Some people only exercise self-discipline in the parts of their lives they think as necessities — such as turning up to work on time and getting the job done. But self-discipline is a skill that can be applied to every aspect of life. And the benefits can be great.
It will help you reach your full potential
When you have self-discipline, you are able to push yourself to achieve things you never thought possible. You set high standards for yourself and then work hard to meet them.
Self-discipline can help you get more done in less time. When you have self-discipline, you are less likely to waste time on things that are not important. This means you can use your time more effectively and get more done. This can lead to greater productivity at work, at home, and in your personal life.
It will help you be healthier
Self-discipline can also help you live a healthier life. When you have self-discipline, you are more likely to make healthy choices and stick to them. This means you will be less likely to overeat, smoke, or engage in other unhealthy behaviors.
It will help you be happier
Last but not least, self-discipline can help you be happier. When you have self-discipline, you are less likely to engage in self-destructive behaviors.
So, as you can see, self-discipline can improve your whole life. If you want to be more successful, productive, and happier, then start working on your self-discipline today.
| A．It will help you finish work on time. |
| B．It will help you be more productive. |
| C．Here’s how self-discipline can improve all aspects of your life. |
| D．This can lead to personal and professional success. |
| E．This is because you are less likely to give up when things get tough. |
| F．This means you will be more likely to focus on the positive and enjoy your life. |
| G．It can also mean you are more likely to exercise regularly. |
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【推荐1】In a world of quizzes that test students’ book smarts, one competition (比赛) focuses on something different — consumer (消费者) skills.
LifeSmarts is a US consumer literacy (素养) competition hosted by the National Consumers League. High school students take online tests throughout the school year, and the students with the highest scores represent their state at the championship.
Students are quizzed on topics that include personal finance, technology, the environment, health and safety, and other practical things.
Team captain Mike Sawicki has gone to nationals (全国比赛) every year throughout his high school career. “It’s awesome because it’s so broad of a competition, it enables us to learn so much and allows us to stand on things we learned previously and build on it,” Sawicki said. “My understanding on what it takes to be a smart consumer has grown. I’m able to apply LifeSmarts I learned earlier with things like payyourselffirst concepts (概念) — saving some money first before spending it when you get your paycheck (工资). I now focus on unitpricing comparison shopping, which really helped me out saving a sum of money here and there.”
Sawicki will attend the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign this fall and is considering a career in investment banking (投资银行). He said his success in LifeSmarts helped him to do well in other school activities, like Future Business Leaders of America.
“In terms of practical knowledge from LifeSmarts, I’ve been able to use it for my own personal investment strategy, for my college interviews,” Sawicki said.
1. What do we know about LifeSmarts?| A．It’s a global competition. | B．It’s a paperpencil test. |
| C．It’s open to university students. | D．It covers many practical topics. |
| A．How much knowledge you know. | B．How well you behave. |
| C．How smart you use money. | D．How less you spend money. |
| A．the organizer of LifeSmarts | B．an excellent football captain |
| C．a frequent competitor of LifeSmarts | D．a successful market investor |
| A．Offer to pay the bills what dating with friends. |
| B．Save money first when getting income. |
| C．Compare unitpricing when shopping. |
| D．Buy a gift to yourself when getting paycheck. |
| A．He has made some close friends. |
| B．He has learned to better manage his money. |
| C．He has found a job in investment banking. |
| D．He has learned how to organize school activities. |
【推荐2】Everybody is afraid of something, whether they admit it or not. Many spend their whole lives hiding from the things they are afraid of.
Try to get support.
Create a safe daily routine (常规). You have to be put in a situation where you feel safe from the source of that fear. Create a daily routine that you are familiar with and are comfortable with. Going through activities that you know are free from the things you fear gives you a sense of balance and control.
Learn to relax. Fear is basically psychological. To get over your fear, you have to learn how to take control.
| A．Just face it. |
| B．Hold a strong belief. |
| C．It’s scarier when you are all alone walking in the dark. |
| D．To do this, you have to be familiar with some ways to relax. |
| E．But no one should live in fear as there are ways to get over it. |
| F．Find someone you can trust, someone you can be totally honest with. |
| G．This state of being in a relaxed environment helps you find out why you’re afraid of something |
【推荐3】The first moment came when I was in the local dollar store. There was an older woman in front of me just wrapping up her goods.
Before I could even offer to help, the young cashier gave her a big smile. She said, “Oh, don’t worry about it,” and sent the woman on her way.
As I came up she said, “It’s only a few cents. I can’t make a big deal out of it.” I responded, “Here’s the seventeen cents.
Now as we passed I was thinking “Junkie”.
At the same moment my son said, “That man is homeless, hungry and sick. I want to help him.”
I gave him some money and told him he could put it in the cup. As I watched the young man gave my son a big smile and said, “Thank you!” My son told him, “No problem.” When my son came back to me he said, “That was good. Now he can get better.”
| A．You did a really nice thing. |
| B．It was an automatic reaction. |
| C．His sign says he needs more clothes. |
| D．The rate of people giving her money is low. |
| E．Just two little moments, but they taught me lots. |
| F．The second moment came when I was walking along with my son. |
| G．When she came to pay for them she discovered that she was seventeen cents short. |
【推荐1】When it comes to President Obama, most of his personal business is already known by the public. Personal information about his children, Malia and Sasha, however, has been kept a little more under wraps.
The New York Times recently released a list of rules that Michelle Obama has mentioned over the years that Malia and Sasha must follow during their time in the White House, as well as in general. See how the first family educates their children:
The girls must write reports about what they’ve seen on their trips, even if it’s not required by their school.
Malia may use her cell phone only on the weekend, and she and her sister cannot watch television or use a computer for anything but homework during the week.
Malia and Sasha have to play two sports: one they choose and one selected by their mother.
Malia must learn to do laundry (洗衣服) before she leaves for college.
The girls have to eat their vegetables, and if they say they are not hungry, they cannot ask for cookies or chips later.
While these might be shocking to some, Michelle said, “They’re not little princesses. It’s just basic rules, boundaries, and expectations that we would have normally.”
Michelle also mentions another set of rules ：
The girls must do their chores (家务), though the White House has a large staff. Malia and Sasha have chores of their own.
They must play a team sport, because it’s about learning how to play on a team, how to lose and how to win gracefully.
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It sounds like Michelle and Barack want the best for their kids and to make them as well rounded as possible. What are your thoughts on the Obama family rules?
1. What’s the passage mainly about?| A．The first family rules. |
| B．The first family daily life. |
| C．How to be good parents. |
| D．How to be good children. |
| A．Attractive. | B．Secret. |
| C．Calm | D．Public. |
| A．Emails. | B．Reports. |
| C．Homework. | D．Photos. |
| A．To learn to do laundry. |
| B．To play two sports. |
| C．To use cell phone freely. |
| D．To eat their vegetables. |
【推荐2】I’m not the kind of mother who normally brushes her daughter’s hair, and my daughter has never liked sitting there, waiting for me to do it.
But today, I’ve sat my daughter Sally on a kitchen seat. She’s sitting high with her eyes closed, skin still wet from the shower, and her long hair behind her back. I realize she is enjoying the moment. It’s the last time for a week that our bodies will connect. Today, I’m sending Sally away for a week of summer camp. This was all my idea. She’s nearly 12, and I noticed that I’m with my child nearly 24 hours a day.
Living on a farm without any neighbors, I’ve chosen a life that is quieter than a normal family’s. But rather than expecting space away from me, Sally has become increasingly dependent. What frightens me most is that she has become a “mini-me”, even has the same hobbies, dreams, and opinions as me. That’s why I pulled her to the summer camp: a nearby wilderness(荒野) camp called Hawk Circle.
After eating, I drive Sally to Hawk Circle. Once there, we are introduced to her fellow campers. Sally stands by them, holding my hand, horror in her eyes, trying to work up the courage to join a game of soccer. “I need you for a few more minutes,” she tells me. I pull her away to walk to one of the camp’s workers. “Excuse me,” I say loudly, “I’d like to introduce you to my daughter. Maybe you could help her meet a few of these kids.” He comes over to talk to Sally, and then I disappear before she realizes it.
It is a hard time for me to drive back. When I arrive home, I calm down and remind myself why I chose this way. I want Sally to have a chance to find herself. I want to learn who she is. If I don’t set her free, I fear I’ll never really meet her real personality.
1. Why did the writer send her daughter to the summer camp?| A．Her daughter wanted to go to the summer camp. |
| B．It was helpful for her daughter to make friends. |
| C．She wanted to help build her daughter’s independence. |
| D．Camp training was something common to her daughter. |
| A．fear | B．doubt | C．hate | D．pity |
| A．She was worried about her daughter’s health. |
| B．She was proud that she had done something right. |
| C．She was sorry and regretted sending her daughter away. |
| D．She was upset but knew she had made the right decision. |
| A．children are usually mirrors of parents |
| B．children always expect space from parents |
| C．parents sometimes need to let their children go |
| D．parents should often send children to summer camps |
Nowadays in real life, many people have all kinds of bad habits, but getting rid of them takes a bit more effort. Whether they’re “traditional (like biting your nails, snacking on junk food, gossiping, or twirling your hair) or more hi-tech (like texting), bad habits all have one thing in common: They’re hard to break. You can do it, though.
So if you’re ready, gather your willpower, follow these steps, and wave goodbye to that bad habit forever!
Step 1
Make a note every time you engage in your habit. Write down the time and where you are, as well as how you’re feeling. Are you bored, angry, or sad? The more you understand the reason behind your habit, the more control you’ll have over it.
Step 2 Pay attention to when your bad habit pops up.
Do you see any patterns in your journal? Do you always bite your nails before a test? Are you more likely to eat junk food, like chips or candy, when you’re doing your homework? If you notice a pattern of your habit,
Step 3 Replace your bad habit with a good.
Instead of biting your nails or twirling your hair, keep your fingers busy drawing or knitting. If gossip is your problem, challenge yourself to say nice things about people. Each time you substitute your new activity for your old one,
Step 4 Stay focused.
Write down a promise to yourself: “I will stop biting my nails” or “I will stop texting so much”. Make a list of the days of the week, and place a gold star next to each day that you don’t engage in your habit. If you can’t get through a whole day at first,
Step 5 Keep at it.
Maybe you’ve heard the expression “Old habits die hard”? Well, it’s true! It usually takes three weeks to a month to break a bad habit. So if you mess up one day, don’t give up!
Remember, if you put your mind to it, you can do anything—even break that bad, bad habit!
| A．Keep a journal for a day (or two). |
| B．He has the bad habit of biting his nails. |
| C．Just go right back to trying again the next day. |
| D．I want to stop, and sometimes I even quit for a day. |
| E．you’ll be one step closer to breaking that bad habit. |
| F．break each day down into smaller segments of time. |
| G．start thinking about ways you can change the pattern. |
