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Psychologists have found that experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness, but of course we must make c
Psychologists have found that experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness, but of course we must make c
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2022-11-01
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Psychologists have found that experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness, but of course we must make choices about which experiences to pursue. The fear of making the wrong one, and therefore wasting valuable time, is something many of us feel deeply.
There’s some irony to this dilemma: We have more free time now than we have had in decades. But for a number of reasons, it doesn’t feel that way.
In his 2019 book Spending Time, Daniel S. Hamermesh explains that while our life spans have gotten a bit longer—13% since 1960—our spending power has surged by 198%. “It makes it difficult to stuff all the things that we want and can now afford into the growing, but increasingly relatively much more limited, time that we have available to purchase and to enjoy them over our lifetimes," he writes.
Next, there’s our cell-phone addiction. American adults spend around 3% hours on their devices each day, trying to keep up with the volume of emails, texts, social-media updates and 24/7 news. And much of our time is "contaminated time"—when we’re doing one thing but thinking about something else. Trying to get more miles out of every minute—scanning Twitter while watching TV, for example—makes us think we’re being productive, but really it just makes us feel more frazzled.
Add to this the ever expanding options in today’s experience economy. Think of all the pop-ups, plays, talks, workshops and escape rooms you could go to tonight.
No wonder many of us suffer from what psychologists call "time famine." No wonder we’re seeing books about reclaiming our time, like Brigid Schulte’s Overwhelmed and Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing, and about loosening the grip of cell phones, like Adam Alter’s Irresistible, Nir Eyal’s Indistractable and Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism.
There have been calls to rein in the attention economy, like Tristan Harris’ Time Well Spent movement, but the factors that make us feel time-poor aren’t going away anytime soon.
Tech companies, for instance, may have built apps to tell you how much time you spend on your device, but their business models rely on your continued use.
People who feel strapped for time are more likely to be anxious or depressed. They are less likely to exercise or eat healthy foods. And they’re less productive at work. It makes sense then that there’s been growing interest from psychologists in the best ways to spend our time.
The example of the tech companies intends to show that__________.
选项
A、time-poverty won’t be solved in short time
B、people want to better control their time
C、time management can be realized by their apps
D、their earning models are sustainable
答案
A
解析
根据题干中的tech companies定位至第七段第二句。第二句说到,科技公司已经研发出了应用程序可以监测你每天看手机的时长(…to tell you how much time you spend on your device),但他们的业务模式依赖的就是你不断地使用手机(but their business models rely on your continued use)。这是例子本身,也就是论据。根据英文篇章结构的特点,寻找论证的论点一般需要看前文。第七段首句说到:有人呼吁要控制注意力经济(attention economy),但事实是让我们觉得时间短缺的因素不会很快消失(the factors that make us feel time-poor aren’t going away anytime soon)。换言之,本段要论证的观点就是时间短缺的问题不会很快解决。选项[A]与文意表述一致,故为正确选项,
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