周四 (6/7) 1.看悲傷電影 更快樂?2.便利商店+健身中心

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埔捷運1號出口 旁邊7-11巷子進入20公尺 看到夏朵美髮左轉    PM 7:00-9:30

看悲傷電影 更快樂?

Watching Sad Movies Actually Makes You Happier

Jamie Condliffe   gizmodo

From bawling your eyes out over Bambi as a kid, to the slow, painful tug of the heart strings that was Beginners, most of us are suckers for a sad film. But a new study suggests that the reason for that might be incredibly simple: It turns out that sad films make us happy.

The research, carried out at The Ohio State University, tried to get to the bottom of our emotional reactions to sad cinema. To do that, researchers sat down 361 college students and made them watch the 2007 movie Atonement. That flick, in case you missed it, features two separated lovers who die as war casualties. That counts as sad.

Before and after the viewing, the participants were asked how happy they were with their life, and during the film they were also asked to rate their current emotional state.

The result? People who experienced the greatest increase in sadness during the movie reported increased life happiness after viewing it. They also rated the film as being better. The results appear in Communication Research. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, one of the researchers, explains to Science Daily:

    "People seem to use tragedies as a way to reflect on the important relationships in their own life, to count their blessings. That can help explain why tragedies are so popular with audiences, despite the sadness they induce."

Previous psychological research has linked sadness with increased thoughtfulness. What's happening with sad movies, say the researchers, is that when they trigger a big enough emotional response, viewers begin to analyze their personal lives and appreciate them more. That makes them happier.

Of course, if your personal life is in complete tatters, you might not achieve quite these results. You should probably watch the Muppets instead.

 

便利商店+健身中心

Taiwan 7-Eleven launches fitness gym at Taipei store

Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Taiwan's 7-Eleven announced it will launch a gym at one of its convenience stores in Taipei, following its endeavor to diversify services at different locations, which have included a beauty service "K.Seren" in Banqiao of New Taipei last month, and a completely automated "X-Store" in Taipei City early this year.

Running from 6 a.m. in the morning to midnight seven days a week, the gym is the first of its kind in the country, and is located on the second floor of a 7-Eleven store near MRT Xingtian Temple Station, although is not pioneering the concept. Japan's FamilyMart started a 24-hour fitness gym last December, and aims to open 300 gyms on the second floors of FamilyMart stores throughout the country within five years.

The gym, 55 pings, has shower and changing rooms, and a total of 40 different types of workout equipment including: treadmills, smith cage, adjustable bench, kettlebells and dumbbells. Shampoo, lotion, and hair dryers are provided in the shower rooms. The gym will charge each guest NT$100 (US$3.36) for the first hour and NT$40 (US$1.34) for each subsequent 30 minute period.

Paid personal trainers for boxing, TRX suspension, kettlebell, weight trainings, and group courses for TRX, Pilates, Barre, and different types of Yoga will also be made available upon request. 

The gym is run under the brand name BEING Fit, a subsidiary of the Uni-president Group (統一集團). The group operates all the 7-Eleven convenience store chains in Taiwan.

Beingspa General Manager Chen Pei-rong (陳佩蓉) told media on Monday that the country's second 7-Eleven gym is on the way, and that more gyms are being planned for the central and southern regions of the country.

The 7-Eleven store with a gym will be selling sportswear, underwear, protein bars, post-workout beverages and related products for gym goers.

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週二(6/5)1.今年最夯的職缺?2.想成功? 多睡點!

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今年最夯的職缺?

Pitchpersons wanted: promote 10 of Taiwan's islands and earn NT$35,000!

Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – As part of the “Year of Bay Tourism” initiative, the Tourism Bureau is offering a much-coveted job – promoting ten selected islands of Taiwan and getting paid NT$5,000 (US$167) a day for a week!

The campaign, titled “Show your island,” seeks to introduce the characteristics of Taiwan’s marine culture to the world through blogs or vlogs by individuals who can discover the unknown beauty and specialties of Taiwan’s outlying islands, according to the Tourism Bureau.

The ten islands in the spotlight are Guishan Island (龜山島), Green Island (綠島), Orchid Island (蘭嶼), Xiaoliuqiu (小琉球), Qimei (七美), Xiyu (漁翁島or西嶼), Jibei Island (吉貝), Lieyu (烈嶼or小金門), Dongju (東莒島), and Beigan (北竿).

Individuals interested in becoming one of the ten pitchpersons for the islands must meet the following criteria: Taiwanese aged 20 or older, or foreign visitors currently staying in Taiwan with a valid visa.

To win the title, they must submit a 60-second long video featuring a self-introduction, as well as their motivation and methods to promote the islands – with a dose of creativity. Submissions are accepted between 10 a.m. June 1 and noon June 24. Winners will be determined through a two-phase selection, including an online vote and evaluation by a panel of judges, and announced on July 17 on the event website.

Those emerging as winners will be designated with a specific island for which they will have to provide a blog (containing 20 photos) and a video clip with 30 seconds in length everyday for a week in promotional efforts.

What is a good job?

And I believed them. Instead of paying attention to my natural interests, I started focusing instead on which majors offered high paying jobs and, from there, I picked a major in the hard sciences that seemed to interest me the most. It was a compromise.

                                          

Flash forward to thirteen years later and what do you have? I’m not using that degree in the hard sciences. Instead, I took a pay cut to become a writer – the job I wanted to have from the start.

Too many people focus on salary as the sole definition of a good job. I’ll be the last to argue that it’s not good to have a healthy income. A great income opens many doors if used properly – savings for the future, a higher standard of living, and so on.

But what good is that higher standard of living and savings for the future if you’re living a significant chunk of your adult life in a state of unhappiness.

 

想成功? 多睡點!

The secret to success is sleep.

ahbeard.com.au

Our resident sleep expert Dr. Carmel Harrington sat down to discuss what effects sleep deprivation has on our productivity.

How often do you stay up late, thinking you will achieve more with your time? Increasing demands, the internet and social media are increasing social factors that have seen our average sleep time decrease from 8.5 hours to 6.5 hours a night. These lost hours of sleep are a major productivity killer and the cost is more than many realise!

The perceived productivity thought to be gained by being awake longer, is most likely going to be undone by the fact that your high-level brain function is reduced when sleep is swapped for wakefulness. Tasks will be executed more slowly, and with a higher error rate.

Sleep is an important function for the brain, as it helps the brain to reset. Daily brain activity results in the accumulation of toxins which can only be removed by sleeping…and sleeping well. Without quality sleep, our brain will store these toxins – resulting in a reduction in our ability to think clearly, creatively, and slows down your ability to process information and problem solve. Studies have shown a dramatic difference in the brain function of people who sleep 6-hours who under-perform when compared to those who have had 7-hours or more.

Not only do we need good sleep to achieve peak performance we also require it for good mental health. Not surprisingly, a lack of sleep is also linked to a lack of motivation and a generalised negative mood state. Depression is the most common psychological disorder in the western world, and it’s growing in all ages groups. Depression can cause poor sleep, however it is important to be aware that consistent lack of sleep can also be a contributing factor for depression.

The research is clear.

Good sleep is fundamental to peak mental and physical performance.

Focus on your sleep, and reap the rewards.

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周六(6/2)1.如何解讀別人的心思2.交談中的錯誤 下午4:00-6:00

板橋區文化路一段421巷11弄1號 (陽光甜味咖啡館)

新埔捷運站1號出口 旁邊7-11巷子進入20公尺 看到夏朵美髮

左轉       聚會時間 下午4:00--6:00

如何解讀別人的心思

Ways To Read Someone’s Mind Easily   By Jesse Herman   spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com

Many of us think of reading somebody else’s mind as a sort of control mechanism. If you can figure out their next move, you can manipulate them or anticipate their future actions.  In reality, it can be far more practical and personal.

1) Body Language

Body language is another clear indication as to what somebody is thinking. If their forehead is creased they are stressed. How are they sitting or standing; what is their posture?

You can learn a lot about a person’s mental state from their body language, posture, and energy levels.

2) Watch their breath

How are they breathing? If somebody breathes through the base of their spine it means they are relaxed. If ones breathe is shallow, they are tense. If you want to know someone’s mental state, observe their breath.

If their breathing is choppy, they are most likely nervous which means they don’t want you to know something.  They may be shy, anxious, or hiding something from you.  If someone has a relaxed breath, you know that their mental state is calm which typically means they are being truthful.

3) Read their eyes

The eyes can also be revealing. The pupil is said to be a portal to the mind. Some studies have shown that when one thinks hard, pupils dilate.  Interestingly, when the brain is overloaded the pupils will constrict.

Also with pupils, when you first meet someone they widen. If they widen but then constrict, it means they are not really interested in you. If the remain dilated, it means they are excited to be with you.

4) Listen to their tone of voice. Not the words, their tone.

The tone of voice can also tell everything. The speed of somebodies voice. Slow is calm, fast in nervous. The words are not as important as the energy behind them. This does not even need to be explained because you know what a certain tone means. But sometimes we must really tune in and listen to get answers.

Q:

What are the ways to read someone’s mind?

Do you want to read someone's mind?

Is good or bad if you could read someone’s mind?

What are the ways to read body language?

How to tell if someone is being honest?

How to deal with dishonest people?

交談中的錯誤

The Most Common Mistakes in a Conversation

Lianne Martha Maiquez Laroya

Do you ask too many questions?

The conversation sounds like a police interrogation with you asking too many questions and your partner scrambles to answer all of them. As a result, connection is made and no relationship is built.

Solution: Follow this structure:

a. Ask a general question.

b. Consider his answer.

c. Give feedback about his answer and then answer the question you’ve asked.

d. Wait for him to respond. If he replies with a question, good. If he replies with a statement, repeat what he said and wait for him to elaborate.

Do you hog the spotlight?

You walk way too much: about yourself, your job, your dreams and frustrations. Pretty soon, the person you’re talking too feels like he just attended a whole-day seminar about you.

Solution: Ask for your partner’s opinion.

– “My favorite topic is about personal finance. How about you?”

Do you have to be right all the time?

Every conversation seems like a battlefield to you. You have to make everyone agree with what you have to say, so you never back down. You’re always right, right?

Solution: Accept the fact that everyone is entitled to his own opinions. You don’t need to force them into agreeing with you—they’ll just choose to walk away from you instead. Arrogance causes some of these common mistakes in a conversation to happen. Stay humble.

Do you talk about awkward topics with a person you barely know?

“Hey, I just met you, but listen to me talk about my past relationships, my nagging digestive problems and my balding hair.”

Solution: Stay away from topics involving religion, sex, politics and negativity, especially when you’ve just become acquainted with someone. Focus on safe topics such as hobbies, common interests and the topic of the conference you’re in

Are you rude to the person you’re talking to?

You think you’re better than your talking partner so you don’t think about respecting their opinions. Sure, you use polite language and you mind your manners, but your words offend and your attitude challenges them.

Solution: How you communicate is better than what you communicate. Before you aim to communicate, aim to respect first.

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周四 (6/7) 1.看悲傷電影 更快樂?2.便利商店+健身中心

板橋站區文化路一段421巷11弄1號 (陽光甜味咖啡館)

埔捷運1號出口 旁邊7-11巷子進入20公尺 看到夏朵美髮左轉    PM 7:00-9:30

看悲傷電影 更快樂?

Watching Sad Movies Actually Makes You Happier

Jamie Condliffe   gizmodo

From bawling your eyes out over Bambi as a kid, to the slow, painful tug of the heart strings that was Beginners, most of us are suckers for a sad film. But a new study suggests that the reason for that might be incredibly simple: It turns out that sad films make us happy.

The research, carried out at The Ohio State University, tried to get to the bottom of our emotional reactions to sad cinema. To do that, researchers sat down 361 college students and made them watch the 2007 movie Atonement. That flick, in case you missed it, features two separated lovers who die as war casualties. That counts as sad.

Before and after the viewing, the participants were asked how happy they were with their life, and during the film they were also asked to rate their current emotional state.

The result? People who experienced the greatest increase in sadness during the movie reported increased life happiness after viewing it. They also rated the film as being better. The results appear in Communication Research. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, one of the researchers, explains to Science Daily:

    "People seem to use tragedies as a way to reflect on the important relationships in their own life, to count their blessings. That can help explain why tragedies are so popular with audiences, despite the sadness they induce."

Previous psychological research has linked sadness with increased thoughtfulness. What's happening with sad movies, say the researchers, is that when they trigger a big enough emotional response, viewers begin to analyze their personal lives and appreciate them more. That makes them happier.

Of course, if your personal life is in complete tatters, you might not achieve quite these results. You should probably watch the Muppets instead.

 

便利商店+健身中心

Taiwan 7-Eleven launches fitness gym at Taipei store

Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Taiwan's 7-Eleven announced it will launch a gym at one of its convenience stores in Taipei, following its endeavor to diversify services at different locations, which have included a beauty service "K.Seren" in Banqiao of New Taipei last month, and a completely automated "X-Store" in Taipei City early this year.

Running from 6 a.m. in the morning to midnight seven days a week, the gym is the first of its kind in the country, and is located on the second floor of a 7-Eleven store near MRT Xingtian Temple Station, although is not pioneering the concept. Japan's FamilyMart started a 24-hour fitness gym last December, and aims to open 300 gyms on the second floors of FamilyMart stores throughout the country within five years.

The gym, 55 pings, has shower and changing rooms, and a total of 40 different types of workout equipment including: treadmills, smith cage, adjustable bench, kettlebells and dumbbells. Shampoo, lotion, and hair dryers are provided in the shower rooms. The gym will charge each guest NT$100 (US$3.36) for the first hour and NT$40 (US$1.34) for each subsequent 30 minute period.

Paid personal trainers for boxing, TRX suspension, kettlebell, weight trainings, and group courses for TRX, Pilates, Barre, and different types of Yoga will also be made available upon request. 

The gym is run under the brand name BEING Fit, a subsidiary of the Uni-president Group (統一集團). The group operates all the 7-Eleven convenience store chains in Taiwan.

Beingspa General Manager Chen Pei-rong (陳佩蓉) told media on Monday that the country's second 7-Eleven gym is on the way, and that more gyms are being planned for the central and southern regions of the country.

The 7-Eleven store with a gym will be selling sportswear, underwear, protein bars, post-workout beverages and related products for gym goers.

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週二(5/29)1.網路直播流行2.私刑/虐童

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網路直播流行

China live streaming: Would-be internet stars boost billion-dollar market

Shu Zhang  uk.reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - Jing Qi, a part-time presenter on the live streaming platform Huajiao, underwent cosmetic surgery in March to improve her chances of becoming an internet celebrity.

After five hours of rhinoplasty and facial fat injections that left her with gauze covering her nose, eyes, forehead and cheeks, the 27-year-old said she felt “even worse than dead”. But the suffering was worth it.

Jing is among tens of thousands hoping to find online stardom as an anchor on the live video streaming phenomenon sweeping China’s media.

The fastest-emerging internet sector barely existed in China three years ago but last year produced revenues of more than 30 billion yuan ($4.3 billion) and according to an estimate by investment bank China Renaissance Securities, is set to more than triple that by 2020. That puts it on track to overtake cinema box office receipts in a few year’s time.

“I want more people to watch me, to spend Huajiao coins on me,” Jing explained, referring to the virtual gifts her online followers buy that she can later redeem in part for cash.

“In the end, I’ll be able to marry a tall, handsome and rich man,” Jing said.

The rapid growth of live streaming in China has attracted a rush of investment, led by China’s tech heavyweights, Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Baidu Inc. They hope live streaming can boost existing services in e-commerce, social networking and gaming.

Tencent, the country’s biggest online gaming and social networking company, is backing a slew of streaming and interactive entertainment firms, including gaming platform Douyu. Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace launched a live-streaming platform early last year, allowing sellers to promote products directly to online viewers in real time.

The lure is some 344 million Chinese netizens – more than the population of every country on the planet bar China and India - who were watching live streaming sites in December. And that is only about 47 percent of all Chinese Internet users. There are about 150 live streaming platforms, most producing entertainment shows.

The importance of live streaming in lower-tier cities is greater than elsewhere in China. Access to the internet via a mobile phone is the major, if not the only, gateway to shopping and entertainment, said Karen Chan, equities analyst at Jefferies Hong Kong.

Live streaming has also bolstered the growth of ancillary businesses, including agencies looking to find the next live streaming star, consumer loans, and even cosmetic surgery.

Deng Jian, chairman of Three Minute TV, an agency that provides 1,000 trained anchors to more than three dozen platforms, said his business operates a “militarized” production machine to feed the live streaming industry.

 

私刑/虐童

Mob of 300 ransacks home of uncle suspected of killing 5-year-old niece in Changhua

Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- An angry lynch mob of 300 vigilantes last night (May 24) ransacked the Changhua home of a man suspected of killing and molesting his 5-year-old niece when they believed that he had been released from police custody, reported Apple Daily.

Last night, a rumor spread on Facebook that the suspect, surnamed Yang (楊), was already going to be released on bail, and though this was false information, it was repeatedly shared on the social media platform. By 9 p.m. last night, an angry mob of 300 (with some reports saying 500) vigilantes had surrounded Yang's house in Changhua County's Tianwei Township, with some reportedly coming as far away as Tainan and Chiayi to seek revenge for the girl.

The hysteric crowd broke their way into Yang's home where they smashed furniture with baseball bats, shattered windows, set off fireworks and tossed about hell money to curse the family. Fearing for her life, Yang's mother fled to the nearby police station, and a large part of the mob followed her to call for her son's release so they could exact their vengeance.

After being dissuaded by police, the enraged horde returned to Yang's home to continue to wreak havoc until 1 a.m. this morning. Much of the chaos was streamed live on Facebook.

Meanwhile, another rumor spread that Yang would be at the mortuary, where an autopsy was being carried out on the body of the little girl. Another agitated mob of around 50 soon surrounded the building and they refused to leave until 11 a.m. this morning.

Following the chaos, police this morning arrested a 20-year-old man surnamed (吳) and a 30-year-old man surnamed Huang (黃) and seized two baseball bats, which they suspect the men used to smash furniture in Yang's home. Police also arrested a 28-year-old man surnamed Chiu (邱) who allegedly on Facebook posted a rumor reading "Bail? Let's gather, let's gather, and go and get him..."

Police allege that Chiu also live-streamed the riot and are charging him with inciting violence.

According to police, the deceased girl was born when her mother surnamed Lin was only 17. When Lin divorced her husband, Lin took care of her daughter with her older sister. But after Lin got remarried, she placed her daughter under the care of her sister and her sister’s 24-year-old husband surnamed Yang, police said.

The girl lived in Tianwei Township and had reportedly endured long-term physical abuse at the hands of her uncle Yang. She was transferred to Changhua Christian Hospital from a local hospital Tuesday afternoon (May 22) in critical condition after suffering an alleged attack by Yang. She suffered from an anal fissure, intracerebral hemorrhage, and new and old marks of injuries were found in many parts of her body, according to media reports.

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