Nature concertration 4 pptx

• Candy takes advantage of a variety of learning opportunities: She reads

the extra assignment, looks for resources online, watches PBS, and asks

questions in class. Candy is enthusiastic and curious.

• Noi considers how to apply what she has learned in books and in class to

her life. Noi extends her knowledge to other applications.

• Drew hates making mistakes but tries to learn from them, make the best

of things, and accept that taking risks may involve failure. Drew can

turn lemons into lemonade.

Create an Attitude that Invites Success

Be sure to create the right attitude about study and especially about

reading—students do a lot of it! If you have something challenging

to read and you tell yourself, “I’ll never understand this,” chances

are that you won’t. You have conditioned yourself for failure.

Instead, condition yourself for success. Give yourself affirmations

such as:

• “No matter how hard the reading level, I will learn something

from this.”

• “I will become a better reader with each reading task.”

• “I can understand and I will remember.”

Have a positive attitude about your reading material, too. If you tell

yourself, “This is going to be boring,” you undermine your chances

for learning and enjoying. Even if you are not interested in the topic

you have to read about, remember that you are reading it for a reason:

You have something to gain. Keep your goals clearly in mind.

Remember, it’s OK to reward yourself when you have completed a

difficult reading assignment. (And the knowledge you gain from the

reading is also its own reward.)

What if you have mastered the right attitude, but still can’t con￾centrate on your studies? Maybe you should look into mastering brain

interference, too!

WHAT EXACTLY IS BRAIN

INTERFERENCE?

Can you focus on the task in front of you? Do you know how to elim￾inate brain interference?

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