Do you prefer to try new things regularly, or do you prefer a stable lifestyle? (psychology)
☆ Let’s Think
1. Do you often
try foods you have never eaten, or do you always eat the same thing? Why/Why
not?
2. Do you enjoy
meeting new people or stick to very few close friends? Why/Why not?
☆Hints for points
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Adventurous Lifestyle |
Safety-oriented Lifestyle |
|
Advantages |
various experiences,
networks of friends and acquaintances, making discoveries, exciting, interesting,
tolerant, flexible |
stable, safe, peaceful deep
understanding of one thing |
|
Disadvantages |
misunderstood by
others full of danger
and loss suffer from
precarious life |
skeptical and
afraid of changes miss
opportunities, fail to adapt old-fashioned, boring,
ignorant |
Decisive reasons for your preference
・I am offensive/defensive and active/passive.
・My role model is a person whose
lifestyle is adventurous/conventional.
・It is instinctive for humans to try to explore and expand, and I
think I’m just following the rule.
・It is natural to appreciate the present and try to stick to the
status quo.
・ideas and preferences, flexible,
progressive
・“Fortune favors the bold.” (Proverb)
・“Life begins at the end of your comfort
zone.” (Neale Donald Walsch)
☆ Sample
Response
【Thesis】While I think Samantha is right in that
the predictability of routine leads to peace of mind and indeed it is a factor
of happiness, I prefer to keep trying something new because I tend to feel that
nothing stays the same forever.
【Supporting Details】There is always an end or a point of
completion of a phase in anything, beyond which development barely occurs and repetition
follows. Therefore, whenever I feel I have experienced something well enough or
when a project gets on track and the work is almost done, my mind becomes less
activated. I find it hard to keep the same degree of passion in the present as
before, and naturally, I start seeking for a novelty for growth.
【Counterargument-treatment】This does not mean that completion and
sophistication are less important than adventure, but it is natural for a mind
to look for a new experience. It is also true that continuation of monotonous
daily life and steady practice of routines can be the matrix of evolution, and
thus I don’t take light of conventional lifestyle. Scientific breakthroughs won’t
happen without repetition of routines supported by a stable environment. Successful
athletes and businessmen always attribute their accomplishment to the unwavering
support from their family and friends. However, my preference for changes won’t
change perhaps due to my personal history of moving house 10 times before I
turned 25 years old. Changing is the unchanging part of my life, in other
words.
【Conclusion】Therefore,
I prefer an adventurous lifestyle. (247
words)
Write your draft. Then read each other’s draft, asking questions and
making counterarguments.
DRAFT
