Today we're talking about why you perhaps shouldn't use "difficult" at work, and why you might want to use "challenging" instead. I hope you find it useful!

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This is a very difficult podcast

Liv sa a fè deskripsyon yon bann chen, aktivite y ap fè, nan ki moman y ap fè yo e ki kote. 

Liv la te ekri an anglè. Otè rele P.D. Estaman. Tradiktè a rele Bèta Hays, e editè a se Alain Sylla. 

AN NOU TANDE

An avan, Toutou, an avan!

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Un frère très méchant
Léo joue au ballon.
- Je peux jouer avec toi ? demande sa sœur Fanny.
- Non ! répond l’ourson. Un peu plus tard, Léo joue aux quilles.
- Je peux jouer avec toi ? demande encore Fanny.
- Non !
- Tu es vraiment méchant ! crie la petite ourse. Furieuse, elle jette sa poupée contre le mur. Crac ! La poupée se casse en trois morceaux !
- Ma poupée ! sanglote Fanny.
Léo ramasse le jouet et dit :
- Je le recollerai !
Alors l’oursonne s’exclame :
- Finalement, tu n’es pas si méchant que ça !

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 16 - Un frère très méchant

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They say you can't have too much of a good thing — but according to a new study, maybe you can!

Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada found that people are feeling more bored than in the past, even though there are endless types of entertainment available.

Could this endless entertainment actually be causing increased feelings of boredom?

Possibly, the researchers say.

In their study, published in Communications Psychology, Katy Tam and Michael Inzlicht looked at data from 2009 to 2020. They also looked at the relationship between digital media and reported feelings of boredom.

They found that people are reporting higher levels of boredom than ever before, with young people and college students feeling bored more often.

Many people reported feelings of boredom after engaging with digital media, leading Tam and Inzlicht to believe this type of entertainment is increasing feelings of boredom.

Digital media, they explain, is highly stimulating, which could cause people to be less interested in activities with lower stimulation, like reading a book.

And with technology offering so many distractions, people find it more difficult to focus on a single activity and take enjoyment from it, the researchers added.

For example, looking at your phone while watching television makes it difficult to focus on what you're watching on TV, which makes it more difficult to enjoy the show.

There's also so much information available online that people often engage with quick, unrelated pieces of media, instead of longer, more meaningful information, which can leave people feeling unsatisfied and bored.

Earlier research by Tam and Inzlicht supports this idea, after it showed that switching between short videos resulted in increased feelings of boredom.

The researchers said we may need to become more comfortable with feeling bored — since not everything in life is meant to be constantly interesting!

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'Endless Entertainment' May Actually Increase Boredom

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Childhood Memory

1. Is it important to have pleasant childhood memories? Why?
2. Do you think that people are permanently affected by negative childhood memories? Why do you think so?
3. What do you think it means to ‘live in the past’?

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Childhood Memory

Реальная история, которая случилась в поезде на прошлой неделе. Это новость шокировала общественность и разделила людей на 2 лагеря - тех кот поддерживает проводницу и тех кто считают, что она поступила неправильно. А как бы вы поступили на месте проводницы?
Real story that happened last week in Russia, in train. Devided people in 2 camps. Those who support own of the cat and those who support train worker. And whome do you support? And what will you do?