#7. The Key to Success: Grit

TED Talk

link:The Key to Success: Grit

What do you think is the key to success?

I think there are three key to success.

The first one is attitude. When you deal with things in a positive way, you seize the chance of success. If you can’t learn it once, you can learn the second or third time until you will. I believe that when we learn new things, we should not think about whether we can do it. Only whether we are willing to.

The second is never give up. While we are on the way to success, we are bound to encounter many difficulties. The closer you get to success, the harder it is. Therefore, if only you don’t give up, you get the ticket to success.

Last but not least, be all you can be and have a clear conscience. Whenever you do something, devote all of yourself. You can't be afraid of failure without trying, otherwise you will never succeed.

As long as you firmly believe in the above three conditions, success will not be too far away from you.

Vocabulary(👉:Example sentences)

1.stratospheric(adj.): very high or great

👉 The project had proved a stratospheric success.

2. grit(n.): courage and determination despite difficulty

👉 It takes true grit to stand up to a bully.

3.perseverance(n.): continued effort and determination

👉 Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top.

4.permanent(adj.): lasting for a long time or for ever

👉 The disease can cause permanent damage to the brain.

5.intuitions(n.): an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts

👉 Often there's no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.

#6.Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

 TED Talk

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Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Vocabulary (👉:Example sentences)

1.procrastination (n.): the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring

👉This is no time for procrastination - we need decisive action.

2. hypothesis (n.): an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested. 

3. epiphany(n.): a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you

👉That was an eye-opening moment for me, an epiphany for me. 

 

Introduce the talk 

This video is talking about the cause of procrastination. In this talk, the speaker compared a rational decision maker with irrational one which is like a playful monkey in human brain.  

When the procrastinator encounters difficult or tough things, the monkey will show up and stop him from doing what he have to do. However, the brain of the procrastinator has a guardian, panic monster, who’s always watching over him in his darkest moments. 

In the end, the speaker encouraged us to think seriously about our really procrastination on something. 

monkey

panic monster

#5.If you can choose, do you prefer to work from home, or to work in the office with your colleagues? Why?

  prefer to work from home, or to work in the office?

 

If I can choose, I prefer to work from home.

Some people feel that working from home can’t communicate with colleagues and it’s very inefficient.But I don’t think so.Because the technology is very advanced nowadays. If you want to have a meeting with your colleagues or boss at any time, you can use the Google meet.

When you work from home, you can arrange your own time. Once the work progress is over,you can do some housework or exercise.

Because the work time is very flexible, if you don’t want to eat out, you can cook it by yourself. 

Therefore, working from home can take care of both family and career.