Tips to Develop your Grey Matter

 Grey Matter comprises neural cell bodies and it processes the incoming information in the brain. Its function, fast or slow, depends upon us. It is present in all human beings but it is up to us to make it stronger to make our lives good to best. In this way, our performance will be improved.

Grey Matter is usually called Brain. Commonly it is understood that how can we develop our grey matter or brain? It looks difficult but it is not so. For this, we should have some positive change in our lifestyle. We can make our daily routine in such a way that can help by doing:

 

     1. Reading:

Reading is a wonderful tool in developing our brain cells. It can give us the opportunity to have more knowledge about the world around us. This can be done by reading books, articles in newspapers, by seeing videos on television or the internet and by asking from elders and teachers. This information will help you to have to live a more positive life.

 

     2. Watching:

Another source of developing grey matter is watching. Videos, documentaries, informative films can provide interesting and deep knowledge. The things we see affect our memory in a very strong way, it includes our minds with our eyes and ears. So, more senses are involved that make sure that the level of understanding is high.

 

     3. Effective Listening:

Listening is really a great blessing that can help a lot in this development. Through it, we can increase our information. There are so many occasions and settings, where we have an opportunity to listen to valuable conversations between different people around us. It may include teacher’s lectures, our parent’s home discussions, speeches by famous people. One important aspect of this is our level of interest. If we are eager to listen, then we are better able to take advantage of it. It is observed that in a class, the lecture is the same for all but the level of understanding is different.

 

     4. Think actively:

When we listen or read or watch, we start things simultaneously. Our minds begin to think, according to our observation. We observe that, during seeing any movie or listening to anything or reading some material, we start thinking about it. We may start reflecting on the information we have obtained. It may involve in getting benefit from the information, we gathered.

 

     5. Absorb what is necessary:

A very important aspect is to select the required information from a huge bundle of information. We have to be selective according to our interests.

 

     6. Sleep:

Getting the right amount of sleep may be helpful. According to scientists and wise people as well, eight to nine hours’ sleep is essential to work and retain information in an active and effective way. More than this, or less than this, can hinder it. Another thing that is also important, is the timings of sleep. If we sleep very late and wake very late, it will not be a good way. At noon, after work we should have a nap, to make us fresh to complete our tasks.

 

     7. Diet:

Whatever diet we take, it matters. A healthy brain is found in a healthy body. If our daily diet is healthy and energetic, it will help in the development of grey matter. We should increase fruits, milk and a healthy amount of meat including fish. We should avoid junk food, these are not good for our health.

 

     8. Physical Activity:

An active body is beneficial for a healthy mind. So, we must have an active routine, including our prayers, daily required jobs and some exercise. It will be helpful indeed.

 

So, to have a healthy brain, having increasing grey matter is dependent on us. We can make some positive changes in our lifestyles to enjoy a better and more successful life that will affect us and the people around us.

Journey from Negativity to Positivity

 There are always two sides of everything, positive and negative. Human beings are the best creation and have given the choice of good and bad after describing right and wrong ways. So, we must do our journey from negativity to positivity.

 

Everyone has a negativity and a positivity inside. It is the right of the person to choose the best way. In this way, we can create a change in a positive way, not only in ourselves but in our surroundings as well. This change is definitely not a sweet cake to

 

eat. It demands a struggle, a battle with our negativity. If we have the desire to improve ourselves, we have to do something about that.   For this, we must have a deep understanding of our grey areas and light areas as well. In this way, we can better able to enhance our light areas and improve the grey ones. This will be the first and foremost step. Then with a very positive attitude, we can make an effort towards our desired direction.

Some important steps can be helpful:

 

1. Have a smile on your face:

It will look good to generally have a smile on your face. It will improve your image. In a society where everyone is in tension and stress. So, our smile with good remarks can decrease the level of this tension. It will be a great improvement.

 

2. Start changing your behaviour:

The key factor in this regard is to try to make a change in our attitude and mode of action. One example can help you in this way; I was travelling some years back. One girl was sitting beside me. Her way of talking was so good and impressive and I was forced to appreciate her. Then she told me about it that she was a very spoiled type of girl. Her family members were not happy with her. Then she realized the negativity of her own self. When she really struggled to make a positive change in her behaviour by changing her way of talking and behaving, she found a very positive change in others. So, it is not impossible at all. We should first make new habits and then our habits will make us.

 

3. Avoid overthinking:

It is a fact that our own minds are our best friends and our worst enemies as well. If you think excessively and negatively, then your attitude will also go towards the negative side and in the case of positive thinking, results will be accordingly. So, we should make our minds positive, if we want to make our behaviour positive.

 

4. Try to contact with positive people:

There is an effect of the people around us. If we meet more with the people, who have a good attitude regarding world and people, then it will affect us definitely. So we try to include positive people in our friend’s list.

 

Our life is limited and nobody can live forever. It is very important to lead a good life with a longer-lasting positive impact. If our impact on people and society is not good, then we will not leave a good image, it will not be better for us but will also be bad for our generations.

 

Empathy: An Essential Quality of Life

 Life is a big challenge for us. So many qualities are required for a successful life like pray, hard work, love, patience, consistency and being empathetic. Empathy: An Essential Quality of Life, means trying to feel by placing oneself into another’s place. It really helps us in making our lives from good to best.

 

Life is a big blessing of our creator. It is very precious and it has no replacement anywhere. So we must take care of it by doing some efforts and struggling consciously. It can be done by making our lives better by doing efforts in a positive direction. Another way to have a good life is by making others’ lives better.

 

In our society, we see people are facing so many problems. Some of these are due to economic problems or by health issues or due to natural disasters or by other’s attitudes. The issues we face due to natural disasters are problematic for us and disturb us a lot. With the passage of time, usually, we adjust with it. But, if our sufferings are due to other people’s attitudes and acts, then it will be more difficult for us to accept it.

 

So, it will be very beneficial for us to take care of our attitudes with others. If we can develop the quality of empathy in us, we will be in a better position not only to understand others feelings, we also can revise our life strategies. Empathy really works on a positive side. Research has shown that empathy makes people better managers and workers, and better family members and friends. It creates feelings of closeness with the people around us. We can better understand others’ scenarios and in this way, we can understand their feelings. This will help us to behave in a better and more positive way.

 

It is a fact that all people are not alike in having an empathic nature. Some people are more naturally empathetic than others. It includes three parts: the emotional centre perceives the feelings of others and the cognitive centre tries to understand why they feel that way and how we can be helpful to them, but there are easy, evidenced-based exercises that anyone can do to increase their empathy.

 

In role-play, an effective therapy used is psychology work on its basis. The patient or client was asked to play the role of the person; with whom he has some issue. In this way, he will be better able to understand the feelings and views of the other person. It will help to resolve the issue in an effective way.

Rights and Responsibilities always go Together

 Rights in a vacuum are nothing and responsibilities are of the same nature. The rights of one are in fact the responsibilities of the others and vice versa. If we are performing our jobs in a good way, we have the opportunity to move in the best direction.

 

It is common to demand our rights first, without thinking of our duties. It is not a logical way of thinking. If we want to see our society, a good one, then we must perform our duties as well. Without supply, there can be no demand.

 

Rights are the rules that help make everyone equal. When we are born we have some rights. These are basic human rights because every person has them. These rights in fact are the responsibilities of others and others rights are our responsibilities. Being a responsible human being means you care about other people's rights. 

 

The rights of a person are the responsibilities of someone else. If the right of a child to be cared for by his parents and the others important for him. Then, this care and love will pose a responsibility to respect, to obey and to care about those who cared for him. This is a very beautiful relationship where no governmental rules are usually required. It is a system of love that makes us responsible to care for our loved ones.

 

All other relations of rights and responsibilities are also there, which we must care about as humans. These include the rights of a student and the responsibilities as a student. The rights of a student are the responsibilities of his teachers. If teachers are responsible to provide good care of their students by providing them with good learning experiences, providing them with opportunities to learn and experience new knowledge. On the other hand, the student will be responsible to give a good response to the teachers, giving good respect to them by obeying them and performing well.

 

The first and foremost are the rights and responsibilities are between children and their parents. The rights of children are of the most important, in the whole relations around us. If children are not given their rights, they cannot survive. The right of nourishment they require for their lives, the right of safety from hot and cold, the right of basic training toilet and learning training. Without these hard pieces of training, a person cannot have a good life at all. But these all rights pose a big responsibility on them as well. They are supposed to give a positive and valuable response. They are required to respect their parents and elders. They must work hard to do well in their studies and other obligations. These good relations make the family and the community life a strong base for a healthy society.

 

There is a list of these mutual relations along with the discussed earlier:  between wife and husband, the employers and the employees, the administrator and the public and between the neighbours too. These all are mutual responsibility based relations. A balanced approach must be there, to make these relations positive and fruitful. In a progressive society, an easygoing and encouraging combination of rights and responsibilities is a must. A satisfied and happy society is an ideal one.

Plan your Day and Life

 Life is very precious and it is going on slowly and unknowingly. So, you have to plan your day and life, to get more from less time & to travel from good to best.

An unplanned work or job or day or life is definitely different from a planned one. With planning, we can make a priority list, what will be done first, then on the second number, and so on. This way we can complete our daily tasks in time. We also can have an idea, maybe it would a rough one, about the time it will take, the issues that you will face, to some extent, and the things and institutions you will require. This planning will help you out and will give you a sense of accomplishment. It will be a great blessing indeed.

Many people, very intelligent, with high esteem, sometimes cannot achieve what they deserve. If we see in-depth, somewhere mismanagement of their time will be there. Life is the most precious credit we have. So, we must be very careful and sensitive about it. Whatever we have been given by our creator, we must use it in the best way. We should use the intelligence we have given, our body strengths we have, the money we have, and the relatives we are blessed with, in the best possible way. In this way we can achieve the best results for our assets.

This planning can be done in different ways. It is not necessary to have it in a written form but it is the better one. The latter will be more beneficial in doing self-comparison of different periods of life. In this way, we can manage it more efficiently. 

If we consider the planning of our coming days, it will be the base of our whole life. The day is the basic unit. The time of starting our day, the sequence of different jobs and works, according to their importance is of key importance. In this way, we can manage our lives in a better way and we can also foresee possible hurdles. We can be better able to handle those effectively. 

Planning is helpful not only in the life of individuals but in the life of a family and a country as well. Planning can change the fate of a country. All fields of a country e.g. economics, education, health, defense, or judiciary need effective planning. Good planning can save resources, can generate more resources, and use all these in a better way. Several examples are there of those countries, who develop in a very rapid way and reach a very high level. On the other way round, ill-planning or no planning can destroy a lot.

Ways to Stay Focused

 

Why to stay Focused?

We are living in a world that is so busy and full of many interesting options. As a student or a working person, we have certain main goals or targets from good to best, to achieve & find ways to stay focused. It’s a small attempt to explain.

This challenging world is a conflicting stage for all of us. We have to choose our track with our strength of will. So, focusing on our main goals is a must. How can we do this? It is the main question.

Few possible suggestions are given in this regard:

1. Have a clear look at your goals. If we are clear, we can be more focused to achieve them. If you are younger, then this responsibility will be shifted towards elders around you, most possibly parents. They must be clear and have to provide a suitable environment for their young ones. 
2. We must be aware of the demands of our targets. Keep high but realistic targets before you achieve them. Unrealistic targets can be discouraging. 
3. Try to make a schedule for every day, with the help of elders, or do it yourself. Then try to act upon it strictly. 
4. Schedule the timings for doing your work and assignments and for recreational activities, in a realistic way. 
5. Be very regular and punctual. This quality will help you all your life. Try to finish daily tasks on a daily basis and never leave them pending.
6. If we prepare our lectures beforehand, it will help a lot. We will be in a far better position to understand the materials: we have read before. It is a key to success.
7. Try to limit your screen time. It is detrimental to your eyes, physique, and studies. Prefer outdoor games and exercises to make you healthy and fresh.
8. Don’t depend only on your books. Try to get some extra knowledge. When teachers will examine your work, they will be happy to see some extra information and eventually it will enhance your impression and grades.
9. Try to be positive, optimistic, and realistic. Do not leave your targets unfinished. Try to be persistent to have them.
10. Do every possible and positive effort to get them. Make your canvas of options broader. It will help you to adjust in a better way. It will prevent you from feeling of discouragement.
11. Always start everything with prayer. Be optimistic and confident.

These attractions, if they refresh us for gaining those end aims, are good but if these are acting as hurdles, then these are negative and if these negative activities become our focus, then it is alarming. All these points can be helpful in making our lives more productive and meaningful. There must be some aim in our lives that is meaningful, not only for us but for the betterment of others. It will be a real flavor of our life.

Learning the hard way

 Yes! Learning the hard way. It is true. When you struggle to see what actually you are looking for. This is search and research. Nowadays it is very easy just Google it and a list of websites open up. You see it with examples. This way you will never forget it. 

When we are in school and college. If we go there reading the books beforehand it will be very helpful. The teacher only guides us on what is in it. Take time to read something or anything. Make a habit and read for some time say 15 minutes and then see the result.

Sometimes when you get something new like a mobile phone you start using it. Although it provides a user manual with it. But some people avoid consulting it. They think that they can use it immediately. They start fibbling with the equipment and after some time they get lost. But after some time they start to know what they were trying to get. This will never forget by them and this is known as learning the hard way. On the other hand, if they start using the manual from the beginning although they will learn to use the equipment they will take some time to learn and remember.

There are two schools of thought. One is first you read and learn the use of the equipment. The other is you start using the equipment and learn the way you use it. In both ways, you will learn.

Some time one say why do I need to read the manual? They are never successful. They start blaming the equipment which they were supposed to use. 

Learning the hard way can at times be a more efficient teacher, and letting students struggle before offering guidance may lead to deeper conceptual understanding and the ability to transfer what was learned to new problems.