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新年新計畫
5 new year’s resolutions worth making au.reachout.com
When we’re swept up in the cheer of the holiday season, it’s tempting to make overly ambitious resolutions for the new year. ‘I’ll never eat hot chips again!’ That’s just ridiculous. ‘I’ll learn to play one new instrument every month!’ Okay, Mozart. The reality is that most of our new year’s resolutions don’t even make it past the second week of January. Here are five resolutions that are both worthwhile and realistic.
New year, new resolutions
It’s a new year, which means a fresh batch of new year’s resolutions. You resolved to eat more vegetables and to volunteer some of your spare time, while also going to the gym every day and learning Spanish. This year, before your resolutions fly right out the window, let’s try a different approach. Start small, be realistic, and break down the big, daunting tasks into more manageable ones. To give you an example, we’ve got some tips to help you stick to some of the most common new year’s resolutions.
The big 5
1. To enjoy life more. This one’s obvious; we all like to have fun and enjoy ourselves. But what does it actually mean when we say we want to enjoy life more? As far as vague resolutions go, this one wins first prize. Be more specific. Does it mean taking more trips? Does it mean hanging out with your friends more often? Be very clear about exactly what you want to do, and then you can figure out what you have to do to follow through.
2. To eat better and exercise more. Let’s be realistic for a second: you’re probably not going to go to the gym every day and eat only vegetables. Not only is that setting the bar a bit high, but it’s unnecessary. Set yourself up for success. Start with one trip to the gym, or walking every now and then instead of always taking the bus. As far as your diet goes, you don’t need to go to extremes – just try to maintain a healthy balance.
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3. To learn something new. Trying new things and learning new skills is great, but let’s not try to learn everything at once. Choose one thing, and follow through on it. Set aside some time each week to work on your new hobby, and remember that learning something new is a gradual process.
4. To quit smoking. So, you want to quit smoking? That’s great; hats off to you! There are lots of ways to go about it. Put systems in place that will work for you and help you give this habit the flick. It often takes a while to quit successfully, so don’t feel too bad if your first attempts don’t work; just stick at it. Head to the Quit Now website as a first step.
5. To manage money better. It can be hard to keep tabs on your hard-earned cash, especially over the holiday season. One minute it’s there, the next it’s gone. This year, put in place some practical measures to help you keep a closer eye on your money. Apps such as TrackMySpend can help you budget and manage your spending.
韓流自拍手勢
Korean hand gestures sofietokorea
By 소희
Koreans use their hands a lot when they speak, but their hand gestures differ significantly from what we know from Western culture. I have no idea why I never thought about writing about this before but in the past few weeks I have experienced all most of these hand gestures first hand (haha, lame pun intended), so I thought I’d give you a rundown of them here. And feel free to use them whenever you visit Korea!
The V-sign
You don’t see a photo in Korea without at least one of the persons pictured spreading their middle and index fingers in a V-sign. In fact, I dare you to hold a camera toward a Korean and see how they respond. You just have to pretend that you’re about to take a picture and they will make the V-sign instantly as some sort of superhuman reflex mechanism. 2 years in Korea have reprogrammed me to be just as quick with the V-sign, and I instantly present the same pose whenever someone holds a camera to my face. What can I say… When in Rome Seoul, right?
The finger heart
This one is relatively new. You simply take your thumb and index finger and cross them at the first joint so that the fingertips form the shape of the heart. This is a preferred photo gesture among younger people these days, but it does not look any more sophisticated than the V-sign. Due to Korea’s strong group pressure mentality, I’m a repeat offender of this one too, but I personally find it a bit tacky.
The promise
Koreans love to make yaksok, promises using the “pinky swear” gesture, where you lock pinkies and then say the word yaksok sort of as to solidify the promise. It doesn’t matter if you’re a teenager or well into your 30’s, I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve made a pinky swear with Koreans. I’ve recently been subjected to the whole routine of promise-sign-scan-copy – promise (pinkies lock), sign (you pretend writing with your index finger on the other’s palm), scan (you hold out your hand like as if about to give a handshake and then slide your palms by each other), copy (you place you hold your palms vertically on top of each other), which I suggest might serve well as a sobriety test since, as you can see, it involves a series of meticulously choreographed gestures.
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