After years of burning the candle on both ends, my eyes have been opened to the
value of getting some serious shuteye.
* burn
the candle on/at both ends: to work and/or play to the point at which it
negatively affects one’s health
ex> During medical school, we all
were burning the candle at both ends just to keep up with classes.
And in the macho boys’ club atmosphere that dominates many offices, women too
often feel they have to overcompensate by working harder, longer, and later. In
fact, lack of sleep has become a sort of virility
symbol. I was once out to dinner with a guy who kept bragging about
how he only needed four hours of sleep a night. I wanted to tell him that he’d
be much more interesting if he’d gotten five.
* macho:
excessively masculine
ex> His macho attitude
attracted a lot of resentment from the women in his family.
* brag
about: to praise oneself highly to others
= show off; boast; singing his own
praises
ex> Being ignorant of what is going
on in the world is nothing to brag about.
* virility: 정력, 남자다움
Sleep and productive leisure can be keys
to tapping into our wisdom – as is
making our lives about something more than ourselves.
* tap
into: to access something
ex> If you can tap into your
subconscious mind, you can heal yourself of any disease, the Reiki teacher told
us.
In a study on the roots of altruism, psychologist Dr. Ervin Staub
analyzed men and women who had risked their lives during WWII to protect Jews
hiding from the Nazis.
* altruism:
selflessness; generosity; philanthropy
ex> I don’t volunteer at the animal
shelter for pure altruism. I also do it because it make me feel good.
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