Tuesday, October 28, 2014

how to over come the exam fever

Prepare a time-table: A well-planned day makes for better performance, be it school-going kids, or adults at their workplaces. Dividing the hours of your day and allotting them to specific activities, based on your priorities can make your more confident at handling things, and it gives you a good sense of control too.

Allotting specific time slots to specific subjects can make your work easier. Even better, help your kids do it. That way, you'll be building a stronger connection with them, which is of utmost importance.

Meditate: Meditation is one of the best natural techniques to improve confidence and boost mental health. Regular meditation improves concentration and before you know it, you'll be less distracted and more focused. Set out 10-15 minutes daily just for meditation.

Exercise: Moderate exercise doesn't just prevent obesity and other related conditions; it's good for your mind too. Aerobic exercises or just simple jogging can benefit your body in more ways than one. Firstly, exercises improve blood circulation, brings more oxygen into your body, which keeps the brain more active, and removes lethargy and sluggishness.

Set out for a short jog early in the morning.

Practice mock tests: Getting yourself acquainted to what's coming up is one of the best steps to take to ace that test. Practice mock test and previous question papers; it gives you a good knowledge about the kind of questions that may come up, which chapters carry a greater mark weight age etc.

Take a break: Constantly pressuring and overburdening yourself can have a negative and opposite effect on your exam score- if you're trying to do too many things at a time without a break, you'll probably not get more than halfway through.

Do remember to take small 10-15 minute breaks in between every study session-play with your pet or just simply walk around the house.

Sleep properly: getting adequate sleep is important, especially during exams, where the entire focus is on your mental faculties. A sleep-deprived body can affect your paper, but you knew that already, didn't you?

Think positive: Last, but not the least, positive thinking, which may seem monotonous and boring to many of us, should be implemented during exams. Stay focused on your stronger points, subjects you can score well, and stand up with confidence. Merely the 'I-can-do-it' attitude can help you kill the fear.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you'll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit.”

Monday, October 20, 2014

my first experience of college.

My first semester of college was certainly an experience. And I use the word "experience" in the way that Randy Pausch used it in his famous Last Lecture, where he said that "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." The first semester of my freshman year of college was a whole bunch of not getting what I wanted. Not getting things that I applied for. Not fitting into the group of people that I wanted to be friends with. Not having any of the guys that I was interested in be interested back. Not achieving the grades I wanted (and kind of assumed I would get). That's just a whole lot of experience right there. But as Randy Pausch also said about experience in his Last Lecture, "experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer." I was able to learn from my first semester of frosh year, and have a very successful and enjoyable second semester -- and I'm hoping to keep using my experiences to improve and grow as a student and person.