EMBA的小眼睛

擊退便秘對症飲食法-轉載自自然生活網 (http://www.i-nature.com.tw)

圖文整理／i-Nature編輯部

很多醫師在問診時，最常問病人的一句話就是：「今天解過便了嗎？」為什麼這樣問？排便順不順暢影響我們的生活真的是很大，舉凡腹脹、腹痛，有頭暈、頭痛、頭脹，或是食欲不佳種種狀況，都是因為便秘而來。

Is the new Kindle Zero the sign of things to come?

It was always going to happen, but most of us didn't think it would happen so soon. Every Kindle has been cheaper than the one before it...

This afternoon, Amazon is going to announce the Kindle Zero, (screenshot) the first ebook reader that's free (to Prime members, of which there are millions). If you want one, you should hurry, because free goes quick... (here's a sneak preview of the prototype Zero)

The trend has been clear--electronic devices always get cheaper, and locking people into a platform has always been profitable. Hotmail, search engines... free is the driver of attention.

Beyond the surprise of leaping into the free reader, though, are the announcements from Random House and Wiley that 10% of their titles (the ones that used to be free) will now come with a cash incentive. (HT to Kevin for the original idea).

圖、文／愛輪氏

善存爺爺的單車日記

讓我們試著想像，退休後的你想過怎樣的生活？
在蘭陽單車休閒健身會，有位85歲被稱為「蘭單之寶」的郭長容，在73歲為善存拍廣告因此人稱「善存爺爺」。他的面色紅潤、健步如飛、中氣十足，體力旺盛像是停不下來的發電機，他在2011年完成9天單車環島，至今每天風雨無阻的騎車50公里。

「郭長容是公路的獨行俠，以穩定的踩踏輸出、順暢的迴轉，在艱難的太平山挑戰賽，騎著平價城市車卻可以將公路車刷卡，許多年輕人都跟不上他的節奏。他年邁80看起來卻像60歲，心臟機能像是40歲，正向樂觀的處世態度比年輕人還陽光。」蘭陽單車休閒健身會的教練潘正吉說道，68歲的他尊稱85歲的郭長容為「少年A」，因為郭長容騎車比許多年輕人都來得快。

Conservation of energy in conversation

If you escalate (cut off in traffic, angry at the gate agent, frustrated at your boss), you've just added (negative) energy to a conversation.

If you escalate (high-pitched enthusiasm, a hug, encouraging words), you've just added (positive) energy to a conversation.

Once the energy is added, it has to go somewhere. Often, the person you're engaging with throws it right back, or even increases it. A talented, mature person might take your negative energy and de-escalate it, or even swallow it and permit the conversation to calm down or end. But don't count on it.

Sure, you can 'win' a conversation by overwhelming your opponent with energy they can't handle. But of course, they're not your opponent and you don't really win. Being aware of the energy you add or take from interactions is a sophisticated technique that radically changes the outcomes of the conversations that fill your day. Add the good stuff, absorb the bad stuff and focus on the outcomes, not the bravado.

圖、文：凱特蕾蒂

引言：

我是凱特，去年七月開始的馬拉松初級生，血液裡的瘋狂和自由讓我至今也跑了十幾場標馬和超馬， 偶爾是熱血跑者偶爾是熱情志工，也許你曾經在賽事上見過這隻揹著手繪紅包包或者穿著手繪T恤的凱特貓，也許你曾經在我的或朋友的FB上見過我的圖或文，也許你根本不曉得我怎麼會在這兒出現，總之希望這是場美好的相遇。

很感謝don1don給我一個新的世界，我將會在這兒分享我的關於跑步運動的圖文點滴，或者交流先求帥再求快的個人高調裝扮，也許一點都不專業，但是有我的真心，希望你們會喜歡，先分享上周的三峽熊空越野馬拉松，下次再稍微介紹一下關於我。