After the holiday, I really started the process of sowing, weeding, fertilizing and pruning my brain!

Following the explanation of my last article (Sowing, Weeding, Fertilizing and Pruning the Brain), the following series of articles will show my learning process, in which the learning thinking method used, one comes from disassembling calligraphy mentioned in How to read a book efficiently, and the other comes from the critical thinking method described in Learning to Ask Questions, are combined to complete a goal of deep learning. Therefore, next, my learning and thinking process will be presented in two articles in two parts:

The first part is the disassembly and analysis of the goal itself, learning its structure, language, writing style, logic and so on, and what the goal itself shows;

The second part is that I ask questions, reflect, diverge and associate the target content according to the critical thinking mode, and finally integrate into my existing knowledge system;

Today, I chose a TED video, "What is happiness?" . Happiness is a kind of life meaning that people will persistently pursue from ancient times to the present and even in the future. This video begins with a 75-year study and gradually reveals the core meaning of happiness.

There are two reasons for choosing to disassemble this video:

First of all, of course, it is the theme of this speech, which is what I have always wanted to know. Everyone longs for a happy life, but in reality, they often go astray, take the road that they think they can get happiness, and finally they may get pain. Then, from the beginning, it is very important to know the relatively correct direction.

Secondly, the structure of this video speech is very clear and easy to disassemble and analyze. As the first disassembly study, the difficulty is appropriate, which will make me more confident to move on. I always think that a good speech, as an article, must be good. So if I can learn its structure and style, it will also be of great help to my writing.

Then, let's start the disassembly part of my goal "What is happiness"!

Opening (2 minutes):

Ask questions:

1. What makes us healthy and happy?

2. If you want to invest yourself better in the future, where will you put your time and energy?

Answer:

1. Millennials' life goals survey results: 80% are rich and 50% are famous;

2. Lead to the research on the real results: Harvard University has conducted a research on 724 people (two groups of men: Harvard college students and poor people in Boston) for 75 years.

Theme (9 minutes)

Research related:

1. The difficulty of such a research (participants will quit, research funds will be short, research will be scattered or no one will inherit), but the project has persisted.

2. Now the research is still going on, about 60 people are still alive, and more than 2,000 descendants have been studied.

3. Use three photos of one of the participants (19 years old, 47 years old and 87 years old).

4. Research contents: questionnaire survey, living room interview, health record, blood test, brain scan, talking with children and wife; Collect thousands of information.

Research shows that people's happiness has nothing to do with wealth, reputation and hard work.

Research results: Good interpersonal relationships can make us happier and healthier.

Three themes:

The first topic:

Conclusion: Social relations are indeed beneficial to us, while loneliness is harmful.

For example, people who have closer ties with family, friends and groups will be happier, healthier and live longer;

The second topic:

Conclusion: Loneliness has nothing to do with the number of friends you make, but with the quality of your social relations.

For example:

1. The harm caused by a seriously contradictory marriage will be very harmful to health, even more serious than divorce;

2. People who are most satisfied with interpersonal relationships at the age of 50 will be the healthiest at the age of 80, and even deepen or weaken the feelings brought by pain;

The third topic:

Conclusion: Good interpersonal relationships not only protect our bodies, but also protect our brains.

For example, a person who can really rely on another person will have a clearer and longer memory (good interpersonal relationships are not always like this, but as long as they can really rely on another person);

End (2 minutes):

Q:

This is a conclusion that everyone is familiar with. It was suggested a long time ago. Why don't we pay enough attention to this matter?

Reflection:

Because human beings like simple and quick repairs, interpersonal relationships are too chaotic and complicated, and they will never stop for a lifetime;

What was your interpersonal relationship like at the age of 25, 40 and 60?

Suggestions: talk face to face, do new things, take a long walk, date at night, and get in touch with relatives and friends who haven't been in touch for a long time.

Conclusion: To quote Mark Twain's famous saying: Life is so short that we have no time to quarrel, apologize, grieve and haggle. We only have time to love, and everything is fleeting.

The last sentence emphasizes the theme again: good interpersonal relationships have created a better life for you.

Ted, what is happiness?

Disassembled, it is really obvious that this speech has clear thinking and clear structure. The ratio of opening, text and ending is 2:9:2, and the audience is very comfortable to listen to.

Ask questions at the beginning to arouse everyone's interest and thinking on the theme of "what is happiness", and then use two small examples of "money" and "fame" to arouse the audience's tacit laughter, thus mobilizing the atmosphere and making everyone pay more attention to the real research results on the theme of happiness.

The theme is the most important part of the argument. First of all, figures (724 people, 75 years, more than 2000 descendants), photos, research process and other materials are used to render the difficulty of this study, which enhances the audience's trust in its conclusions. Next, the conclusion is thrown directly in a way of denying mistakes and affirming correctness, which gives the audience a heavy blow. Finally, three topics are expounded from different angles, and then some related research results are put forward, which are demonstrated from different angles, and the credibility of the conclusion is increased by a few points.

Finally, through rhetorical questions, I understand why people can't do well because the reason is simple, and give some short but useful suggestions. Finally, the theme is further sublimated through Mark Twain's famous words, and finally the conclusion is emphasized again, ending.

After disassembly, it is clearer and more impressive. The structure of this speech is not complicated, and the way of writing is not much different from the way of explaining writing in high school. It can be seen that the structure is not simple and complicated, and the use is reasonable and smooth. Even the simplest "total-sub-total" can still hit people directly. Educated!

Stay tuned for the next article: TED what is happiness? (Xiao Yuan thinking article)