Thinking clearly is difficult but important. With unclear thinking, you will spend most of your time correcting mistakes. 【小题1】 Here are five ways to learn to think clearly.

Take a deep breath

【小题2】 Your body will get its balance and find calmness by taking a deep breath. And your brain will think more clearly.

Organize your thoughts by listing

Anytime you discover many thoughts running through your mind, get organized. 【小题3】 That way, you will organize a list that will help you think clearly and become smarter.

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Don’t desire（渴望）a goal that is not real. Just think about these questions. What do you want? Why do you want it? How may you put it into practice? This may take much time firstly, but clear goals will help you think clearly.

Be clear about your goals

Before you set a goal, think about its advantages and disadvantages clearly. It takes time to achieve any goal in life. 【小题5】 Or you will lose your direction and add too much pressure（压力）.

Change your negative（消极的）thinking into positive（积极的）action

Positive thinking can open up your imagination to achieve your goals. You should think “Why not?”and “How to?”, which will change negative thinking. Also, throw away negative thoughts that will stop your mind power from flowing（流动）rightly in your goals.

Making good use of these five steps will help you learn how to think clearly and become smarter.

When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of paying someone to do it. For one thing, it’s a wonderful time to enjoy yourself when you make something. 【小题1】 Today, I will show you how to make a fruit salad.

First, choose your favourite fruit. Use fruit in season. 【小题2】

Next, wash the fruit. 【小题3】 For example, mixing red apples, green pears and purple grapes can make your salad look very colorful.

Then, cut some of the larger fruit into small pieces. 【小题4】

Finally, mix them together and add some salad cream if you like.

【小题5】 Just prepare it before you are going to eat it, because some of the fruit will quickly turn brown when you leave it in the air for some time.

October 16 is World Food Day. The UN started the day in 1979. It is used to remind people not to waste food and to ask people to fight hunger（饥饿）.

A big member of people in the world still don't have enough to eat. Food shortage（匮乏） is a big problem in the world. Right now, there are more than 1000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN, Many children go to sleep, hungry and 15 million of them die of hunger each year.

There are several reasons why there are food shortages. First, there have been more droughts （干旱） and floods recently. Also, a growing population makes feeding everyone more difficult.

Another several reasons is food waste . Most people don't realize how much food they throw away every day. On avenge（平均）, person throws away 50 kilos of food every year. According to the UN, more than 1/3 of all food produced in the word goes to waste each year. The amount （数量） of food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people and the food wasted in Lain America can feed 300 million a year.

So think twice next time you want to throw away food. If you try to avoid wasting food, you could save some food and help hungry children. Only order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant. If you can't eat all you order, take the rest home. Don't be too picky about food so that you don't leave any on your plate. Keep eye on what food you have at home. Don't buy or cook too much.