Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Why people need hobby?
For the past years, I’ve been trying to develop some hobbies / specialties to fulfill my leisure time. Firstly, instead of thinking about what kind of hobby I want to get, I’d love to ask myself why I need hobby. Plus, I’m an alternate, how can I develop specialties?
To answer the first question, there are 2 main reasons to have a hobby. The first reason entails about structuring your time. As the saying goes,” idle hands are the devil’s workshop”, people veg out spare time without plans such as binge-watching TV shows or laboring over work. On the opposite, an active leisure can invigorate people and generate flows, and people with flows feel their life is happier and more meaningful. The second reason is a hobby or specialty can remind you that there are many facets to your self-concept. Sometimes people may captivate by work for long time or suffer from work or relationships, and your ego and your self-esteem are damaged. Hobbies can cope with stress from your rough day. With the leisure and achievements you get from it, you will realize that a blow to one aspect of your identity is less damaging. Simply put, your eggs aren’t all in one basket.
Given that I’m an alternate, it’s hard for me to focus on one thing and keep doing it.The way to solve the problem is to keep trying new stuff until I find the one I feel truly inspired and enlivened by.
So in 2021, I will designate several hours a week for searching / indulging into hobbies, and I expect zest in my work & life.

Why people need hobby?
For the past years, I’ve been trying to develop some hobbies / specialties to enrich my leisure time. Firstly, instead of thinking about what kind of hobby I want to get, I prefer to ask myself why I need hobbies. Plus, I’m a bit fickle, so how can I ensure I have my own specialty?
To answer the first question, there are 2 main reasons to have a hobby. The first reason entails about structuring your time. As the saying goes,” idle hands are the devil’s workshop”, people veg out in their spare time, without making plans, such as binge-watching TV shows or laboring over work. On the other hand, an active leisure activity can invigorate people and encourage / facilitate flow, and people in flow feel their life is happier and more meaningful. The second reason is a hobby or specialty can remind you that there are many facets to your sense of self. Sometimes people may be captivated by work for a long time or suffer from work or relationships, and their egos and their self-esteem are both damaged. Hobbies can help people cope with / Hobbies can relieve stress from your rough day. With the leisure and achievements you get from it, you will realize that a blow to one aspect of your identity is less damaging. Simply put, your eggs aren’t all in one basket.
Given that I’m a little fickle, it’s hard for me to focus on one thing and keep doing it / and persist. The way to solve the problem is to keep trying new stuff until I find the one I feel truly inspired and enlivened by.
So in 2021, I will allocate several hours a week to searching / indulging into hobbies, and I expect zest in my work & life.

Pronunciation

exploit – ecks PLOIT 

Vocabulary

caught it / contracted it

fickle – adj – easy to change quickly / sb who often changes their mind frequently

calligraphy – the art of writing

flipflopping – always changing without any plan / ability to persist 

i don’t need to cost a lot of energy – it won’t cost me a lot of energy / I won’t spend much energy on it / I don’t need a lot of energy to do it 

This part of my day has been designated as “my relaxing time”

memorize / remember / commemorate
memorize = to force your brain to remember things (bei dan ci)
remember = to think back on a time in the past / to bring sth from your memory into the front of your mind
commemorate = to celebrate through remembering

defining features – features which totally define how you look

lanyard – the strap thing around your neck with your id card

body clock – related to sleep
biological clock – related to age / having kids