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10 . Even now, I have vivid memories of my last day of high school. In my mind’s eye, I’m cleaning out my locker, and then staring at the emptiness for a few extra beats before slamming it shut for the last time. I’m wandering around the halls with my best friend, blissfully ignoring the bells going off every 50 minutes on schedule because, just today, we’re allowed to break the rules. I’m sitting on my desk, swinging my feet, and shooting the breeze (闲聊) with my English teacher, Mr. Carr, in a way that makes me feel almost grown up.
It was maybe my favorite day of the whole year. Like the final layer of watercolor, the freedom and lightness I feel seeps (渗透) into the rest of my memories of that day and turns them just a shade rosier.
If the school year hasn’t yet ended for you, consider what you can do to make the finale count. Why? Because when it comes to human memory, not all moments are created equal. Instead, our remembered experiences are disproportionately (不成比例地) influenced by peaks (the best moments as well as the worst) and endings (the last moments). Nobel Prize winner Danny Kahneman, who discovered this phenomenon, called this the peak-end rule. It suggests that our judgment of a past experience is largely based on its most extreme point and its endpoint.
I took advantage of the peak-end rule years ago, when my girls were young enough to want a bedtime story each night. I remember thinking that whatever disagreement and stress had occurred that day, I could make the last moments count. I could end on a note of calm and act like the patient mom I hadn’t quite managed to be just hours before.
Don’t mistake all moments as equal insignificance. There’s a reason why yoga classes end with savasana (挺卧式). There’s a reason we eat dessert last. Do organize endings carefully. As Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll might say: Finish strong. Last impressions are especially lasting.
1. What can the author suggest doing to make the end of a school year memorable?A.Planning a special event for the last day. |
B.Reflecting on the entire academic year. |
C.Ignoring school regulations. |
D.Focusing on the final exam. |
A.The last moments matter the most in our memories. |
B.Peaks in life can be remembered better than endings. |
C.The peaks and ends of experiences are easier to remember. |
D.Our judgment of the past is determined by first impressions. |
A.What struggles the author had in life. |
B.How the author treated her daughters. |
C.Why the author read stories to her kids. |
D.How the author applied the rule to daily life. |
A.To show the importance of doing sports. |
B.To explain why last impressions are lasting. |
C.To prove the peak-end rule can be used in sports. |
D.To encourage readers to value the last moments of an experience. |