7/27(Sat) Social clock (Host:Leon)

[Leon]

Please read the article below before coming to the meeting. Thanks.
https://www.drjanweiner.com/the-social-clock

Questions for Discussion:
Session One
1. List some important life’s major transitions and which one is the most significant one?

2. "As an adaptive strategy, our brains may have evolved the ability to compare with other group members in
order to protect us from being ‘left behind’ "
Do you agree with it?
Full of comparison in our life, Company do comparison to decide which candidate get offered, Students take
entrance exam to decide their future school and We need to compare with others to know whether we have
talent. Can people avoid to compare with others?

3. Is the concept of a "social clock" helpful or harmful for individuals in modern society?


Session Two
4. Share your personel experence about going ‘off-the-clock’

5. "Those who lag behind, or choose to ignore the clock completely, are at risk of being ostracized from where
they fit within the established norms of a society."
Is your 'off-the-clock’ experence cause any side effect that trouble you?

6. The author lists some way to cope with being/feeling ‘Off the Clock’. Do you think it useful??

7. People may feel that he live the worst life during their usage of FB/IG.
Do you think social media is a glaring reminder of your position on the social clock for you?

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Agenda:
3:45 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 4:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
4:50 ~ 5:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements

Meeting Date: As shown on the Subject Line
Meeting Time: 4:00pm – 6:30pm
Meeting Venue: 丹堤咖啡 Dante Coffee (Minimum Order $85)
Address: 台北市濟南路三段25號[MAP]-捷運忠孝新生站3號出口步行3分鐘

Important Notes:
1. We advise participants to print out the discussion questions and bring them to the meeting for reference. As for the supporting articles, feel free to print them out, as well, according to your preference.
2. We suggest that participants read the articles and think about the questions in advance.
3. Newcomers should prepare a two-to-three minute self-introduction in English to deliver when called upon by the host before the start of the discussion. The host may also ask you to give brief feedback about the meeting at the conclusion of the meeting.
4. We conduct the entire meeting in English. All participants should have at least moderate English-conversation skills and be able to articulate your ideas for each discussion question.
5. We welcome newcomers and other guests to attend the meetings and join the discussion freely for two times. After that, we hope you will consider becoming a YoYo English Club member. We charge a NT$1500 lifetime membership fee, or NT$1000 for students.

[Shirley Hsu]

Move to the top.

[Iris Wu]

The social clock is an invisible “clock” (force) driving our life decisions to meet societal expectations, such as education, career, marriage, parenthood, and even purchasing a home. I didn't initially consider the 'social clock,' but I realize many of my moves were because this clock was ticking.

It's disheartening to admit we were driven by this unseen impulse. I thought newer generations might be more independent thinkers and less impacted by family, but in reality, they may experience more stress from peers' social media posts. The new social clock may now include milestones like travel destinations and timing, etc.

[Leon]

Iris always provide the insight of the issue.
In this social media age, it provokes people to chase more and more milestones within a shorter time frame than before.