Self Improvement

Reason #1: Increased Stress And Anxiety When you wake up and immediately check your phone, you’re being bombarded with new messages, emails, to-dos, and other stimuli that often creates a feeling of stress and anxiety. Immediately, external stimuli are pulling for your attention, giving you no time and space to start your day calmly. According to Dr. Nikole Benders-Hadi,  “immediately turning to your phone when you wake up can start your day off in a way that is more likely to increase stress and leave you feeling overwhelmed.” Furthermore, a  study  at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden measured the effects of smartphone usage on people in their 20s over the course of a year. The study showed that  high mobile phone use was directly correlated to increased reports of depression  in both men and women — and that’s worrisome. So, if you want to avoid starting your day feeling rushed, stressed, and anxious, stop checking your smartphone right after waking up. ...

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...