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Chidinma's Edition A MAGAZINE FOR PEOPLE OF DISTINCTION 6th-12th October, 2012 ChidinmaVoice of Fame 21 Venus And Serena Williams Live In Lagos How to Fix Your Foot Problems INSIDE Us Embassy Discriminate Against Nigerian Pregnant Women? R easons Why You Should Put An End To I Review visit ConsumersTell.com Comment (Nigeria’s Leading Consumer Review Website) Review visit ConsumersTell.com Comment (Nigeria’s Leading Consumer Review Website) Rank WhereRank the customer is finally king! Finally, the customer is king! 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Total silence isn't required, because some of them: What I call the "Old Spool difficult for children to stop and focus on research has found that certain types of Factory," an old big stone building with the task at hand. Yet, helping children music help people concentrate better, round windows, and what I call "the Weir," a develop self-discipline, effective focus especially classical and instrumental place where high water broke through a dam strategies and concentration skills at an music. If your child is interested in near an old mill a couple of years ago. The early age is a basis for long-term success listening to music, consider playing Bach, train goes by very fast—swoosh!—golden in high school, college and the M o z a r t o r B e e t h o v e n . a n d b r o w n f o a m ! professional working world. Here are some practical and manageable tips 3. Establish Rules for Homework Time 5. Hold Your Own, Even if You Have to Hold parents can use to help their children There is nothing more distracting than a o n t o a C h a i r focus, complete their homework and knock on the door and an invitation to play Slowly, over the years, my feelings of being ultimately succeed. when it's homework time. Require that torn apart by the end of my marriage quieted your children's homework and studying down. But once single, I realized I was still a 1. Set Expectations Early be completed (neatly and correctly) fairly dependent person. I was not always Explain to your children that just as you before going out to play. This can be hard really standing on my own feet. I was still have many important responsibilities (at in the summer, when other children are afraid of people, and—except when I was home, at work, in your community, off from school at different times. As writing —not self-confident. When I met etc.), learning is their most important seasons and activities change throughout with other professors at work, and they "job" right now. The earlier you set your the year, be flexible and adapt to changing expressed opinions that I disagreed with, I expectations and establish a routine for schedules. would say, "That's interesting." Or "I see learning, homework and studying, the what you mean," instead of directly debating easier it will be to maintain. Make it a 4 . F i n d a N e w F a m i l i a r t h e m . family practice: Allow older children to Before the divorce, I lived in New York. set an example for younger Now I commute to New Hampshire, and I So I pushed myself. The first time I said, "I children—include younger children in have noticed myself, in an almost painless disagree with you," to a colleague, I had to homework and study hour by having OCD way, looking for a few favorite sights hold onto the back of a chair, my knees were them quietly color, look at books or do along the way: the golden statue (Nike?) shaking so. But I did it. Being more assertive some other learning activity during this on a tall pole in the Bronx; an old broken- made me feel as if I might be able hold my time down footbridge in a field in sight of the own in a new relationship—or gave me the . Atlantic shore; a long narrow boardwalk, hope that I'd be able to. 2 . M a n a g e D i s t r a c t i o n s in three parts, from a house on a hill to a peculiarmagazine.com 5 INSPIRATION Simple Ways To Keep Your Mind Sharp 5 By Author Adam Singer he importance of keeping your continually broaden your horizon and everything (you can still keep a list for mindsharp cannot be overstated. soak up new information like an infinite reference, but it’s great not to need it). We’re all part of a fantastic sponge (that’s pretty much what it is, you intellectualT and information economy, should use it to do just that). 4) Give your mind time to assimilate which thrives on ideas, creativity and knowledge intelligence. Keeping your mind sharp is 2) Learn a skill or craft you’ve never We live in a culture where we are constantly sure to give you the edge over the tried before like playing an experiencing and learning new things and competition, and more importantly lead instrument, composing music, taking in new information. This is a great to your own higher levels of happiness. painting, building a model thing, I’m not going to go into the airplane, or even coding computer information overload spiel, I don’t really When your mind is in top shape, programs. believe in that anyway (you are in total you will: Engage your mind in learning a new skill. control over how much information you You’re never too old to do this, but this is take in at once). But in your process of Have greater motivation and focus definitely something you should start as absorbing new skills, knowledge and life Get more done young as you can. I started composing my experiences; internal analysis of yourself, Come up with more creative ideas own music at around 17, and in retrospect what you have learned and where you are Find inspiration more often I wish I had started even younger. You’d be going is vital to put everything in proper Remember more surprised how much learning a new skill perspective. Some people do it well during Experience a better life will open up many new paths in your mind running, others through listening to music, and help you become even better at and some people through making art. Find I’d like to share a few practices I’ve found whatever you are already an expert at. your own place that allows you to assimilate are extremely beneficial in keeping my You’ll also open yourself up to tons of new all you have learned and frequent it often. mind sharp and can help you as well: connections and intellectual social circles by engaging yourself in a new hobby, form 5) Eat well, sleep well and exercise 1) Continue reading, absorbing of art, or trade. often knowledge and experiencing Giving your mind the proper rest and energy culture 3) To improve memory don’t write is essential to getting the best performance Sorry to use a clichéd quote, but everything down out of it. This one is pretty self explanatory, education is not preparation for life, If you can, try this for a week: write down but people often forget that you need proper education is life itself. It should be everything you need to do at the fuel and proper rest to function optimally. something pleasurable and done for beginning of the week, as you normally Also, putting your physical body through the intrinsic reasons above all else.
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