Summary
In the article “Writing Your Way to Happiness”, Parker-Pope (2015) claims that expressive writing can make one happier. Expressive writing is both physically and mentally beneficial. The writer mentions that writing and rewriting your own stories “can lead to behavioral changes” and it can help change our views of ourselves. Studies conducted in America has shown that students who edited their own narrative about college, as compared to those who did not, turned out to be more successful in their academics. Writing enables us to reconstruct and redefine our problems which enables us to face our problems, leading to a “life course correction”. Writing can help a person recognize what is more important to them.
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Parker-Pope, T. (2015, Jan 19). Writing Your Way to Happiness. [Web log post]
Retrieved from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/writing-your-way-to-happiness/?hpw&rref=health&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=1
The summary is well-organized and the idea is clear. In terms of accuracy, the ideas are mostly accurate, except for the last sentence of the summary. According to Parker Pope, writting does not help the person recognise their priorities but it helps you to find the root of their problems. Ideas are very clearly presented and logical in terms of the organization. Language wise, one grammar mistake on the seventh line: have shown. Otherwise, language is clear and understandable.
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