Unsung Saga(Battle of Student)

To any Student,Most unreliable thing in the world might be his/her own brain! 

They can and will believe anything very easily but not one's own brain.!! 

All joking aside!! 

We often see students complaining about recapture of the content studied, baffled or messing up with different concepts leaving them in despair. 

One may feel startled to know famous personalities had mastered over their mind, brain and had cultivated a photographic memory. Swami vivekanand used to articulate  4-5 books in a single day and remembered each of the words along with page numbers of the book. Strange isn't it? 

Hold on!! 

Do you know world's fastest readers claim to read 25000-50000 words per minute!! 

Yes they are capable to do it. How is this possible!? 

 

Is their brain made up of magnets!? 

 

Obviously Not right! 

When one human being can do so much marvellously than it is also possible to each one of us to do in more grandeur,Only when we take the mantra of doing it Rightly. 

Let us try to understand the basic functioning of our brain , the reading techniques and other aspects ,making reading and learning a jovial process. 

Oh My Brain!! 

Brain is the most powerful organ in a human body provided you know how to use it. Some of the facts about brain is suffice to understand it's worth. 

1.An ordinary grand master 's brain is capable of storing upto 50000 game patterns . Even a super computer have failed to defeat the grand master. 

2.Brain's memory is virtually unlimited. Human brain consists of 86 billion neurons. 

3.Neurons to neurons connecting can be upto 1000 trillion connection!! 

4.A human brain can produce power of 23 Watts which is sufficient to glow a light bulb. 

5.It consumes upto 20% of human body's energy and oxygen. 

You may by this time have become aware of the gigantic power of the your brain and feeling pride to carry the one in ur head!! 

Is it not! 

One should!! 

Methods of Reading

1.Reading Out Loud. 

It is primary form of reading. 

This is type of reading, can be employed if you start the concept newly or concept is unfamiliar to you. 

The sound produced while reading keeps your mind attentive and undiverted. 

2.Reading by keeping mouth closed. 

It Is Intermediatory Form Of Reading. 

This can be used when you are known with concepts and the mind does not require outside element to keep it attentive. 

This type of reading require movement of tongue to be attentive. 

3.Reading By Eyes. 

It is Highest Form Of Reading. 

This type of reading can be employed during revision sessions and when the mind is totally in control . Here the brain is fully alert and studying takes place only through eyes at a tremendous faster rate. 

Techniques Of Reading. 

There are various techniques employed in learning which are based on several factors let us try to analyse few techniques in general applicable to students of different levels. 

1.Pomodoro Technique. 

The Pomodoro Technique works like this:

1. Decide what you want to accomplish and estimate how long you will study for. Then break your work into pomodoros.
2. Set a timer for 25 minutes, and start studying. (There are many pomodoro apps available for your phone, or follow along with someones study session on YouTube).
3. Minimize your distractions during the pomodoro interval. If a thought pops into your head write it down. If a friend calls let them know you will call them back later.. 
4. After 25 minutes take a short 5-10 minute break. Grab a coffee, go for a walk, call back your friend, or do something else relaxing.
5. Repeat. After 4 pomodoros take a longer break for 20-30 minutes.

Why It Works

We learn best when we are fully engaged in a task, but this can be mentally exhausting. With this intensity breaks are important. During the longer breaks our brains are assimilating the new information and resting for the next round. With practice your pomodoros will become more successful, and you will improve your attention span and concentration.

2.SQ3R Technique

This reading technique involves five different steps, each one with the goal to get you closer to full comprehension of the text.

 

• Survey: First survey the piece to get a quick idea of the content and structure of the reading. By doing this, you are preparing your mind.

• Question: Prepare questions for yourself to go over as you read the material. One trick on how to create questions is to turn paragraph titles into questions. For example, a title such as “Women in the Civil War,” could turn into the question: “Who were the women in the civil war, what did they do, and when?”

• Read: Read with your questions in mind. In this step, you can combine other reading techniques that may work for you such as scanning or active reading.

• Recite: Now it is time to go back and answer those questions you created. Make sure what you read makes sense, and that you understand how it answers your questions.

• Review: Make mental notes or say aloud what you have learned. Try doing so without looking at your notes or the text to check what you have or have not retained.

Methods Of Revising

1,2,4,7 Technique

It is a method in which revision of a topic is done after certain number of hours or days. 

Revising proved to beneficial if carried in the form of 1,2,4,7 i.e after one day of reading, followed by +2 days, followed by +4 days, followed by +7 days. In this way one can easily remember the topics studied. 

Other tricks for effective revision. 

Once the concepts are covered it is equally important to recite and revise them timely. In order to retain the information for longer time. 

1.Using keywords in the given paragraph. 

You need to remember only important terms and possible write beside paragraph so that time required for whole sentence is evaded. 

2.Making acronyms of multiple sentences

You can make acrnonym of first letters of multiple sentences to remember easily. 

For example:

Hardware 

Software

Application 

Operating system. 

Acronym can be HSAO. 

3.Giving a nickname to the word which confuses. 

Suppose u don't remember any term try to give a Nickname to it. You can easily recall. 

 4.Highligthning the main words. 

 5.Bactracking the sequence In which revision started. 

Ex:Page 1-10 1- revision

     Page 1-5   2 - revision

     Page 5-10 3 - revision

     Page 10-5 4 - revision

     Page 5-1   5 - revision. 

This method also reduces time needed for revising from one step of revision to another. 

6.Analysing and solving numerous question papers will provide you an exact roadmap to get the best results. 

Reading Is To Mind What Exercises  Is To The Body. 

Trying too many things at the end of academic is not a good option at all and also worrying about the result does not change it. 

In order to achieve success , one is required to plan systematically and bring equilibrium both physically and mentally. 

More Tips Again!! 

Good diet 

Eating a healthy food during examinations helps maintain good health. 

Sleep

It is very much essential for proper functioning of your mind. Sleep of at least 7 hours has to be maintained. 

Meditation

At least 10 minutes on meditation helps improve your memory power and keeps nerves cool. 

 

Faith

Belief In  self is an ignition to achieve desired goals. History is all about the people who believed in themselves. Undeterred faith is need of the hour. 

Fearlessness 

Be fearless for whatever shall be the consequences. 

Fearlessness brings you freedom no more slavery to fear. Go and conquer the unconquered. 

Attitude

Being positive is a biggest catalyst , your attitude determines your destination.Always have a positive attitude. 

You are all lions come out of the illusion that you are sheeps!! 

No great accomplishments are achieved without greater sacrifices. 

Sacrifice your comfort today to get compliments tomorrow. 

Grow limitless! 

All the success!