part 1 Q&A
1. Use three sentences to describe Onoda’s story.
Onoda burned the leaflets, and he and his men stayed hidden and continued to fight. Once again, he refused to believe that the information was real. Once again, he believed the airdrop to be a trick by the Americans. Hiroo Onoda returned to Japan in 1974 and became a kind of celebrity in his home country. However, he became far more depressed than he’d ever been in the jungle for all those years. in 1980, Onoda packed up and moved to Brazil, where he remained until he died.
2. What can we learn from the Rock Star Problems?
Our values determine the metrics by which we measure ourselves and everyone else. Dave Mustaine achieved great fame and glory and felt like a failure anyway. This is because he’d adopted a crappy value based on some arbitrary comparison to the success of others. This value gave him awful problems
3. Can you name some values that you hold dear?
Innovation, curiosity, charity.
4. Do you have any good/bad values stated in the book? How those values affect your life?
Yes, I have any good values such as curiosity, honesty and Innovation. Because I am an art student. I need to attach great importance to collecting materials and harvest inspiration to create my works. Imagination is hard for me to give up. At the same time, I am glad that I can own it. On the contrary, I have any bad values such as popularity and material success. Maybe I have limited experience in the society. In the street, I can see that some people are dressed luxurious and buy famous brand bags. I think they are successful people and rich people. Even I should be such a person. I know I'm wrong, but the subconscious is hard to change, and I want to beat it.
part 2 My Ideas
The trick with negative emotions is to 1) express them in a socially acceptable and healthy manner and 2) express them in a way that aligns with your values.
身边的很多朋友或者微信的朋友热衷于用朋友圈发泄自己的情感，抱怨自己的不满。同时又分享自己的父母赠馈于他们什么东西。这种两个极端充斥着朋友圈，看的时候可以说是五味杂粮，因为这些会影响着我，效率变慢，我选择关闭它，一天下来没有刷过朋友圈有点成就感，但是睡觉前打开朋友圈刷下一天的朋友圈反而是恶性循环，并没有改变什么。现在要做的是断就断干脆，要不然给自己留下后遗症。远离它，是因为这种发泄方式会影响着我，那么我也可能去这么做。依我看来，当我有消极情绪我会马上写在纸上，就当我把消极的东西转移到别的地方，这样有精力去干别的事。这个方法是从我很喜欢的公众号学到的，写在纸上的情绪不像写在朋友圈同时还要关注有什么人“点赞”了你的烦恼，不然你的烦恼会不停地提醒你去记住它。
part 3 Expression
The point is to nail down some good values and metrics, and pleasure and success will naturally emerge as a result.
nail down: pin something down; establish something definitively
to reach a final and definite agreement or decision about something
原本的意思是“钉上”，“钉上”比喻事情很确定地确定下来
e.g. Least dauntingly, they must nail down the details of initiatives agreed on in Cancún last year, chiefly the Green Climate Fund. ----经济学人
These activities are stressful, arduous, and often unpleasant. They also require withstanding problem after problem.
arduous:
Use the adjective, arduous, to describe an activity that takes a lot of effort. Writing all those college essays and filling out the applications is an arduous process!
e.g. Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it. ----新概念英语
词组：make arduous efforts
类似的词：effortful, difficult, hard
the band showed the guitarist the door—no warning, no discussion, no dramatic blowout; they literally woke him up one day by handing him a bus ticket home.
blowout: 1. informal a big expensive meal or large social occasion
2. an easy victory over someone in a game
3. a sudden uncontrolled escape of oil or gas from a well
4. a sudden bursting of a tyre
When something stops working or breaks down, you can call it a blowout. The blowout of a city's electrical system can be a particularly big problem.
e.g. I'm on my way. Uh, I'm late for my blowout at Arden's. ----绯闻女孩
Why do you feel lethargic and uninspired?
lethargic：
When you feel lethargic, you're sluggish or lacking energy. Being sleepy or hungry can make anyone lethargic.
e.g. The organisers say they are also considering giving a prize to the slowest cell, since lethargic cells would be a boon for cancer therapy. ----经济学人
类似的表达：dazed, foggy, groggy, logy,
And the weight of this realization pierced him in a way that no bullet ever had.
pierce：to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point
pierce sb’s heart： to make someone feel a strong emotion such as pain, sadness, or love
类似表达： drill：用特殊机械工具凿开，速度快
punch：用尖锐的工具刺穿纸和平板材料之类的东西
词组：pierce ears 打耳孔
e.g. and the fear that somehow drugs will pierce that bubble and put our young ones at risk. ---TED
Or why Suzuki trekked off to his own death, with no money, no companions, and no purpose other than to chase an imaginary Yeti.
trek: to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot
trek up/down etc: The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.
