【推荐1】In a time of seemingly endless bad news, how can you protect yourself without switching off the media altogether? Here are some tech tools to help.

Keep a journal.     1     Simply write down a few lines to express what you’re thankful for each day, then read your thoughts to help you remember the positives in your life. It’s easy to do this with a diary, but tech can help. Journal apps like Daylio enable you to check in with just emojis (表情符号) and images, so you don’t have to use words unless you want to.

    2     Repeating positive phrases to yourself is a brilliant psychological trick to help you develop a more optimistic mind. However, with a little stress, it’s easy to forget these vital messages.     3     You can even set up a device on your home screen to deliver inspiration whenever you look at your device.

Subscribe to positive news sources. Seek out sources of positive news, such as Positive News, Good News Network, Yes! Media, or Optimist Daily. There is so much good in the world, but it often goes undiscovered.     4    

Escape into nature. Engaging yourself in nature significantly reduces stress levels.     5     Bring nature closer with a virtual escape if you can’t get out. Portal is a mindfulness app that involves you in beautiful locations. From the Scottish Highlands to the Amazon rainforest, you can virtually experience the signs and sounds of some of the planet’s most peaceful places.

【推荐2】Your education is very important.     1     By working on making a good impression each day, you can enjoy a positive relationship with your teacher.

Greet your teacher with a smile. Your teacher likely arrives to work very early each day, perhaps ever before the sun has risen.     2     Greeting your teacher with a smile and warm regards every morning is a great way to promote your relationship and to improve their day.

    3     Another way to establish a good relationship with your teacher is by being punctual (准时的) to class all the time, always arriving before the bell rings. This will allow your teacher to see you as a reliable person who is respectful of their time.

Never argue with your teacher. Though you may see some of your classmates being disrespectful (不尊敬的) to your teacher, try very hard not to become one of these people. Your teacher has been hired to guide your education and to help you learn important knowledge that will be useful to you in life. Respect this and do not argue with them.     4    

Follow instructions. Your teacher likely has a set of rules that you must obey in class in addition to the regular school rules.     5     If your teacher feels that you keep yourself out of trouble, they will view you more positively and your relationship will strengthen.

【推荐1】Peter Eastland has a master’s degree in chemistry. But he also has an extremely sharp sense of smell, which allows him to identify more than 15 smell types. Car maker Nissan recognizes his talent and appoints him the “smell evaluation lead engineer”at its European Technical Centre in Bedfordshire.

Jokingly known as the “Nose of Nissan”, Peter’s job is to ensure the consumers’ experience isn’t affected by any unpleasant smells. “We aim to provide the best sensory (感官的) experience for customers. While tastes and preferences change over time, smell remains unchanged. Therefore, it is part of our job to make sure that any material we use is always going to be perfect in terms of smell and that all of the senses are harmonized (协调的),” he said.

Working with the Nissan engineering and producing teams, Peter and his team test all the materials, such as the soft material used for the new 3D seats in a variety of conditions to copy real-world environments. They have to consider that the chemical qualities of these materials, such as smell, can change according to temperature. If a potential new material or chemical is found to negatively affect the overall atmosphere in the car, Peter and his colleagues have to identify alternatives (可替代事物)to ensure the smell of new cars.

David Moss, senior vice president of the company, said, “Months of work is devoted carefully to analyzing the use of materials and chemicals, such as seat fabric and rubber. This is to ensure that they don’t combine to produce an unpleasant smell for the car’s owners. Peter and his team go to great lengths to make the ownership experience of any new Nissan exactly what our customers hope and ехресt.”