Happiness increases when we experience more positive emotions throughout the day. Fredrickson, a leader in the field of psychology, identifies 10 positive emotions, including joy, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, love and so on. How often we experience these positive emotions compared to negative emotions in a day affects not only our mood, but also our physical health. She has discovered that those who have a 3∶1 ratio of positive to negative emotions on a daily basis are happier and healthier.
Sadly, most people, even those who consider themselves positive people, are far below that ratio. The good news is that you can learn to increase your ratio of being positive, which leads to greater happiness, health and success.
Research shows that by increasing positive emotions, we become more creative, perform better at tasks, and have better relationships. The most exciting finding is that we now have proof that selfgenerated positive emotions can improve our physical health.
Nevertheless, we don't want to get rid of all negative feelings. Negative emotions are proper and helpful sometimes. It's appropriate to feel sad about the loss of a loved one. Anger often pushes us into action to improve a situation or correct a mistake. However, if you find yourself waiting impatiently when the driver in front of you doesn't instantly notice the light turns green, or if you find yourself scolding your kids for laughing too loud while you are on the phone, you are having negative feelings in your daily life too often. Then you should step back and analyze those feelings, and turn them around.
【小题1】What is the most exciting finding about increasing positive emotions?| A．It improves relationships. | B．It contributes to good health. |
| C．It helps develop creativity. | D．It leads to greater success. |
| A．People should turn every negative feeling around. |
| B．Negative feelings can sometimes have positive effects. |
| C．Negative feelings often cause people to make mistakes. |
| D．People should never show negative feelings in public places. |
| A．People should learn to manage their emotions. |
| B．People should be patient with their negative feelings. |
| C．People should learn to analyze the causes of unhappiness. |
| D．People should identify as many positive feelings as possible. |
Many people go through life's usual phases of ups and downs，which are common and normal stages in life, but when your self-esteem is low, you may need to know how to boost your self-esteem, since it can lead to problems you may not have thought of.
Self-esteem is the measurement or the value of how a person knows his worth and its effects are life-changing and dramatic, since it makes up a person’s attitude and outlook towards life.
Faced with tough decisions in life, the more self-esteem one has, the better. It is for that person to make sound decisions, even in the face of peer pressure or stress at work and at home. Let us try to look into some of the common and best practices which have been tried and tested to help boost self-esteem.
Always compliment yourself daily, especially by trying to look for specific tasks you did well for that day and congratulate yourself for it.
Appreciation of one’s physical appearance and bearing can also be your source of self-esteem, be it the size and shape of your body, your overall physical structure or unique features. Your body can be your source of pride and will help you understand how you would like others to see you, or work on your physical appearance to boost self-morale and satisfaction.
Sometimes when you tend to see things in a different light or perspective from others, don’t focus too much on making sure that what you think will cause things to change.
When you have good self-esteem you will realize that what you did was right and was made under your own food judgment, sound principles and concepts based on your personal outlook and attitude towards life.
Do not let negative feedback affect you. Of course, one cannot help but feel bad about negative comments or reactions, but you have to consider that these are tests against your character and personality.
| A．It is you yourself not anybody else that can correct your Self-esteem. |
| B．Simply put, self-esteem is the fuel that makes you feel important or loved by others. |
| C．More often times it will not, but don’t let that cloud your perception about yourself. |
| D．Now that we’ve covered those aspects of self-esteem, let’s turn to some of the other factors that need to be considered. |
| E．It will give you a regular motivation to work harder and better to improve yourself and develop your sense of maturity as a person. |
| F．When your self-esteem is high, you are less likely to be affected by these situations. |
Patience with kids is one of those things we wish for, but still, it feels like it’s an unreachable goal because kids are so good at pushing our buttons.
When you feel your patience wearing thin, you can walk away or give yourself a time-out.
I always encourage parents to filter（过滤）their words. Think about what you are about to say and how it will sound to your child.
As you exercise your patience muscles, start by being patient with yourself. The more you take small steps in patience building, the stronger your patience will become.
| A．You have run out of patience. |
| B．Patience is actually like a muscle. |
| C．You can also breathe deeply or count to 10. |
| D．It takes time but finally your efforts will pay off. |
| E．I understand it is not an easy job for every word. |
| F．Once you feel somewhat calm, listen to your child. |
| G．Your child could hardly grow up with your great patience. |
No matter what the reason, though, juggling more than one job is guaranteed to be a crash course in time management. If you’re not careful, the word “crash” could become more than figurative.
We all know that we’ll have to figure out a time management system when we take on a second job. Equally obvious is the fact that what works for one person (and their jobs) probably won’t work for anyone else.
Good records can also help. I’m not just talking about the calendars and task lists most of us rely on, either. Making sure that you have any contact information available no matter whether you’re at Job A, Job B or home can take some extra effort, but it’s worth it.
I know plenty of people who bring their work to their primary job. It seems to be a favorite tactic of folks starting up a freelancing career or small business. I don’t think that’s the best way to manage a packed schedule. If you don’t have your primary employer’s permission, the best advice is to just keep things quiet. Give preference to the employer who is paying you for this specific chunk of time.
Some companies don’t want you to work anywhere else. They want you to put in your eight hours, go home, sleep well and come back rested. Others consider employees who go looking for other projects as its benefits —— such employees have a jump start on networking and have a wider variety of experiences.
| A．Priority should definitely be given to your day job. |
| B．The same goes for your notes and other paperwork. |
| C．It’s up to you to find a system and stick with it. |
| D．Sometimes it is no easy task to make decisions between Job A and Job B. |
| E．Keep firm dividers between your different jobs. |
| F．Unfortunately, most supervisors do not come with a label which variety they are. |
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