Do you ever worry about your study? Your health? These kinds of worries are quite common. However, for some people, worrying may become constant (连续发生的). 【小题1】 If so, understanding how to stop worrying can be a key step towards a more satisfying life.

【小题2】 Do you tend to focus on only some details instead of the whole picture? Or do you exaggerate (夸大) things so that relatively small events seem very bad? If so, try to notice when you get into these styles of thinking.

Another step you can take to reduce your worries is to consider what aspects (方面) of a situation you can control. Once you have considered this, focus on what you can control, For example, if you are worried about your health, focus on lifestyle changes that you can make. If you are worried that you may fail an exam, focus on studying well.

When we worry a lot, it often means that we are caught up in our past or our future. 【小题4】 Therefore, practicing it can help you live in the present instead of being caught up in the past or future.

Exercise such as running or going to the gym can help give you a break from your thoughts and worries. 【小题5】 It may help you deal with stress and handle your worries. Therefore, regular exercise is a great habit to have if you want to worry less.

Humor: An Essential Life Skill

Mark Twain said, “Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.” He’s certainly not wrong. Humor may very well be the great thing.【小题1】

Having a good sense of humor is possibly one of the best things you can do for your physical fitness.【小题2】Besides, it can improve your cardiovascular (心血管的) health.

【小题3】Study has shown that individuals who score highly in humor have higher self-respect, greater self-competence, and perform better in social interaction. They tend to get along well with others and are more often associated with better overall health.

Albert Einstein owed his brilliant mind to having a child-like sense of humor.【小题4】Researchers in Austria discovered that those who have a sense of humor have higher verbal (言语的) and nonverbal intelligence than their less humorous peers, because it takes both cognitive (认知的) and emotional abilities to process and produce humor.

The benefits of humor are so great that universities like Stanford are offering business courses on humor in the workplace.【小题5】Students will be taught how to “better achieve business goals and develop stronger bonds”. It doesn’t stop there, though. Researchers believe humor has the power to actually “make change in the world”.