On September 23, the first meeting of this academic year took place in EnglishClub! There participants became acquainted with the concepts of “Groundhog day” and “Rat pace”, and also discussed the peculiarities of their perception in the cultures of different countries. Below we share definitions for everyone who was missing.
GROUNDHOG DAY – a situation in which the same usually monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change.
RAT RACE – the unpleasant repetitive life of people who have jobs that require them to work very hard in order to compete with others for money, power, status, etc.
In addition, during the meeting, we asked participants to write how you can cope with the autumn routine and not let your daily routine turn into Groundhog Day. From all the proposed ideas, we have compiled a checklist for you:
time to time make a stop and observe your life from afararrange some events everyday (it should not necessarily be something big, just go for a walk, for example)take care of your mental health (spend time with your friends and family, do not forget about your hobbies)keep a diary to write down your emotions and achievementschange your surroundings, for instance, spend some time close to naturefocus on small and happy things, it will make self-confidentfind activities that help you relaxgo for a walk, when you feel anxioustake time for yourselfdo spontaneous thingslive every day as if it was the lastrelax, take it easy
We are waiting for you all at the next meeting, which will take place very soon! Stay updated
