TED Day 67: How to motivate yourself to change your behavior

Day 67 

Tali Sharot: How to motivate yourself to change your behavior

How to Motivate yourself_腾讯视频

今天主要关注三个维度中的第一个维度，语言提高，我以和线的形式highlight语言提高部分。

点（词汇） 

收集了一些自己不认识/不常用的词汇，在以后的表达中可以有意识的去应用。

boomerang  effect (backfire effect)  [ˈbuːməræŋ]

In social psychology, the boomerang effect refers to the unintended consequences of an attempt to persuade resulting in the adoption of an opposing position instead.

routs [raʊts] 

1. noun. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

2. verb. defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

a rosy view &  a bleak view 

 Rosy adjective – Having qualities which inspire hope.

Bleak adjective – Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

线（句子）

收集了一些自己很喜欢或者很受启发的句子，在以后表达中可以有意识的应用，增加表达的色彩和亮点。

- Why are we resistant to warnings?

If you think about animals, when you induce fear in an animal, the most common response you will see is freezing or fleeing; fighting, not as much. And so, humans are the same. So if something scares us, we tend to shut down and we try to eliminate the negative feelings. So, we might use rationalizations.

- Three principles that we know really drive your mind and your behavior: social incentives, immediate rewards and progress monitoring.

- If we want to motivate change, we might want to rethink how we do it, because fear, the fear of losing your health, the fear of losing money, induces inaction, while the thrill of a gain induces action. And so, to change behavior in ourselves and in others, we may want to try these positive strategies rather than threats, which really capitalize on the human tendency to seek progress.