Everybody loves self-improvement. That’s why we’re such enthusiastic consumers of “top 10” lists of things to do to be a more productive, promotable, mindful— you name it—leader. But these lists seldom work. What if we didn’t think of self-improvement as work? What if we thought of it as play—specifically, as playing with our sense of self?
Traditionally, people work on themselves, committed to doing everything in their power to change their leadership style. You set your goals and objectives, you are mindful of your time, and seek efficient solutions. You’re not going to deviate(偏离) from the straight and narrow. You focus on what
you should do, especially as others see it, as opposed to what you want to do. It’s all very serious and not whole of fun. There is one right answer. Success or failure is the outcome. We judge ourselves.
In contrast, no matter what you’re up to, when you’re in “play” mode, your primary drivers are enjoyment and discovery instead of goals and objectives. You’re curious. You lose track of time. Like in all forms if play, the journey becomes more important than a pre-set destination.
Much research shows how play develops creativity and innovation. Play with your own idea of yourself is similar to playing with future possibilities. So, we stop evaluating today’s self against unachievable ideal of leadership that doesn’t really exist. We also stop trying to will ourselves to “commit” to becoming something we are not even sure we want to be—what we call the “feared self”, which is composed of images negative role models. And, we shift direction from submitting to what other people want us to be to becoming more self-authoring. As a result, when you play, you’re more creative and more open to what you might learn about yourself.
Unfortunately, we don’t often get —or give ourselves—permission to play with our sense of self. In life, we equate playfulness with the person who dips into a great variety of possibilities, never committing to any. We find inconsistency distasteful, so we exclude options that seem too far off from today’s “authentic self”, without ever giving them a try. This kills the discontinuous growth that only comes when we surprise ourselves.
Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips once said, “people tend to play only with serious things—madness, disaster, other people.” Playing with your self is a serious effort because who we might become is not knowable or predictable at the start. That’s why it’s as dangerous as it is necessary for growth.
| Lead-in | ●People want to improve their 61． . ●People can apply work mode or play mode. |
| 62．between the two mode | In work mode ●one is 63． and sticks to his route ●one cares about others’ 64． of his performance. ●one judges himself with one standard— success or failure |
| In play method ●the 65． outweighs the outcome; ●playfulness allows people to66． with various approaches; ●playfulness helps people obtain 67． results. | |
| The 68． with application of play mode | We usually regard playfulness as equal to non-professional. |
| 69． | 70． danger, playfulness is a must for our self-growth. |
答案
概括、总结: summary , conclusion 特点： feature , characteristic
种类：kind , type , category , class
精神上与身体上：mentally ，physically
影响 : influence , impact , effect (on )
情形 ，状况 : situation，condition
建立：build , create , establish , found
出现：appear ,occur(red)
实现，完成：reach , realize , accomplish
必要，必需 : must /necessity
知识消息：knowledge / information
日程计划 : schedule / agenda
百分比：percentage
存在 : existence exist
花费 : cost / expense
人口 : population
天气与气候 : weather / climate
位置 : location 主题 : theme
