Effective
study:
Although many of us are trying to do our best to
obtain a good result in our academics, we are unfortunately not getting what we
want. This is because we do not follow the correct things to achieve it. Are we
putting in enough effort or are we studying in the correct way?
Although God has given us the abilities that we require
to be successful in life, and the ability to achieve, some of us are unable to
attain because they don’t use their brain for improvement. Many people do not
trust themselves and their brains. They keep saying, “I’m not intelligent or I
have a weak memory." Tony Buzan, the expert of memory and speed-reading
said that (there is no strong memory or weak memory, only skilled or unskilled
memory). The brain is like any other muscle that needs to be strengthened by
exercising. It has to be trained by reading, thinking and analyzing. When you
strengthen your memory it will be easy for you to store and recall the
information. The problem happens when we are storing the information in our
mind .This happens because we are not concentrating. We are multi-tasking at
the same time. That is why we face difficulty when we try to remember, because
the information is saved randomly. So, you have to do one task at a time.
There are many ways for effective studying:
v Organize your
place:
Organizing your place is very important for getting the
information you want. It will help you physiologically. You will feel
comfortable and relaxed. So prepare the place of study with a good illumination
and prefer the natural light from the sun, otherwise have a lamp with white
color. The other required thing is good ventilation, where you can get fresh
air. This will provide your body with the required oxygen.
The other thing before you start is to organize
and clean your table from cluttered papers that are not required in the study
at that time. Only keep the materials those you want to study or you need it as
a reference. This will keep your mind prepared and concentrated.
v Continuous reading:
Another element to the effective study and gaining
knowledge in all ages is continuous reading. As we have mentioned continuous
studying will help you to strengthen you memory, and this will help you follow-up
with all lessons and retain it in your mind. The dilation will make the lessons
accumulate in you and this will put pressure on you, if you do not start slowly
with the subjects you like, or other interesting books or magazine until you
start reading and liking it. Read books of famous writers, which will help you
to improve your skills. You will find them in the libraries or even in the net
as E-books. These days, more than 2 million books are published yearly. If I
ask you how many books you have read until now I wouldn’t get a positive
answer. You have to keep reading to be kept updated about the improvement which
is happenings in the world.
Many people learn speed-reading to increase the number of pages in
a minute. The expert Tony Buzan who has many books and videos on the net
improves it. In this technique, they will learn more and get the chance to get
a lot of information. This may allow you to read more than 1000 word every
minute if you keep practicing.
The normal reading rate is 100 to 400 words every
minute. You can see the difference before and after. Many famous people were
popular for speed-reading like; The Presidents of the United State John F.
Kennedy and Roosevelt. Are they are saying Roosevelt finished a book during his
breakfast? Moreover, from the old times, there is Imam Al-Shafiy who was
covering the other page of another book because he did not want the information
to interact.
There are many reasons that make our reading slow:
·
Reading loudly
·
Reading word by word
·
Re-reading the sentences.
·
Stop at some words to understand
the meaning to it. The most important thing is to understand the whole meaning
of the phrase in the context.
The above are some rationale that will make us as slow
readers. It hinders us from reading many books and acquires less of information.
Speed-reading also allows you to understand more
because you are concentrated and don’t get bored. It is like driving a car at
low speed, and enjoying the sights passing by, here and there. However, when
you are driving fast, you concentrate only on the path. By reading more, you will
brush- up the facts . You will learn new vocabulary that helps you link the
information and refine your communication.
How to start speed- reading? Follow these techniques
and you can find many books related to it:
1. Firstly,
prepare your mind to read, understand and get rid of any other thoughts.
2. Give
yourself a positive remark that you enjoy and understand all the subjects.
3. Get
a book you want to read by skimming through it and knowing about what it is.
4. Use a pointer to
help you follow the lines, so your eyes will concentrate on that line, and not
in other places.
5. Keep
a distance of 30 cm from the eyes so it will be easy to determine and see all
the lines.
6. Read
to understand all meanings and not memorize the words.
7. Don’t
repeat reading the sentence. Trust yourself and your brain to understand from
the beginning.
It is an easy way to get started with. Be reminded to
keep practicing until you feel that you are good in the technique. Don’t expect
to improve within a short span. It needs time to be perfect even it takes
months. Ultimately, you will benefit.
reference:
study for life success,by Faiz Ibrahim
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