Avoid a Mental Block
How can you overcome mental blocks in math, science and other technical or analytical material? Did you know that you create a mental block when you accept not being on the ball? Do you or someone you care about allow oneself to just coast downhill--not knowing and not understanding the subject or lessons? Set your own priorities, so that instead of prioritizing your schedule, schedule your priorities, ie: get your big objectives (most important goals) and best ideas into the first spots for work -- and play. Avoid that mental block and get going!
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Steps
- Nod positively. Shake your head "Yes!" in class during lecture and class discussion.
- Pay close attention to whomever has the floor. Be on the ball. Listen to the teacher and to the students who are participating.
- Write it down. Take detailed notes during any lecture. Paraphrase what the teacher said to condense it, especially when you do understand it. When you don't, take it down word for word. Sometimes writing things down helps keep your attention on the topic and aids memory.
- Smile when you understand a step or an answer to a question.
- Agree with lecture, with the teacher and with students who go to the board and give solutions--showing how the answer is found.
- Say affirmations like "Okay, yeah!", "That's right!" or "You got it!" and "That's how I did it too!"
- Participate in the whole class activity, your small group, or board work (go to the board and try to do the problem).
- Stay up to date, be on time, do the homework. Get help if you need it. Maybe you have a friend in the same class who will work on homework or other assignments with you.
- Always Manage Stress by Eliminating Negativity and clarify your doubts--if you have any; even get extreme help, but only after class hours without disturbing the class.
- Be Be Interested in Math in technical and analytical matters. Always be on the edge of your seat; be ready. Act sharp, by really trying to comprehend the material and you will become sharper, keener and wiser.
- Be ready for anything; so don't let your guard down (like daydreaming), but think positively and don't think much about things other than the subject that you need to be focusing on.
Tips
- Be sure you always know and understand what the teacher and the lesson means and how to do your Study for an Assignment.
- If you allow yourself to be intimidated by people who say that you ask "dumb questions" or that you ask "too many questions" -- you may slump in your seat, your class grade on your mind. Sit up! Be strong and ask as many reasonable questions as you need.
- Instead of prioritizing your schedule for somebody's plan, get your biggest objectives (most important goals) and best ideas in your plan first -- and Live Urgently and Stop Excuses.
- Just because your peers are acting a certain way, doesn't mean you should. If they decide they want to be off topic don't get sucked in. It's your grade you should concentrate on, not their weekends.
- If you don't understand, ask for help. Look outside that classroom if necessary, sometimes a tutor or a different teacher may be able to help you comprehend something better if your regular teacher dismisses your questions or doesn't make the time to help you. Be polite and grateful to those who do give you time and help, even if at the end of the session you still don't get it.
Warnings
- If you do not accept the class subject, Study for an Assignment, and concepts--then the result is a mental block.
- Do not accept less than being on the ball. Don't coast downhill without trying.
