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Quick Facts About Music and Study

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Music can work wonders when you are trying to focus on your work so that you can revise in preparation for your exams. In fact, there have been a whole load of studies to see just how effective it can be, we have a few interesting facts on the topic:

⦾ Music makes us productive: When we listen to music that we enjoy, it boosts the amount of dopamine that is produced, and dopamine is the neurochemical responsible for making us feel good when we perform tasks that we enjoy.

⦾ Lyrics aren’t always distracting: Studies have shown that lyrics in music aren’t always a distraction if you like the song. It can help you to focus on your work, but if you dislike the music it can have an opposite effect.

⦾ The Mozart Effect isn’t True: In the 90s, everyone believed that the Mozart Effect was about how classical music made kids smarter. In fact, this is just a myth.

⦿ Let’s conclude: Hopefully, you found our facts helpful. After all, music isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when we think about focusing!

◔_◔ NonPlus: Research by South Korean scientists found that music —especially classical — can help make plants grow faster!

References: MediaIndia.net, The Best Music for Study by My Audio Sound, Written by guest writer Will Tottle.

How Many People Speak Hindi In India?

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You must be thinking 100%, of course. Well, that’s not the case. India is home to tens of hundreds of languages and ‘Hindi’ is just one of them.

Not all Indians speak Hindi. Hindi is the most popular language in Northern India and as per 2001 survey of India, 53.6% Indians speak Hindi & only 41% of Indians call Hindi their ‘mother tongue’. Rest of the Indians doesn’t know Hindi &  speak other regional Indian languages which includes Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam, Assamese, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Sanskrit, et cetera.

So, If one is an Indian, that doesn’t mean that s/he needs to know Hindi as well, and vice versa!

Bonus Fact: India is the world’s second largest English speaking country, where about 12.5 crore people (which constitute about 10% of Indian population) speak English!

References: Wikipedia, BBC, Photo Thanks: Pixabay.

Can Owls See In Daylight?

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Yes. They can. Owls are blind during day – that’s only a misconception! In actual, Owls can see in day as well as at night. Yeah… at night, they can see more comfortably & efficiently than daytime. Let’s explore why…

Owls have large & tubular shaped eyes. Due to larger size, more light enters their eyes than required for visibility during daytime. To block the extra sunlight, owls close their eyes halfway or even more and looks like they are sleeping while in actual, they are awake & able to see.

So, that’s the truth about owls! Now, don’t say ever that owls can’t see in daylight. Owls can perfectly see in day & even better in night.

References: Journey North, The Petri Dish, Photo Thanks: Canva.

World’s Largest Coffee Mug & The Best Way To Use It!

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Yep! It’s available! World’s largest coffee mug [insanely] can hold upto 5914 ml of coffee, which is roughly equal to what a combined 20 regular coffee mugs can hold (Are you surprised?)!

Upto 4 ‘normal’ cups of coffee in a day is considered as safe coffee consumption. More than that can be harmful for health. Considering that fact, world’s largest coffee mug holds coffee that is suitable for 5-days consumption, not 1-day consumption. Only a health-spoiler would like to have that ‘much-much’ coffee. Yeah… if you’re keen to drink coffee in this cup, you can put in just normal quantity & drink it. That way, you can drink coffee in world’s largest coffee cup, without hurting your health! That seems to be a good idea, right? What you think? Would you like to buy this cup? Well, no matter you hate this cup or love this cup, one thing is sure: it’s one of the coolest coffee mug & a must have kinda thing for coffee lovers!

References: Minute Crunch, Mugs.Coffee, Buy on Amazon.

Morning Lark or Night Owl: 4 Things Each Type Reveals About Your Personality!

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Though, being a morning person or late riser is a matter of personal choice (or a matter of DNA, scientifically speaking!), it can reveal a lot about your personality.

As per research, If you are a morning lark i.e. you rise early in the early morning & go to bed early at night, you are likely to be:

#1 More cooperative;

#2 Persistent & punctual;

#3 Enterprising &

#4 Bad Procrastinator (which is good!).

On the other hand, if you are a night owl i.e. you stay up late at night & rise in the late morning, you are likely to be:

#1 More fearless & strong risk-taker;

#2 At more risk of being a smoker & alcoholic;

#3 More intelligent (which is great) &

#4 Good procrastinator (which is bad!).

Well, that’s the result of research based on sampling! So, it would not be far to judge a person just on the basis of his or her sleeping pattern, right? After all, it’s our overall behavior and habits that makes us good or bad! What you think of these results? Do you fit into these findings?

References: Inc, Photo Thanks: Max Pixel.

Why Saying “No” More Often Is A Good Approach?

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Many people say: “Saying yes is a good approach”. Is it really? We don’t think so. Saying “yes” means devotion of more & more time to things you say “yes” for! We all have 24 hours. We can’t increase that number. If you say yes to everything, you’re left with very little time to do things that are most important in your life. What’s the solution? Well, learn to say no! Sometimes, we have to say no to even good things to choose the better things in place of good things (like not attending our friends’ party to complete that project!). If you have the habit of saying yes to everyone & every task you come across, mind your habit. Start saying no. This way you can keep yourself focused on what you do, use your resources, time and skills in the best possible manner. The more time you’ll have for particular things, the better you’ll do them. Remember, if you have a yes for everything, people will “AB-USE” you & you’ll be good at nothing.  In short, be smart & say “NO”, more often! Initially, It’ll be difficult. Later, you’ll thank yourself (& hopefully Minute Crunch too!).

References: Photo Thanks: Maxpixel.net.