SummaryWritingTomJackTomJackHiscarrotseemsbiggerthanmine!Sheseemshappierthanme!Whatwouldpeoplefeeliftheyalwaysthinkthatotherpeoplearebetteroff?unhappy,upset,disappointed,discouraged……The“GreenerGrass”Syndrome/ˈsɪndrəʊm/Haveyouevermetthesituationwhereyoukeptthinkingthattherearebetteropportunitiesouttherecomparedtoyourcurrentoneyouarehaving?Thisisthesyndromewhenoneisalwayslookingattheothersideofthefenceandthinksthatthegrassisgreenerthere.ThisiswhatIcallthe“greenergrass”syndrome.Whyareyoulikethis?Uncertaintyandcuriosityplayabigpartincreatingthe“greenergrass”syndrome.Itisbecauseweareuncertainofwhetherwhatweareholdingontonowisthebestforusandwhetherthereareanybetteralternativesoutthere.Suchuncertaintycausesustokeeplookingintoalternatives.Humansarealsocuriousbynatureandwelovenewthings.Wemostlyprefernewoveroldbecausenewthingsarefascinatingandourcuriositykeepsremindingustoexploretheothersideofthegrass.Thesearethetwofactorsthatcauseustofeeldissatisfiedwithwhatwehaveandalwaysthinkingoffindingthegreenergrassattheoppositeside.Infact,itsometimesdoesusmoreharmthangoodbecauseoftenlookingoutforthe“greenergrass”willexhaustourenergyandattentionandfinallywecangrowevenangrier,oratleastmoredissatisfied.Ifyouhavethissyndrome,chancesareyouaremissingoutlotsofthingsyoucurrentlyhavenow.Whenyouarealwaysfocusingonotheropportunities,sometimesyoumaywastetheopportunityrightinfrontofyou.Sowhatcanyoudotocurethe“greenergrass”syndrome?Thefirstthingistorecognizethatyourcurrentjobisyourbestchoicerightnow.Trytofocuson“whatis”insteadof“whatif”.Secondly,alwaysapplyyourbesteffortsinyourcurrentjob.Lastbutnotleast,alwayskeepthistruthinmind.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside,andtheothersideisalwaysgreenernomatterwhichsideyouareat.Chooseaside,sticktoitandmakethebestoutofit.②④③①⑤cause1definition定义effectsolutioncause2Whatwouldyouwriteinthefollowingparagraphsifyouwerethewriter?Whatisthesyndrome?Whywouldpeoplesufferfromit?Whataretheeffectsofthesyndrome?Whatshouldpeopledotocureit?……STEP1ReadforStructureTIP:依据过渡问句、代词、衔接词判断段间关系Haveyouevermetthesituationwhereyoukeptthinkingthattherearebetteropportunitiesouttherecomparedtoyourcurrentoneyouarehaving?Thisisthesyndromewhenoneisalwayslookingattheothersideofthefenceandthinksthatthegrassisgreenerthere.ThisiswhatIcallthe“greenergrass”syndrome.Thisisthesyndromewhenoneisalwayslookingat①syndrometheothersideofthefenceandthinksthatthegrassisgreenerthere.Whatdoesthe“this”referto?★省略描述类信息:详细解释说明POINT1:Thethoughtthattherearebetteropportunitiescomparedtoyourcurrentoneisthe“greenergrass”syndrome.ThisThis利用代词判断句间逻辑①Keepingthinkingthattherearebetteropportunitiescomparedtoyourcurrentoneisthesyndrome.ThesyndromeiscalledSTEP2ReadforKeyPointsHumansarealsocuriousbynatureandwelovenewthings.Wemostlyprefernewoveroldbecausenewthingsarefascinatingandourcuriositykeepsremindingustoexploretheothersideofthegrass.Thesearethetwofactorsthatcauseustofeeldissatisfiedwithwhatwehaveandalwaysthinkingoffindingthegreenergrassattheoppositeside.③Whyareyoulikethis?Uncertaintyandcuriosityplayabigpartincreatingthe“greenergrass”syndrome.Itisbecauseweareuncertainofwhetherwhatweareholdingontonowisthebestforusandwhetherthereareanybetteralternativesoutthere.Suchuncertaintycausesustokeeplookingintoalternatives.②cause1cause2+Uncertaintyandcuriosityplayabigpartincreatingthe“greenergrass”syndrome.★省略过渡句:引出下文betteropportunitiesUncertaintyandcuriosity★省略具体解释,找到概括性的句子STEP2ReadforKeyPointsWhyareyo&……is?Uncertaintyandcuriosityplayabigpartincreatingthe“greenergrass”syndrome.Itisbec……seweareuncertainofwhether……whatweareholdUncertaintyandcuriositycauseustofeeldissatisfiedwithwhatwehaveandalwaysthinkingoffindingbetteropportunities.②cause1cause2+POINT2:Uncertaintyandcuriositycausepeopletofeeldissatisfiedandalwayslookforbetteropportunities,creatingthe“greenergrass”syndrome.★省略过渡句:引出下文★省略具体解释,利用有概括性的句子STEP2ReadforKeyPointsInfact,itsometimesdoesusmoreharmthangoodbecauseoftenlookingoutforthe“greenergrass”willexhaustourenergyandattentionandfinallywecangrowevenangrier,oratleastmoredissatisfied.Ifyouhavethissyndrome,chancesareyouaremissingoutlotsofthingsyoucurrentlyhavenow.Whenyouarealwaysfocusingonotheropportunities,sometimesyoumaywastetheopportunityrightinfrontofyou.④effectexhaustourenergy⑴andattentiongrowangrierdissatisfied⑵missingoutlotsofthings⑶wastetheopportunity⑷moreharmthangoodopportunities★省略重复类信息POINT2:Uncertaintyandcuriositycausepeopletofeeldissatisfiedandalwayslookingforbetteropportunities,creatingthe“greenergrass”syndrome.STEP2ReadforKeyPointsInfact,itsometimesdoesusmoreharmthangoodbecauseoftenlookingoutforthe“greenergrass”willexhaustourenergyandattentionandfinallywecangrowevenangrier,oratleastmoredissatisfied.Ifyouhavethissyndrome,chancesareyouaremissingoutlotsofthingsyoucurrentlyhavenow.Whenyouarealwaysfocusingonotheropportunities,sometimesyoumaywastetheopportunityrightinfrontofyou.④effectexhaustourenergy⑴missingoutlotsofopportunities⑶moreharmthangoodPOINT3:The“greenergrass”syndromedoespeopleharm.Itwillexhaustpeople'senergyandattentionandmakeusmisslotsofopportunitie