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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

How to avoid blanking out in tests

Ever wondered how to just ace a test so easily without any struggles and unwanted dilemmas? Trust me, it's not as hard as you think. But before you even think about acing a test, there is just one thing that you HAVE to be sure that you've done: studied relatively and wisely.

Acing a test requires distinct and a mastered knowledge of whatever subject you are sure to take a test on. Without the knowledge, you wouldn't go as far as you would expect. But let's not think about that, since all of you readers obviously know that studying is the basic strategy and the first step to ace a test. It's rather how you implement it.

Let's go on to say that without the correct implementations of your knowledge, it's like you've learned nothing at all. For instance, let's say that you've nervously sat down on your seat, grabbed those number two pencils while sweating profusely. Seconds later, the teacher comes over to you and gives you the test. You sit down just gazing at the first page, looking frozen like a chess master who just got caught in a unexpected stalemate. Your first reaction (as well as the chess master) would be "Oh my god. What the fu**", right? I'm sure. To avoid these concerns, it is best to take my own advice and take consideration to close your eyes and just meditate... no really. While you're meditating, synthesize all of the material that you've studied and say to yourself, "I can do it". NEVER be pessimistic.

Furthermore, saying "I can do it" really pushes you to picture the material that you've been studying and you will soon be like "Oh, oh yeah! Now I know!". The only reason why you tend to sometimes blank out is because your mind is just quickly shocked that your own mind is the only reference to succession; that you have nothing to look for reference, sources, or ideas but yourself. Your mind just has a quick flash of surprise, but you still have the potential to implement your own knowledge into the test. Why?

Picture your living room with your lamp on. Suddenly it short circuits and turns off, and you can't see anything but pitch black darkness. Your mind is surprised, but seconds later you'd just go like, "Oh, it's just the light". You'd eventually find another light bulb to fix the problem. Same thing on tests. You get a test that look as if it's in another language. But if you close your eyes and regain all that information that you've been studying--- the solution, then you'll be able to go like, "Oh, it's just about this stuff" and find the solution and fix the problem. Another example: Your mom suddenly walks into your room without you knowing. You first reaction would be "what the hell?" (who knows what you were doing in there) and you'd just be shocked. But seconds later, here you are saying "Oh, it's just her" and eventually tell her to (nicely) leave. It's the way of adjusting wisely.

Don't be pessimistic like I mentioned earlier. When you received the test and all you do is say "I can't do it!!!", you're simply putting yourself into a zone in which nothing will happen unless you do something. You're simply giving up everything that you've learned. It's all about you. You vs. Yourself. Think about the situation about the lamp. If the lamp suddenly turns off, and you're by yourself, and do nothing to solve the solution, the room is going to remain pitch black. In other words, nothing will happen unless you change it. So get another light bulb. For the mom situation, if you do not ask her to leave, then she'll remain in your room for a little while longer, which you don't want I'm sure according to most average teenagers. You have the potential since you've studied. But being pessimistic utterly melts down your knowledge and brings it into a situation in which it falls into the abyss.

Once you've synthesized all the above information I have given you, you will be able to shine (pun possibly intended) and gain all the knowledge you need and soon write with relative ease, like a reflecting river that flows gracefully.

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