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For the past several years, I have been immersed in the study of friendship, and among the many things I have learned, one idea
For the past several years, I have been immersed in the study of friendship, and among the many things I have learned, one idea
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2022-11-25
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For the past several years, I have been immersed in the study of friendship, and among the many things I have learned, one idea stands out: If you truly want to change some aspect of your life, developing friendships with people who aspire to the same goals as you do can lead to more successful endeavors than embarking on solitary efforts.
Shortly after we make a decision to change our behavior, we often sense a softening of what at first felt like ironclad conviction. We blame ourselves for our inability to summon motivation and return to the poor habits we’re trying to break to comfort us, actively undenrdning our goals. What a disheartening cycle. But research shows that having friends with the same goal can interrupt that cycle.
Researchers James Fowler and Nicholas Christakis have demonstrated that weight loss (and gain) spreads through friend groups, most likely via a process of altered norms. It’s not that you’ll necessarily adopt your friend’s new habits right away, but the seed will be planted. If you want to continue to feel close to her, you might even start adjusting your own routines (perhaps unconsciously) to align them more with hers.
Friends can help you reinforce individual willpower. In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg recommends replacing the cues that trigger, and the rewards that follow, bad behaviors with new, healthier ones. The cue and reward of a real person knocking on your door for a joint jog, and a stimulating talk over coffee afterwards, is a particularly alluring replacement for whatever previously sucked you into sedentary TV watching.
In a recent New York Times column, "How People Change," David Brooks noted that, "There’s a research suggesting that it’s best to tackle negative behaviors indirectly, by redirecting attention toward different, positive ones." Investing in fulfilling friendships with those who have the values and habits you admire will lift you up to those friends’ level more easily.
The desire to be with, be like, and be liked by friends is primal. We’re all built to seek out strong bonds with friends on whom our very survival might have once been dependent. While we don’t necessarily need friends to help hunt or fight off predators these days, most of us probably still feel like we can’t live without them. Tap into that deep-down social motivation and you’ll not only be primed for success, you’ll take pleasure in the proverbial journey.
David Brooks would most probably agree that ________.
选项
A、making friends is a wise investment
B、people are more likely to make friends with those of their own level
C、shifting attention to positive behaviors is a good way to change negative ones
D、fulfilling friendships reflect similar values and habits
答案
C
解析
根据题干中的人名David Brooks可定位到第五段第一句。该句双引号中提到对于负面的行为最好采取间接的方式解决,将注意力redirect“引导”到不同的、积极的行为中。C项中的shift一词与文中的redirect一词对应,其他内容都符合原文,故C项为正确选项。A项、B项和D项这三个选项都是对第五段第二句的曲解。原文的意思是“如果你能够有所投入地与那些拥有你所欣赏的价值观和习惯的人们建立令人愉快的友谊,那么你将更容易提升到那些朋友的层次”。A项中的making friends“交朋友”范围过于宽泛,文中只是建议与那些拥有你所欣赏的价值观和习惯的人们建立友谊。原文中没有提到人们倾向于与什么样的人交朋友,B项中的are more likely没有原文信息支撑。D项是对第二句个别内容的信息重组,属于理解错误,其内容在文中找不到支持语句。
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