Betty's Blog

Q: What do you think is the key to success? A: I think is the passion, effort and grit. When I am passionate about something, I will be involved in it and enjoy the process. But, not everything is so simple to complete. If we have a long-term goal, we need enough effort and grit. With these three keys, I believe that it's not far from success. Five words I learn from the talk stratospheric very high or great. ex: It's an amazing camera, but the price is stratospheric! grit courage and determination despite difficultly. ex: It takes true grit to stand up to a bully. perseverance continued effort and determination ex: Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top. stamina the physical and mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time. ex: The triathlon is a great test of stamina. intuition an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts. ex: Often there's no clear evidenc...

  3 keywords I learn from the talk procrastinator someone who keeps delaying things that must be done. ex: I never buy my gifts until Christmas Eve because I'm a procrastinator. ethic a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals. ex: The ethics of  journalism are much debated. epiphany a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you. ex: I had an epiphany recently. A summary of the talk This talk is about procrastination. In this talk, the speaker knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. He doesn't think non-procrastinators exist. He encourages us to think about what we're really procrastinating on before we run out of time.

 I prefer to work in the office with my colleague. I like the feeling of working with colleagues. It will be more efficient. When I have a problem, I can discuss it with them right away. And I think that working in the office can enhance the relationship between the colleagues. To me, working from home makes me easily distracted. Although I can adjust the time by myself, I will like to use the time to do what I want to do instead of work.

 With the advancement of technology, AI is becoming more and more developed. It always appears in our lives. For example, Siri from iPhone. Siri is in our phone, I can shout ''Hey!Siri'' directly at my phone, and it will come out to meet your needs. This invention is good for lazy people. I always use it to make a call and set the alarm, sometimes ask it to tell jokes. AI is really convenient to our lives!

My answer is NO! Although there may be some disadvantages, I think the advantages are more than those.  For example, technological development create the mobile phone, which can be easily carried by people. It may cause myopia or become addicted to mobile phones, but I think this is completely controlled by people. Everyone relies on technology heavily now and it always appears around us. So I think technology is good to us. 

adolescent young person in the process of developing into an adult ex: Adolescents tend to have lots of energy. smoking gun information or evidence that proves that something is true or that someone has committed a crime ex:Police are still looking for a smoking gun in the kidnapping case. savvy having a good understanding and pratical knowledge of something ex:Teenagers are savvier about handling their digital information than adults. immersive seeming to surround the audience, player, etc. so that they feel completely involved in something ex:The new game is more immersive. manipulate to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly ex:Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media. Website link