It doesn’t matter how you choose to live your life — whatever you do, someone will judge you. With that in mind, let’s talk about being judged and criticized ( 批评 ). When I started writing, it wasn’t the hurtful criticism from readers that prevented me from getting started. It was my worries about what they would think if I wrote about the things I cared about. I wrote my ideas in a private document for a year before I worked up the courage to start sharing them publicly. Usually, haters simply criticize and move on. And that means that you can safely ignore them and continue doing your thing. But that is easier said than done because we all like to be validated . Some people like it more than others, but everyone wants to be respected and appreciated to some degree. I certainly do. I know that whenever I choose to take a risk and share my work with the world, I wonder about how the people around me will see me because of that choice. Will this help my fame? Will this hurt my fame? Should I even be worrying about my fame? Finally, I decided that it was more important to contribute ( 贡献 ) something to the world than it was to protect myself from criticism. The truth about criticism is that it’s almost always in your head. It is natural for most people to hold onto negative ( 消极的 ) criticism. According to a research paper titled “Bad Is Stronger Than Good” by Roy Baumeister and researchers at Florida State University, we are more likely to remember negative criticism than praise. Baumeister found that even happy people are more likely to remember more negative events than positive ( 积极的 ) ones. In fact, Baumeister and his team say that when it comes to your brain, it takes about five positive events to make up for one negative one. 1. What prevented the author from getting started on writing? A. Her own fears. B. Her lack of experience. C. People’s judgment on her works. D. People’s different opinions on writing. 2. Which word can best replace the underlined word “validated” in Paragraph 4? A. Judged. B. Helped. C. Studied. D. Praised. 3. What kind of feeling do the questions in Paragraph 4 show? A. Shock. B. Worry. C. Regret. D. Sadness. 4. What can be learned from Roy Baumeister’s research? A. We should try to avoid negative events. B. Criticism can bring about positive influence. C. We remember negative criticism more strongly. D. Criticism helps people know more about themselves.