"Reading, relaxing your mind, the truth will come out. If the sorrow is urgent, the truth will never come out. " This is the reading experience of Zhu Xi, an educator in the Southern Song Dynasty. A science high school in Chicago, USA, investigated two types of students who entered the school with high scores but later had different grades. It was found that excellent students were in a state of relaxation and concentration for 4% of the time, while students with low scores were only in a state of relaxation and concentration for 16% of the time. This survey supported Zhu Xi's experience with scientific experiments.
Bryce, a learning psychologist, even said, "Of all the super learning skills, I think the key is to get yourself into the best state of learning." There are quite a few students who have achieved good academic results. In fact, they study very hard and are very tired. They rely on hard time and physical strength. It is common to stay up late, and they have to cut off contact with almost all after-school activities. Their learning state is far from the best state.
In 26, Xiang Yizhi, the first science student in Ryan's college entrance examination, can literally say that she has really entered the best state. Since she was a child, she is not obvious (referring to a certain aspect is very prominent and sharp), but her grades are good and very balanced. And there is always so much time to "play" my favorite extracurricular activities, such as writing, calligraphy, playing erhu and computer. What's more strange is that when she plays something with interest, it seems that she can become a master in the students' play circle, and what competition she participates in is always bound to be awarded. Her mother told me: "From elementary school to high school, I never did my homework more than 8 pm. I usually go to sleep before 9 o'clock. " When she entered Switzerland with the qualification of being the first in Wenzhou senior high school entrance examination, she was not used to the schedule stipulated by the school, because she didn't think it necessary to study so late. The mother who works in Switzerland communicates with the school and asks for a day job. The teacher believes in her learning level, so she can go home and sleep. Therefore, even in the third year of high school, she still enjoys many kinds of fun in study, life and entertainment.
From Xiang Yizhi's example, we can see that the best state of study actually refers to concentration and relaxation when studying. People who have not been exposed to psychology often mistakenly think that this is contradictory and impossible. Therefore, many parents think that they are lazy when they see their children relaxing. Anyone who has studied psychology knows that the state of concentration and relaxation is that the attention at that time has been highly concentrated, and he has entered the "intentional attention", ideologically abandoning all distractions and emotional meditation, and the excitement and inhibition of the nervous system are synchronized and harmonious, which makes learners very happy. This should be the "peak experience" of humanistic psychologist Maslow.
the benefits of entering the best state of learning are obvious: it can stimulate potential (the wonderful performance of Xiang Yizhi's diversification); Can coordinate attention (with the advantages of unintentional attention and intentional attention, with clear goals and no need for will effort); It can speed up the reaction (this is what Xiang Yizhi admires most); It can broaden the scope of knowledge (the speed of reaction ensures that she has time to contact more things).
how can I enter such a wonderful learning state? First of all, learners must calm down and concentrate when studying. If it is difficult to enter the state for a while, you can use the following methods to help yourself:
1. Listen to what sounds are interfering in your heart at this time and adjust them intentionally.
2. Move your body position or take a deep breath to concentrate.
3. Use positive words to drive away negative thoughts.
4. Recall the happy past.
5. Close your eyes and imagine the situation after the success of the learning goal or meditate on the beautiful scenery of nature, and relive and experience it repeatedly.
6. Listen to soothing music.
In addition, some psychologists have suggested that it can be adjusted by transcendental meditation. The specific method is to take a comfortable sitting or kneeling position, close your eyes, relax your muscles, and recite "I feel relaxed", "I can concentrate" and "Let all these messy thoughts go to hell" and so on.
How to control the mood before the exam
Before the exam, the emotional state of candidates has a dual role in review and examination. Reasonable control of pre-test emotions should follow the principle of moderation, neither too nervous nor too lazy.
When the exam is coming, if the examinee's mood is too tense, he will have serious exam anxiety, which will directly affect the success or failure of the exam. To overcome the test anxiety, we should follow the principle of "comprehensive management", and combine the adjustment of test motivation, self-confidence psychological training, systematic desensitization and intensive review before the test to eliminate the interference of test anxiety. Many over-stressed candidates are too motivated and beyond their actual ability, which leads to lack of confidence and anxiety. In this case, candidates should automatically adjust the level of motivation, so that the test motivation matches the actual ability. On the basis of reducing the level of motivation, we should also master the systematic knowledge and skills through intensive review before the exam, so as to establish the self-confidence of "coming to fight and winning the war". Systematic desensitization can help you gradually adapt to the atmosphere of the examination room and enhance your psychological endurance for taking major exams. On the other hand, all kinds of psychological training must be based on careful review and full preparation. Without solid knowledge as the backing, no matter how strong the psychological quality is, it is also absurd.
In contrast to exam anxiety, if a student's mood before the exam is too loose or even depressed, then he is unlikely to succeed in the exam. There are many factors that lead to emotional distraction, usually lack of motivation for exams or low level of motivation. Poor mood, physiological low tide and illness, etc.
so how do you make yourself nervous and get excited at the right time? It is a good way to make a review schedule. Candidates can make reasonable arrangements for the review tasks that must be completed every month, week and day and fill them in a schedule. If necessary, the amount of study can be appropriately increased. Review schedule can arouse excitement and ensure systematic review. It is not difficult to make a timetable. The key is to force yourself to complete the learning task strictly according to the schedule. After such a period of time, you will consciously enter a rich and intense review life. Of course, you should also arrange necessary cultural and sports activities in the timetable to combine work and rest to adjust your mood.
in addition, the herd effect can be used to enhance the sense of urgency. When you are depressed and have no intention to review, you might as well go to the library or classroom to review. Seeing that the students around you are studying nervously, you will unconsciously get involved.
Besides, if you feel lack of motivation or disheartened, you can imagine the situation after entering the university, and the more realistic you think, the better. If you have the conditions, you can also make an investigation in the university you yearn for and enjoy the colorful life in the university in advance. If you are in a bad mood, you can imagine or do something that can cause a pleasant experience, such as participating in some cultural and sports activities or intelligence contests.
College entrance examination is a tense and complicated intellectual activity, which requires flexible thinking, positive association and efficient memory. Therefore, the examinee's emotional state must be awakened to a certain extent and enter a moderate state of excitement, in order to maximize their true level and achieve ideal results.
(Although it's about the college entrance examination, I put it here, hoping it will help you.)