102392019 TW b6 thoi quen | IELTS song na | Song ng Ting An We all think we can break our bad habits — but they can stay with us fo fe Tat c8 ching ta du nght rng minh 66 thé Tir bé ning théi quen xu ola ban than nhumng ching o6 thé bam Idy ta c& di ‘What is a bad habit? The most common definition is that itis something that we do regularly, almost without thinking about it, and which has some sort of negative consequence. "Mot th6i quen xdu 1a gi? C6 mgt dinh nghia chung nhét 46 la mt tha gi dé ma chung ta thudng xuyén kam, khong may may aght vb.nd va thuréng déin dén nau qua teu cu nao dé, This consequence could affect these around us, or it could affect us personally Hu qua nay c6 thé anh huréng dén nhong nquéi xung quanh hogc tham chi c6 thé anh huréng tryc tiép dén ca nhan chung ta, Those who deny having bad habits are probably ying 'Nncing ngwai ch6ibé viée gy ra céc thei quen xéu nay 66 thé dang néi db. Bad habits are part of what makes us human. Théi quen xdu 1a mot phan tg0 nén con ngudi chung ta, Many early habits ike sucking our thumb are broken when we are very young, 'Nhibu thei quen éurge inh thanh sém chang han nhu mit ngén tay tr da bj mdt di kni chung ta edn rét nh We are either told to stop doing it by our parents, or we consciously or subconsciously observe that others do not have the same habit, and we gradually grow out of 'M@tla ching ta duge b6 me bao dimg lam hanh dng a6 hoe mbt ching ta quan sét mot cach v6 thire hay 6 y rng nhing ngudi >xung quanh khéng ¢6 thoi quen twang ty, va thé ching ta dan dan lon lén bé qua di thei quen a6, Itis when we intentionally or unintentionally Pick up new habits in our later childhood or early adulthood that it becomes a problem. D6 cing ta Ide ching ta chi ¥ hoc vO y hinh thanh nén nhding thé! quen méi trong gial dogn hu tré con va tin truéng thanh, day mei thye su la van a8, Unless we can break that habit early on, it becomes a par of our life, and becomes ‘programmed’ into our brain 'Néu ching ta khong trigttiéu thoi quen d6 ttr som, n6 s@ tr thanh mot phn trong cuge s6ng ca ban than ta, va due 8p trinh trong 9 nao ching ta thai ‘Arrecent study of human memory suggests that no matter how hard we try to change our habits, itis the old ways that tend to win, especially in situations where we are rushed, stressed or overworked. Mot nghién ciru gn day v8 tri nhé cia con ngudi chi ra rang cho ditching ta cé cb géng thay di thé quen cia minh th cing ngya quen dudng ef ma thé, dae bigt la trong ede truéng hep ma ching ta qua v6i vang, eang thang hay lam vige qua sue. Habits that we thought we had got rd of can suddenly come back 'Nhding thei quen ma chung ta vén nght la Tir bé durgc thi c6 thé quay lai bat ci lic nao. During the study programme, the researchers showed a group of volunteers several pictures, and gave them words to associate with them (for example, see a picture of tea, and associate it with ‘breakfast’. Trong suét qua trinh nghién ctu, céc nha nghién ciru da chi cho mét nhém cc tinh nguyén vién nhing hinh anh dac biét, va dua cho ho ede tr 8 ghép voi cdc bie Anh (vt dy, xem hinh anh vb tra, va hep no W6r bia sang) They then showed the volunteers the same pictures again, and gave them new words to associate with them (see a picture of tea, and say ‘afternoon’. ‘Sau dé ho chi che nhiing tinh nguyén vign Iai cing hinh anh va dva cho ho nhiing tir méi d& ghép vei hinh anh (xem hin nh vb ta va n6ibubi chibu). ‘A faw days later, the volunteers ware given atest ‘Vai phat sau 66, nhimng tinh nguyén vién dirge phat mét bai kiém tra. The researchers showed them the pictures, and told them to respond with one of the words they had been given for each one (Cac nha nghién edu chi cho ho nhding hinh anh va bao ho phan ting véi mt trong ed tir ma he 48 duge dura cho mBi bire hinh, Ittcame as no surprise that their answers were spit between the frst set of words and the second, Ching 6 chat ngac nhién nao rang nhOng c&u tra Ii cba ho Iai bj chia cét 6 gitra lrg tir thor nhat va lwgt tr ther hal Two weeks later, they were given the same test again Hal tun sau, ho thye hign bai kiém tra dé Ii hitpssietssongngu.comisong-ngulcomplat ts-band-45-5 Obreaking-the-nabit 1102392019 TW b6 thoi quen | IELTS song na | Song ng Ting An This time, most of them only gave the frst set of words, Lan nay, hdu hét trong sb hy chi dua ra cde tir cia lot du tid, They appeared to have completely forgotton the second sot Ho o6 16 d quén hoan toan keot tir thr hai ri The study confirms that the responses we leam first are those that remain strongest over time. INghién ettu nay khéng dinh rng nhiing phan ing ma ching ta hoc duoc dBu tién la nhving phan dng duy tri man ma nhét qua tho’ gian, We may try to change our ways, but after a while, the response that comes to mind first is usualy the frst one we learned. CChiing ta cé thé thay dBi nhtng cach ela minh nhung sau mét Khodng nao dé, phan Ging Xudt hign dau tién trong tam tri thydng la thir dau tén ching ta hgc duge, The more that response is used, the more automatic it becomes and the harder it becomes to respond in any other way. Phan Ung cang duvge str dung nhiu, nang tr nén ty dOng hom va cng khé dé phan dng theo mgt céch khéc. The study therefore suggests that overtime, our bad habits also become automatic learned behaviour ‘Vi thé nghin ctu 6 cht ra ring trai qua thoi gian nhdng thét quen xéu eda ching ta 88 tr thanh hanh vi duoc hoe ty déng This is not good news for people who picked up bad habits early in fe and now want o change or break them ‘Bidu nay khéng phail tn tt dep gi cho ning ngudi hinh thanh cde thé! quen xu tir nhé va bay gl mudn thay d8i hode Tar béchiing Even whan we ry put now, ood tenons a rect, hoe revel leamed hai remain stonger amore mae. problem “Tham chi kh ching ta ob géng da ede su tap trung moi va t6 vao thye 16,9 theo cach thir ty dong va v6 thire hom cua b6 nha nihting théi quen 48 durge hoe trv6c 66 vn ap do hon TU vung trong bai Pick up: Thu nha, hin than Get rid of Ti bo Come to mind frst XuSthign abu ti trong tm te Come as no suprise: Khéng gay ngaenhién hitpssietssongngu.comisong-ngulcomplat ts-band-45-5 Obreaking-the-nabit 22