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#5 What Makes a Good Life?

Link:  Click here! Six words that you may be interested in... First line: the word. Lines with this color: definition. Last line: example sentence. Blue words are for extended learning. 1.  hindsight The ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened. It is easy to criticize others when you have the benefit of hindsight . 2.  downright Extremely or very great (especially of something bad). Completely or thoroughly. Some of these statements are misleading and some downright mendacious. 3.  exceedingly To a very great degree Explicit presidential discourse on policy issues was exceedingly rare. 4.  persistence The fact that someone or something persists. Many theoretical and empirical papers provide support for the inclusion of some unemployment persistence in a macroeconomic model. 5.  sophomore A student studying in the second year of a course at a US college or high school. Of the students enrolled in introductory classes, 21.5% were freshmen , 23.9% were so

#4 My thoughts on the talk: Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator (TED Talk)

Link of the talk:  Click Here! 1. Do you procrastinate sometimes?     Frankly, if someone tells you that he or her never procrastinates, you'd better think twice before taking their words, because EVERYONE procrastinates! As of frequency, I am in  procrastinating mood roughly 80% of the time. Personally, I do not consider it a big deal since I still finish everything before the deadline. 2. What are some of the things you procrastinate on?     I procrastinate pretty much everything, especially those relating to academic projects. Term papers, group presentations, these are the things that I procrastinate the most. Besides, I also put off reviewing courses till the very last week before the exam. What a procrastinator I am! 3. What are the strategies you can use to combat procrastination?     My answer to this question is: No strategies. Yes, you heard it right. To me, no strategies is the best strategy. For those who still cannot take it in, basically you procrastinate something wh