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21/90法則THE 21/90 RULE

如何建立良好行為模式Building good behavior patterns

許下承諾很容易，不過信守履行卻相當困難。

新年新希望常常也是很難堅持下去。

今天才不過一月二日，但我們有些人已經在考慮乾脆違背自己許下的新年新希望了。

每年我們都下定決心要改掉壞習慣、養成好習慣。

然而，由於改變實在困難，很多人都無法堅持到底。

不過，可能有個解決的辦法；這個解方就叫做21/90法則。

想試試看的話，先選擇一個自己想改掉的壞習慣；或是一個想養成的好習慣。

接下來，制定一個合理的計畫幫助自己達成目標。

例如，你定下的「目標」可能是：增進英文能力；「計畫」則是：每天研讀二十分鐘《空中英語教室》。

這就是21/90法則開始起作用的時候了。

緊接著三週，每天都花二十分鐘學習英文。

根據一些研究指出，你將會在二十一天結束時，養成一個新習慣。

It's easy to make promises, but it's hard work to keep them. Resolutions are hard to keep, too. It's only January 2. But some of us are already considering breaking our New Year's promises to ourselves. Every year we resolve to break bad habits and form good ones. Yet because it's difficult to change, many of us fail to follow through.

 There might be a solution, though. It's called the 21/90 Rule. To try it, choose a habit you would like to break. Or select a good habit you would like to acquire. Next, decide on a reasonable plan to help you achieve your goal. For instance, your chosen goal might be to improve your English. Your plan is to study Studio Classroom for 20 minutes a day.

 This is where the 21/90 rule comes into play. For the next three weeks, commit to 20 minutes of daily English study. 

 According to some research, you will have acquired a new habit when the 21 days end.

What is the difference between a goal and a plan?

behavior （n.）行為；舉止

Sam is a behavior analyst and helps parents figure out why their kids act the way they do. 行為分析師

Jame’s behavior shows that she is seeking attention from others. 

behavioral  （adj.）

Behavioral science includes the study of not only humans but also animals. 行為科學

follow through   （ph v.）進行到底；堅持完成

Don’t count on Peter to show up to help you because he never follows through on his promises. 兌現承諾

Jake never follows through when he is swinging at the baseball, so he never hits it very far.徹底完成動作

follow through   （ph v.）跟進、並完成某項動作

Sally agreed to follow through with the project and make sure what needs to get done gets done.

to behave vs. misbehave

well behaved 有禮貌的；行為端正的

to make vs.  break a promise

hat means you are saying what the promise is, saying what you

promised to do or ... what you think you will do, OK?

to form a habit

break a bad promise

patterns in your lives

 to follow up with…..

If you're following up with something, that means maybe you had a conversation with somebody, maybe you had a meeting, and you decided on some things

A promise made is a promise kept.  說到做到

promise made 做出保證

promise kept 被履行的保證

I will be at your wedding ,and a promise made is a promise kept.

achieve   （ v.）完成；達到

Did Jerry achieve what he set out to do? 完成目標了嗎?

Simones’s team achieved all of its goals for the year in nine months.

achievement    （ n.）成就感

Yvonne felt a great sense of achievement when she got the job she really wanted.

achieve   （ v.）完成；達到

Did Jerry achieve what he set out to do? 完成目標了嗎?

try it out / give it a try

an acquired taste

If something is an acquired taste, that means a lot of people might

not like it at first, but if they eat it a few times, they might get used

to it and start to enjoy i

action step（s）

research   （n .）研究；調查

Justin works in the chemistry research department at the university.

people should really do some research on the house they are thinking of buying.

research   （v .）

Violet researched the best place to eat and things to see before her trip to Rome.

research 【動詞跟名詞重音位子不同】

American Heritage dictionary

"To get hung up on something" means to kind of let something stop you in your progress, and you think about it a little bit too much.

to come into play【ph.(開始)起作用】??

Now this is a really great phrase because it shows how some parts

interact with other parts whether you're talking about a process, or

I always think of a board game because I really like to play board

games.

is it hard to break bad habits or form good ones?