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I sat in my professor’s office and spoke out everything that had been troubling me for months: the stress and the self-doubt. He 1 (calm) listened and said, “You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.” That sentence opened something up. This experience marked a turning point, 2 I realized the need to refocus on my initial purpose. I 3 (seek) to worry less, and every project became a meaningful step forward and a story worth sharing, whether it failed or succeeded.
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Do you ever struggle to stay focused and get tasks 4 (do)? If so, you can try the Pomodoro Technique, a time management tool. It involves dividing work tasks into 25-minute periods, known as pomodoros, with breaks scheduled 5 periods. Introduced in the 1980s, the Pomodoro Technique 6 (gain) greater popularity over the past years thanks to its ability to help prevent burnout and boredom. Combining focused work with brief breaks 7 (allow) people to achieve more without losing concentration or getting stressed.
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Professor Zhao Haiying leads a team combining AI, big data and archaeology (考古学) 8 (build) a “digital gene bank of Chinese civilization”. Her inspiration came through carpets while she was studying 9 one art form connects countries and regions. Her team has designed six core categories of cultural genes, which is essential for revealing patterns of evolution through time and space. 10 (partner) with various museums, they have interconnected millions of digital artifacts. “Our mission is connection, not just collection,” Zhao says.