Text 1

M: My teammates are always so excited during matches. I feel that way in practice, but I get nervous when competing.

W: You know we're proud of you even if you lose, right?

M: Thanks. I'm just worried about making errors.

Text 2

M: I had no idea these AI tools could create messages. That must save time.

W: Of course. I use language models to write and to gather main ideas from documents.

M: I've only used them to switch pages from Chinese into English.

Text 3

W: I need to divide these cookies equally among our three children.

M: How many cookies do you have in total?

W: I baked 30 cookies, but I want to keep six for the guests coming tomorrow.

Text 4

W: Now that we have this running track in our neighborhood park, we won't need to jog on indoor running machines anymore.

M: Agreed. And it's only two streets away from our building, so we can go daily.

Text 5

W: Wow, I love your playlist. Music like this somehow makes me feel relaxed.

M: I play it when I need to block everything else outblock sth.out and get things done. I'll make others for exercising soon, too.

Text 6

M: I'm actually worried about this biology test and don't know what to do.

W:Let me teach you a trick my mom taught me. Take a slow breath in, and then blow out for ten seconds. When you breathe out longer than usual, you signal your brain that you're safe, so it can slow down and relax.

M: Wow. It's like our emotions have a key built into our bodies.

W: Exactly. Besides calming you, it helps you perform better.

M: It's already working. I just need to remember this during stressful social moments.

W: I mostly use it before tests. If only I could remember to use this method while exercising or socializing!

Text 7

W: I've decided that focused work requires focused rest. And I work too hard to have focused rest periods after work.

M: Interesting. Do you think I should try this too?

W: Let me test it first. For now, I spend at least an hour after work on quiet time.

M: That sounds great. I rescheduled my late meetings and now organize the next day in the afternoon.

W: Good idea. Since you spend most days writing and replying to emails, scheduled rest could help you too.

Text 8

M: Hi. Thanks for coming and supporting my pet-care café.

W: Thank you for this idea. It's so good to have a place for great coffee and time with lovely animals.

M:Actually, I originally imagined a quiet place just serving drinks. We added animals later.

W: That's so interesting. Who led you to rescue all these animals?

M:I saw a pet café on vacation in Seoul, South Korea. I'd never seen one in our city, so I brought the idea home. Soon after, a friend and I realized we could help many animals, too. So, we partnered with the local shelter.

W: Amazing! And animals help people as well.

M: Exactly. Spending just 20 minutes with a pet can lift your mood. We also have many volunteers now. They care for the animals and post videos of our pets, while the staff prepare food and drinks.That way I can focus on moving from table to table and making sure everyone feels welcome.

W: Wonderful. I hope you open more cafés around the city.

M:We're already looking for new locations.

Text 9

W: Hey, Dad. Do you know if this video is real?

M:I'm not sure. You'd better ask your computer teacher tomorrow. But why are you watching this?

W: I'm researching a project about social concerns around the world.

M: Well, then you shouldn't start with social media videos.

W: I know. I usually begin with articles, but this interview looked interesting.

M: That's fine.But I like starting to look into a new topic by talking to people I trust.

W: I thought getting enough information was most important.

M: Quality and sources matter more than quantity. Always check who posted it. Then, compare it with other reports from reliable places.

W: So, I should gather many sources and see if they agree.

M: Sure.Also, these days, I pay most attention to whether the viewpoints come from dependable sources.

W: Good idea.

Text 10

 W: First off, congratulations to us all on the progress we've made since setting our New Year's resolutions.Most of you chose to redesign habits around diet. But my focus was on my use of technology. I realized my phone was controlling my life. It hurt my sleep, my relationships, and my ability to work or relax.

Phones are not bad. It's the way we use them that can be bad. After talking about this with my friends, they encouraged me to try a new and exciting idea. I turned off all alarms and bells, and limited myself to one hour on my phone each day. I knew it would be hard, but my teachers and parents supported me so much.

The biggest shock was all the hours I suddenly got back. At first, I didn't know what to do with myself. Then it clicked. I read books, and took long walks. Overall, I felt more satisfied than ever before.

Before I share more stories, I want to show you one more thing. Here is the research data on how lower phone use can reduce stress. Let's take a look.