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Usually with several friends gathering around a fire stove (炉) , the activity known as "stove-boiled tea", a new way of drinking tea, has become popular in China. It has been chosen by increasing number of young people so far. They together enjoy the smell of charcoal-grilled (炭烤的) snacks, (wait) for the tea to boil. There are more than 1. 9 billion videos related to stove-boiled tea on a popular Chinese short video platform.

   it has recently regained popularity, cooking tea on a stove actually has a long history in China. "Stove-boiled tea" comes from an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in Yunnan province: huotang roasted tea. Huotang is a type of kang, a universal stone stove used for heating in Yunnan. Here, stories are shared, meals are cooked and (warm) is exchanged. Huotang is the most important source of heat helps cooking and sleeping in the households of ethnic minorities (少数民族) in the region, and a kind of tea culture gradually develops around it.

The teas used mostly include aged white tea, Pu'er, or black tea, yet fresh and tender teas, such as green tea, are not (suit) for boiling. Different snacks dried persimmons (柿子) , oranges, nuts and a plate of Chinese cookies (be) the best choices to comfort your belly.

With the elegant and classic environment, beautiful teacups, and colorful snacks, it's hard (imagine) anyone not admiring this fashionable change of Chinese tea culture. This way, tea remains valued and admired, (enjoy) by people then and now.

As the statistician, I enjoyed spending lots of time2 various statistics connected with baseball. One season, our team3 several losses. I carefully analyzed (分析) each player's4 and thought that a line-up (阵容) change based on their statistics would be5 . So, I approached the coach to suggest6 line-ups. Although he appreciated my advice, he7 it at first.

Following our team's seventh8 , the coach asked me to propose a new line-up. I re-examined the statistics and made a slight9 . To everyone's delight, we began to10 the next few games. The new line-up made the team play in its11 . And all of the players felt more inspired. As I continued to better the line-up, the12 kept all the players actively engaged (参与).13 , we were leading 4-2and went on to win the championship.

My basic14 of statistics had played an important role in our success, which earned me a school award. This experience15 my interest in statistics, finally leading me to major in the subject in college.

Start by making a firm decision. Find and decide the specific habit you want to adopt, and then remind yourself to carry it out. For example, if your goal is to wake up early for exercise, set an alarm to remind yourself to do it.

. Every new habit needs to be strengthened through practice. When you keep practicing, your brain starts to automate (自动化) the process, reducing the mental effort required to complete the activity. Practice is what turns a purposeful action into firm habit. The more you practice, the more natural and effortless the habit will become.

Seek support from others. Sharing your goal with friends or family members can provide you with the encouragement you need.. Having a support system in place can make the habit-forming process more enjoyable and successful.

Be persevering (坚持不懈的). Developing a new habit in your life often tests your perseverance. Being devoted to this process means getting over difficulties and keeping your course.. Then you will understand that habit formation is not an overnight success, but a result of sticking it out.

Give yourself some rewards. Rewards anytime and anywhere can play an important role in strengthening your new habit positively. In this way, you will gradually connect the pleasure of receiving rewards with practicing the new habit.. Eventually, you will look forward to participating (参与) in the new habit.

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. Improve your practical skills.

C. Here are some methods you can turn to.

D. For some, the process is much simpler and comes naturally.

E. This devotion ensures that the habit gradually becomes part of your life.

F. They can celebrate your progress and offer advice when you face challenges.

G. The connection of them will turn into the driving force for you to continue with it.

"More and more research shows the power of altruism," says La Follette professor Donald Moynihan, "but many people hold the view that we behave altruistically because of hidden self-interest, such as the desire to improve how others see us."

"Our findings make a simple but important point about altruism: helping others makes us happier. Altruism is not a form of self-sacrifice (自我牺牲) out of self-interest, but functions for many as part of a healthy psychological reward (心理奖励) system," Moynihan explains.

Previous research suggests that volunteering makes people happier, but this new study offers new findings — showing altruism in the work environment also increases happiness.

Funded by the UW-Madison Center for Demography of Health and Aging, the study tested the relationship between altruism in the workplace and happiness in two ways. First, using the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study of more than 10, 000 Wisconsin high school graduates in 1957, the authors found that individuals in their mid-30s who rated helping others in their work as important said they were happier with their life when surveyed again almost 30 years later. Then the authors tested the same model using the General Social Survey and found similar connections among the desire to help others and happiness.

"The new research adds to the growing study on happiness. In line with earlier research, public service workers reported a higher desire to help others, but the effect of altruism on happiness was the same for both public and private workers," Moynihan notes.

Earworm is common and there are a few theories (理论) behind it. The brain is very sensitive to music, according to neurologist Oliver Sacks, who says music affects us whether we pay attention to it or not. Sacks wonders if there are earworms today because we're surrounded by music all the time in our everyday lives. Research on the auditory cortex supports Sacks's ideas. The auditory cortex is the part of the brain that deals with sound. It's a short-term storage system for small amounts of auditory (sound) information. Some of this auditory information is forgotten, and some of it goes into long-term memory. However, songs appear to stay in the auditory cortex for a long time.

James Kellaris ("Dr. Earworm," as some people call him) is a professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati. He thinks that only certain types of songs become earworms. These songs have certain characteristics that other songs do not. The characteristics are repetitiveness, simplicity, and incongruity. Your brain pays a lot of attention to a song which are repetitive, simple and incongruous — something unexpected such as uneven (不均匀的) beats, Kellaris says. Because of this, a song which is repeated and unusual stays longer in the auditory cortex. No wonder, advertisers often use jingles — short songs that are easy to remember to promote sales.

Is there any way to get rid of an earworm? Here are some tips Kellaris collected: Replace the earworm song with another song, try to distract yourself by doing an intense activity such as exercising, or tell someone about your earworm. What if none of these strategies work? Then perhaps you should just sit back and try to enjoy the music in your head!