Ways to Cut Your Carbon Footprint

Our carbon footprint, which drives more global warming, is connected with everything we produce, eat and buy. There are dozens of things we can do to reduce it.

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About one-third of all food gets wasted every year. Producing food that won’t be eaten wastes valuable resources, including energy. It also creates a lot of greenhouse gases. If we don’t buy what we don’t need, we could cut our food carbon footprint by 12 percent.

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People who use traditional vehicles can make up the largest part of carbon footprint. That’s why people should walk more, ride bikes or take public transportation. If you use your car, consider an electric vehicle（EV）. Once they hit the roads, EVs don’t emit planet-warming gases.

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Everything we buy also contributes to our carbon footprint. So a key way to lessen the footprint is to buy fewer new things. Shopping for the second-hand goods cuts much pollution. Next best is to extend the life of your products. Recycle wherever you can.

How to improve your eyesight

Since we live in a world that requires your eyes to stare at small type and images on cell phones, computers, and televisions, it’s important that you take steps to improve your eyesight.

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Eyes are like any other part of the body - they need nutrition to function well. So, a diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in sugar and fatty foods will go a long way in maintaining healthy eyes.

Adjust the lighting

Keep your room softly lighted. When reading, try to keep your light source located behind you and keep the light directed on the paper or the task you’re working on.

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Exercising your eyes daily will help you maintain healthy eyes. Plan to exercise your eyes when you wake up, before going to bed, or when your eyes are tired. Make sure your hands are clean and your mind is relaxed before doing eye-protecting exercises.

Examine your eyes

See your doctors regularly, based on age, health and risk of eye problems. If you have nearsightedness or farsightedness, you need treatment as soon as possible.

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Since you use your eyes every waking moment, give them lots of rest and relaxation by taking breaks throughout the day and getting enough sleep every night. A lack of sleep will weaken your vision health.

7 . Treat People with Respect

Respect in interpersonal relationship(人际关系) means honoring and valuing other people even if you do not agree with their views or actions. Being a respectful person is a valuable quality that will help you both personally and professionally. You might even find that acting respectfully towards others encourages them to treat you with more respect.

    1     If you want people to treat you with kindness, treat other people with kindness. If you want people to talk to you calmly, talk to others calmly. When you notice something you dislike in someone else, ensure that you don’t treat people in that same way. Instead, extend the kind of words and behaviors you’d like people to give you.

Put yourself into other people’s shoes. It can be hard to be respectful of other people’s views if you cannot relate to them. For example, if you’re in conflict with someone, imagine what it would be like to have their experiences and feelings. This can help you understand their point of view better.

    2     While your opinions are reasonable, people may not want your opinion on everything. Get into a habit of only giving your opinion when it is asked for. This means allowing people to make their own choices, even if you disagree with them,

Value other people’s opinions. Listen to people’s ideas, opinions, and advice with an open mind. Even if you don’t necessarily agree with them, consider their words without immediately disagreeing with them.

    3     If you constantly judge or criticize a person, they may not be open to your words, and instead feel as if you are bullying them. If you have something to say, do so in a way that encourages them.

8 . How to Make Good Oral Presentations

Talk to the Audience

We do not mean to face the audience, although gaining eye contact with as many people as possible when you present is important, since it adds a level of intimacy (亲近) and comfort to the presentation. We should prepare presentations that address the target audience. Be sure you know who your audience is—what are their backgrounds and knowledge level of the material you are presenting and what they are hoping to get out of the presentation.

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A common mistake of inexperienced presenters is to try to say too much. They feel the need to prove themselves by proving to the audience that they know a lot. As a result, the main message is often lost, and valuable question time is usually reduced. A side effect of too much material is that you talk too quickly, and the audience can’t follow you.

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Not everyone can have a chance to stand on a real stage before they make an oral presentation because the price is too high. Even if you are rich enough, the stage is not always empty for you. So why not use your own living room to better your oral presentation? Imagine the floor is the stage, and the chairs are your audience. Several times later and you will get more confidence.

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The more you practice, the more likely you will know the time exactly. The more presentations you give, the better result you are going to get. An important talk should be given for the first time to an audience of family, classmates or friends. Repeat this for several times and collect advice. More importantly, when you give the presentation, stick to what you practice.