We've all been there-trying bravely to reason with a difficult person. The situation proves disappointing, annoying, and sometimes even frightening. The truth is, you can't reason with an unreasonable person. 【小题1】 .

Listen. Listening is the number one step in dealing with "unreasonable" people. 【小题2】 . No progress can take place until the other person feels acknowledged. While you're listening, really focus on what the other person is saying, not what you want to say next.

【小题3】 . When a situation is emotionally charged, it's easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment. Monitor your breathing. Try to take some slow, deep breaths.

Don't judge. You don't know what the other person is going through. Chances are, if a person is acting unreasonable, they are likely feeling some sort of vulnerability（脆弱）or fear.

Keep extra space between you and the other person. 【小题4】 , or some other similar gesture that may be suitable in other situations. But if someone is already upset, avoid touch, as it might be misunderstood.

Release your own stress. You had to put your natural reactions on hold for a while. 【小题5】 . Go for a run. Take your dog for a walk. Don't let the emotions stay stuck in your body.

You can use these methods with your boss, a customer, a family member, or even a stranger. Keep in mind: The closer your relationship with the person is, the more knowledge you'll have of what will best work to calm things down.

James Wisniewski likes video games a lot. He plays 6 to 14 hours a day, ignoring friends and family for the pleasures of the virtual world. Wisniewski, from the United Kingdom, says games are the most important thing in his life. “I wake up and think about it; I go to bed and think about it.”

To help young people like Wisniewski, the National Health Service (NHS), is planning to set the country's first specialist clinic to treat video-game addicts between ages 13 and 25. The Guardian reports it will begin treating people in November.

Teenagers addicted to gaming will get one-on-one treatment from psychiatrists (精神病医生) either in person at a clinic or via Skype video chat. Their parents will get advice on how to manage their child's addiction and reduce the amount of time they spend online.

The move comes after the Word Health Organization (WHO) listed “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition.

“Gaming disorder is not a mental illness to be taken lightly: we are talking about examples where someone may spend up to 12 hours a day playing computer games and can end up having fewer and fewer friends,” Henrietta Bowden-Jones, director of the NHS' Center，told The Telegraph.

Many countries are trying different ways to deal with the problem of gaming addiction. South Korea passed a “shutdown law” to stop children under the age of 16 from playing video games between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. In Japan, meanwhile, players are reminded if they spend more than a certain amount of time each month playing games. In the United States, the nonprofit Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) puts age restrictions on most games, meaning that children under a certain age are unable to buy them.

Here are some tips from The Telegraph to prevent yourself from becoming addicted to games:

●Seta reasonable time for how long you can play games each day.

●Find some other hobbies, like sports or reading.

●If you can’t control yourself, ask your friends or family for help.

Like any good machine, the brain needs a little care and attention as it ages to ensure it continues to run in good working order. 【小题1】 .

Don’t lose faith in your abilities

As people get older, it’s easy to think that your memory is already poor. 【小题2】 . So if you do find yourself hesitating in a doorway not really knowing where you are meant to be, just see it as a reminder to push your memory a little bit harder.

Learn a language or a musical instrument

【小题3】, such as learning the piano or picking up a new language. Both rely on a wide skill set, exercising your memory, attention and so on.

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Obesity can harm your brain in many ways. The good news is that certain nutrients seem to reduce age-related damage to the brain. This may explain why older people eating a typically Mediterranean diet tended to show the same cognitive skills as people 7.5 years their younger.

Build your body

【小题5】. Physical activity not only builds a better blood flow to the brain, but also increases proteins such as “nerve growth factor”. So just choose a training that suits your fitness.