Dear Friend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\njourney to eventual career success is tough. There are many ups and downs on\nthe path of success. During the course of this journey, life often resembles a\nroller coaster ride. But, remember that when the going gets tough, the tough\nget going. Recall legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who actually lived this dictum.\nHis success did not come overnight. He had slogged long and hard, for years for\nthis\u2014both physically and mentally. He used to tell people that the secret of\nhis success was a combination of physical and mental health training. During\nthe course of his exasperating and arduous training, he had resolved and\ncommitted to himself: \u201cSuffer now and live the rest of your life as a\nchampion.\u201d His example is worth emulating by you. Now is the time for you too\nto train yourself and prepare hard & long\u2014keeping a balance of mind, body\nand soul\u2014to emerge victorious in your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\nhealthy body is the abode of a healthy mind, which is necessary for successful\nexamination preparation. Like Muhammad Ali, you also need a healthy diet. Junk\nfood slows your mental processes down. It wastes precious preparation and study\ntime as well as precious answer writing time when you appear for examinations.\nThe time-tested benefits of a healthy mind and healthy body are all the more\nrelevant in the present times of Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\nneed to get enough rest in order to be able to perform to the best of your\nability at the time of preparation as well as when you are writing the exam.\nYou should sleep well. Try to complete eight to nine hours of sleep in every\n24-hour cycle. Like all non-nocturnal living beings, human bodies also follow a\ncircadian rhythm. We wake up with the early rays of the Sun or in the pre-dawn\nhours and we feel the need to go to bed by the late evening hours. You must\nadjust your study hours to follow the circadian rhythm of your body. Study done\nduring the morning hours is more effective than study done late at night. You\nshould rest when you feel drowsy. You should not push yourself to study when\nyou are sleepy. That becomes a waste of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please\nremember that human beings are social animals. If you turn yourself into an\nisolated individual in order to focus on your examination preparation, it can\nhave a harmful impact on your social and mental health. You should be able to\nfind time for your parents, siblings, family members, relatives, friends and\nloved ones no matter how busy your preparation schedule might be. Spending time\nwith your well-wishers will provide necessary and welcome breaks in the middle\nof arduous study schedules. These people will also give you tips and guidance\nabout how you can succeed in your career. The human brain does not focus very\nwell on studies for more than two to three hours without a break. The brain\nneeds a 10 to 15 minute break after studying intensively for two to three hours\nat a stretch. If you push yourself to study for five to six hours without a\nbreak, the law of diminishing returns will apply after two or three hours have\npassed. The amount of alertness and retention of learning will diminish after\nthe first two or three hours of intensive study have elapsed. At the same time,\nit is also important to limit the number of your social interactions every day\nso that they do not become a source of distraction. Social interactions should\nnot become time-wasters. These should not eat into your study time. Please use\nanything that refreshes your mind\u2014 like general reading or music\u2014in a\ncontrolled and balanced manner to add variety to your study breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\nshould remain positive and maintain positive influences around you at all\ntimes. Any time when you feel a bit low, it is important to check your negative\nthought patterns and consciously replace them with positive thoughts. Think of\nneural pathways as pathways in a garden. The paths that you consciously tread\non will become better defined and the paths that you abandon in the garden will\nautomatically get overgrown with greenery over time and will disappear. It is\nthe same with your brain. Thought patterns that are consciously and repeatedly\nreinforced will dominate your brain and thereby define your personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nwish you a healthy mind in a healthy body as you move ahead in your career\njourney!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yours Sincerely<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surendra\nKumar Sachdeva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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