴) exercise, and then instructed half of the group that their goal during the session was “to feel awkward and 3 (comfortable).” The rest, those in the control group, 4 (tell) to “feel yourself developing new skills.” Members of the first group kept at the exercise longer than the others did and took 5 (great) risks. Experiments involving other dimensions of personal 6 (grow) — engaging in expressive writing, learning about gun violence, and hearing about opposing political beliefs — 7 (produce) similar results.

Reframing anxiety as excitement has been proven a way to improve singing in front of strangers, and 8 (think) of stress as a means to boost achievement a demonstrated stress-management technique.

“When people reinterpret negative experiences as functional, they are more willing to engage 9 tasks that call forth those experiences,” the researchers explain. “Instead of seeing discomfort as unrelated to the goal 10 a signal to stop, they will start perceiving it as a sign of progress toward their goal. ”

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Hawthorn (山楂) trees or bushes are a familiar sight in the UK, where they are often found 1 (plant) along the edges of fields or used as garden boundaries. In May, they produce 2 (bunch) of white flowers, followed by fresh red berries.

3 its name suggests, the plant has large thorns (刺), 4 (make)it possible for self-protection. Both the flowers and the berries can be used 5 (medical) and are a traditional remedy (疗法) for heart conditions.

The use of hawthorn as a herbal medicine to protect the heart can be traced back for centuries. Its use 6 modern times dates from an Irish physician, who used it to treat heart diseases. This doctor guarded his secret remedy closely, and it was not until after his death that his remedy was examined 7 (find) how it worked. And it turned out to be an active ingredient made from the bright red berries of hawthorn.

Hawthorn is now a popular heart remedy throughout Europe. It can help to protect the blood system that feeds the heart. Hawthorn can also contribute to mild chest pains 8 (relieve). Some specialists suggest it may also 9 (apply) to reduce the extra fat in the blood system.

Hawthorn is regarded as one of the 10 (safe) herbal medicines and although side-effects such as sweating and tiredness have been reported, they are extremely rare.

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