18．Learning is a daily adventure that one carries throughout life，and we should keep learning something new every day．To become a lifelong learner，first of all you should learn where your talents and interests lie．You can try many different things so that you'll find you're not only good at a few things．Be careful of past memories that tell you to stay away from certain things．This can soon prevent you seizing chances to try many new things．Anyway，be careful not to let past experiences like these cut off opportunities for you now．
To make learning fun，you need to see learning as an exploration，not a chore （杂事）．Don't just force yourself to learn things because they're important or necessary．Instead，learn things you need to learn and you love to learn．Follow your heart，as well as your sense of duty．Even when you're learning the things you have to，seek to go beyond what you're being asked to learn．Look at the history，case studies，different applications，etc．，to make your learning experience much more colorful．
Doing reading as much as you can is also helpful．So make friends with local new and used book sellers．Through reading you'll never stop learning．Wise people read lots of books all the time； it's as simple as that．And reading will help you know the discoveries and mistakes of others so that you don't have to learn things the hard way．So remember that books，newspapers，and magazines are all reading，and as are websites，reviews and other online sources of information．
Asking the right questions can be more important than having the answers．So be sure to listen closely and understand the response．Sometimes a response is difficult to understand．Feel free to take notes，ask more questions and break down the response into smaller components （成分） to make sense of it．You can keep a diary or notebook to record what you learn and what questions you still have．Questions can teach as much as，or more than，answers．
To be a lifelong learner，often evaluate （评估） and apply what you learn．Does it make sense？Is it true？Try to answer these questions and make good evaluation about what you're learning．In addition，applying what you learn is the best way to test it and it'll help you learn it more completely and keep it longer．
How to become a lifelong learner．
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| Know what you are good at and（71）interestedin． | By trying many different things，you can be aware of your possible（72）abilityto do many things well．You should overcome your past memories and don't（73）miss/loseany chance to try something new． |
| View learning as an exploration． | Don't force yourself to learn something．Instead，be eager to learn what（74）appealsto you．When learning the things you have to，also try to make it（75）colorful． |
| Do more reading． | Try your best to read various books because reading can help you avoid something（76）wrong．You can read books，newspapers，magazines as well as different（77）onlineinformation． |
| Ask right questions． | When you have（78）difficulty/troubleunderstanding the response，take notes and ask more questions to help yourself．You can（79）recordyour learning and problems in a diary/notebook． |
| Evaluate and apply what is learned． | Evaluate your present learning material by asking questions about it．Put what you learn into（80）practice/usein daily life so that you can enrich it and keep it longer． |
