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View on Vocaroo >> Text：        The Harvard study on happiness may be the longest study of adult life that's ever. It wants to find out what really keeps people happy and healthy from teenagers to old age . To get the clearest picture of these lives, researchers send them questionnaires , interview them in their living rooms , get their medical records from their doctors, talk to their children and so on. And about a decade ago, their wives were also invited.        The study started from two groups of men in1938 , continues now with their children . And we can get that" Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. " There's also three big lessons about relationships. First , social connections are really good for us and loneliness kills. Second , what matters is the quality of your close relationships. Third , good relationships don't just protect our bodies but also our brains.        In fact, I'm...

The Perfect Santa ( From BBC Six Minutes English) Hosts:          Janie, Linda Specialist: Winnie

View on Vocaroo >> (classic one) View on Vocaroo >> (modern one)     Now, I procrastinate all the time , which means the Instant Gratification Monkey nearly occupies my brain.     There so many reasons why I procrastinate so often. First , I am a person pursuing perfection . On the one hand, I will throw myself into everything I work. One the other hand, I soberly aware how heavy the workload will be to be perfect. So, I will spend a lot of time on struggling . Second , my life is at ease now , I don't have to worry about anything, whether it is study or daily life. Third , the first two reasons lead to my lack of ambition , I gradually really don't care what the results will be.     Through the TED Talk " Inside the mind of a master procrastinator." I firmly believe  that it's time to change. I should start with one thing, make the deadline and stick to it . Overall, it's time to send out the Panic Monster and welcome the Rationa...