【推荐3】When you have limited time to prepare for a test, but you’re tired, studying can seem like hopeless struggle.     1    ,however, to achieve a high score. So how can you keep studying when you’re tired and even increase your knowledge?

●Prepare yourself and your environment.

Eat before studying if you are hungry. Hunger can distract you and stop you from keeping what you study. Tell roommates or family members that you are studying.     2    . Remove distractions. Turn off the TV, your cell phone and music. Your study material should be the only thing going into your brain.

●Plan your study session.

Determine the purpose of your studying. Are you preparing for a test, a class discussion or a training session?     3    . Should you place emphasis on vocabulary, on key dates or on being able to critically analyze the material? Break the material into manageable parts. Switch between easy tasks. such as making flash cards, and those that require concentration. Changing it up helps the material seem fresh.

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Keep plenty of water on hand. Avoiding thirsty keeps your brain and body working at the best levels and give you a regular reason to get up and move around. Chew strong-flavored gum. The regular movement of your jaw and the gum’s flavor keeps you from becoming sleepy too easily. Move around. Sit at your desk, then move to the floor, then to an armchair or couch. Take a cold shower if you feel too tired. The water helps wake you up.     5    

I can understand how upsetting it is to lose a best friend. Best friends have an emotional investment (感情投资) in the friendship. They also spend a great deal of time together, so breakups leave a huge sadness in both friends’ lives.

You haven’t shared the details of the argument or misunderstanding you had with your friend but problems may appear unexpectedly in all relationships. Sincere apologies can often smooth things over. In fact, they can make the relationship stronger.

Why won’t your friend forgive you? Here are a few possibilities:

·The mistake was so serious (e. g. a poor judgment) that it was unforgivable;

·Your friend over-reacted (反应过激) for uncertain reasons (e. g. perhaps because of her past or other things going on in her life now);

·This was one of a series of mistakes or misunderstandings, a final straw (稻草) that led your friend to say there was no way back.

You did the right thing by apologizing. Now you have to take a step back and give your friend the time she needs to cool off. You could try writing to her a note if you want to explain yourself but avoid apologizing repeatedly.

If she doesn’t respond or change her mind, there’s not much more that you can do. It takes two persons to sustain a close friendship.

Hope this helps and that you begin to heal from this loss.

Best,

Irene

【推荐3】Kiley Crisp, a 15-year-old teenager, has Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes learning and developmental issues. Despite her outgoing personality, Kiley sometimes struggles to make friends. Last year, however, she met two amazing girls at a summer camp she went to. The girls, who live far away from her, daily contact Kiley. They call her, check in on her using social media, and make her feel deeply loved.

Kiley was out to dinner with family to celebrate her turning 15. She was extremely moved to find that her friends drove three hours to celebrate her birthday! In a video posted by her sister Ashley on social media, Kiley is seen moved to tears at how kind her friends were to surprise her on her birthday.

In the video, the 15-year-old is seen happily dancing around in a cafe. Then she feels two girls coming towards her. She realizes they are her two good friends. Kiley widens her eyes, unable to believe it, because both had told her that they felt sorry for not being able to come to observe her birthday. Then the two friends are seen comforting Kiley as they offer her hugs and wish her a happy birthday!

The video has acquired over 5.2 million views since it was posted, through which Kiley has received a lot of love. And in an update, she expressed her hearty thanks to those who left sweet comments. One of them said, “Really sweet of those girls to support their friend like that.” Another said, “The world would be a much better place if more people were like these girls. They are inspiring role models. We should all try to be so nice.”

【推荐1】To battle the plagiarism (抄袭), some schools in America have responded to ChatGPT by cracking down, according to the New York Times.

New York City public schools, for example, recently blocked ChatGPT access on school computers and networks, citing “concerns about negative impacts on student learning, and concerns regarding the safety and accuracy of content.” Schools in other cities, including Seattle, have also restricted access.

A US’ online course provider Study. com recently asked 1,000 students over the age of 18 about the use of ChatGPT in the classroom. The responses were surprising. Around 89 percent said they’d used it on homework. Over 50 percent said they used ChatGPT to write an essay, while 22 percent admitted to having asked ChatGPT for a paper outline.

While the chatbot (聊天机器人) is raising fears of academic cheating on school campuses, some education insiders believe introducing the Al-ended tools to the academics could even overturn the traditional education.

“For researchers, finding valuable scientific problems and solving them in creative ways come first, and then writing academic papers. Some Al-enabled writing tools can create and polish words or even write long text based on a few keywords shortly,” said Zhu Wei, a law professor in China. For example, ChatGPT helps writers gather reference materials for their papers, which not only increases the efficiency of the work, but also allows researchers to devote more energy to more creative work.

“Whether to use ChatGPT depends on whether there is cognitive investment in using it. For those students who just use it to cope with homework or exams,” Zhu said, “this is putting the cart before the horse, which should be restricted. To avoid academic misconducts through using the tools,” Zhu suggested introducing software to help educators sift through text generated by ChatGPT. He believes schools should embrace ChatGPT as a teaching aid which could unlock creativity in students. “The core role of such tools is not to replace human thinking, but to enhance human thinking,” Zhu said.

【推荐3】What do you feel passionate? What do you love (besides your family, children, and friends)? Our passion often leads us to our purpose in life. For example, am absolutely passionate about helping people work through blocks or barriers such as hurt, guilt, shame, and self-doubt in order to experience the freedom to be authentically who they are.

I believe when you find your passion, you will experience freedom, happiness and, ultimately, less anxiety and more peace. It sounds so simple. However, many people do not really know what they are passionate about because they have lost a sense of who they are. We have spent so much time trying to please others or creating stories about why we can’t do something. What if you could change this? How would your life be different?

Identify and write down the areas you love. Technology, gardening, helping others, inner design, leadership, finances, health, fitness, writing, photography, art, managing projects, and the list goes on.

Look at your thoughts around placing more emphasis on the area where you pursue either personally or professionally. What are you telling yourself? I’m not good enough. I don’t have the time or money. Whatever it is, work on deleting this from your thoughts and replacing them with the opposite statement.

Create more time in your calendar or research what add it information or resources you might need to integrate this more in your life. Maybe it’s getting a coach or instructor to help keep you on track, reduce your fears and work on your limiting conversations. Set goals and make them happen.

Living out your purpose may mean a different job or it may mean focusing your time differently or making your passion more of a priority in your life. We all matter and have a purpose. It’s never too late to create what you want.

This quote by Bob Proctor summarizes what this all means, “Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision.”