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  Audio recording : View on Vocaroo >> Texts :  Yes, sometimes I am procrastinating, or even a procrastinator, In fact, I have to postpone this English assignment until Monday. Why am I procrastinating ? In fact, I'm not quite sure, It may be that I'm not good at allocating time, or maybe I don't want to do this. It may depend on what is going on to determine the reason, such as this English assignment. It belongs to the former. Because I have too many exams this week, I spend most of my time studying, which caused this English assignment to be Monday. How to stop procrastination ? In fact, for people like me who are procrastinating, it is very difficult to stop procrastination. In addition to trying to learn to allocate time, I think the best way is to train yourself to move the deadline forward and release the panic monster early.

1. Procrastinator   拖延者  (noun)   → someone who keeps delaying things that must be done 2. Rational Decision-Maker  理性決策者  (noun)   → based on clear thought and reason, a person who decides things, especially at a high level in an organization 3. Panic monster  恐慌怪獸  (noun)   → to suddenly feel so worried or frightened that you cannot think or behave calmly or reasonably Summarize the talk : 　 In addition to rational decision makers, the procrastinator’s brain also has a Instant Gratification monkey, so procrastinators often drag things to the last moment.There are two kinds of procrastination, when there's deadlines, the effects of procrastination are contained to the short term, but there's a second kind of procrastination that happens in situations when there is no deadline.If there is no deadline, there will be no panic monsters, so the effect of delay is not suppressed, but it will extend forever. https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_

1. grit  意志力  (noun) → courage and determination despite difficulty 2. passion  熱情  (noun) → be particularly interested in something or want to do something 3. perseverance  毅力 (noun) → continued effort and determination 4. stamina  耐力  (noun) → the physical or mental strength to do something for a long time 5. growth mindset  成長型思維模式  (noun) → it is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort Introduce the talk :　 A person's success depends not on IQ but on grit. Learning is not a sprint, but a marathon. If people persist in perseverance, don't be afraid of failures and frustrations, remember the lessons of failure, and they will succeed. https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance#t-2066

(A) Do you have a smart speaker at home?  →   Yes, there is Google Assistant on my smartphone. (B) What is a smart speaker?  →   A smart speaker is a wireless and smart audio playback device that uses several types of connectivity for additional functions. You can ask a wide variety of questions, it will tell you, for example, weather or news, you can play music when you want it... it can do all kinds of things! Just give it a voice command and it will do what you want! (C) How does a smart speaker work?  →  The key to smart speaker operation is the speech recognition technology used. Using speech recognition, smart speakers can understand what is being said and perform operations on them.

From today's class,  I learned that the advantages of the Hyperloop system  are that it is safe, fast, and efficient,  and it is known from the movie that the Hyperloop system is estimated to cost $6 billion,  which is much cheaper than the $70 billion high-speed rail network.  I learned about the Hyperloop system from this class. I think this is a great technology, which not only makes our life more convenient,  but also makes great progress in transportation.