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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.

Featured: Calm – Best App To Help You Meditate, Sleep & Relax

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Calm is the best meditation app which help you meditate, sleep and relax with its in-app meditation sessions available in the lengths of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25 minutes covering topics like anxiety, stress, focus, sleep et cetera. If you want to feel the calmness in your stressful life, Calm app can do the job for you. It also has dedicated sleep stories to help you fall into a deep & natural sleep. The app has many peaceful & soothing nature sounds, relaxing music featuring beautiful scenes of nature & breathing exercises to relax & calm your mind. A few tracks and short stories are free but premium version is required to fully unlock the Calm which is justified given the relief it offers!

Reference: Calm Website, Calm on Google Play, Calm on App Store.

Why A Daily Life Routine Is So Much Important?

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Having a routine is very important for well-being, living a disciplined life, productivity & success. A routine organize your life so that when you wake up, you know how to kick start your day and avoid decision paralysis & procrastination that makes you more efficient at getting your work done. Your minor tasks are already covered in your routine leading to less planning & time savings. Routined people are the ones who are more likely to build good habits & are more confident & relaxed than those who don’t know what to do with each day of their life! Daily, you sleep at the same time & wake up at the same time which is healthy & leads to better sleep cycle. So, if you want to be happy and accomplish most in your life, build a routine for yourself. Once set & you become habitual to it, your routine will work in autopilot mode. And yeah… your routine doesn’t needs to be rigid & it can be adjusted for changes in your work & life. We call it flexible routine! So, have routine & live a more relaxed life!

Source: Skilled at Life, Examined Existence, Photo Thanks: Pixabay.

This Award Winning App Can Change Your Life!

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In this tech world, you need tech to keep you healthy & fit. Duke’s economic lab has come up with one fabulous app called “Fabulous” which a science based app to help you build healthy habits. Fabulous claims to be not just your average habit tracker but to transform your life, help you loose weight, better sleep cycle, revamp your brain to increase productivity. With 1+ million downloads on Play Store alone with about two lacs 5 star ratings & integrated health sessions, the app has grabbed Google award & aims to form habits that can improve your health! The app is available on Google Play & App Store & is a must download for health freaks! And yeah… it’s not a sponsored posts. We are featuring this app because we liked it. For sponsored posts we give clear disclosure.

Source: Fabulous, Google Play, App Store.

Most Inspiring Man Of The Planet: Károly Takács!

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We are talking about “The Greatest Shooter of all time & The Man With The Only Hand” i.e. Károly Takács! Károly was in army & was also a world-class pistol shooter. He wanted to win Olympic medal in shooting & was working hard with expectation to win in 1940 Olympics. In 1938 (while preparing for Olympics), in army explosion, his right hand was seriously injured & he became unable to shoot for his lifetime! People thought his career was over. But it was not for him. Károly started training his left hand & surprised people winning the “Hungarian National Pistol Shooting Championship” in 1939 & Gold Medal in 1948 & 1952 Olympics & became first shooter to win 2 such Gold Medals with his left hand (1940 & 1944 Olympic were cancelled due to World War II). He taught a lesson to world: Focus on what you have, not on what you lost. He was a real Olympic Hero & a True Champion.

Source: Wikipedia, Photo Thanks: Pinterest.

Want To Achieve Your Goals? Write Them! Here Is Why.

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All people (except anomalies!) have “some goals” in their lives. Very few smarter people  (“first class“) pen down their goals (& yeah… they are not foolish in doing so!). On the other hand, many people (“second class“) just record them in their brain (so powerful brain!) and don’t feel (or know) the need to write down their goals somewhere, where they can see them regularly. In which class do you fall in? Well if you are in the first class, good for you! But if you are in the second class, be ready to upgrade & change your habit. You must write down your goals & the reason for doing so is psychological.  Written goals have a visual impact on your brain that makes your brain work actively to achieve your goals & you have 42% more chances to achieve goals that are written! That’s how our brain works! So, do write your goals.

Source: HuffPost, Photo Thanks: Pixabay.