【推荐1】Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you’re optimistic or pessimistic.

    1    . Instead, it means that you approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. You think the best is going to happen, not the worst.

You can learn to turn negative thinking into positive thinking.     2     —you’re creating a new habit, after all. Here are some ways to think and behave in a more positive and optimistic way Identify areas to change. If you want to become more optimistic and engage in more positive thinking, first identify areas of your life that you usually consider as negative. You can start by focusing on one area to approach in a more positive way. Think of a positive thought to manage your stress instead of a negative one.

    3    . Occasionally during the day stop and evaluate what you’re thinking. If you find that your thoughts are mainly negative, try to find a way to put a positive spin on them.

Be open to humor. Give yourself permission to smile or laugh, especially during difficult times. Seek humor in everyday happenings.     4    .

Surround yourself with positive people. Make sure those in your life are positive, supportive people you can depend on to give helpful advice and feedback. Negative people may increase your stress level and make you doubt your ability to manage stress in healthy ways.

Practice positive self-talk. Start by following one simple rule:     5    . Be gentle and encouraging with yourself. If a negative thought enters your mind, stop and think about what is good about you.

【推荐3】The Psychology of Giving: Why do People Give to Charity?

Every day, leaders in the nonprofit sector invest valuable time, energy, and money into educating and spreading awareness of their mission in the hopes that this will increase support for their nonprofit. They assume that if only more people knew about a school’s budget cuts, for example, then they would surely donate! So, they bombard (连续轰炸) potential supporters with depressing statistics or complex arguments.     1    .

Why do people donate to charity? While it’s true that donors and volunteers are motivated to make the world a better place because it’s the right thing to do, that’s not the entire—or even the primary—reason for their generosity.     2    . In other words, we give because it feels good and that good feeling connects us to others in ways that we find satisfying. While that might sound selfish, all it really means is that people are wired to feel happy when they’re being kind.

    3    . Nobody wants to read yet another article about how the world is falling to pieces. Emphasize the good that’s being done at your organization so that your donors feel empowered, not depressed.

Since we give in part because it solidifies our connections to others, make sure that your communication with your donors is personal and specific (i.e. begin correspondence with “Dear Anna,” not “Dear Donor”). Prioritize community by finding ways to connect with your supporters on a personal level and give them the opportunity to interact with each other, whether it’s through a monthly video call or a donor appreciation night.     4    .

Remember that, at base, all philanthropic work is fundamentally a social act, so aim to make your donors feel like they’re a part of a broader community in which they are included, valued, and seen.

【推荐2】Fashion designers produce all types of clothes from casual to formal, and they are sometimes involved in creating wearable products like smartwatches or accessories like hats, handbags and shoes. They also sometimes make costumes for plays and movies and can help create patterns for high-tech uniforms such as those worn by firefighters.

The greatest thrill of being a fashion designer, many of them say, has nothing to do with dressing up supermodels for grand events and watching them walk down runways wearing the clothing you designed--though that is a plus and a sign of success. What makes the job truly exciting, several designers say, is watching an everyday person smile when they put on an outfit you created that makes them feel confident.

“You can see when somebody tries something on and they fed good, it’s almost like they’re empowered,” a fashion brand founder Franne Golde says. “You know, they look in the mirror, and they love what they see.”

But what is vital for being a fashion designer? “Design is all about getting to know who you are, because you have to express who you are, and you have to be able to convey that to your ultimate customer and client,” says Bern Conrad, an alumnus (校友）of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, a prestigious school that has educated world-famous fashion designers such as Calvin Klein.

The fashion designer, who has produced a significant amount of silk apparel, sportswear and knitwear over the course of his career and plans to launch a modern casual fashion line under his own name this fall, also notes that a unique perspective and a distinctive identity are essential for being a fashion designer.

Other fashion designers emphasize that an appreciation for beauty and strong visual observation abilities are a must for future fashion designers, but they note that having a good eye is inadequate, since what counts most is the ability to manufacture clothing items that are somehow better than what is already out there.