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It’s decided: decisive people no more accurate than self-doubters。

Research finds only difference between so-called action-oriented and state-oriented people is confidence

By Nicola Davis

It’s a trait best seen in the eager pub quizzer – a tendency to leap to an answer without a shadow of a doubt.

Now researchers have suggested that while people who have little difficulty making decisions are more confident in their choices, they are no more accurate than those who feel more torn.

Writing in the journal Plos One, researchers revealed how they conducted experiments to explore potential differences between people who tend to be decisive, known as action-oriented people, and those who struggle to commit to a choice, known as state-oriented people.

“What we found is that confidence was the only thing that was different,” said Dr Wojciech Zajkowski, the first author of the research, who is now based at the Riken social decision science laboratory in Japan.


Le Franglish

It’s decided: decisive people no more accurate than self-doubters

안녕하세요.

오늘은 새해 계획을 말할 거예요.

여러분은 연초에(at the beginning of the year), 계획을 세워요? (계획을 세우다 make a plan)
저는 사실(actually) 새해 계획을 잘 세우지 않아요.

계획을 세우면 꼭 그 계획을 지켜야 할 것 같아서, 조금 부담스러워요. 
(계획을 지키다 keep to plan, a.부담스럽다 burdensome)

그래서 계획 대신, 올해 하고 싶은 것들을 더 생각하는 편이에요. 

2024년에는 작년보다 더 성장하고 싶어요. (v. 성장하다 develop)
한국어 선생님으로서도 더 성장하고 싶고, 인간적으로도 더 좋은 사람이 되고 싶어요.

그래서 책도 더 많이 읽고 자기 계발도 더 많이 하고 
좋아하는 사람들과 즐거운 시간을 더 많이 보내고 싶어요. 
(자기 계발 self-improvement, self-developement)

영어 공부도 더 하고, 다른 외국어들도 더 공부할 거예요. 
옛날에 독일어하고 러시아어하고 중국어를 공부했었는데 연습하지 않아서 다 잊어버렸어요. 독일어 공부를 다시 시작해 볼 생각이에요 ㅎㅎ

아! 그리고 원래 건강에 별로 관심이 없었는데,
이제 서른 살이 되어서 좀 건강에 신경을 써 보려고 해요.

저는 운동을 너~무 싫어해서, 운동보다는 건강한 음식을 먹는 것으로 건강을 더 신경 쓰려고 해요. 라면을 아주 좋아하는데 라면을 먹는 횟수를 좀 줄여야 겠어요 ㅎㅎ

여러분은 새해 계획이 있어요? 연초에 어떤 계획을 세워요?
올해 어떤 사람이 되고 싶어요? 무엇을 하고 싶어요?

반짝반짝 빛나는 여러분을 언제나 응원합니다.
새해에는 소망하는 모든 일들이 다 이루지기를 진심으로 바랍니다.

감사합니다. 


Korean with Rumi

새해 계획_Plans for the New Year

🎉 Dear children, welcome to our podcast for young French language learners! 🇫🇷🎧
📖 Follow our short stories about little cat Léo 🐱 and learn new words in French!

📢 In today's episode, we learn the new word: "copain" 🤗👫
Let's discover it together! 👇
🐱 Léo, le chat, et Baguette, le chien 🐶 vivent dans la même maison.
❌ Mais ils ne sont pas copains.
🌧️ Un jour, il pleut. BOUM ! ⛈️ Le tonnerre gronde !
😿 Léo a peur. Il se cache.

🐶 Baguette s’approche et dit :
💬 — Viens avec moi !
🤔 Léo hésite… puis il se couche contre Baguette.
💛 Depuis ce jour, ils sont copains.

IN ENGLISH:

🐱 Léo the cat and Baguette the dog live in the same house.
❌ But they are not friends.
🌧️ One day, it rains. BOOM! ⛈️ Thunder rumbles!
😿 Léo is scared. He hides.
🐶 Baguette the dog comes closer and says:
💬 — Come with me!
🤔 Léo hesitates… then he lies down next to Baguette.
💛 Since that day, they are friends.


🧠 The word of the day is: "le copain" 👫
❓ Did you understand what "COPAIN" means?
✅ Correct! "Copain" means "friend" in French.



Le Monde Magique des Mots

Le chat Léo a un copain

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#155〉2月2日木曜日　天気/くもり　気温/-5℃ 

・北海道だけの動物が多い
・「エゾ」という名前が前についている動物が多い
・エゾモモンガ
・エゾリス
・エゾシカ
・昔、北海道は「蝦夷」と呼ばれていた
・キタキツネは 今まで何度も見たことがある。
・犬くらいの大きさで、 黄色いような、茶色いような色をしている。
・1番大きい動物はヒグマ
・ 私は動物園でしか見たことがない



［単語］
蝦夷/えぞ
野生/やせい

レッスン待ってます♪



北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#155〉北海道の動物

Why Serious English Learners Keep Choosing the Wrong Help?

If you already have a solid English foundation but still freeze in interviews, exams, or meetings — this episode may challenge a belief you’ve trusted for years.

Most people think they need a better teacher.
What they actually need is a different role entirely.

In this episode, I explain why teaching and coaching solve two completely different problems — and why confusing them costs time, money, and confidence.

With over 20,000 hours coaching professionals worldwide, I’ve seen this pattern repeatedly:
People aren’t failing because they lack knowledge.
They’re failing because they lose access to what they already know under pressure.

A coach doesn’t add more content.
A coach restores access.

If you’re ready to stop preparing and start performing, this episode will reframe how you choose support — permanently.

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

Why Serious English Learners Keep Choosing the Wrong Help?

Many of us are preoccupied with things that happened in the past of things that hasn't happen yet. As a result, many struggle with focus. Today's podcast is a story time full of yet new lessons.

FLO TALKS 

Why is having a one track mind important?

How to prepare for ielts speaking? 5 Proven Steps to Help Your Ace It.

There are 5 points we'll dive into in this recording.

Here are the areas we'll cover.

1. To understand the formatof the test.
2. To understand what vocabulary to apply
3. To practice speakign actively & whenever you can
4. Become aware of your pronunciation & intonation 
5. Learn common speaking topics

Jump into the recording now and take your IELTS speaking preparation to the next level.

To be trained by me personally - check my busy schedule and book y our classes in advance.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

How to prepare for ielts speaking? 5 Proven Steps to Help Your Ace It.

 The idiom "to take its toll" means to be damaging or harmful, cause loss or destruction. It is often used to describe the negative effects of something over time, such as a health problem taking its toll on both sides. The phrase is derived from the taking of a toll, like a  tax. It can also be used to describe the negative effects of stress on people, such as the constant stress taking its toll on emergency hospital staff.