📖 Book Don't Sweat the Small Stuff … and It's All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson, PhD. Synopsis: Simple ways to keep little things from taking over your life. The book consists of 100 short articles -- we'll go through them week by week. This week’s # 43: Become an Anthropologist Here's what you need to do: 1️⃣ Read it yourself, take time to reflect on it and make notes. 2️⃣ Join the live reading on Wednesday. We'll read and listen to the article together, line by line. 3️⃣ Share your thoughts. Keep your answer under 2 minutes. Be clear, and focus on expressing your ideas about the topic to practice real English speaking. ***** Anthropology is a science dealing with man and his origins. In this strategy, however, I'll conveniently redefine anthropology as "being interested, without judgment, in the way other people choose to live and behave." This strategy is geared toward developing your compassion, as well as a way of becoming more patient. Beyond that, however, being interested in the way other people act is a way of replacing judgments with loving-kindness. When you are genuinely curious about the way someone reacts or the way they feel about something, it's unlikely that you will also be annoyed. In this way, becoming an anthropologist is a way of becoming less frustrated by the actions of others. When someone acts in a way that seems strange to you, rather than reacting in your usual way, such as, "I can't believe they would do that," instead say something to yourself like "I see, that must be the way she sees things in her world. Very interesting." In order for this strategy to help you, you have to be genuine. There's a fine line between being "interested" and being arrogant, as if secretly you believe that your way is better. Recently I was at a local shopping mall with my six-year-old daughter. A group of punk rockers walked by with orange spiked hair and tattoos covering much of their bodies. My daughter immediately asked me, "Daddy, why are they dressed up like that? Are they in costumes?" Years ago I would have felt very judgmental and frustrated about these young people as if their way was wrong and my more conservative way was right. I would have blurted out some judgmental explanation to my daughter and passed along to her my judgmental views.

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Unit 10: Talking About Hobbies Room @Ann Shi and @Oleksii Silantiev Room @Siyi Yu, @Albina Karimova, and @Xinxin Zhang Room @Huicong Zhang and @Ashley Wang Great job, guys! Now go ahead and use your English comfortably in real-life situations. Good luck!

I love watching fireworks from my place🏠 It’s easy to watch. I don’t need to be in a crowd place! When I notice the fireworks start, I can’t help but step outside. Do you have fireworks in your town?

Friday NAVIgating Spot: Welcome Session & Q&A. It's August 14, 2026 -- the 226th day of the year, with 139 days left. Great to have you @T M, @Chrollo Jr, @Candice Liu, @Jim Zhao, @Richard Zhang, @Evelyn 蔡, @Li Susan, @Faiz Alsbbwany, @Ryan Li, @Rory Yuan, @Juan Romero, @Nza Kurdi, and @Emily Huang. Thanks for joining us! Let's enjoy the journey and master English together. And remember: 🔑 Key ingredients to LEARN quickly: 1️⃣ Quality -- Study useful material you can use right away. 2️⃣ Consistency -- Daily practice, even for a few minutes. 3️⃣ Mistakes -- Make them, and fix with a coach to improve. See you (^^)/