Nugget of Advice.
As time goes by, increasingly my thoughts turn to what advice encapsulates my experience of life. This little nugget, although small has a dynamic power to change and enhance many lives.
Often through life various tests will indicate potential and self-belief. A notion in someone’s worth is important but this information I am going to explain is sadly not widely understood. A fundamental base of mental capability is memory and this can relatively easily be increased by a phenomenal degree. Memory works best through visualisation, unusual connections and frequent recall. One particular technique is while watching a soap on TV I try to name each character as they appear and later associate each family member, then locate them to different areas depicted in the soap. Quite simply the more I use my memory the stronger it becomes and there is no fear of ever overloading the capacity, as it is enormous. Of course that is a rule which can be applicable to everybody.
Improving my memory is only part of the nugget. How I apply my mind to any given situation is greatly enhanced with wisdom and that for me, is using experience, in the best way possible. Thinking is important, by grouping and breaking complex problems down, it can make a concept easier to understand. Some things need to be started on before it might become clear that an original thought could need to be changed and something new attempted. This is where thinking outside the box can be useful.
In my own life my attitude to learning had a vital part to play in how I progressed. One class experience can greatly influence a child’s attitude to school. During school years I usually found myself in catch up mode but as I became older and adjusted to new life experiences, something moved within me and this meant that from a straggler I jumped to having attained top marks in several subjects. I approached learning with a fresh determination and become interested in the class-based learning. I reversed the position of being a student to that of being a teacher and actively explained the important points as if I was really teaching other people. This of course was increasing my ability of recall and that is so necessary to being able to successfully answer questions.
I realised sleep and proper rest are important. Studies have shown taking frequent breaks during study are very beneficial as people tend to remember the first and last things that they have observed more easily. This probably is the most powerful attribute to learning as Confucius said I hear and I forget. I see and remember. I do and understand.
A positive way of putting into practice a thought to action is by being able to construct on a piece of paper important points like the underground tube map, using different colours and lines connecting relevant ideas and facts. Using mnemonics to learn and memorise facts can be extremely useful, for example in order the planets of the solar system can be remembered by a single letter each. Taking the first letter of each planet... M. V. E. M. J. S. U. N. There are several possibilities of doing this, but I particularly like this one for the humour. My Very Energetic Mum Just Sat on Uncle Ned. Of course to reinforce this I can draw a map of the planets in order, starting nearest to the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
I have experienced good and bad teachers at school and also later in life I have seen how lessons can be influenced by the people behind them. The important change for me came with an attitude to learning and increasing my memory to become my own teacher. Another important part of the nugget that I hold as dear is that, I like others, have a particular mental capability and what makes the difference is how that capability is used. Quite simply thinking is a skill that can be expanded with a little applied effort and this in itself can open opportunities in life that one may not ever have thought possible.
Often through life various tests will indicate potential and self-belief. A notion in someone’s worth is important but this information I am going to explain is sadly not widely understood. A fundamental base of mental capability is memory and this can relatively easily be increased by a phenomenal degree. Memory works best through visualisation, unusual connections and frequent recall. One particular technique is while watching a soap on TV I try to name each character as they appear and later associate each family member, then locate them to different areas depicted in the soap. Quite simply the more I use my memory the stronger it becomes and there is no fear of ever overloading the capacity, as it is enormous. Of course that is a rule which can be applicable to everybody.
Improving my memory is only part of the nugget. How I apply my mind to any given situation is greatly enhanced with wisdom and that for me, is using experience, in the best way possible. Thinking is important, by grouping and breaking complex problems down, it can make a concept easier to understand. Some things need to be started on before it might become clear that an original thought could need to be changed and something new attempted. This is where thinking outside the box can be useful.
In my own life my attitude to learning had a vital part to play in how I progressed. One class experience can greatly influence a child’s attitude to school. During school years I usually found myself in catch up mode but as I became older and adjusted to new life experiences, something moved within me and this meant that from a straggler I jumped to having attained top marks in several subjects. I approached learning with a fresh determination and become interested in the class-based learning. I reversed the position of being a student to that of being a teacher and actively explained the important points as if I was really teaching other people. This of course was increasing my ability of recall and that is so necessary to being able to successfully answer questions.
I realised sleep and proper rest are important. Studies have shown taking frequent breaks during study are very beneficial as people tend to remember the first and last things that they have observed more easily. This probably is the most powerful attribute to learning as Confucius said I hear and I forget. I see and remember. I do and understand.
A positive way of putting into practice a thought to action is by being able to construct on a piece of paper important points like the underground tube map, using different colours and lines connecting relevant ideas and facts. Using mnemonics to learn and memorise facts can be extremely useful, for example in order the planets of the solar system can be remembered by a single letter each. Taking the first letter of each planet... M. V. E. M. J. S. U. N. There are several possibilities of doing this, but I particularly like this one for the humour. My Very Energetic Mum Just Sat on Uncle Ned. Of course to reinforce this I can draw a map of the planets in order, starting nearest to the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
I have experienced good and bad teachers at school and also later in life I have seen how lessons can be influenced by the people behind them. The important change for me came with an attitude to learning and increasing my memory to become my own teacher. Another important part of the nugget that I hold as dear is that, I like others, have a particular mental capability and what makes the difference is how that capability is used. Quite simply thinking is a skill that can be expanded with a little applied effort and this in itself can open opportunities in life that one may not ever have thought possible.
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