Seri; 365 days with self - Discipline

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Day 23: On Disciplined Education

 To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The natural laziness of the mind tempts one to eschew authors who demand a continuous effort of intelligence. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter.

 —Aleister Crowley 23

 The way you get information can affect your self-discipline. By getting your news from just one source and blindly believing it, you run the risk of mental laziness. After all, why think about what the provided news really means or whether it’s even true in the first place? It’s the job of the newspaper or news site, isn’t it?

 Take advantage of the opportunity to improve your self-discipline by exposing yourself to other points of view and thinking for yourself. It takes work and questioning your beliefs is uncomfortable, which results in a great exercise for your self-discipline.

 Another risk lies in defaulting to easy entertainment or avoiding difficult topics. While there’s nothing wrong in reading easy books to relax, you miss out if you stay away from more demanding and complex works.

 Reading thought-provoking and/or long titles conditions your brain to eschew mental laziness. When a book provides an intellectual challenge and you keep going, you train yourself to stay with problems for as long as necessary to figure them out instead of giving up — and that’s a habit that will surely help you in other endeavors, too.

Vocabulary
refrain/rɪˈfreɪn/
to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do
SYNONYM desist
 refrain (from something) They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.
Both sides should refrain from actions that would make the situation worse.
 refrain from doing something Please refrain from smoking.
He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
worthwhile /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/
important, pleasant, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on
It was in aid of a worthwhile cause (= a charity, etc.).
a worthwhile discussion/job
The smile on her face made it all worthwhile.
We all felt we had done something worthwhile for the local community.
 worthwhile for somebody to do something High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to look abroad.
 worthwhile to do something It is worthwhile to include really high-quality illustrations.
 worthwhile doing something It didn't seem worthwhile writing it all out again.
blind /blaɪnd/
not able to see
Doctors think he will go blind.
She went blind at the age of ten.
blind and partially sighted people
One of her parents is blind.
She has been legally blind since birth.
The accident left her blind in one eye.
eschew /ɪsˈtʃuː/
eschew something to deliberately avoid or keep away from something
He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.
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The way you get information can affect your self-discipline. By getting your news from just one source and mù quángˈ/blaɪndli/believing it, you run the risk of mental laziness. After all, why think about what the provided news really means or whether it’s even true in the first place? It’s the job of the newspaper or news site, isn’t it?

 Take advantage of the opportunity to improve your self-discipline by exposing yourself to other points of view and thinking for yourself. It takes work and questioning your beliefs is uncomfortable, which results in a great exercise for your self-discipline.

 Another risk lies in defaulting to easy entertainment or avoiding difficult topics. While there’s nothing wrong in reading easy books to relax, you miss out if you stay away from more demanding and complex works.

 Reading thought-khiêu khích /prəˈvəʊk/ and/or long titles conditions your brain to eschew mental laziness. When a book provides an intellectual challenge and you keep going, you train yourself to stay with problems for as long as necessary to figure them out instead of giving up — and that’s a habit that will surely help you in other endeavors, too.

 The way you get information can affect your self-discipline. Cách bạn nhận được thông tin có thể ảnh hưởng đến kỷ luật tự giác của bạn. By getting your news from just one source and blindly believing it, you run the risk of mental laziness. Khi chỉ lấy tin tức từ một nguồn và tin một cách mù quáng, bạn có nguy cơ mắc chứng lười biếng về tinh thần. After all, why think about what the provided news really means or whether it’s even true in the first place? Rốt cuộc, tại sao phải nghĩ về những gì mà tin tức được cung cấp thực sự có ý nghĩa hoặc liệu nó có đúng ngay từ đầu không? It’s the job of the newspaper or news site, isn’t it? Đó là công việc của một tờ báo hoặc trang tin tức, phải không?

 Take advantage of the opportunity to improve your self-discipline by exposing yourself to other points of view and thinking for yourself. Hãy tận dụng cơ hội để nâng cao tính kỷ luật của bản thân bằng cách tiếp xúc với những quan điểm và suy nghĩ khác cho bản thân.It takes work and questioning your beliefs is uncomfortable, which results in a great exercise for your self-discipline. Việc phải làm và đặt câu hỏi về niềm tin của bạn là điều không thoải mái, điều này dẫn đến việc rèn luyện tính tự giác của bạn rất tốt.

 Another risk lies in defaulting to easy entertainment or avoiding difficult topics.Một rủi ro khác nằm ở việc mặc định các chủ đề giải trí dễ dàng hoặc né tránh các chủ đề khó. While there’s nothing wrong in reading easy books to relax, you miss out if you stay away from more demanding and complex works. Mặc dù không có gì sai khi đọc những cuốn sách đơn giản để thư giãn, nhưng bạn sẽ bỏ lỡ nếu tránh xa những tác phẩm phức tạp và đòi hỏi nhiều hơn.

 Reading thought-provoking and/or long titles conditions your brain to eschew mental laziness. Đọc những tiêu đề kích thích tư duy và / hoặc dài giúp não bạn tránh được sự lười biếng về tinh thần.When a book provides an intellectual challenge and you keep going, you train yourself to stay with problems for as long as necessary to figure them out instead of giving up — and that’s a habit that will surely help you in other endeavors, too. Khi một cuốn sách cung cấp một thử thách trí tuệ và bạn tiếp tục, bạn sẽ rèn luyện bản thân ở lại với các vấn đề trong thời gian cần thiết để tìm ra chúng thay vì từ bỏ - và đó cũng là một thói quen chắc chắn sẽ giúp ích cho bạn trong những nỗ lực khác.



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