Self-control

我不想让这样一个词语，成为我永恒的一个论题。但不能否认，我总是会在一些小事上，在这里出现很多问题。譬如说，前一天熬夜看书，第二天白天两门课，中间两个小时的间歇时间我还查阅了近三个月的某本学术期刊，并且下载了两个很不错的工具包，然后呢，晚上想，放松一下吧。于是，实况足球+电视剧，就能耗到零点了。又譬如，上午上课，下午无事，回到宿舍，睡个午觉吧。心里想，一个小时，定个闹钟。结果一觉睡到天黑，并且搞得晚上失眠。坐卧不宁。

像是在写检讨。但这些的确都是恼人并且傻逼的错误。

我看得到自己的优点。缺点同样明显。现在我可以比以往任何时候都更加明显的感觉到压力、感觉到环境的优越，以及感觉到自己的不足。

博客是一个用来鼓励自己的地方。检讨先。

sth. that I have to obey

1. 每周的文献，每周按时消化、摘抄；

2. 每节课后务必整理笔记；

3. 作业、项目，一律赶早不赶晚；

4. 隔离reader，隔离msn，隔离校内；

5. 每天最多看一集电视剧......

Computer, Coffee Maker, Audio-Technica

有了自己的房间，有了柔软的大床:)有了大把可以自由安排的时间。还有了一台性能剽悍的电脑，一个小巧的咖啡机，以及从国内带过来的大耳机。感觉生活一下柔软了:)

该做些以前一直在想，而甚至没有时间开始的事情。

7 Thoughts That Are Bad For You

From http://www.livescience.com/

By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Senior Writer
posted: 12 September 2009 10:54 am ET
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Our personalities do more for us than determine our social circles. Temperament can impact a person's physical health.

"The idea that behavior or personality traits can influence health is one that's been around for a long time. We're just now getting a handle on to what extent they do," said Stephen Boyle of Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.

From those with a chill demeanor to the completely frazzled types, mental factors are ultimately tied to physical health. And while a highly neurotic person might deteriorate more quickly than others, not every character trait will kill you. Some might even boost lifetimes.

No. 7: Cynicism

Cynics who tend to be suspicious and mistrustful of others, a character trait that scientists refer to as hostility, may have an increased likelihood of developing heart disease. "These aren't necessarily hot-headed people, but people who are more likely to read into people's behavior as some hostile motive," Boyle said during a telephone interview.

In a study of more than 300 Vietnam veterans who were healthy at the study start, Boyle found that those who scored high on measures of hostility were about 25 percent more likely to develop heart disease.

Boyle and his colleagues think that hostile individuals might experience more stress, which can cause spikes in an immune-system protein called C3 that has been linked with various diseases, including diabetes. In fact, the participants with higher scores on hostility showed an increase in these proteins while the non-hostile men showed no such increase.

No. 6: Lack of meaning

If you lack a sense of purpose, your stay on Earth could be truncated. A study involving more than 1,200 elderly participants who didn't have dementia at the study's start found that those who indicated having a high purpose in life were about half as likely to die over the study period, which lasted up to five years. The results, published in the June 15 issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, held regardless of a person's age, sex, education and race, along with level of depression and neuroticism.

"Persons with high purpose readily derive meaning from and make sense of the events of their lives, and likely engage in behaviors and activities that they deem important," said study researcher Patricia Boyle of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago.

Some other research has suggested that people with a higher sense of purpose may have different levels of stress hormones, better heart health or improved immune systems, though more research is needed to firm up any of these biological mechanisms, she said.

The opposite also holds: "The findings from our study suggested that people who no longer set and work actively toward goals or enjoy their day-to-day activities (how they spend their time) are those with greater mortality risk," Boyle told LiveScience.

No. 5: Fretting

People who are highly neurotic — constantly worried and anxious, and prone to depression — die sooner on average than their chill counterparts. And a recently reported study of nearly 1,800 men followed over a 30-year period suggests that's partly because neurotics are also more likely to smoke. Perhaps having a cigarette eases anxiety, said study researcher Daniel Mroczek of Purdue University in Indiana, adding that such a short-term payoff might not be worth it if it kills you down the line.

No. 4: Lack of self-control

Late for appointments? Can't keep your desk organized? No self-control? These seeming benign qualities could take a toll on your health.

A review of more than 20 studies and nearly 9,000 participants revealed people who are conscientious — organized, self-disciplined, as opposed to impulsive — live two to four years longer than others. Study researcher Howard S. Friedman of the University of California, Riverside suspects the boost in lifetime can be attributed partly to the fact that highly conscientious individuals are less likely to smoke or drink to excess, and live more stable and less stressful lives. The study is detailed in a 2008 issue of the journal Health Psychology.

No. 3: Anxiety

The jitters can put a strain on your noggin, research suggests. Compared with the highly frazzled, Individuals with a mellow demeanor who are outgoing may be less likely to develop dementia, which can be caused by Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses. The claim is based on a study that followed more than 500 elderly individuals for five years. Among the outgoing extroverts, dementia risk was 50 percent lower for participants who were calm compared with those who were prone to distress.

No. 2: Gloom and doom

The gloomy, inhibited person is not just at a disadvantage socially, but also physically.

A preliminary study of more than 180 patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (plaque buildup in the arteries) showed participants with so-called type D, or distressed, personality, had an increased odds of dying sooner than other people. Type-D people are more likely to experience negative emotions while at the same time hold in their feelings.

The researchers, who detail their work in the August issue of the journal Archives of Surgery, suggest the personality type is linked with the body's immune system as well as stress response system.

No. 1: Stress

Whatever you do, don't let this list worry you! Research is showing that prolonged stress can be deadly, and if it doesn't do you in, workplace stress can increase your chances of heart disease, flu virus, metabolic syndrome and having high blood pressure.

A study of nearly 700 Israeli workers found that those who experienced job burnout (when work stress becomes unmanageable) were nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes, in which a person's body becomes resistant to the sugar-regulating hormone called insulin.

And while a job promotion might boost your income, it also stresses you out. British researchers recently found that when people get promoted, they suffer on average about 10 percent more mental strain and are less likely to find time to go to the doctor.

Brian Evanse's advices

前几天和brian聊了很多，不过因为忙乱，很多事情没能及时记录，所以，必然会有些已经淡忘。

1、课程不用紧盯EE的来选，有关音乐与心理感受相关的课程会出现在Psychology的课表里，有关模式识别、机器学习和数据挖掘的课程会出现在CS的课表里，有关作曲、节奏等规律的课程会出现在Music的课表里，有关***的课程会出现在ME的课表里。所以，我需要做的，是综合考虑所有的课程，然后进行选择。

2、需要参加一些研讨班。

3、保持与若干个教授的紧密接触。

4、不断总结自己的研究方向，以及不断做出努力来进行推进。

5、明年二月份，会是一个很重要的月份。

到美国已经将近一个月了。仔细观察一下周围，发现在这里，我已经获得了比国内多的多的各种资源。而更为重要的是，在这里我可以全身心的学习，充实自己。当然，还有锻炼身体，以及连续观看自己喜爱的电视剧和视频短片^_^这种完全的自我支配，令人着迷。

的确，有些时候还是会比较混乱。譬如说，经常为了屁大点儿的一个widget整到凌晨两点多。但我也相信，自己对于自己的控制会越来越好。然后，希望能快点看到个不一样的自己。