问答题 Discussion
Topic: Emotional Energy
Now, Candidate A and Candidate B, here is a list of strategies to get emotional energy.
(Hand out the list to the candidates and let them read it through. )
What do you think are the most important strategies to get emotional energy? I'd like each of you to choose three from the list and tell each other why. If you hold different opinions you may argue and you may also add your own ideas that are not listed here. You just talk to each other and I won't join you. You have 5 minutes. All right. Would you begin? (The interlocutor may sit back and intervene only when necessary. )
Most Important Strategies to Get Emotional Energy:
●Do something new
●Reclaim Life's meaning
●Put yourself in the fun zone
●Bid farewell to guilt and regret
●Make up your mind
●Give to get
(For candidates)

【正确答案】Topic: Emotional Energy
Conversation
A: Unlike finite physical energy, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing. We can take actions to get enough emotional energy.
B: Nowadays, people work too hard. Many of us suffer from emotional fatigue, which is a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.
A: I think the most important one is "Do something new". Doing something new means making some changes which may bring challenges. Then people will discover these small changes add to their emotional energy.
B: I agree with you. Changes are important in our life. Life without changes is like a tire with a slow leak. We may not notice it at first, but finally we will get a fiat. We can try a new dish or some new music. And we will find new emotional changes.
A: Yes, it's true. The second important strategy is "Put yourself in the fun zone". Most of us adults lack fun in things we do. High-energy people may have the same daily routine work as the rest of us, but they can manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. If we put just a little of fun into our day, we can increase our energy quickly.
B: Maybe fun can bring emotional energy to some people, but I think the second important one should be reclaiming life's meaning. Some old people are more energetic than young workers because they fill their life with meaning. Life's meaning is important for everyone. Without the meaning, life is stale and colorless. That's also the reason why I think the third important one is "Give to get". Giving will greatly enrich our life's meaning.
A: Giving will bring emotional satisfaction while getting will bring physical energy. Besides, I think "Bid farewell to guilt and regret" is also significant to get emotional energy. Let bygones be bygones. Regrets and pains will keep us from moving forward. Holding on to one's painful memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.
A&B: It's the end of the conversation.
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