What is stress? How do people define stress? Are you amongst those 45 million people who claim that they stay more stressed all day long because of every minimal things which comes their way? Then we believe that you are at the right place! You can never buy time or escape from stress. But yes, managing your life in an efficient way will help you lead a life with calm mind.
Most important thing for an individual is to love himself and of course to love what he does. Always believe in ” Love what you do, Do what you love”. Yes! you can take this as a mantra for life. This is exactly where the problems begin. People often tend to aim higher than what actually can be achieved, or rather they always aim to earn more than what’s economical for the efforts put in.
Yes! Deep breathing is outstanding amongst other approaches to bring down worry in the body. This is on the grounds that when you inhale deeply, it makes an impression on your mind to quiet down and unwind. The cerebrum at that point sends this message to your body. Those things that happen when you are stressed, for example, expanded pulse, quick breathing, and hypertension, all decline as you inhale deep breathes.
2. EAT DARK CHOCOLATE
Proceed, snatch a chocolate bar. The new proof is in that eating dark chocolate consistently can diminish pressure. Dark chocolate is known to regulate the levels of stress hormones for example, cortisol hormone causing stress.
3. ENGAGING YOUR MIND SOMEWHERE ELSE
This bullet point would seem to be a little confusing, but all I meant to convey was to shift your attention from thinking about stress to some other place, for example, start counting backward. You need to make your mind focus on smaller activities when you know it’s having an increasing pace.
4. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO START YOUR DAY WITH YOURSELF
I’m sure many of us believe that if the beginning of our day is marked to be good, the whole day turns out to be good. That is absolutely true! Take time to get off the bed, don’t forget to look at yourself in the mirror and smile and get yourself a cup of green tea. Green tea contains L-Theanine, which helps to prevent anger
5. PERFORM STRETCHING EXERCISES
These exercises help reduce the tensions caused in the muscles, and always make you feel alive even if you exercise for not less than 5 minutes. These exercises can be performed when you get up to grab a cup of coffee for yourself, or even while you’re busy sitting at your desk loaded with work!
6.ORGANISING THINGS
Messed up things lead to messed up mind. Your brain knows it’s next task when everything around it seems organised. It is therefore, very necessary to organise your surroundings. Messed up things do nothing but add to your stress levels.
7. PAT YOUR EYES WITH COLD WATER
Arteries in your eyes help you relax faster, even the arteries underneath your skin at the wrists. Therefore, by placing cold water on your skin can help calm your whole body. So take time to lean by the sink and relax your body.
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8. SMELLING YOUR FAVOURITE PERFUME
Perfumes often attract the positive side of your brain, therefore it is very easy to reduce stress levels by smelling your favorite scent. One way you can help to alleviate stress is through something pretty unconventional: aromatherapy. Since scented oils are exceptionally thought, you will breathe in these aromas at a considerably more strong rate than you may from something milder like a deodoriser or even fragrance. The idea behind fragrant healing is that as the individual takes in these powerful oils, the olfactory receptors flag positive feelings to the cerebrum. Breathing the scents in profoundly through the nose can enable individuals to feel more quiet and more settled. The fragrances travel through the nose and to nerves in the cerebrum’s limbic framework.
9. CANDLES AND LIGHT
More lights will help you to stay more activated, when you’re working in an environment which is dull it tends to stress your brain. Therefore, lighting a candle or increasing the lights in your environment helps you to stay calm.
If you have never been south of Wollongong, do two things. Read this article then go! If you have you will know the trip down from Sydney is jaw dropping. You will forever remember its sparkling beaches and dramatic coastline. Lovers of the ocean will be in heaven (or is that Neptune’s kingdom?) and for those who are more chic than beach, vibrant Wollongong city is just around the corner. For those who want it all, modern convenience and tranquil coast lifestyle all year round Visit Lendlease communities for the best House and Land Packages for Sale in and around Wollongong. Natural wonders pepper the coast as it stretches south from Wollongong, kilometres of postcard worthy scenery await you. Let the ocean breeze wash over you and experience a different way of living. Here are five awesome things to do from Kiama to Port Kembla.
1. Get In Your Car
Whilst there are many ways of getting around arguably the best would be by car. Heading south from Port Kembla you will be treated to stunning vistas and views of Lake Illawarra and the South Pacific Ocean.
Cruising in your car with your favourite tunes and your favourite people is one of the best and most appropriate ways of enjoying this sensational strip of coastline.
2. Go BoatingOn Lake Illawarra
You cannot miss lake Illawarra it is a vast and vital part of the region. A multitude of boat ramps hug the lake’s perimeter and even if you are not a full-blown captain small boats can be hired so you can have a go. The lake is also very popular with fisherman and plays host to almost all matter of water sports.
3. Go To The Beach
Hmm should I go to the beach? The answer is usually yes but what if the question instead was “which beach should I go to?” There are at least ten beaches on the short trip from Port Kembla to Kiama alone, including the very popular Shellharbour beach. You could soak in the sun and surf differently every day or find your favorite.
4. Get Blown Away
Kiama is a charming coastal town with a strange name and a famous feature. Roughly translated from the Dharawal Language, Kiama means “the place where the sea makes noise” and straying a few hundred meters from the road you will quickly learn why. The coastline around Kiama cradles several miracles of geology, blowholes. Blowholes are created over immense periods of time as the relentless pressure of the ocean burrows a chamber underneath the headland. If an opening forms above into the chamber blowhole can be formed. Under the right conditions’ waves can be pushed into the chamber and forced upwards out the opening like a drill. Sounds complicated but the result will literally blow you away. It is estimated that nearly a million people visit the Kiama blowholes each year. Come experience the thrill for yourself and bring your camera!
5. Food With A View
There is a treasure trove of great restaurants and eateries in this area, many of them have awe inspiring views of the ocean. Check out the Seascape café in Port Kembla for delicious food and an unmatched view of the sea. Why not check out the area and find your favourite food and view combination.
The strip of rugged coastline from Port Kembla to Kiama is truly special. With views that comestraight from a movie and beaches that could very well become your second homeas you soak up the salty breeze and feel the golden sun recharging you. A seachange is calling and for people have experienced this part of the world abetter way of life is calling too.
Have you ever felt lost? Like everything just feels wrong and you feel like you are on a different page from the rest of the world. You always feel as if your life is a monotone, something you are living just because. And you just can’t seem to find happiness, with or without people. You feel lonely. If you have felt, and if you feel this way, then my friend, you have forgotten how to love yourself.
When you stop loving yourself, you lose touch with your inner self. If you are not in touch with your own self, it becomes hard to be in touch with the rest of the world. I mean, when you don’t know yourself, how can you expect to be known by someone else?
What is self-love?
Self-love is, well, to love yourself. When you treat yourself just like you would someone you truly love, that’s self-love. You appreciate yourself, you pamper yourself, take care of yourself, and make yourself a priority.
Imagine being a different person (physically) from yourself. You have to love this person just like you love someone else. It sounds easy in theory, yet people often overlook loving themselves.
Why is self-love important?
You are the most important person in your life. So if you don’t love yourself, you will never be able to wholeheartedly love someone else. When you are friends with other people, or when you love other people, you radiate positive energy. This energy is what draws them to you. But where does this energy come from? Your inner self. And you are the one who produces this energy. If you don’t take care of yourself, and if you are not aware of your own likes and dislikes, how will you radiate this energy?
Being in touch with yourself is paramount for happiness. You need to learn about your likes and dislikes, you need to learn how to make yourself happy first. Only then can you expect to be happy around others.
How to practice self-love?
Here are a few ways you can show yourself some love and get in touch with your lost inner self:
Talk to yourself lovingly
Practice positive self-talk. Don’t ever underestimate or berate yourself, even if you have made a grave mistake. Instead of saying, “I am not good at __”, say, “I may not be good at this, but no one can be better than me at __”. Compliment yourself often. When people give you compliments, accept them graciously instead of telling them they are wrong. Learn to recognize your strengths and the admirable qualities in you, however small they are. And once you have done that, shower yourself with praise for those qualities.
Pamper yourself
You know how you like to pamper and spoil someone you love? Be that person. Go to a nice restaurant and order something gourmet. Treat yourself to a spa treatment, or a full body massage. Bake something nice for yourself. Go shopping and buy something you really want. All of these are ways to pamper yourself and make yourself feel loved, by yourself.
Feel beautiful
You don’t need to look like a model to feel beautiful. All you need is to look at yourself in the mirror and ignore your imperfections. Focus on your assets instead, and tell yourself how beautiful you are. Once you gain enough confidence in your own verdict, what others think about you won’t matter.
Eat foods that nourish your body and make it feel good. Exercise a little every day to make your skin glow. Wear clothes that make you feel beautiful. Be beautiful for yourself, not for others.
Travel alone
Traveling alone is one of the best things you can do, not just for self-love, but also for personality development. When you travel alone, there is a sense of liberation, an independence you will never feel otherwise. This independence will make you trust yourself more, and learn how to live on your own terms. It is one of the best ways to discover yourself, know your limits and surpass them too. So do make sure to go on a self-discovery trip alone, just like Kangana Ranaut did in the movie “Queen”.
Stop comparing yourself to others
Nobody is perfect. Everybody has their shortcomings, and their own talents and assets. And everybody is unique. No two people are ever alike. So if you start comparing yourself to others, you will never learn how to appreciate your assets. You will always feel as if you lack something.
Everybody has something that you don’t have. However, it is important to always remember that they may not have something that you have. Focus on this second sentence, and stop comparing your life, and yourself, to others. Because you are you and they are they.
Let go of past regrets
Holding on to the negatives in your past can be detrimental for your happiness. Learn to forgive yourself and others, and let go. It is especially important for you to let go of any regrets about yourself. Don’t hold on to any regrets.
Practice gratitude for all the positives in your life, and unclutter it of all regrets, all bad memories, and negative thoughts. As long as there is a place for negativity in your life, you can never truly love yourself, or be happy. Forgive yourself, move on, and make room for new happy memories and experiences.
Be around supportive people
Your personality and your life is a mix of your own energy and the energy of the people around you. When you surround yourself with toxic, negative people, your own energy reserves start to deplete. So you should be surrounded by people who will have a positive effect on you. These people will always support you, appreciate you, uplift you and help you be a better person.
Eliminate any negative presence from your life. No one who puts you down or makes you unhappy should be allowed a place in your life. Do away with them, and only keep those people close who truly appreciate you for who you are.
Listen to your heart, not others
You are your own person, with your own desires, aspirations, and limitations. No one should be telling you what to do and what not to. Always trust yourself, and your own verdict about right and wrong. Just because others think something is wrong, don’t stop yourself from doing it. Learn to have your own exclusive opinions, and make your own choices uninfluenced by anyone else. This will empower you and is also a great way to practice self-love.
To love others, you need to first love yourself. Also, to be loved by others too, you need to first love yourself. You should be at the top of your list of priorities so that you make others happy too. Always strive to be a better version of yourself, but also love yourself for who you are, unconditionally and irrevocably.
Everybody is getting ready to welcome the new year with open arms, and of course, new year resolutions. All of us enter the new year with fresh aspirations and resolves to be better in some ways. Some of us want to lose weight, while some of us want to give up smoking. However, the enthusiasm and the zeal to stick to the resolution doesn’t last very long. Soon enough, we find it hard to stick to our resolve and go back to our old slovenly ways.
This disappoints us, no question, but we never really do anything about it. All that we do, is wait for another year to pass so that we can make another new resolution. Then it becomes an endless cycle of resolving, starting, giving up, and waiting to make a resolution again.
Don’t blame your weak willpower for this though. Your willpower isn’t a separate entity that you can’t control. Willpower is your own strength and determined by your own, well, free will. It is something you can control, change, and strengthen, if you really set your mind at it.
So here’s how to stick to your new year resolutions, and stop being disappointed in yourself:
Set smaller goals
The bigger your goal is, the slower its visible progress rate. Also, big goals are more likely to be impractical and beyond your abilities. So have a big goal, but think of it to be a long-term benefit rather than a goal you’ve to achieve. Set yourself some achievable goals as new year resolutions.
Your new year resolution should not be “I will study 10 hours a day and come first in my batch” when you are a dunce at college. Start with, “I will study two extra hours a day and try to improve my grade by a notch.” Know your limits and abilities, and set smaller, achievable goals. These will have a higher progress rate, and you will achieve them faster before you can give up on them.
Be accountable
Broadcast your new year resolutions to all your loved ones. Or even just tell a person or two about them. This will make you feel accountable to them, and you won’t want to give up. Just the fact that someone knows about your new year resolutions will make you think twice about deviating from your decision. It will be even better if you can tell them to do a progress check on you at regular intervals.
Accountability to others can be a great driving force for you to achieve your resolutions. So go ahead, and tell people about your noble intentions. Who knows, they may actually help you achieve your goals!
Give it 60 days wholeheartedly
Science and internet say that it takes 21 days to build a habit, and 60 days to start sticking to it. This is something a lot of people swear by. And anyway, sticking to a decision for 2 months is better than not doing it at all. So whenever you make a new year resolution, give it just 60 days. Be sure to work wholeheartedly and dedicatedly.
Stick to your resolution for 60 days, and tell yourself that you can give up if you aren’t comfortable till then. Chances are that you won’t even remember about the limit after the 60 days pass. Even if you do give up, at least you stuck to it for 2 months wholeheartedly. And 2 months is enough time to see progress, in anything you resolve to do.
Make it impossible to ignore
Do everything it takes to keep reminding yourself of your new year resolutions. Make big posters and hang them around the house. Set alarms and reminders in your phone. Tell other people to keep reminding you and asking you for updates. Keep yourself surrounded by your new year resolutions. Make your life revolve around them till they become a permanent fixture in it. Basically, make your new year resolution impossible to ignore. If you can’t ignore, you won’t forget. And if you don’t forget, the chances of you giving up will decrease dramatically.
Think of the long-term benefits
Humans are a greedy lot. We only do something if there is some benefit attached to it. No person is ever completely selfless. So the more you think about the benefits of your new year resolutions, the more you will be dedicated to them. Make the long-term benefits a glittery, glaringly obvious presence in your life.
Every time you are at the brink of giving up, think of these benefits. Hype them up so much that you will want to achieve them no matter what it costs. The more you hype these benefits up, the more attractive they will look. And your desire to work towards achieving your new year resolution will increase. Use your human greed to your advantage, and stick to your new year resolutions!
Close your ears, open your mind
Whenever we aspire to change ourselves, there are some nagging voices that want to question our actions. These voices are what discourage us from achieving our goals. Distance yourself from people who aren’t supportive of your new year resolutions, or question your decision. If your loved ones are apprehensive or judgemental, explain to them why your resolution is important to you.
Make them see that doing this will make you happy, and ask them to support you in your decision. If they truly care about you, they will stand by you and not question you. And if they still criticize you for your decisions, they don’t deserve to be in your life. Close your ears to any negative judgments or opinions that may discourage you. However, open your mind to suggestions and feedback, and never dismiss them as discouragement.
Get the support of like-minded people
A support system will make it way easier for you to stick to your new year resolution. Here, by a support system, I mean people who are working toward the same new year resolutions. When you are working towards a goal with like-minded people, each of you will want to push and encourage the others. You will help each other achieve your common goals. And working alone can become monotonous, but working with a solid support system will increase your commitment and also your progress.
So say your new year resolution is to get a toned body. Join a fitness class, or a gym, and make friends there. All of you are there with a common purpose, so use that to bond and also push each other to be better. Once you form such empowering friendships, you will find it easier to stick to your resolution.
Forgive your mistakes
Throughout your journey of sticking to your new year resolution, you will make mistakes. But remember, you are only human, and humans make mistakes all the time. The secret is to forgive yourself and move on. If you keep brooding over your mistakes and feel bad about it, you won’t be able to start afresh. Sometimes, these brooding sessions are the major obstacles that keep you from achieving your goals. Learn from your mistakes, but move on. Don’t let the fear of making a mistake keep you from doing something, or sticking to your decision.
Accept your shortcomings and the fact that you cannot be successful in one day. Progress takes time, but it does happen. Know that you will make more mistakes, but promise yourself that you won’t make the same mistake twice. After you do this, get right back on track with renewed energy and enthusiasm.
Make it interesting
It is hard to stick to a routine that is monotonous and doesn’t have any variety, or excitement. If your new year resolution is something boring, like maybe studying, then you’re more likely to give it up. So try finding exciting ways to achieve your resolutions. Say if you don’t enjoy studying, then make a study group with your friends and make it more fun. You can even find fun animated videos on YouTube that make learning easier and simpler.
Similarly, if you don’t enjoy exercising, join a fun dance class or learn a new form of self-defense. All these are ways to stay active and provide you with a fun workout session. You can also drag a friend along with you to stay motivated and not be bored.
Treat it like a competition
Humans are highly competitive in nature. We compete in everything with everyone, and we always want to be better than the others. So why can’t we compete with ourselves? Treat your new year resolution as a competition you have to win. Make your goal something you are competing for against your former lazy self. Push your limits, just to see if you can defeat the procrastinator in you.
If competing with yourself is too hard, compete with someone else. Try to get someone else committed to achieving the same goal as you want to, and compete with them. This will automatically make you work harder and make greater progress with your new year resolution. And also, stick to it. But remember, do not make this competition dirty. Keep things light and friendly, and your competition healthy.
Always remember, you are the master of your own life. If you set your mind to it, nothing is impossible for you to achieve. Every new year resolution that you make is achievable. All you have to do is to believe in yourself, and be committed to what you want to achieve.
Its not a new news that our education system requires certain reforms. As we know, our education system i focused on “WHAT TO LEARN” instead of “HOW TO LEARN”. Reforms are required to make this better and to step out of evaluation through exam factories.
Finland
Lets talk about Finland. Yes! Finland is the country which always remains in the top 10 rankings by Pisa in terms of education. Its already at its best stage. Its present day outline of its peculiar way of education and its profits pays off a big deal.
First, education governance is highly decentralized, giving Finland’s 320 municipalities significant amount of freedom to arrange schooling according to the local circumstances. Central government issues legislation, tops up local funding of schools, and provides a guiding framework for what schools should teach and how.
Second, Finland’s National Curriculum Framework(NCF) is a loose common standard that steers curriculum planning at the level of the municipalities and their schools. It leaves educators freedom to find the best ways to offer good teaching and learning to all children. Therefore, practices vary from school to school and are often customized to local needs and situations.
But according to the reports, schools and institutions in Finland are going adapt to PBL- PHENOMENON BASED LEARNING.
Lets look into what exactly PBL is.
Phenomenon Based learning
This is a big change in education in Finland. The concept of “phenomenon-based” teaching – a move away from “subjects” and towards inter-disciplinary topics – will have a central place in the new NCF. This new reform will bring more changes to Finnish middle-school subject teachers who have traditionally worked more on their own subjects than together with their peers in school.
Not exactly eradicating basic subjects
It is not exactly true that Finland is getting rid of all the school subjects. They are now focusing on learning by choosing TOPICS instead of SUBJECT. This way is to prepare the students to learn for working life. But with the new basic school reform all children will also learn via periods looking at broader topics, such as the European Union, community and climate change, or 100 years of Finland’s independence, which would bring in multi-disciplinary modules on languages, geography, sciences and economics.
It involves learning from the environment and increasing in depth knowledge of how things work. For example, a student can choose a vocational course of “cafeteria services” which involves elements of math, language to serve foreign customers, writing and communication skills.
Why this reform is required?
This reform is made so as to cope up with the 21st century. As there is a decline in the habits of reading and learning through books. our technology is advanced enough now and students tend to find and learn through INTERNET. So, the already better education system was fit for the 90s education. Now this reform is required so as to cope up with the coming technology.
In what ways will it benefit the students and teachers?
It will benefit the student teacher relationship. As it is based on communicating and giving and representing ideas, teaching and learning will become more fun this way. This way the teachers can also learn more about the developing mind and abilities of their students.
It will be hard for teachers who are of older age due to not being able to cope up with the technology. But the teachers in Finland are already undergoing through the special course.
Is Finland taking a risk?
The heading that says that Finland is completely eradicating the basic school subject is not completely true. Finland is taking it slow. They know that we cannot play with the education of our “Future generations”. So, they are gradually implementing this PBL concept and noting on the results. As it is being applied at the age of 16 of students, we can say the risk is lowered. The general idea is that the students ought to choose for themselves which topic or phenomenon they want to study, bearing in mind their ambitions for the future and their capabilities.
People’s views on this reform
Of course, there are lots of scandalous arguments on this topic, but it has been given thumbs up by most of the students and parents saying “there is no loss in this type of reform, and its more fun this way”. Some of the already graduated students also said that they are envious of the present reforms because its more fun now.
The Finnish teachers are still under preparatory courses. This change is expected to be implemented by the year 2020.
2019 is indeed promising to be the most exciting year in terms of TV series and movie releases. Most of you are already fangirling over the “Avengers: Endgame” trailer and others over the 8th season of “Game of Thrones”.
The upcoming year is especially jam-packed with superhero movie releases (DC, Marvel, you name it!) With so many movies releasing left and right, it is going to be hard to keep track of them all. So here is a list of 9 upcoming super-hero movies that will make you wish for 2019 to hurry up:
Avengers: Endgame
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This movie is indeed the talk of the town these days with the electrifying official trailer out on YouTube. Avengers: Endgame is a sequel of the blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, and the final movie of the series. This movie will end the suspense of the prequel and has the entire population of Marvel fans anticipating and talking about “what next?”
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johannson, Chris Evans.
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Captain Marvel
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“Captain Marvel” promises to be yet another gem of the Marvel Universe movies. This movie follows one of the mightiest female superheroes of the Marvel universe- Carol Danvers or Captain Marvel. A former U.S. fighter pilot, Carol goes on to become of one the mightiest heroes of the galaxy after joining an elite Kree military team called “Starforce”. However, when Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic war, Carol unravels many secrets about her identity and hidden superpowers.
Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Clark Gregg, Jude Law.
Release Date: March 8, 2019.
Spiderman: Far From Home
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A sequel of “Spiderman: Homecoming”, this movie is based in a timeline following the events of “Avengers: Endgame”. After Peter Parker is done and dusted with “Avengers: Endgame”, he goes to Europe on a summer vacation with his friends. However, the vacation turns out to be yet another test of his superpowers when he finds himself face to face with Mysterio.
Cast: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei
Release Date: July 5, 2019.
Hellboy
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Based on Mike Mignola’s comic “Hellboy”, this movie is going to be a darker and more accurate version of the earlier two adaptations of the movie in 2004 and 2008. “Hellboy” is about a half-demon, the son of a human witch and a demon from hell, who is summoned to Earth by a Nazi officer through a satanic ritual. Finding himself stuck between the worlds of supernatural and human, Hellboy goes on to become a dedicated paranormal investigator.
Cast: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim.
Release Date: April 12, 2019.
Shazam!
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This lighthearted superhero film is something out of the “Back To The Future” era and is based on a DC comic of the same name. Billy Batson, a normal 14-year-old foster-kid finds himself in the possession of brazen superpowers. After a subway car transports Billy into a different realm, he is blessed with superpowers by a wizard. Every time Billy says the word “Shazam”, he turns into an adult superhero. Together with his foster brother, Billy now has to save the world from the evil Dr. Sivanna using his newfound powers.
Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton
Release Date: April 5, 2019.
X-Men: Dark Pheonix
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This movie is a sequel to the movie “X-Men: Apocalypse” based on Marvel comic characters, the X-men. The premise of this movie is almost a decade following the events of the 2016 prequel. When a solar flare hits Jean Grey during a rescue mission in space, she develops incredible powers that turn her into a deadly Pheonix. Now her fellow X-Men have to make a choice between their team member and the lives of the rest of the world.
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner
Release Date: June 7, 2019.
Glass
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Glass is the third movie after “Unbreakable” and “Split” and is a gripping sequel of the two. It continues the plot of “Split” while merging it with the characters and the storyline of “Unbreakable”. This irresistible combination makes the movie a highly promising thriller and a definite must-watch. After the events of Split, David Dunn pursues the superhuman figure of The Beast, with Mr. Glass acting as the orchestrator holding back some dark secrets.
Cast: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson
Release Date: January 18, 2019.
Joker
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Everybody praises the hero and despises the villain, but no one ever cares to listen to the villain’s point of view. “Joker” is a superhero film revolving around the DC comic character Joker, the arch-enemy of Batman. The movie revolves around how a failed stand-up comedian turns to a life of crime after being shunned and disregarded by the society and turns into “Joker”, a villain feared by all.
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy
Release Date: October 4, 2019.
New Mutants
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New Mutants is another product of the Marvel Universe based on X-Men. The movie revolves around five new mutants trapped in a facility against their will, who are recently discovering their hidden abilities. While trapped, they fight to escape their past sins and the facility using their powers and helping each other.
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt
Marriage is a universal social institution which has been established by human society to control and regulate one man’s sexual life. Marriage has been sanctioned by customed laws such as which include guidelines for:
Sexual Behaviour
Division of Labour
Duties
Privileges
According to the Hindu Texts the 3 aims of marriages:
Dharma-Duty
Praja-Progeny
Rati-Sexual Pleasure
Forms of Marriages:
Polygyny: A single man marries more than one woman
Polyandry: A single woman married to more than one man
Monogamy: One man marries one woman
Group marriages: Marriages of two or more women with two or more men
Marriage system has been observing radical changes in the system over the time of independence. Though basic religious belief associated with marriage has not been crumbled. Practices, customs and forms have been witnessing changes, in fact many changes.
Foremost change which is being found is the change in the form of marriages. Earlier, polygamy used to be a very practiced form of marriage taking place. But today, polygamy is not found anymore, only monogamy is being persistently practiced over the years.
In the traditional society primary objective of marriage was the duty of each individual to carry forward the family legacy, but today the objective has been shifted to the only aim of maintaining life-long companionship. Changes have been found in the process of mate selection, field of selection has become wider and inter-religious and inter-caste marriages have become common.
Parents have been playing a very active role in process of selection of life partners. Young men and women have been selecting their life partners lately and priority is given to their choice than their parents! In the process of selection, importance has been given to individual interests, considerations and not family considerations. There has been an increase in instances of love marriages. Child marriages have been prohibited, and the legalized age has been made. The legal age for boys to get married is 21 years, and a girl is 18 years. Pre-puberty marriages no longer exist.
Legislative provision for divorce and widow marriages has adversely affected the stability of marriages and undermined the importance of age-old values related to marriage. The concept of equality affected the stability of marriage ties.
Dowry associated with a marriage made marriages costly affairs and have set an example for an evil deed. Marriages used to settle on a consideration of dowry. Huge money has been spent on decorations, processions, videography, and music.
There has been an increase in the instances of divorce and desertion. Sanctity has been thereby not been affected and has not reduced to the level of civil contract in Indian Society.
Everybody knows at least one person whose brain they wish they had. There is always one person in our social circle who is nicknamed “Einstein” for his logical skills and his vast knowledge. When we look at such people, we are amazed at how someone can be so smart. Now, obviously it is impossible to turn a donkey into a fox, however, it IS possible to increase our IQs and dubbed geniuses too!
What determines our IQ?
IQ or Intelligence Quotient is basically a measure of how fast we can solve complex puzzles, come up with the solution to a problem, or apply a concept to a real-life situation. I shall make a list of parameters that IQ tests measure for better clarity-
Spatial Ability- The ability to recognize spatial relationships between objects is called “spatial ability”. An example of this is to recognize the orientations of shapes or figure out the missing pieces in a puzzle or an incomplete shape.
Logical ability- This ability refers to one’s capacity to solve complex equations and come up with sound logical solutions to problems.
Memory- IQ is also measured by one’s ability to recall things visually or aurally, and be able to imagine something with clarity and in detail.
How can IQs be increased?
Like I said in the beginning, a donkey cannot be turned into a fox. IQs are mostly a genetic thing, just like your height and your eye color. But it is fully possible to train your brain and hone its skills.
The IQ tests on the Internet are not exactly an accurate measure of your intelligence. Intelligence is not just defined by your cognitive abilities, but also little things like your memory, or the way you react in unusual situations. A person isn’t just intelligent logically, but also emotionally and socially. Unfortunately, there are no tests to measure that part of our IQs.
Coming back to the cognitive Intelligence Quotient, here are a few ways to raise your IQ by improving your cognitive and logical abilities:
Start Early
The maximum amount of brain development in a human takes place between the ages of 0-5 years. Hence it is always found that a child who has been nurtured better or has been exposed to more skill-building situations has a higher IQ than the rest. So if you are a parent, then a proper nutrition rich in brain foods and lots of skill-building classes will make your kid brighter than the rest.
Practice Image Streaming
This is an IQ building exercise that supposedly made Nikola Tesla the genius that he was. As a child, Tesla had a habit of imagining (in very minute detail) scenarios about a different life. He would visit new places, made friends, and this world in his mind would be as real to him as the world outside. So later when he grew up, this habit of his helped him visualize and invent new concepts out of the existing ones. You can try it too. Every day, try to imagine a scenario or just an object in the minutest detail possible. Try to use all your senses- imagine how it feels, smells, looks, in the most detailed manner possible.
Change your routine
If you go through the same routine every day, your brain will get accustomed to it and have trouble processing new information. This will reduce its capacity to solve unusual problems and situations, hence reduce IQ. So try introducing variety in your daily routine. Take a new route to work, eat something different for lunch, visit new places, just anything.
Learn a new language
Almost every successful person, or a relatively smart person, knows at least two to three languages fluently. If you watch Ted Talks, you will realize that almost every intellectual person speaking of their successes is a multi-lingual. Learning a new language is a highly cognitive skill, and will improve your IQ to a significant extent.
Engage in cardio
Cardio or high-intensity workouts release endorphins that fire up your brain and make it work faster. The good effects of exercise on your body and brain are well-known and proven by a hundred scientists. So do make sure to engage in some exercise and boost your IQ.
Solve puzzles
Solving complex puzzles, crosswords and playing mind-training games helps you develop your analytical skills. If you solve difficult puzzles on a daily basis, your brain will learn how to think in unconventional directions and help boost your IQ.
Eat brain foods
Numerous studies have shown that nutrients like iron, zinc, folate, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins A, B, and D have a significant effect on one’s brain development. So try to include foods rich in these nutrients in your diet. Avoid sugar, as it makes you sluggish, and replace empty calories with IQ boosting foods.
Practice
“Practice makes a man perfect” is not just a quote, but a truth. You can be a pro at anything if you practice hard enough. Every new skill that you learn, make sure to practice it well. The more you practice, the more perfect you become. And the more perfect you become, the easier your brain finds it to engage in that activity.
Get out of your comfort zone
If your brain is always comfortable, it will never know how to deal with unusual situations. To train your brain and increase your IQ, you need to get out of your comfort zone. This point is similar to the second point in this list. So visit new places, maybe go on a trip alone, learn difficult languages like Chinese and Latin, or go to a party where you don’t know anyone. Anything that gets you out of your comfort zone will boost your IQ.
Do things that smart people do
Well, if you want to be smart, you need to adopt the habits of smart people too. One of their habits that you will benefit the most from is reading. The more you read, the more knowledge you acquire, and the more “smart” you become. It is one of the best habits you can acquire, and a sure-shot way to up your “genius” quotient, so make sure you read a bit every day. Other habits of smart people are learning new skills and solving complicated problems whenever possible. I have already discussed these above, so I hope you know what to do now.
You may not be born with an Einstein’s brain, but nothing in this world is unchangeable. So pull your socks, train your brain, and be the genius everyone envies!
A person can go into an anaphylactic shock from stepping
outside their home in cold. Yes! Allergies are not only limited to spring or
fall, but winter allergies are persistent too. Winter allergies are so severe
that a person might fall to a death bed on an enormous increase in their
allergies. It’s just the hives you feel, but they aren’t just the normal hives.
It is an extremely rare autoimmune disease known as essential cold urticarial(ECU).
There are two forms of the disease:
Primary Idiopathic Cold Urticaria
Urticaria Idiopathic Cold (Familial or acquired)
Cool urticaria is an unending, receptive skin issue. It is
likely the most widely recognized type of physical urticaria (hives).
Significant manifestations may incorporate strange blushing of the skin
(erythema), hives and tingling after introduction of the skin to cool
temperatures.
There are two types of the turmoil: basic (gained) cool
urticaria, and familial (innate) cold urticaria. The side effects of the
obtained frame wind up evident in two to five minutes after appearance to the
activating substance or circumstance, while it takes 24 to 48 hours for
indications of familial chilly urticaria to show up. Additionally, side effects
will in general last longer with the familial shape, ordinarily around 24 hours
in spite of the fact that they may stay for up to 48 hours. With the obtained
frame, side effects will in general keep going for one to two hours.
In cold urticaria, the skin has a strange response to cool.
This may, for example, happen after exposition to cool climate or to swimming
in icy water. The skin for the most part turns red, and creates welts and
tingling. This might be joined by fever, migraine, tension, tiredness, and, now
and again, notwithstanding blacking out. A few people may likewise have palpitations
or wheezing.
Manifestations of familial cold urticaria may start to show
up when 30 minutes after introduction to cool. They may hold on for up to 48
hours after introduction. The redness and tingling of the skin might be joined
by fever, migraine, tiredness, torment in the joints (arthralgia), and the
nearness of extreme white platelets (leucocytosis) in the blood.
Fundamental (procured) cool urticaria comprises, as
indicated by a few clinicians, of a few sub-classifications, for example,
essential gained cold urticaria, postponed cool urticaria, confined cold
urticaria, reflex cool urticaria or optional cold urticaria, which are
clarified as:
Essential gained cool urticaria can happen five to 30 minutes after exposition to cold. The response may happen wide open to the harsh elements itself, however more frequently amid the rewarming stage. Tingling and blushing of the skin may grow first, trailed by a consuming sensation. Hives show up, typically enduring 30 minutes. The influenced individual may likewise encounter cerebral pain, palpitations, wheezing or blacking out.
Postponed cool urticaria may seem a few hours
after contact with the cold.
Limited cool urticaria has been accounted for to
happen after exposition to cold at the locales of past ragweed infusions for
hypersensitivities or ladybug chomps.
Reflex chilly urticaria is described by across
the board appearance of welts happening in light of a drop in body temperature
after restricted introduction to cool applications (e.g. an ice pack).
Optional cool urticaria can happen regarding
different blood issue related with viral contaminations, for example,
mononucleosis.
One such individual who experiences this life threatening
allergy is Arianna Kent. Kent, who lives in Alberta, Canada, is really
oversensitive to the cold. Her sensitivity is severe to the point that she can
go into anaphylactic stun just by venturing out into winter climate for a
couple of minutes.
Kent was 14 years of age when she originally had a
hypersensitive response. She was outside scooping snow when she all of a sudden
broke out into hives and experienced issues relaxing. At first, she rejected it
as a food allergy. In any case, following quite a while of responses and
therapeutic testing, she was at long last determined to have basic cold urticaria
(ECU). An extremely rare autoimmune disease, ECU is a chronic reactive skin
condition that flares up when the body is exposed to cold temperatures.
Even after layering up, Kate, now 21, can only spend about
five minutes outside before having a reaction—it can happen if she’s holding a
chilled can of soda, for example, or even as she walks from her door to her
car. Living in an area where temperatures can reach as low as -40 degrees
Fahrenheit doesn’t do her any favours.
Kent said she used to need to go to the clinic around three
times each month on account of serious responses. Changing her eating regimen
and decreasing her admission of sustenance’s that contain histamine, a
substance discharged in the body amid unfavourably weak responses, has brought
down the quantity of healing facility trips she takes to about a few times per
month.
There’s next to no data on ECU, and that absence of
information can be difficult for Kent. Relatively few individuals comprehend
her condition, which makes it difficult to carry on with her regular daily
existence.
Many people who are just starting out on their fitness journey are faced with this dilemma: bulk or cut? There are so many articles on the Internet giving a hundred different pieces of advice to people. When you are a beginner, it becomes really hard to choose and decide for yourself what is best for you. This is especially a concern when you are not training under professional supervision.
What is Bulking?
If you are exercising with a personal trainer or in a gym program, then your life is sorted. But for the confused fraction of my readers, it is important to first know what the two terms actually imply.
Bulking, as the word implies, means to gain weight. By weight, I mean both fat and muscle. Yes, it is a pure myth that bulking only makes you gain muscle and so it is different from weight gain. In essence, bulking is just a fancier word for “weight-gain”. However, there IS a slight difference between straightforward weight gain and bulking.
What is the difference between weight gain and bulking?
Weight gain is, well, easy. All you have to do is sit comfortably on your couch, binge-watch Netflix, and nosh on Doritos, donuts, pizzas, and all other kinds of junk humans are fond of.
Bulking, on the other hand, is a more structured and disciplined way of gaining weight, where your prime motive is to gain muscle, not put on weight. When you bulk, you are still training consistently and eating healthy. The only change you make is to eat in a caloric surplus.
When you are eating in a caloric surplus, it is obvious that you are giving your body more fuel than it needs. And what does our body do with the extras? Store them as fat. Hence, you gain fat. But you also gain muscle because you are training while also providing your body with a more than adequate amount of protein.
How exactly does a person bulk?
Okay, this is tough. One can misunderstand the terms “caloric surplus” and go on a food rampage devouring whatever comes their way. That is NOT the right way to bulk. Like I said before, bulking is a structured and disciplined way of gaining weight. You cannot let yourself go even on a bulk. Muscle gain is the prime motive here, so you need to make sure your body gets a good amount of protein from all the extra calories that you’re eating.
Here is a very simple guide on how to bulk:
Calculate your BMR (including your exercise intensity), and add around 500-600 calories to that number. This is the new amount of calories you will be consuming on a bulk. You can customize this number depending on how much muscle you want to gain and how much faster.
Don’t forget the protein. The extra calories are a great way for you to pile up on your protein. Use them in the best way possible. You can still chow down on your donuts and pizzas, but do not get off track and forget your real goal.
Do not slack off on your exercise regime. You cannot gain muscle if you aren’t putting them through stress, even if you are eating the perfect bodybuilding diet. Bulking only changes the number of calories you eat, not the rest of your health regime.
Muscle gaining is a slow process, especially for women. Also, no matter how hard you try, you WILL gain some fat. An average man will gain 1.5-2 pounds a month, while a woman will gain 1-1.2 pounds of pure muscle a month. So let’s say you want to gain 5 pounds of muscle. This will take you 4-5 months, which is a long time. And in all this time, with your caloric surplus, it is impossible for you not to put on some flab. Its natural, so don’t let it bother you.
Now let’s come to the second side of the coin- cutting.
What is cutting?
Cutting is the exact opposite of bulking, and similar to old-school dieting. It means, losing weight. By weight, I mean fat. Yes, it is possible to lose ONLY fat (and negligible muscle) if you “cut” the right way. However, there is again a difference between dieting and cutting.
What is the difference between weight loss and cutting?
People lose weight by simply eating less than they need. If you are on a diet that lowers your caloric intake so that you eat in a deficit, you will lose weight. The lesser you eat, the more weight you will lose, and you will lose it faster. But you don’t just lose fat, you also lose muscle. If you don’t want to lose muscle and end up looking skinny fat, cutting is the strategy you are looking for.
Cutting, again, is a structured and disciplined way of eating. While cutting, you do not change your fitness regime. All you do is eat in a deficit while ensuring that your macros are still fulfilled. You eat clean, you eat enough protein and good fats, and you work out, but you eat in a deficit. This way, you retain muscle, but shed the extra fat to expose a lean, toned body. Trust me, it is way more difficult than it sounds. But when does anything good ever come easy?
How does a person “cut”?
Cutting does NOT mean yo-yo dieting. Even on a cut, you need to eat enough so that your body gets the fuel it needs. However, the number of calories will be a tad bit less than the number you generally eat to maintain your weight. Also, the source of calories will be clean protein, good fats, and complex carbs.
Here is a simple guide to “cutting”:
You don’t want to starve or feel weak on a cut, because you still need the energy to fuel your workouts. This means that your weight loss process will be slow and sustainable. To ensure this, do not create a deficit of more than 400-500 calories in your diet.
Ensure that you get enough protein. A good rule of thumb is to have around 0.8 gms of protein per pound of your weight. Bear in mind that less than 0.5 gms is too less, while more than 1 gms is too much.
Do not starve yourself at any cost just because you aren’t seeing results. Getting shredded and lean is a slow and steady process, but once it ends, you will be amazed at what your body was hiding underneath all that fat.
Try introducing a few “higher calorie” days in your regime. These days will be your cheat days, but you won’t be going overboard on them either. You can either eat maintenance calories on these days, or 200-300 calories more than that. Two rules- eat clean, eat enough protein.
If you have followed my guide to the T, within 3-4 months, you will start loving your mirror.
Which is better and why?
There is no right answer to this question. It completely depends on what you want your body to look and feel like. If you want to look like Dwayne Johnson, by all means go for a bulk. If you want to look like a Victorias Secret model, go for a cut.
Going on a cut will make you leaner, and help you shed fat. A bulk, on the other hand, will help you build muscle. A lot of people go on a bulk first to build muscle, then start cutting to reveal that muscle and shed the extra fat. It is a pretty good strategy for most, but again it depends on your current body composition, and your personal choice.
It is recommended for people with a high body fat percentage (even if they are at a healthy weight), to go on a cut first, and shed the fat. Since you will be working out, you will retain the muscle you currently have and also shed fat. Once you have a relatively low body fat percentage, you can bulk to build some muscle, then later go back to normal eating (or another cut) to show off your new muscle.
The Final Takeaway
Body aesthetics are a very subjective thing. Everyone wants a different thing for their body. Some women love being skinny, some women like being curvy. Men like being big and muscley, or look like a shredded Greek God. It all comes down to what YOU want your body to look like. No path is wrong for you. Just keep in mind your current health, body fat percentage, and your final goal. And I’ll suggest that before you start thinking about bulking or cutting, make sure you’re truly committed to your fitness regime. If you are not working out the right way, then you shouldn’t even be reading this article.
