Many people face problems while learning new things. Some students are good at math while some are good in arts subjects. But our mind is very powerful, and we can easily learn new things with just a few tricks. For example, you can try new ways to understand things. If you read something in a textbook, you should not just rely on it but also look for it in other mediums. Many times, you try to study something all night long, but in the morning, you discover that your mind is blank and everything is gone. It can happen to anyone but you can easily overcome this issue.
With the development of science and technology, we now have numerous tools to learn new things. So, when we read something useful in a book, we can search for it on websites like YouTube and take information from there as well. Other than this, if you find it hard to learn from text, you can watch pictures or listen to an audio about that topic. Many times, something that is not clearly explained in the text can be found in a more simplified version in the form of videos and images.
While preparing for exams, you can learn definitions of scientific terms from more than one books. According to research, when we get information from more than one source, our mind becomes more active and interconnection is developed in the areas of our brain. In this way, our brain keeps storing new information, and we increase our knowledge. In the start, you will find it difficult, but it will become easy afterward.
When you learn something new from multiple sources, not only you enhance your knowledge and your brain becomes more powerful, but also you become a proficient learner. As a result, when someone asks you a question on any topic, you will have the power to pull that information from more than one area of your brain. In this way, your creative skills will also be increased.
Sometimes all the information mixes up and you get confused. To solve this issue, you can adjust your schedule. If you are studying more than one subjects at the same time, you can make a routine of giving 30 minutes to each subject. If you don’t find it easy, you can set different days for different subjects. For example, if you are studying Science on Monday, then don’t study any other subject on that day. Also, take a break after every few minutes to refresh your mind and energy. Good night sleep is also very important because it boosts your mind and keeps you active.
Doing multiple things while studying is not a good habit and it will lead you to distraction. If you are chatting with your friends while preparing for an exam, your brain will not save any information. Similarly, watching TV or listening to music at the time of studies also weakens your attention.
Last but not least: take notes. Whenever you learn something new or interesting, just write it down on your notepad. It is good to use real notepad than using computer or tablets to note things. Because according to various studies, gadgets draw our attention away from studies. Also, when you write something on a notebook, your brain processes every single word that you write. In this way, you keep storing new information to your brain.
If you keep these tricks in mind while studying, you will not have to worry about wasting hours understanding something. You can understand anything easily by making some minor changes to the way you study.