I myself don’t believe in specific kind of learning styles, but instead of that I use all kind of different styles as long as it would benefit me. For example; I always remember best by writing or taking notes, but that’s not going to last longer in my head unless I read it again.
On the other hand I don’t like learning by listening, even if that comes with a visual support as a video or an optical map, but instead I like listening and discussing in the same time, that way I can share thoughts with the other person and that’s why I like learning groups.
I also think that the best way to make your learning process perfect is by trying to implement and use what you’ve learned. And another way to do that is to teach it to someone else.
Although I major in law, but when I was interviewed for my master’s scholarship they asked me about my hobbies, and when I mentioned that I like to read, a member of the committee asked me: "What do you read?"
- "A lot of things like literature, philosophy and science" I answered.
- He replied: "Science! Like what?"
- I responded: "like biology and space".
Then he asked me to talk about the most fascinating thing about space. Without any deep thought I said: "Distances!"
Then I started to talk about the astronomical unit and the light years until they told me to stop. Of course I got the scholarship. I really love everything about space, but the last year I got the chance to do something a little bit different when Nasa announced that it’s going to attach a chip - like a memory card - to the spacecraft on the InSight mission that will contain the names of the people who are registered on the website.
In November 26th 2018 InSight mission has already arrived to Mars and of course the chip is there too with my name on it.
I’m thinking after many years when the humanity colonize Mars they would collect all the old spacecrafts that were sent in the past and put it in some kind of museum, then the InSight spacecraft would have the chip and a list by the 2,429,807 names.
I don’t need it! That’s how I answered him and I’m damn serious about that! Why do I need luck after all the hard work that I’ve been doing!
But instead of that I believe in the saying "hard work always pays off" and that my way in life, I work hard and never doubt the results instead of hanging on a dumb idea called luck.
"The force that causes things, especially good things, to happen to you by chance and not as a result of your own efforts and abilities". This is how Cambridge Dictionary defines LUCK! That’s just unreasonable! I can’t buy it! So I won’t hang my future on it!
Well, I was one of these people! until I decided to change the whole situation, so I start going to the gym.
After that I really noticed a big change in my personality and then I became more confident. Because when your body changing to a better shape you start to like it and that would reflect on your personality, I think!
At first it was really taken a lot of my time, and that was a bit of a dilemma. But then I realized that this is not a choice! It’s really important that everyone start to workout, you have to make time! It doesn’t matter if you don’t have time to do your other things because this is a priority for your health and confidence!
And now, thinking about this makes me laugh, because If I don’t workout any day I feel something is weird and not right!
Last week I went to the library and while I was trying to do some studying, a guy was walking around and speaking on his phone, so I figured that he’s just passing by and I didn’t want to bother my self by telling him to be quiet! But he kept walking around and talking with a loud voice!
It was really disturbing, so I waved with my hand telling him to keep it quite, and then continued what I was doing.
After a while he approached me and asked me: Can I help you? I said no thank you! I was just trying to tell you keep your voice down.
Then he said: Aha! any way sorry but I’m a new employee here and I’m not used to it.
I respond: maybe you should try to do some reading!
He answered: Nah! I don’t read, it’s boring.
After he walked away I felt sorry for him! A library worker that doesn’t read! It’s like having wings and doesn’t fly!
After I finished this movie I searched and read about the real character on Wikipedia, I even went to the library to find any of the books that’s been written about this painter - which is a lot by the way - but unfortunately I found nothing, so maybe I’ll get it from Amazon or BookDepository.
It’s really shocking how people can underestimate your ability’s and potentials.
I read that one of her paintings was placed for auction and surpassed $125,000 , after she was charging $5 per painting.
