Study Smarter Not Harder

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Study Smarter not Harder...

Do we learn 4 chapters in a day if we have examinations on the upcoming day?
We always thinks that there is whole day and it is sufficient to complete all 4 chapters in 4 hours. So we usually plan to see movie else chatting with friends and spent whole day as it is. Later, at night we spend 4 hours together to complete the chapters so that we could write something in the examination paper.

Now, think a little bit before answer.

Which option will be better to complete all the 4 chapters?

a. To read and complete all chapters in 4 hours at a time and give the examination next day.
b. to make complete all four chapters with 1 hour study and in study gap of our own choice.

Is it necessary to study in a fixed routine and with a fixed study environment? Else do we read and study how we feel and wherever we feel comfortable?

Is there any direct connection of sleep with our memory power?

When should we study, which time is good for studies- night or day or early morning?

Else getting distracted during our studies id beneficial or worst case for our studies?

All these answers could be find here. I am going to share some thoughts about the studies from "Benedict's Book"- "How We Learn".

"How We Learn" focuses on- smart study instead of hard study. I am going to discuss some of the points which would be really beneficial for all students as we all need to learn and prepare for examinations.

SMART IDEA 1: Spacing Effect & Distributed Learning

Water uour brain regularly. Treat your brain as a plant. As plant needs to be showered with water daily means at regular intervals so to make them to feel fresh and energetic to bloom flowers. Running 3 miles at a time and skipping for another 2 days will not work on our health instead we need to run daily for 1 mile without failing to maintain consistency.
                                In the same manner, our brain do need the same care as our health and the plant. I mean to say that making oneself to complete the  all 4 chapters at a time is too boring and make our brain to distract from the study. It is better to choose the other option that is to bifurcate the chapters and study them in intervals.

This is known as Spacing Effect & Distributed Learning.  Scientifically, it has been proved that whenever, we watch movie  we remember more of starting and ending compare to the middle portion of the movie. This is because that movie is a big session and our concentration is at par in starting and the ending of any session. It is minimal in the middle of the session so session should be small. It means we should study for 1 hour and then we need to take a break.

We all have the tendency to learn and forget. When we take a break and try to recall the things, some of it we forget completely. And such type of recalling makes our brain to churn hard and recall which enhance our memory power. And in this way, the things which we forget and recall at intervals, it will get stored in our brain forever and it will get stored forever.

SMART IDEA 2: Untested Fluency Is An Illusion

Many times it happens that one topic we read and think that it got understand easily so we can memories it long time. And we switch to some other topic to study. but in this manner, we we read topics and recall it in examination; we are unable to recall the things. This is what we call "Fluency Illusion". When the topic is in front of our eyes, it got eluded in eyes that it got learnt by me but in reality, it is not done. To curtail such instance, we need to read one topic for one time and recall it for thrice to make it memories forever.
This could be done by 20 80 rule. It is 20% of reading and 80% of recite to fit it perfectly in the memory.

SMART IDEA 3: Change Is Good

From our childhood, we got lessons from our parents that to make a fix time for reading and should not skip that time to study in that fixed timezone. But reality is far from this prescribed rule i.e.,  according to scientific research, there was 2 groups A & B. Group A was given a task to learn 50 words in a specific room. And Group B was assigned with same task but they were given space to change there room. So could you guess what was the result?
Group A  on an average, learnt 16 words out of 50 and Group B learnt 24 out of 50 words.

SMART IDEA 4: Test Teach & Mix

Whenever we read any topic we forget, we need to test oneself once we have completed the topic. It means after reading a chapter, ask as many possible questions as you can and justify yourself that did you get all the answers what you had studied few minutes before. if you are satisfied with your consent then you move to the next lesson. Secondly, we need to teach, make your friends, siblings understand and explain the things which we have learnt. This will help you a lot to memories easily. Thirdly, you have seen miscellaneous questions means we need to solve different questions of different topics at a time to judge whether the topics we have learnt got in our memory or we have just satisfied our self that we have learnt all the things.

SMART IDEA 5: Sleep & Nap

Scientist researched between 2 groups where  both the groups were asked to learn the same topic. One group was asked to take a nap and other group was prohibited to take the nap. The group which napped has performed tremendously well than the other group. This is because taking a nap after studying make the memory to synchronize the data from sub conscious mind to permanent memory. Even we have felt fresh & better when we get up after a sleep. So taking a nap in a day time is not a bad idea, even it is good for our memory.
Secondly, best time to take sleep is between 11 PM to 7 AM in the morning but if your internal machine has changed the way to sleep at this time so it does not matter what time (till day hour or late nights) you are sleeping. And even you can study whenever your mind is fresh and get up from a good sleep.

SMART IDEA 6: Zigernick Effect

In 20th centuary, there was scientist named Bluma Zigernick researched that a waiter in a restaurant pay more attention to a table which did not paid their bill than the table which already cleared their bill. In similar way, he has compared it with our brain that our brain keeps more focus on the uncompleted task that the completed task. For instance, we can assume that during our examination where we need to mug up all the things so that our subconscious mind keep all the memories of mugged items till the examination is over.As soon the examination is over, our mind forget all the mugged items as it knows that the task of examination get completed and we do not need to keep all the mugged items in our memory. So taking a break in between the study hour makes our brain to avoid the distraction and make our memory to synchronize the mugging items in the brain permanently.
Reference: From How We Learn by Benedict Carey

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Life of Expat Women In Sultanate of Oman

This is my personal experience which I want to share with everyone. Few years ago, after seven months of  our marriage, my husband got a good  opportunity from Muscat, Oman in IT field. We were very happy as my husband got his first foreign opportunity. Muscat is the capital city of Oman.

Oman is middle- east country surrounded by magnificent valley of mountains and great crystal clear sea. The climate of Oman is very hot. No one can sustain there without using air conditioner. One must live in Oman, if he/ she has a habit of spending time in peace. All parts of the country is very neat and clean.

What I have observed personally in Oman that roads are very spacious and clean. All the house built there is with very different structure and architecture fixed with air- conditioners. The amount of flora grown there is very rare still the king has tried his best to grow as much trees as possible. yes, King!! Don't be shocked. Sultanate of Oman is governed by kingdom ship. Where ever your eyes will go, you will get the soothness of Neem trees. Dates are the best suited plant which can exist in Oman. Dates are grown very well in Oman. Still vegetation are done but they are man- made. People grow it but climate do not support it. You will find all types of vegetables and fruits in market but they are imported from neighboring countries like India, Sri Lanka, China, Australia etc.

Oh, I have given too much of description. My husband went there to grab the opportunity and tried to find the safest career life there & he achieved it. Local people of Oman are decent and nice. The country is very rich. All types of luxury can be found there. My husband gradually settled there. He found the timings of job and the remuneration very ethical in Oman as compared to India. In India an IT guy has too work like laborers and get the payment like a beggar. His face was sparkling whenever we do video chat. I was happy to see his happiness.

Coming to my topic- "Life of Expat in Sultanate of Oman"; as being expat women, I was very happy that he planned to welcome me there as he felt that my life i.e., personal with professional life will get changed once I'll reach Oman. Yes, it was true. My life has changed. After one year, completing all types of passport & visa formalities, I got succeeded to move to Oman. He sent me the spouse visa and I packed my bag and directly land at the airport of Muscat, Oman. That was a great feeling to reach another country, alone; in addition to it what if you see your husband with a big welcome.

I was happiest person that I got so much of different things in my life. Gradually, as I am well educated so I planned to search a job there. I have searched and started to work. But it was must that I should work legally. I was not getting work visa for any of the job. I have started and left one to two jobs within a month as they promised me to provide the work visa but "putting words" and "keeping words" are different things. I have started to do job but I have to keep resume with me always. If anyone ask me-- where are you going or coming from? I need to explain them that I am coming or went from interview.

Later on, I was feeling myself fake as I am going for job and explaining people that I am coming from an interview, even I was blaming myself that I am not capable enough to get a job with a work visa. The situation continued for near about a year. After getting so many degrees and education, I started to loose my confidence. I was crying whenever, I was alone. My face day by day started to look very dull. All my charms went off in the sake of getting a job with work visa. Though my husband was very supportive to me but still he can't change the scenario. Even, I can't ask him to come back to India as his job profile and timings are very good enough to sustain life.

Within one year, I was looking dull, lack of confidence. These all made me to ignore my personal life too. I was showing all the frustration to my husband. It was he, who bear it all with patience. Else if someone else will be there, they will not support it at all. All the time he will explain me that it is not you who is not getting job here. Expat women has no life there in Oman. Expat women can sustain, who just want enjoyment and to live in peace without pursuing their career. One who is career minded or wants to take their personal & professional life together they can't sustain there.

And government of Oman will not understand these problems. They will publish articles like "ladies visa in Oman is not banned but it is restricted to initiate Omanisation". What type of Omanisation you want?

Think about the pathetic condition of expat women, who have to minimize their needs and requirements. They have to change their lifestyle, the perception of life. All women donot prefer to sit idle at home. All women donot like to attend kitty- parties.

If Sultanate of Oman really want expats to work for them, then they should rethink about the visa issues of expat women. Really telling... My life became so pathetic that within a year we planned to come back. But as my husband should get one job to sustain our life. So he continued his career there and I returned back to India.

In the name of Omanisation, what Oman is doing, they can't imagine it. I personally feel after marriage if anyone is getting job opportunity from Oman. Please do not prefer if you guys want to pursue there together. Because for educated expat women, there is no life. Expat women will feel like " Spending Time in Prison".

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Social Media Connection With Personal & Professional life...

Hello everyone! Are you guys familiar with the terms Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pintrest, Instagram?

Yes, we are talking about the social media channels. These terms are related to social media marketing. Earlier, when we hear about these words, we only think about the social platform to keep everyone in touch and make them to chat, share their thoughts, see each others life virtually.

People keep their online presence just to make a virtual connection and can enjoy the merriness of life using the online platform. We were able to share our thoughts, pictures, likes comments on others life virtually and that too without face to face connections. In our day to day life, as we are moving with such a pace that, it is not possible for everyone to meet each other daily. But with the help of these social media platform anyone can see their near and dear ones life so closely that there is no need of tangible meeting at all.

Coming to our professional life, people using these social platform to create an online market or place where they can easily find their audience and customers to sell and buy the products and services which they need from one another.

At present, the connection of social media channels is mushrooming so intensely that world population from every corners of  earth from riches to poor, educated to illiterate,  wants to stick to online platform. People wants to make their social connection so strong just to cope up with the demanding marketing strategy to  fetch the need. And truely speaking, many  of the shrewd minds are earning money by keeping the connections socially.

Earlier, there was only one or two known social media channels like facebook, twitter. But right now the social hub is adding it up very fastly and updations are so ghastly that if you do not keep your eyes on it. You will miss the real use of social media professionally.

Day by day, with the increasing need of technology and the promotions, lessen the tools & ways of direct marketing and hard- core sales. Getting things done online is easiest and best way to achieve the marketing deadlines.

In my views, social media is equally important for personal life and professional life but we should always keep a distance between the personal and professional life just to shortened the confused situations of life.

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Last day in The Office...

Can you feel, when you have to attend last day in office? What could be your experience on that day? Do you really feel relaxed or nervous on that moment? 

Hey guys, I am sharing my life experience with you all. I was in Pune working in a company and was asked to leave the office suddenly. It was a bitter feeling for anyone to leave your job at a sudden without any reason. 

Could you imagine the moment which my life has made to experience it? No, certainly not, nobody could imagine it? Its pathetic feeling to leave your office without doing any mischieve.

Can you guess, what should have I done? No, you are wrong. I did not cry any moment. Why? The answer is very simple. The bullshit which happened with me from the very first day till the day when I have to leave was such a bad experience that noone should experience it. 

In my office, we were only 7 people. There were 6 employees and 1 office boy. All were very nice to me, except one guy. He was jealous of me without any reason. He was getting low salary than me and he was very close to the owner. The owner was very nice to me initially but gradually things started to change. The power and authority which was provided to me was day by day changed. The owner behaviour was changed as that guy was filling his ears with rude and bad words about me. 

Whatever the work was, I was trying hard to make it on time and with full dedication. Even though owner appreciated my work but everyone knows that if anyone is always filling someone's ears against you that person will be rude to you. 

I don't have any personal issue or any personal fight with that guy but he spoiled my career life. I can't imagine to leave the office so ill- mannerly. But at that time all employees were with me except that guy. I can't imagine to be here anymore. 

Getting bullied was easy rather than to lose your job. within 6 months of interval, daily there were changes in rules and you can't do anything of your own. That guy has filled owner's ears so much that owner has started to make new rules only for me to quit, still I tried to keep my patience. I never said anything for changing the rules.

There was no water in the office, so I asked him to get water and he asked employees to bring water from home. The drinking water which was alloted to us was not sufficient for all the employees but still we are co- operating with him.

Owner has started to make our payment very late. What could you do if you will get your previous month payment after 20th of next month? Can you imagine your life, where you need to see your expense and with that if you have to fill your loans and somtimes to send money at home. Can you feel the pain.

What could you do to sustain in any job, if you have no leave in the office; not even on saturday and on occassions too. It certainly makes you to cry hard, if you have to get up early and go to work hard and inspite of all that you will get bad comments from office owner. I have tried my level best to sustain in this office but what if you will get news from others that you are making others to leave the office.

The owner gave the reason that he wants cost cutting i the company so he asked me to go from here for 2 months. But it is not possible for me to leave job for 2 months and join it afterwards. Such a fake reason that coward given too me. He should have died off, to provide such excuse to leave the job for me. I feel that one day he will feel pity on himself that he has made me to go out of his company as I feel that I am good enough at my work.

Now, I feel relaxed after leaving the job. Yes, its hard to find a good job but its not impossible to get it. In the word IMPOSSIBLE, there is hidden I M POSSIBLE. So no need to think so much, I feel relaxed by quitting the job. And my search has started so guys... Like ot comment on my blog if you like my shared life experience or else share your experience with me...

Fasting Now A Days...

Hey Guys... at present keeping fast is very easy. People keep whole day fast for fun. They have changed the meaning of fast as it was kept earlier with custom and tradition. The concept of smart cities, mushrooming very ghastly, technology has not only changed the human nature but it has also adopted the short- cuts and new rules in our customs and traditions.

Keeping fast was a the sign of great consideration in earlier days. But the way, technology is getting changed so do the human traditions.

We can see nearby environment and can understand why fasting is so easy now as compare to earlier. People will keep fasting by munching the different snacks in the name of "vrat k chips, vrat ke papad" etc. It is so funny to hear such names for selling things in the name of fasting. We forgot our custom that in fasting everyone should be taking things which are pure, hygienic and without salt. But now a days, fasting is a game, many people play it very safe just to cut fat. But in the name of fasting they munch and amount food they consume as much as they do not prefer on the normal days.

In fasting, according to custom, one should not make fun of anyone, their mind should be filled with positive thoughts and it should not hamper anyone by any means.Oone should share what ever they have to eat. And eating means to take small portion as compare to their daily eating habit, that too for one or two times a day.

I don't know what will you thingk about my perception but in my views if anyone is keeping fasting, they should maitain their custom and tradition to make value for it.

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Home After Marriage

Marriage is a precious relationship which is tied between two different people for the whole life. In India, after marriage society symbolize the home of married women as her husband's home. Married woman has no right to call her own home (mayka) as her home.

On the other hand, the newly wed is little hesitated to accept the new wedded home as her own home. It is natural to accept a home where everyone is new to her and she has to keep all the relationship firmly and enact to call that home as her own. She has to listen all types of gossips, even what she doesn't like. She has to behave very nicely with all members even when she doesn't feel comfortable with any member. 

In spite of all, her husband will not support her or he will not appreciate her wherever she requires his support and appreciation.

Sometimes, the situation is too pathetic to handle still she has to keep mum and not to give answer to anyone. People will give fake- value i.e. she is very well- mannered and cultured lady.

What ever her wishes are; she has to sacrifice it all for her new family to keep their image sustain in the eyes of others. Everywhere in world people will say India has grew up tremendously well but still we will make our daughter in law to be inside the home. And bound them in home and force them not go to the work. As if she committed any mistake after becoming the part of this new family.

Is it called Home really? Do we make our daughter to celled inside the house? Do we make our sister, daughter or mother to be hided when any outsider get inside the home? Or else is it really a home for newly wedded?

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Google Removes Breadcrumbs from Mobile Search Results: What You Need to Know

Google Removes Breadcrumbs from Mobile Search Results: What You Need to Know!

In a significant update, Google has announced the removal of breadcrumbs from mobile search results, shifting the focus to a simpler display that shows only the domain name. This change aims to enhance user experience on mobile devices, where screen space is limited and breadcrumbs often get truncated.

What’s Changing?

Breadcrumbs have been a staple in search results since their introduction in 2009, providing users with a clear hierarchy of a website's structure. However, Google has determined that breadcrumbs are less effective on smaller screens. 

As a result, mobile users will now see only the domain name in search results, while desktop users will continue to see both the domain and breadcrumb trail.

This update means that if you’re searching on your smartphone or tablet, the visible URL will be simplified to just the domain, streamlining the information presented. Desktop users will still benefit from the detailed breadcrumb navigation, which helps them understand the context of their search results.

Why This Matters

Google's decision to eliminate breadcrumbs from mobile search results is part of its ongoing effort to create a cleaner and more user-friendly interface. The company found that breadcrumbs often do not add significant value on mobile due to their tendency to get cut off, leading to confusion rather than clarity for users.

By focusing solely on the domain name, Google aims to make it easier for mobile users to quickly identify the source of information without clutter. 

This change could also impact click-through rates (CTR) and overall traffic for websites that previously relied on breadcrumb navigation for visibility.

Do You Need to Take Action?

If your website uses breadcrumb markup, there’s no need for immediate changes. Google continues to support breadcrumbs for desktop search results, and tools such as the Breadcrumb Rich Result Report in Search Console remain operational. However, website owners should be aware of this update and consider how it may affect their SEO strategies moving forward.

Implications for SEO Strategy

With breadcrumbs no longer featured in mobile search results, marketers and SEO professionals may need to adjust their strategies accordingly:

Emphasize Domain Recognition: Ensure your domain is memorable and easily recognizable. Strong branding can enhance trust and visibility among users.

Optimize Content for Mobile: Create high-quality content specifically tailored for mobile users. Use concise headlines and engaging summaries to attract clicks.

Monitor Performance Metrics: After this update, keep an eye on your website’s performance metrics. Analyzing traffic patterns will provide insights into how this new URL format affects user behavior.

Engage with Your Audience: Solicit feedback from your audience about their search experiences. Understanding their preferences can help you adapt your strategies effectively.

Conclusion

Google's removal of breadcrumbs from mobile search results marks a notable shift in how information is displayed in search engines. While this change simplifies the user experience on mobile devices, it also highlights the importance of optimizing for domain visibility and creating content that resonates with mobile users.

As this update rolls out globally across all languages and regions, it’s essential for website owners and marketers to stay informed and adjust their strategies accordingly. By focusing on quality content and effective branding, you can continue to drive traffic and engagement even in this evolving landscape.

Stay tuned for more updates as we monitor how these changes impact search behavior and SEO strategies in the future!