讲解人 · John
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So how can we disconnect from the noise and tap into positive and inspired thinking?
Make a plan for your thinking time
Maintain a list of topics you want to explore, like your upcoming wedding day or what your life would be like if you lived in Paris; this helps keep your thinking on track and gives you something to return to should your mind wander toward less pleasant thoughts.
Ethan Kross, author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, is a proponent of using time he already allots in his schedule to specific activities, like running or cycling, to think of creative solutions to research or writing blocks.
Embrace negative thoughts as they come
Keep in mind that if you’re constantly mulling over the same issues, getting stuck in the emotions of the experience without finding solutions, you may be ruminating.
Try to think objectively about the issue at hand to determine why you encountered the issue and to find a meaningful way forward.
Or take the conversation out of your head and into the real world with an adviser, like a therapist or impartial friend.
You don’t have to sit with negative feelings, either.
Switch to an activity you enjoy doing, like listening to music, reading, or gardening, to shift gears.
Start small and keep practicing alone time with your thoughts
Begin with a few minutes alone with your thoughts each day and build up as you feel comfortable.
“You can be more deliberate, “ Kross says, “about giving yourself opportunities to have those experiences more regularly.”
带着问题听讲解
- 如何理解短语 mull over？
- 根据文章，“给思考时间制定计划”可以从哪本书找到指导？
- 与自己的思维独处，文章提出了哪三条建议？
讲解
重点词汇
monologue
/ˈmɑː.nə.lɑːɡ/
n. 独白
- 词根词缀：logos（表示“说话，言语”）
- 派生词：dialogue（n. 对话）
词根词缀：mono-（表示“单独，单个”）- 相关词汇：monolingual（adj. 单语的，只用一种语言的）；mononuclear（adj. 单核的）
leave sb. to one’s own devices
听任某人自行决定，对某人不加干涉
- 英文释义：to leave someone to do as they wish without supervision例句：The students were left to their own devices when the teacher failed to appear on time.例句：Left to his own devices, he is a fluent and original pianist.
recollection
/ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/
n. 回忆的事，往事；回忆起，记起
- 相关词汇：recollect（v. 回忆，记起；重新聚集）
- 相关词汇：collect（v. 聚集，集合；收集）
- 词根词缀：re-（表示“重新”）
- 近义词：recall（v. 回忆起，记起）
- 例句：I can't recollect / recall what he said.
例句：I have no recollection of what he said.近义词：memory（n. 回忆）搭配短语：childhood recollections / memories（童年回忆）
derail
/ˌdiːˈreɪl/
v. 破坏，干扰；（使）脱轨
- 相关词汇：rail（n. 铁轨，轨道）词根词缀：de-（表示“去除”）英文释义：to spoil or interrupt something搭配短语：to derail the peace talk（破坏和平谈判）；to derail the economic recovery（阻碍经济复苏）
tap into
挖掘；利用
- 相关词汇：tap（v. 开发，挖掘；利用（资源，形势））
- 例句：We have enormous reserves of oil waiting to be tapped.
- 近义词：exploit（v. 开采，开拓；利用）
- 近义词组：make use of（利用）
例句：We need to tap (into) the expertise of the people we already have.（利用）
keep … on track
使……保持在正轨上
- 相关词汇：track（n. 路径，轨道）
- 搭配短语：to be on track（在正轨上，在正确的方向上）
- 搭配短语：to be back on track（重新步入正轨，恢复正常）
proponent
/prəˈpoʊ.nənt/
n. 倡导者，支持者
- 相关词汇：propose（v. 提出，提议）相关词汇：propound（v. 提出（想法、观点））
- 例句：It was Charles Darwin who first propounded the theory of natural selection.
例句：He is a proponent of economic reform.
allot
/əˈlɑːt/
v. 分配，分派（时间、金钱、任务等）
- 例句：The board allotted $5000 to the recreation center.
mull over
深思熟虑，反复斟酌
- 相关词汇：mull（v. 深入思考，详细考虑）
- 英文释义：to think about a fact or proposal deeply and at length
例句：He has been mulling over the idea of quitting the job.近义词：consider（v. 考虑）近义词：ponder（v. 仔细考虑，反复琢磨）- 搭配短语：to ponder the problem（仔细考虑问题）
- 搭配短语：to ponder on / over / about sth.（仔细考虑、斟酌某事）
近义词：think over（认真考虑）
ruminate
/ˈruː.mə.neɪt/
v. 深思熟虑，认真思考；反刍
- 近义词（组）：mull over；think over；ponder搭配短语：to ruminate on / over / about sth.
- 例句：The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.
at hand
手头的，亟待解决的
- 英文释义：needing to be dealt with now例句：She tried to fix her mind on the job at hand.
impartial
/ɪmˈpɑːr.ʃəl/
adj. 公正的，不偏袒的
- 近义词：unbiased（adj. 公正的，不偏袒的）搭配短语：to offer impartial advice（给出公正的建议）搭配短语：an impartial inquiry（公正的调查）词根词缀：im-（否定前缀）相关词汇：partial（adj. 不公正的，偏袒的，偏心的；部分的）
shift gear(s)
改变；换挡
- 相关词汇：gear（n.（汽车的）档位）近义词组：change / switch gear(s)
deliberate
/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
adj. 从容不迫的，不慌不忙的，小心翼翼的；有意的，故意的；深思熟虑的，审慎的
- 近义词：intentional（adj. 有意的，故意的）例句：This was a deliberate attempt to derail the peace talks.（有意的）英文释义：fully considered搭配短语：to make a deliberate decision（做出审慎的决定）词性拓展：deliberate（v. 反复思考，深思熟虑）
- 搭配短语：to deliberate sth.；to deliberate on / over / about sth.
- 例句：Customers sometimes deliberate over a purchase for weeks.
- 近义词（组）：mull over；think over；ponder；ruminate
英文释义：done slowly and carefully例句：She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.（从容不迫的）
