#expresss

You know those really frustrating moments in life when you are motivated but your brain won’t just let you concentrate? Yeah, I have been having those moments a lot over the past few months. Your brain is subconsciously riding on a never ending train ride of thoughts. It’s not as though you aren’t struggling to focus, but your brain will continuously find moments to escape into another world. initially it wasn’t so serious, but as time permitted it just grew and started affecting various aspects of my life including my grades.

  So I tried to things differently, tried to figure a way to gain even a slight control over my thoughts or at least hinder them from flowing.

Music: Somehow playing music overrides my thoughts, as though it silences it. My brain feels at peace, no chaos. It helps to block out the voices in reality, it is just one melody and everything is just flowing smoothly harmonizing with that single melody.

Speaking the words out while reading: I was focused on the words I was pronouncing, understanding each words as it slipped my lips.The words were evident and not in a mixture of my thoughts. I tried to focus on the words, imagining the words in my head as they were being spoken in class. I was in reality, I was no longer in my thoughts.

Snapping myself back to reality: When ever I would feel being swayed by the currents of my thoughts I would just stop.I would pull myself together, breath and tell myself to focus.

Talk it out: If i had something on my mind from school and i feel it would keep bugging me. I would just talk about it, voice note it or just call someone right that moment. Saying it out loud made me feel as though my head is clear. It is as though I forgot about the problem and I am more focused.

Note down your distracting thoughts: As soon as a thought comes to your mind, quickly write it down and forget about it. I would assign a time for example after I completed a certain task to give it a deeper thought or write about on tumblr. This way I would be looking forward to thinking about it later within a certain period of time.

Taking Breaks: I would study for an hour and then take a 5 minutes break.Then I would study for an hour again and then take a 15 minutes break. This way I would tell myself to focus for 1 hour and then use my breaks to let my thoughts flow freely.  

Change Your Study Material Or the Subject Your Learning: For Eg. I find Reading Biology for hours quite tiresome because you are just reading, understanding and learning. Switch it up a bit in between, try solving a Chemistry Past paper or something different to get your mind off for some time and then get back to it.

Find your Biological Prime Time: Everyone has a time during the day when our mind is naturally most focused. Study during your prime time you'll have more focus and will power, and studying and concentrate on it will be much easier.

Try to get plenty of Sleep and Eat Properly: Getting 7 hours of sleep is perfect, 6 hours of sleep will also suffice. Try to make a consistent sleep pattern and stick to it because if your sleep pattern fluctuate you will feel exhausted. I personally feel lethargic after having carbohydrates/Dairy before studying, I feel I am more focused if I eat healthy and light before a study session. You should experiment and try to see what works for you.

Dakar réceptionne officiellement son Train express régional

Un des chantiers majeurs du premier mandat de Macky Sall, le Train express régional (TER), a été officiellement réceptionné ce 14 janvier, avant un voyage inaugural Diamniadio-Dakar en grande pompe. Mais les travaux sont loin d’être achevés.

La réception du Train express régional (TER) qui, dans un premier temps, reliera en quarante-cinq minutes Dakar à Diamniadio (36 km), se fera dans les…

How the Heathrow Express’s fare changes will affect passengers

The Heathrow Express, Britain’s most expensive train link, gets more complicated to use from 20 May — with some passengers facing higher fares.

The standard £22 fare for the 15-mile, 15-minute journey between the airport and London Paddington remains the same. But the times for the peak £25 fare are shifting for morning travellers.

Instead of 7-10am, the higher price applies 6.30am-9.30am,…

   ‘MILO Bill’ Filed in Tennessee to Ensure Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/09/milo-bill-filed-in-tennessee-to-ensure-freedom-of-speech-on-college-campuses/

 Advocates in Tennessee are fighting for college students rights across the country for freedom of speech on campuses. 

 February 19th, 2017 the “MILO Bill,” was passed to protect students rights to  freedom of speech. The passing of the bill was followed by a press conference held by the representative for Tennessee’s 18th district.

  The issue is that many students were feeling like their rights to expressing their opinions, popular or unpopular, in the classroom was beginning to be slimmed down. Sharing an unpopular opinion or disagreeing with a professor in these times on some campuses is like a “horrible” thing to do. 

 College is supposed to be an environment of equal exchange of opinions, thoughts, and knowledge. Instructors are not required to follow a curriculum which means that most professors teach and speak on whatever they desire. This right to do so should be equal for both the student and the instructor.  

Tennessee is the first to fight for this right and pass the law.  

As a college student, especially during a time  right now here in America with all the racial and political issues I feel like this topic is extremely important. A lot of people feel like they cant speak on certain issues because they do not want to offend someone or create an awkward circumstance. For example, If a professor supports a political party that you do not, a student may feel anxious to express their thoughts, 

We should all take advantage of our first amendment whether it be on the streets, in the workplace, or in a classroom. As humans we have the right to express.