Most people assume that the human brain is set on “automatic”—that means it learns all by itself. But this isn’t always true. We need to train ourselves to be better learners—to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect on what we have learnt. These kinds of learning behaviours are called“active learning”. I suggest doing the following things to take an active role in your learning.

1. Listen to the outer voice

There are two kinds of voices: the inner voice and the outer voice. Y our inner voice expresses your personal opinions, while the outer voice tells you about opinions from what you hear or read. Although your inner voice can be useful, it can also get in the way of learning. If you keep paying too much attention to it, you risk missing important information. Instead, active learners are open-minded and focus on what the speaker / writer is saying, not on what their brain is saying in the background. In this way, they are in a better position to make decisions.

2. Get to the truth

Active learners do not accept everything they learn. They attempt to find the truth at the heart of each idea. Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth. So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist today, think about why they believe this. Where does the idea come from? Do they have enough data to support their views?If you try to find out the source of an idea, no matter how crazy it seems, you will increase your chance of learning something.

Music is part of our life.【小题1】 It is the best tool to use when you’ve had a hard day. There are some other great uses for your collection of slow tracks.

Pregnancy (孕期)

【小题2】Since fetal (胎儿) brain development begins in the fifth week, it might be a great idea to try to get your baby in a relaxed state early on. Some mothers do this by putting earphones over their bellies.

High Stress Tasks

【小题3】 The tendency of relaxing sounds to slow you down may really be good for you even if you are trying to push yourself to meet a deadline. Slowing down means you have a better chance at working more carefully and preventing big mistakes.

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Going to see the doctor or the dentist can be somewhat scary experiences. You might therefore want to request some calming music. 【小题5】 If yours doesn’t, you might want to bring your own sounds stored in a device so you can have a more personal experience listening to them with earphones.

4 apps to help you make the most of your money

Living on a student budget can be tough.Budgeting is essential and it’s important to make savings in any way possible，so you can make the most of your money.Here aye some useful apps for saving money as a student.

Unidays

Cost to sign up:free

This is probably the most well—received student discount app.It’s easy to sign up to and once you have，all you have to do is use the codes Unidays provides you with when you’re paying in-store or checking out online.Unidays also sometimes increases its discount offers at certain stores and websites.Keep an eye out for these increased discounts to save yourself some extra cash，particularly as Christmas is on the horizon.

Vouchercloud

Cost to sign up:free

Vouchercloud offers some amazing deals that cannot be missed.There’s frequent 2 for 1 deals or discount available at many well-known restaurants such as Pizza Express，Frankie& Benny’s and Giraffe.They also offer deals on hotels，city breaks and a range of items such as Real Techniques products.It's a great way to save on Christmas presents—the regular 40％off at The Body Shop is always worth looking out for!

TopCashback

Cost to sign up:free

You may have seen the TV adverts for TopCashback.With the TopCashback app，you can view all participating stores security cameras.Then，all you have to do is complete your online shopping Via the app to receive cash back on any purchases you make.For example，if you buy online at Amazon you can receive up to 9％cashback into your account.It doesn’t always seem like a lot of money but if you shop online frequently it all adds up!

Tastecard

Cost to sign up:subscriptions costs vary(monthly to annually subscriptions available)

Even though it costs to subscribe to Tastecard，the discounts are worth it.With a Tastecard，you can get 2 for 1 meals or 50％off food at participating restaurants，all of which can be viewed on the app or website simply by typing in your postcode.These discounts are available at chains like Pizza Hut and Bella Italia and also independent restaurants across Manchester.