TPO66 Task3
Task3
Explain how the example from the professor’s lecture illustrates the concept of a commitment device.
Reading
Commitment Device
People often have certain goals they want to accomplish in the future. However, their immediate desires can interfere with their ability to accomplish these long-term goals. Psychologists have found that when there is a conflict between immediate desires and long-term goals, it may be helpful to use a commitment device. A commitment device is a plan or arrangement that people make in advance to ensure that, if a conflict occurs, they will continue working toward their long-term goals instead of choosing to satisfy immediate desires. A commitment device forces people to act in their own long-term best interests, increasing their chances of successfully reaching their goals.
Listening
Okay. So here’s an example from my own life. A few years ago, I had the idea that I wanted to run in this race, this 10-kilometer race, which would be pretty far for me. So I needed to train for it ahead of time, to get in better physical shape so I would be ready to run that far,because at the time I wasn’t really exercising much. Well, I knew that the only time I had to train was in the mornings, before work, so I would need to get up early and run if I was going to be ready for that race. So the first few days I intended to get up early,but when my alarm went off I didn’t feel like getting up in the morning, and I just roll over and go back to sleep. It definitely seemed like a better idea to sleep longer instead of going running. So what I ended up doing was, I had this friend who I knew was also interested in doing some running, and I asked him if he would agree to meet me at a certain time each morning to go for a run together. I knew if I made a promise to meet my friend, I would be responsible and get up in the morning. I wouldn’t just choose to go back to sleep. And it worked. I did get up and go each morning with my friend. I was able to improve my fitness enough thatI eventually ran in the 10-kilometer race and did pretty well.
| New Word | Pronunciation | Part of Speech | English Explanation | Chinese Explanation | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomplish | ► | Verb | To achieve or complete a goal or task successfully. | 完成。 | "I set a goal to read ten books this year, and I'm excited to see how many I can accomplish." |
| Advance | ► | Noun | A plan or arrangement made beforehand to prepare for future actions or events. | 预先安排。 | "We need to make our travel plans in advance to get the best deals on flights." |
| Arrangement | ► | Noun | A plan or preparation made for a specific purpose. | 安排。 | "I have an arrangement with my friend to meet every Saturday for coffee." |
| Commitment | ► | Noun | A promise or firm decision to do something. | 承诺。 | "Her commitment to her studies really paid off when she graduated with honors." |
| Concept | ► | Noun | An abstract idea or general notion that represents something. | 概念。 | "The concept of teamwork is essential for success in any project." |
| Conflict | ► | Noun | A serious disagreement or clash between opposing ideas or interests. | 冲突。 | "There was a conflict between my desire to relax and my need to finish my work." |
| Definitely | ► | Adverb | Without doubt; certainly. | 确定地。 | "I definitely want to join the gym this month to get in shape." |
| Desire | ► | Noun | A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. | 欲望。 | "Her desire to travel the world motivated her to save money." |
| Device | ► | Noun | A tool or piece of equipment designed for a specific purpose. | 设备。 | "The new device I bought tracks my workouts and helps me stay motivated." |
| Eventually | ► | Adverb | In the end, especially after a long delay or a series of problems. | 最终。 | "After many attempts, I eventually learned how to play the guitar." |
| Fitness | ► | Noun | The state of being physically healthy and strong, often as a result of exercise and proper nutrition. | 健康状况，通常指通过锻炼和合理饮食而达到的身体健康。 | "I've been working out regularly to improve my fitness so I can keep up with my friends during our runs." |
| Force | ► | Verb | To make someone do something against their will or to compel someone to act in a certain way. | 强迫，迫使某人做某事。 | "Sometimes, you have to force yourself to stick to your plans, even when you don't feel like it." |
| Illustrate | ► | Verb | To explain or make something clear by providing examples or visual representations. | 通过例子或图示来解释或阐明。 | "The teacher used a diagram to illustrate how the process works, making it easier for us to understand." |
| Immediate | ► | Adjective | Happening or done without delay; occurring right away. | 立即的，立刻发生的。 | "I need an immediate answer to my question so I can make a quick decision." |
| Instead | ► | Adverb | In place of something else; as an alternative. | 代替，作为替代选择。 | "I decided to stay home and read a book instead of going out to the party." |
| Intend | ► | Verb | To have a plan or purpose in mind; to aim to do something. | 打算，有意做某事。 | "I intend to finish my homework early so I can enjoy the weekend." |
| Interested | ► | Adjective | Showing curiosity or concern about something; wanting to know more. | 感兴趣的，想了解更多的。 | "I'm really interested in learning how to cook new dishes." |
| Interfere | ► | Verb | To get involved in a situation in a way that disrupts or hinders progress. | 干扰，妨碍某事的进展。 | "I try not to interfere with my friends' decisions, even if I think I know what's best for them." |
| Lecture | ► | Noun | An educational talk to an audience, especially in a formal setting like a classroom. | 讲座，尤其是在课堂上进行的正式教育性演讲。 | "I found the lecture on climate change really informative and engaging." |
| Occur | ► | Verb | To happen or take place, especially unexpectedly. | 发生，尤其是指意外发生的事情。 | "Problems can occur if we don't follow the instructions carefully." |
| Physical | ► | Adjective | Relating to the body or the material world, especially in terms of health and fitness. | 身体的 | "I've been eating healthier and working out to get in better physical shape for the marathon." |
| Psychologist | ► | Noun | A professional who studies mental processes and behavior, and often provides therapy or counseling. | 心理学家 | "The psychologist suggested some strategies to help me balance my work and personal life." |
| Responsible | ► | Adjective | Having an obligation to do something or having control over someone or something. | 负责任的 | "I always try to be responsible and keep my promises, especially when it comes to my friends." |
| Roll | ► | Verb | To turn over or rotate, often in a circular motion; in this context, it means to turn one's body in bed. | 翻身 | "I was so tired that when my alarm went off, I just rolled over and went back to sleep." |
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Amanda
The community A commitment device is that when people have very far goals, long-term goals and they usually do something everything. It becomes a habit. create habits to achieve them. In this lecture, the speaker talks about these things because at the beginning, preparing for a difficult 10-kilometer race. At first, he will have a very difficult race. So he began struggled to get up early to run every morning. So because he usually gets too late wanted to sleep. But sleep in. However, after a few days, he has developed a habit to run of running every morning. And then He also talked to a friend who was interested in running, and they made a promise to meet each morning. This commitment helped him stick to his running routine, and he talked with his friends, which have was eventually able to participate in the habit to run. And that's the morning the friends didn't promise. So this speaker has this habit race and do it pretty.perform well.
Clara
Professor Hingself asked provided an example to expand on the definition of the a commitment device, which is the a plan that people make in advance to ensure that if a conflict occurs, they can continue work working towards their goals instead of their giving in to immediate desire. desires. For example, the professor wants wanted to be participate in a race in the future, and he knows knew that he needs needed to train for a long time to improve his physical body shapes. But fitness. However, his only time to exercise time is was in the morning, so he needs needed to get up early and run for a long time. run. At first, he felt it. He attended the struggled to get up early and running, but this later, he goes often went back to sleep. He has had a friend who also like Ronin, liked running, so he acts a asked his friend to run together. As a result, he didn't go back was able to sleep early, instead get up early and they run together and continue.ran together, which helped him stay committed to his training.
KevinCai
Commitment A commitment device is a an arrangement that people make in advance to ensure the they pursue their long-term goals not rather than giving in to satisfy the immediate desires that they have. desires. In the lecture, the professor provides shares an example of something else. from his own life. He needs wanted to take run a 10-kilometer race that is really powerful in, so he needs to get up early race, which required him to train for a long time early in the morning for the race. mornings. However, after training for some time, he gets often felt tired and wants wanted to sleep longer instead of training. To overcome this, he asked a friend to join him for longer morning runs, creating a commitment to meet his friend. This promise acted as a commitment device, helping him stick to his training and ultimately succeed in the morning, and then he wants to, and then he choose to give up taking a race. However, however, he tries to ask his friends to practice with him together in the morning, so he won't sleep because of the promise. Then, the commitment goes, or the commitment device occurs because of the promise that it helps the...race.
Gloria
In the reading, we can know learn that people often have certain goals they want to accept, accomplish in the future. In The lecture provides an example where the lecture, in the psychology class, we know that teacher and his friend set a teacher says that he, with his friend, has certain goals like the meets in the certain time, and they get up in certain times commitment device by agreeing to meet another one. And that is this teacher's at a certain goals. We think time each morning to run together. This arrangement helped them stay accountable and motivated to reach their fitness goals, illustrating how commitment devices can help people often have certain goals they want.overcome immediate desires and focus on long-term objectives.
Alexander
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Jarvis
when the The commitment device is a psychology phase happening psychological strategy that helps people stick to their long-term goals. In the lecture, the professor shared his personal experience of wanting to run a 10-kilometer race. He realized he needed to train in the personal, uh, personal, it means that, um, if you make a go and you make the planets for this go, you may be, uh, do it as well as last. Um, and in the, uh, lecture, the professor, the example of about himself, um, the professor decided to have the 10 km race, um, in, uh, in the journalism, um, but, uh, and he knew that he will train in every morning mornings before the work, but in the first 10 days, uh, the alarm, uh, go initially, he struggled to get up when his alarm went off and he does the go often went back to the sleep, but, um, sleep. To overcome this, he finds his friends and asks asked a friend to join him about this, um, and he makes for morning runs, making a promise to meet his friend, every morning in, in each other. This commitment helped him stay accountable, and as a result, he successfully trained and completed the river. So, uh, he did it because he promised his friend to meet as the river, uh, a remorning.race.
Bianca
Commitment A commitment device is a way that method used for by people who conflict to resolve conflicts between immediate desires and long-term goals. Just like In the example given by the professor, he wants wanted to run into in a certain race. However, it is too far and race, which was quite far, so he needs training. And before, and first, needed to train. Initially, he decides decided to run every morning before work. At first, he goes well. However, was successful, but after a few days, he give gave up and sleep. And this time chose to sleep instead. Then, he asked a friend co-him run together. In order to run with him in the mornings. By committing to meet his friends, friend, he went was able to get up and run every each morning. And as As a result, he exercised a lot. And with improved his friend help, he has a good community with his friends fitness and also good for his physical health. So this is successfully participated in the 10-kilometer race. This illustrates how a commitment devices.device can help someone stay focused on their goals.
Dorcas
Commitment devices are planned plans made in advance to help people in advance to ensure if a complete workers that they will continue to work for long-goals and there are towards their long-term goals. A good examples example of this. A this is from a professor joined who wanted to join a 10 km 10-kilometer race but it's found it hard for him to train because he didn't exercise so much at all. So he much. He planned to get up early to do more exercise work out, but actually he's just fulfilled to do that because he just falls asleep and can do that so often ended up falling back asleep. To overcome this, he asked a friend who are was also interested in it running to wait meet him outside every day for encouragement. As a result, he was able to encourage him stick to do it. After that he just did do it so he exercises more his training and eventually performed well in the end he just have a good grace on the central side.race.
Emily
The A commitment device is a plan that people make sure create to ensure that they will continue working on their long-time long-term goals. The performer speaker gave an example about himself. from his own life. He has the risk and wanted to prepare this for a 10-kilometer race, but he always trained on struggled to get up early to train in the morning and gave up every day early. When mornings. One day, he finally finalized the run, he got to sleep and one day he found his met a friend who is was also like the runny. And interested in running, and they promised to run together every morning. So the performer keeps the pace, the route This commitment helped him stay motivated, and always he was able to get up earlier early instead of sleeping. Finally, going back to sleep. Ultimately, he has the good performer where he is improved his fitness and successfully completed the race.
Rachel
Commitment A commitment device is something happens to conflict that helps people to finish their long-term goal instead of to satisfy overcome conflicts between their immediate desires and their long-term goals, as mentioned in the lecture. The professor takes him uses his own experience as an example. The professor wants He wanted to join a race for 10 kilometers. But 10-kilometer race, but at that time, he is not wasn't trained enough. So actually, he has He needed to get up early in the morning to run and to train himself. At the beginning, Initially, he wake woke up earlier and for running. But early to run, but after a few days, he choose chose to sleep for more minutes longer instead of get getting up. But so To solve this, he make made a promise with to meet his friend in the morning to meet at the morning. So run together. This commitment made him responsible, and as a result, he takes the responsibilities of the promise. So he starts to train.started training regularly.
Hanbo
e The proposal sings example from the professor’s lecture illustrates a commitment device because the student needed to train for a race but found it hard to get up early to run. By asking a friend to join him, he created a commitment device that helped him stick to his training schedule. This promise made him more likely to get up and run, showing how commitment devices can help people in nature, industries, the conceit of the community team and the way.achieve their long-term goals.
Selina
Commitment A commitment device is a plan that the people can make and to continue keep going help them stay on it. track with their goals. When the people are made some face conflicts between the immediately immediate desires and the long terms. And in long-term goals, it can be challenging. In the listening, the professor talks about shares his personal experience. That is, when experience of signing up for a 10-kilometer race. He wanted to improve his fitness, so he used to sign up, a 10 km long run again. And he wants to make his body shape better. So he came up a plan that is he need planned to get up at every morning and to training. But at train. However, on the first day, when his alarm was working, but went off, he didn't get up and he went back to sleep. So To solve this, he come up asked a plan that is he let one of his friends friend who is was also interested in running. And he let her friends running to meet him in the certain time. And in that case, at a specific time each morning. This way, he will approach this right.felt responsible to get up and run, and it worked well for him.
Tracy
The A commitment device is a plan that people make an eloquence create to help ensure they achieve their goal because a lot of people will make immediately a goal and maybe it's not but it's difficult to reach it. So goals, especially when immediate desires might distract them. In the commitment device can increase the chance to reach the goal. In lectures, lecture, the professor gave shared an example. example about wanting to run a 10-kilometer race. He wants needed to raise the 10 km. He wants to go to 10 km race and so he training train in the morning mornings, but so first day initially, he struggled to get up early but after early. To overcome this, he made a commitment to meet a friend for running each morning. This commitment helped him stay accountable and ultimately allowed him to train effectively and participate in the first day he feels very...race.
Nina
Well, the The concept of the command and this wise a commitment device is that people use it to continue their work, stay focused on their long-term goal goals when the conflict occurred. And Professor Illustrated conflicts arise. The professor illustrated this by giving sharing his own example. Once the professor was experience preparing for his race, the 10 kilometers a 10-kilometer race. At first, he had struggled to get up early in the morning before going mornings to work. At the beginning of these few days, he kept running later. He gave up train and just continued often chose to sleep. So he came up with a plan that sleep in instead. To overcome this challenge, he made a promise with commitment to meet a friend who also wanted to run. By promising to meet his friends who enjoyed running too. They would meet in the morning, have some weird friend, he felt more responsible and run together. And this was able to get up early to train. This commitment device worked eventually. And well for him, and he continued to prepare successfully prepared for the race and he got a good score. So this example Illustrated comes up performed well.
Harry
The community movement on diverse commitment device is a plan that people create to help them stay focused on their long-term goals despite immediate distractions. In the people want to make an improvement to ensure that if conflict occurs. So the people will continually work towards. And the professor gave the example is that professor's example, he wants wanted to run every morning. And morning to prepare for a race. To ensure he told would get up early, he made a commitment to meet his friend for a run. This commitment helped him stick to his training plan and he plans to sleep early in ultimately improve his fitness for the day of the day to have running practice. And so his friends make sure that he will have a running plan. So the plans can occur and improve.race.
Sky
In the last time, example, the person wanted to run a 10-kilometer race but struggled to get up early to train. To overcome this, he is too far from used a commitment device by asking a friend to run with him. This made him more accountable and motivated to get up early and train, which helped him achieve his goal of running the place. He is far from the 10 kilometers. Then he can make him too steep, not good, and not have time to exercise. But no, it's not far. Then he can time to exercise and to sleep better. And now he can go to school with his friends. It's a happy season too.race.
YukiYu
The A commitment device is a plan or arrangements arrangement that helps manage conflicts between conflicts, immediate desires and long-term goes goals. In the lecture, Professor Giffin shared his experience of preparing for us. And in the lectures, Professor Giffin's example about experience, he joined a 10-kilometer running race because at first race. Initially, he only had the time to train in the morning mornings, but he struggled to train for the running. And he only kept for a few days at first. And he always came get up early and often went back to sleep after that. And sleep. To overcome this, he found asked a friend, so he made friend to join him for morning runs, creating a commitment to meet. This promise with his friends because he knows that if he do that, he will have a responsible motivated him to get up. And also after that, up each morning, and as a result, he did get up every morning improved his fitness and also gets a good grade in successfully completed the running race. That's a community 10 device.race.
Angela
The eyes treat example illustrates the concept of a commitment diverse is that device as it shows the conflict between immediate desires and long-term goal. And the professor gave us an example to explain this phenomena. goals. The professor wants wanted to attend participate in a wrong race and is fired for him. So he will running race, which required him to train every morning morning. At first, he struggled to prepare this race. And at the first of days, he still wants to go back get up early and often chose to sleep instead of train the running. And after a few years, training. However, after a few days, he makes made a promise to his a friend that to train together, which helped him stay committed. This commitment worked, and he will was able to train with friends together. And this is work. So consistently and successfully participate in the professor with his friends always train every day.race.
JerryTu
The routine material talks about discusses the definition of the a commitment device. It's a kind of device, which is a strategy that people use. It's a kind of plan or arrangement that people use to make the right choice between their immediate desire desires and their long-round goal. long-term goals. In this material, example, the professor provided shares his own experiments as an example. Years earlier, experience from years ago when he wants wanted to take 10 kilometers of run a 10-kilometer race and he needs needed to train for a long time. So it. He realized he needs had to get up early and too wrong. But to train, but he also desires wanted to sleep so in. To overcome this, he makes made a commitment with a friend to meet each morning for their runs. This promise with his friend that they all helped him get up earlier every day and go to wrong. So finally, ultimately prepare for the teacher gets up every day.race.
Cordelia
So Commitment Device A commitment device is a plan to make that helps people have achieve their long-term goal. The professor mentioned that goals. In the professor's example, he wanted to try the 10 km run a 10-kilometer race, but actually he didn't exercise much. And first of all, he wasn't exercising much at first. He tried to get up early, early to train, but after that he just went often ended up going back to sleep. But However, he met made a commitment to a friend to meet for practice every morning. By keeping this promise, he was able to stay motivated and they made a promise to practice all day. So he kept ultimately ran the promise and in this way he proved himself. So he can run 10 km 10-kilometer race better than...successfully.