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《Better Than Before》chapter review 1-2: Different Solutions For Different People: Distinctions

書名《Better Than Before》 ---mastering the habits of our everyday lives 

作者 GRETCHEN RUBIN   

chapter review

1. SELF-KNOWLEDGE
   1. The Four Tendencies(The fateful tendencies we bring into the world)
   2. Different Solutions For Different People: Distinctions
2. PILLARS OF HABITS
   1. We Manage What We Monitor: Monitoring
   2. First Things First: Foundation
   3. If It's On The Calendar, It Happens: Scheduling
   4. Someone's Watching: Accountability
3. THE BEST TIME TO BEGIN
   1. It's Enough To Begin: First Steps
   2. Temporary Becomes Permanent: Clean Slate
   3. Data Point Of One: Lightning Bolt
4. DESIRE, EASE, AND EXCUSES
   1. Free From French Fries: Abstaining
   2. It's Hard To Make Things Easier: Convenience
   3. Change My Surroundings, Not Myself: Inconvenience
   4. A Stumble May Prevent A Fall: Safeguards
   5. Nothing Stays In VEGAS: Loophole-spotting
   6. Wait Fifteen Minutes: Distraction
   7. No Finish Line: Reward
   8. Just Because: Treats
   9. Sitting Is The New Smoking: Pairing
5. UNIQUE, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
   1. Choose My Bale Of Hay: Clarity
   2. I'm The Fussy One: Identity
   3. Not Everyone Is Like Me: Other People
   4. Everyday Life In UTOPIA: Conclusion
6. Acknowledgments
7. QUIZ: THE FOUR TENDENCIES
8. RESOURCES TO REQUEST
9. START A BETTER THAN BEFORE HABITS GROUP
10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
11. NOTES

作者在這章開頭做了很多嘗試，試著從多元的面相進一步幫助讀者分析、認識自己：生活作息如夜貓子Larks或是早起的(鳥兒而?)Owls、做事的習慣:馬拉松(長跑)

、田徑(短跑)，抑或是拖延者procrastinator(關於短跑和拖延的分法很有趣)、購物習慣: underbuyer or overbuyer (也有趣).... 偏好簡約還豐富、finisher/opener

喜新厭舊嗎?、目標導向: 促進還是預防(下方說明)、進程偏好：一點一滴還是直接快刀斬亂麻(introduction時有快閃過，同時在後面的章節好像會進一步再介紹)、然後後來乾脆跳脫一大標一分析模式，啪啦啦列了一堆問題讓讀者傷腦筋(做好燒腦準備，睡前不宜！)

然後身為一位敬業的作者，她當然又要再強調一次：“There's no magic formula---We must know our own nature, and what habits serve us best.”STOP(!!) COPYING OTHER PEOPLE'S HABITS!!!

明天補上說明及啪啦拉腦力激盪部分(原諒我剛結束一段旅程)：solved

• 標題：AM I PROMOTION-FOCUSED OR PREVENTION-FOCUSED? 
  • PROMOTION-FOCUSED : 專注於成就、提升、獲益以及得到更多的愛、讚美與喜悅。他們積極且樂觀的追求自己的目標。
  • PREVENTION-FOCUSED：專注於履行自己的責任、減少損失以及盡可能減少危險、痛苦及譴責。他們小心警惕的避免所有不利因素和問題。
  • 作者表示好習慣和壞習慣如同鏡子的兩面如，停止吃垃圾食物和吃得健康、增加睡眠時間與停止熬夜等。不同的說法和觀點雖然有相近的目標或結果，但因出發點不同，適應的對象也不同。
• 標題：HOW I LIKED TO SPEND MY TIME
  • At what time of day do I feel energized? when do I drag? (這邊推薦去看《每天最重要兩小時》)
  • Do I like racing from one activity to another, or do I prefer unhurried transitions?
  • What activities take up my time but aren't particularly useful or stimulating?
  • Would I like to spend more time with friends, or by myself?
  • Do I have several things on my calendar that I anticipate with pleasure? (橘子鮮認為這邊想表達的意思是是否有安排娛樂時間的習慣)
  • What can I do for hours without feeling bored? (這邊推薦去看心流理論)
  • What daily or weekly activity did I do for fun when I was ten years old?
• 標題：WHAT I VALUE
  • What's most satisfying to me: saving time, or money, or effort?
  • Does it bother me to act differently from other people, or do I get a charge out of it?
  • Do I spend a lot of time on smt that's important to someone else, but not to me? (這和four tendency的傾向判別有關)
  • If I had 500USD that I had to spend on fun, how would I spend it?
  • Do I like to listen to experts, or do I prefer to figure things out for myself? (這和four tendency的傾向判別有關)
  • Does spending money on an activity make me feel more committed to it, or less committed?
  • Would I be happy to see my children have the life I've had?
• 標題：MY CURRENT HABITS
  • Am I more likely to indulge in a bad habit in a group, or when I'm alone?
  • If I could magically, effortlessly change one habit in my life, what would it be?
  • If the people around me could change one of my habits, what would they choose?
  • Of my existing habits, which would I like to see my children adopt? Or not?