ditch: to get rid of something/somebody because you no longer want or need it/them
abyss: a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom
stunned: very surprised or shocked
deliberately: done in a way that was planned, not by chance
hoop: a large ring of plastic, wood or metal
Heuristics are mental shortcuts or "rules of thumb" that allow humans, animals, and machines to make quick decisions and solve complex problems under uncertainty with minimal mental effort.
gauge: to make a judgement about something, especially people’s feelings or attitudes
sheer: complete and not mixed with anything else
amateur: doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job
grind: an activity that is boring or makes you tired and takes a lot of time
daunting: making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something; likely to make somebody feel this way
Your brain does not know right or wrong; it just knows that particular pathways have been strengthened through repetition.
大腦會根據重複的想法、情緒和行為來強化相關的神經連結，而不會主動判斷它們在道德上是好是壞。無論是健康習慣還是不良習慣，只要反覆進行，大腦都會令相應的神經路徑變得更穩固、更容易被再次啟動。
succumb: to not be able to fight an attack, a temptation, etc.
Between stimulus and response lies a space. In that space lie our freedom and power to choose a response. In our response lie our growth and our happiness.
rampant: (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled
In a world of rampant social media use and constant images of how much better other people are doing, I would imagine that this cue is one of the strongest driving factors to rumination.
dismantle: to end an organization or a system gradually in an organized way
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