Self Improvement

A Quote From Memory Champion Joshua Foer “One trick, known as the journey method or 'memory palace,' is to conjure up a familiar space in the mind's eye, and then populate it with images of whatever it is you want to remember.” - Joshua Foer Memory strengthening exercises in both the individual and group setting work to improve memory over the long term. But what if you have a test tomorrow and do not have the time to invest in improving your memory by exercising it? The following memory tricks and hacks might prove helpful. Say What You Are Trying to Memorize Out Loud Silently reading information uses specific neural pathways. When you read the information out loud you employ different neural pathways. Studies have shown there is a separate “memory link” at work when speaking out loud. As such, reading information out loud that you want to memorize will more quickly and effectively encode the information into your memory. Teach What You are Trying to Memoriz...

Questions to ask Yourself . 1)We can control our reactions to anything. Did you ever find yourself in a situation where you knew how to react but you chose to follow your desires? How did this make you feel? What happened? Do you try to learn from such experiences and react better in the future? How do you usually try to do this? 2) Choices are real. You are free to make choices about how you focus your attention, and this affects how the chemicals, proteins, and wiring of your brain change and function. Imagine the chemicals, proteins, and wiring of your brain changing as you think new thoughts. How does this make you feel? Does this knowledge empower you and encourage you to change the way you think? 3) Stress stage one is normal. Stress stage two and stage three, on the other hand, are our mind and body’s response to toxic thinking—basically normal stress gone wrong. You need to become aware of when you are stressed and how you react to stress. Think back to the last time y...

Yoga helps ease anxiety by teaching us to stay in the present moment. By focusing on our breath and how our body feels in each pose, we keep ourselves anchored in the present so we can lower our emotional arousal and, instead of reacting fearfully to worries and anxious thoughts, we can acknowledge them with curiosity, and then let them go. This sequence focuses on releasing stress from the muscles that commonly tense up when we are anxious to create a sense of stillness and calm in your bodymind. ●Yoga helps relieve depression by increasing levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. People experiencing depression tend to have lower levels of GABA and research shows that yoga increases this neurotransmitter, helping us feel calm and relaxed. Research also shows that emotions such as depression can affect the way our heart functions so this sequence focuses on releasing tension from the area around our chest to release stress, improve our posture and bo...

Sure, frustration is a complete jerk. It won’t sit there cross-legged, all polite and quiet-like. No, it will gnaw at your insides like a rat on a corncob. But that’s why we need it. Don’t try to ease your frustration with high doses of chocolate or wine. Don’t hide from your frustration with unending seasons of your new must-watch show. Sit there. Take a breath. And allow yourself to be frustrated. Then figure out what frustration is saying. Listen to its voice. It’s telling you the problem and asking you to find a solution. Most inventions and innovations begin with frustration, as it forces you to find a better way if you’ll let it. Let frustration cattle prod you toward your future. Let the frustration of “This is not where I want to be” motivate you to keep moving forward. Go ahead. Be frustrated. Just make sure you do something productive about it. The best way to relieve frustration is to dive headfirst right into it. Thanks for Reading  kumarsumanabhishek4@gmail.com 

If only I had … More money. More connections. More charisma. More experience. More pull. More sway. A better degree. A job I loved. A smaller nose. A boss who understood. 15 lakh rupees. Their parents. Their skills. Their life. If Only … THEN I would make things happen. THEN doors would open. THEN I’d take risks. THEN I’d dream dreams. THEN I’d start really living. THEN and only THEN. But. Maybe it’s not the lack of money, experience, looks, or charisma that’s holding us back. Maybe the only thing keeping us from NOW instead of stuck waiting for THEN is … If Only … We complain that our dreams have been devoured, like a lion snuck into our house and ate them for dinner. When really our dreams are being nibbled away by a mouse that is smirking right in front of us. Dreams aren’t crushed by a lack of opportunity. Or money. Dreams are silently assassinated by distraction and wishful thinking. Most people stop dreaming before they even give themselves the time and permission to start. If on...

1. “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt 2. “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” ~ E.E. Cummings 3. “Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ~ Lao Tzu 4. “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ~ Rumi 5. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh 6. “One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” ~ Arthur Ashe 7. “If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.” ~ Author Unknown 8. “Always be yourself, express you...