2024.9.2월Power english(afternoon nap)
If you've felt for dozing off in the middle of the day, researchers have found that you might be on to something.
In many countries all over the world an afternoon nap is acceptable or even expected.
A siesta in Spain or a hirune in Japan are part of a normal day.
But in the United States, Great Britain, and other countries , naps during working hours are frowed upon.
How ever, scientists studied productivity levels of workers who nap and those who don't and found startling results.
Nappers accomplished more and had attitudes.
Maybe soon, we'll all keep a pillow and blanket in our desk drawer.
Some doctors and nutritionists are sounding the alarm about a new eating disorder.
It isn't technically as one yet, but it meets requirements of a disease.
It's called orthorexia and can be described as when a person is obsessed with eating "clean."
While this may seem like a good thing, this kind of extreme focus on eating "healthy" foods can morph into something more dangerous, like anorexia or bulimia.
Yes, it is fine want a salad, but it becomes problematic when a salad is all one will eat.
Have you ever set a goal a new Year's resolution and failed? All of us have.
But for many people, for the failure was one little mistake.
For instance, you may have set a goal to give up desserts for a month but found yourself eating a cookie two weeks in to the month.
Instead of accepting the error and promising yourself that you will do better the next day, you quit.
When you strive for perfection, you'll almost always fail. But when you lean to accept that all of life's challenges come with setbacks, you'll understand the saying.
"Perfect is the enemy of good."
A survey of Britains found that 80 percent of them prefer to travel with their friends over traveling with their family or partner.
The researchers drew up a list of the best things about going away with friends.
The top three items on the list were laughing, gossiping, and having intimate conversation.
Surprisingly, hitting the town came further down the list.
The conclusion was that most people felt more relaxed around friends than around family, and said they returned from these trips feeling refreshed.
Meanwhile, a trip with family or a spouse was often seen as stressful.
Imagine that you're called into your boss's office and he offered you a promotion.
But there's only one problem - you won't be getting a raise.
This is known as a "dry promotion.'
You'll come away with new responsibilities but in lieu of a higher salary, you'll just get a fancy new title.
How would you feel?
Would you turn it down or accept it and hope for more money a few months later?
If this happens, it's best to ask for time to think about it so you can discuss it with people you trust.
That way, you won't regret your decision