For many of us, being alone is a negative state of being, implying isolation, being on the outside. Even further, it may imply that there is something actually wrong with a person who remains alone.
Aloneness enhances your creativity.
Being alone also prevents you from burning out. Sometimes you may wonder why you easily feel tired. One reason could be not giving yourself enough solitary time. Especially for people who go to work every day, it is unavoidable to feel exhausted when you have to deal with work, family, and your own passions at the same time.
Being alone makes you a more creative person and helps with personal growth.
A.But it's necessary to learn how to be alone. |
B.Learning to be alone therefore sounds scary. |
C.Aloneness is often associated with mad artists. |
D.How about giving yourself a few solitary moments? |
E.It frees us from the limits of the world's opinions. |
F.Self-exploration is perhaps the biggest benefit of aloneness. |
G.So spend some time alone today to become a brighter and better person. |
If you have some free time to socialize, do you prefer to spend it with your best friend or partner, or with a larger group of people?
A new study investigated what group size people actually look for and encounter in everyday life. The scientists asked more than 4, 000 people from the U. S. and the Netherlands to report the size of their social groups for a wide variety of activities. For eight different activities (going to a bar, chatting at work, chatting off work, having dinner, going on a holiday, going to a movie theatre, working on a project, playing sports), people reported a group size of two more often than they reported larger group sizes. Interestingly, for about half of these activities, women reported a group size of two significantly more often than men did, suggesting that women prefer a social group size of two even more than men do.
The researchers also used a research technique called real—time experience—sampling in the second part of the study. 274 volunteers were asked seven times a day to report the last social situation they had experienced. The results were clear. Two was the most common group size with 52. 6 percent. Thus, this part of the study also suggested that two is the most common group size in social interactions.
So why do people prefer spending their time with one other person compared to spending their time with larger groups? Researchers explained that in general, social interactions with just one other person allow for more control of the situation, especially when it comes to reciprocity ( 互助). When we interact with just one other person, one's choices directly affect the other person and only that person. Thus, it is easy to distinguish whether there is mutual cooperation (for example, both people take turns paying for dinner) or whether someone acts selfishly (for example, one person never pays the bill). In larger groups, the situation gets much more complicated.
【小题1】What is the new study mainly about?A.What social group size people prefer. |
B.Whom people like to spend time with. |
C.Which activities people choose to kill time. |
D.How people make friends in social activities. |
A.To collect the latest data. |
B.To make their activities last longer. |
C.To know the variety of their activities. |
D.To prove the result of the former study. |
A.The closer relationship. | B.The limited choices. |
C.The sense of control. | D.The selfish intention. |
A.Advanced technology. | B.Social psychology. |
C.Entertainment. | D.Health. |
Many people have secrets or things about themselves they don’t want others to know. Those secrets can be something as simple as they have a new job or serious matters such as a divorce.
Have conversations with others that cover a range of meaningful topics. Talking about meaningful things to others can help them consciously connect positive feelings about you and make them more likely to open up to you.
Listen carefully
Talk about yourself
Make sure to talk about yourself during your conversations.
Be reliable
Make sure to be there and fulfil promises with your friends. This shows them that they can rely on you, including telling and keeping secrets. Follow up on any commitment you make to the best of your ability.
A.Chat online |
B.Have meaningful conversations |
C.You can’t share your friend’s secret with anyone |
D.Getting someone to tell you their secrets can be difficult |
E.Listen closely to what they are saying during your conversations |
F.Give little bits of information about yourself as you feel comfortable |
G.If you cannot keep your promise, explain the circumstances and then apologize |
We’re directly affected by our environment. When the rising temperature or the bitter cold is the first thing on your mind, it might be hard to discuss anything else. However, as a matter of fact, you needn’t have worried so much about this.
1.
Talking about shared interests is the easiest way to make a connection with someone-and more personal talking about the weather. When you start a conversation with someone, try searching for pieces of information that you can connect to.
2. Don’t ask someone what they do.
When speaking with someone for the first time, work is always one of our topics. But wanting to know what someone does for a living may kill our conversations.
3. Enjoy the silence.
No one likes a long stop-but most silent moments between topics aren’t as long as you think they are.
4. Look at your conversation as a learning experience.
Different people have different thoughts, ideas and feelings. Ask someone about a topic they’ re familiar with that you know nothing about. Every time you meet someone new — or even speak with someone you know — it’s an opportunity to learn something.
A.Search for common interests. |
B.Keep your introduction simple. |
C.Small talk may not be pleasant. |
D.In fact, a little quiet can be a good thing. |
E.It’ll benefit you more than you may realize. |
F.Making small talk is an art that can be mastered. |
G.It may send the signal that the most important part about us is our job. |
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