Today we?ll take a look at some scientific findings that might help you the next time you need to make an important decision ;) ORIGINAL VIDEO
TRUE OR FALSE:
1. It?s a good idea to make important decisions in the morning.
2. You make faster decisions in the evening.
3. Solomon?s Paradox describes the situation where it?s easier to solve your own problems than other people?s.
4. The more involved with the situation you are, the better decision you make.
5. Mindfulness meditation helps you make a better decision for that moment, without focusing too much on past situations.
MATCH:
1. Researchers determined that people generally made slower but
2. Have you noticed that it always seems easier to solve
3. So, try to think about a situation from
4. A 2014 study found that just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation prior
5. You can train yourself to eliminate factors that predispose you
a) a third person perspective
b) to a decision-making task increased resistance to sunk cost bias
c) more accurate decisions in the morning and faster but less accurate decisions in
the evening.
d) towards bad decisions and make better decisions in your life.
e) other people?s problems than your own?
ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT:
So how can you make better decisions?
First, try to make important ones in the morning.
By analyzing online chess matches, researchers determined that people generally made slower but more accurate decisions in the morning and faster but less accurate decisions in
the evening.
In other words, if you are about to make a big decision late at night, "sleeping on it" and deciding in the morning, might actually be a wise choice.
Next, distance yourself from the situation.
Have you noticed that it always seems easier to solve other people?s problems than your own?
There?s actually a name for this ? Solomon?s Paradox.
The story goes that the wise biblical King Solomon?s advice was highly sought after from other people, but he had a lot of personal problems which still lead to his kingdom?s demise.
People are often wise about problems where they?re not involved.
So, try to think about a situation from a third person perspective ? researchers call
this wise reasoning ? and practising it can increase your ability to recognise other
people's points of view, understand the limitations of your own knowledge and reach
a compromise.
Also, you can try mindfulness meditation for better decision making.
A 2014 study found that just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation prior to a decision-making
task increased resistance to sunk cost bias ? that tendency to keep doing something
just because you?ve put time or money into it.
Meditation helped people to make the best choice for their future success, regardless
of previous actions.
Making decisions isn?t always easy.
But by understanding how things like your mood, the time of day, and previous events can
bias your decision-making, you can train yourself to eliminate factors that predispose you
towards bad decisions and make better decisions in your life.
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PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION
Então, como você pode tomar melhores decisões?
Primeiro, tente fazer coisas importantes pela manhã.
Ao analisar as partidas de xadrez online, os pesquisadores determinaram que as pessoas geralmente tomavam decisões mais lentas, porém mais precisas, pela manhã, e decisões mais rápidas, porém menos precisas.
a noite.
Em outras palavras, se você está prestes a tomar uma grande decisão tarde da noite, "dormir com ela" e decidir pela manhã, pode realmente ser uma escolha sábia.
Em seguida, afaste-se da situação.
Você percebeu que sempre parece mais fácil resolver os problemas de outras pessoas do que o seu?
Na verdade, existe um nome para isso - o Paradoxo de Salomão.
A história diz que os sábios conselhos bíblicos do rei Salomão foram muito procurados por outras pessoas, mas ele teve muitos problemas pessoais que ainda levam à morte de seu reino.
As pessoas geralmente são sábias em relação aos problemas em que não estão envolvidas.
Portanto, tente pensar em uma situação de uma perspectiva de terceira pessoa - os pesquisadores chamam
esse raciocínio sábio - e praticá-lo pode aumentar sua capacidade de reconhecer outras
ponto de vista das pessoas, entenda as limitações de seu próprio conhecimento e alcance
um compromisso.
Além disso, você pode tentar meditar a atenção plena para melhorar a tomada de decisões.
Um estudo de 2014 descobriu que apenas 15 minutos de meditação da atenção plena antes da tomada de decisão
Essa tarefa aumentou a resistência ao viés de custo irrecuperável - essa tendência a continuar fazendo algo
só porque você investiu tempo ou dinheiro nisso.
A meditação ajudou as pessoas a fazer a melhor escolha para seu sucesso futuro, independentemente
de ações anteriores.
Tomar decisões nem sempre é fácil.
Mas, ao entender como coisas como seu humor, a hora do dia e os eventos anteriores podem
influenciar sua tomada de decisão, você pode treinar-se para eliminar fatores que predispõem você
para tomar más decisões e tomar melhores decisões em sua vida.
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VOCABULARY:
SOUGHT AFTER: desejado por muitas pessoas, muitas vezes por ser de alto valor ou raro
DEMISE: morte ou fim de algo, especialmente algo que era considerado poderoso.
REGARDLESS: independently
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FILL IN THE GAPS:
So how can you 1.___ better decisions?
First, try to make important 2.___ in the morning.
By analyzing online chess 3.___ , researchers determined that people generally made slower but more 4.___ decisions in the morning and faster but less accurate decisions in
the evening.
In other words, if you are 5.___ to make a big decision late at night, "sleeping on it" and deciding in the morning, might actually be a wise choice.
Next, distance yourself 6.___ the situation.
Have you 7.___ that it always seems easier to solve other people?s problems than your own?
There?s actually a name for this ? Solomon?s 8.___.
The story goes that the wise biblical King Solomon?s advice was highly sought after from other people, but he had a lot of personal problems which still lead to his kingdom?s demise.
People are often wise about problems where they?re 9.___ involved.
So, try to think about a situation from a 10.___ person perspective.
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ANSWERS:
TRUE OR FALSE: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T
MATCH: 1.c 2.e 3.a 4.b 5.d
FILL IN THE GAPS:
1.make
2.ones
3.matches
4.accurate
5.about
6.from
7.noticed
8.Paradox
9.not
10.third
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