How to Develop a Reading Habit!

How to Develop a Reading Habit

Boris Mustapic

Reading has a number of benefits including improving your memory and vocabulary, helping you learn new things, and improving focus and concentration. A lot of people say that they want to develop a reading habit but are unable to due to a lack of time. I was one of those people myself at one point in my life. I have used a number of tricks to help me read more and develop a daily reading habit. I have outlined these below.

- Create a reading list

I would definitely suggest you start out by creating a list of books that you would like to read. For example, you could create a list of novels you’ve always wanted to read but never had the chance to, or a list of books that you need to read to learn something about a topic or field of study that you are interested in. Apart from creating your own lists, you can also use lists that other people have created. Some popular lists include Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels and Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century. You can also find a large number of different lists online. A great website to find reading lists is GoodReads.com.

- Set a goal

A good idea to motivate yourself to read more is to set a goal. For example, you could set a goal to read a certain number of books this year or a certain number of pages each day and then work on reaching that goal. Some tools you can use to help you achieve your reading goals include the Bookly app and the GoodReads.com Reading Challenge.

- Schedule a time for reading

To make sure that you will read every day, you need to schedule reading into your day. You could read first thing in the morning, during your commute, before going to sleep or even during lunch.

- Find a good place to read

Something that will help you read more is finding a good place to read. This should preferably be somewhere quiet, without any distractions. You could read in your bed, in a comfortable chair or sofa, on a park bench, and of course — at the library.

- Eliminate distractions

Make sure to eliminate any distractions that might be interfering with your reading — turn off the TV and put your smartphone on silent.

- Read actively

While passive reading is better than no reading at all, I would highly suggest you try an active approach to reading. When I say “read actively”, I mean think about what you are reading, highlight passages that you think are important or interesting, write comments and notes either on the book’s margins or in a separate notebook. If you are reading on your smartphone or your ebook reader, take advantage of their highlighting and note features.

- Keep a reading journal

I highly recommend keeping a reading journal where you can write down quotes that you like, record what books you have read, jot down any thoughts related to the book as well as any comments you have on what you have read. You can review these later to refresh your memory or to get new ideas.

- Carry a book everywhere you go

Always carry some reading material with you, either in the form of a physical book, or an ebook on your smartphone or ebook reader. That way you’re able to read whenever you get a chance. This allows you to spend those little breaks in your day reading instead of scrolling your Facebook or Instagram feed.

- Know when to quit

Don’t feel like you have to finish every book you start. If the book you’re reading is boring or not what you imagined it would be, simply drop it and start reading a different one. A good rule that I like to use is the 50-page rule. I always read the first 50 pages of any book I start. If I still don’t enjoy it after 50 pages, I just quit and move on to a different book.

- Replace other forms of entertainment with reading

A good way to read more is to replace other forms of entertainment with reading. For example, instead of watching TV or movies, playing video games, or mindlessly browsing the Explore tab on Instagram — read a book. This will allow you to read a lot more books every year.

- Read multiple books at the same time

Something I like to do is read multiple books at the same time. Anytime I get bored with a book or I would like a change of pace, I just switch to a different one. A great way to do this is to always read one fiction book and one non-fiction book at the same time.

- Get a reading partner

You can also get a reading partner to help you keep yourself accountable to your reading goals. This can be a friend of yours, a significant other, or a colleague. You can start reading the same book with your reading partner and then discuss it as you read or once you both finish reading the book.

I hope these tips will help you to read more and develop a daily reading habit. Now go and read a book!

 

د بدن او ذهن د روغتیا پنځه اسانه لارې

د بدن او ذهن د روغتیا پنځه اسانه لارې

الېکس تېریند (د بي بي سي د روغتیا برخې خبریال – لیکنه د بي بي سي له ویب پاڼې څخه)

نوی میلادي‌ کال په را رسېدو دی او ډېری خلک به د راتلونکي کال لپاره بېلابېل پلانونه لري. بي بي سي د روغتیا برخې له یو شمېر کارپوهانو پوښتنه وکړه چې په نوي کال کې خلک د ذهن او بدن د روغتیا لپاره باید کومو ټکو ته پام وکړي. دې لیکنه کې د همدې روغتیاپالو د سپارښتو پر اساس پنځه اساسي ټکو ته اشاره شوې ده.‌

۱.‌  ذهني روغتیا ته مو پام وکړئ:

کله چې د روغتیا خبره کېږي نو ډېری خلک د بدن یا فزیکي روغتیا په اړه فکر کوي. خو یو روغ او سالم ذهن هماغومره مهم دی لکه روغ بدن.‌ د اېکزېټر پوهنتون ډاکټره ندین سمیع وایي، انسانان باید د ذهني‌ ارامتیا لارې چارې وسنجوي،‌ ځکه دا کار یې د ژوند په معیار مخامخ اغېز کوي.‌ ډاکټره سیمع وایي، ذهني روغتیا یوازې په دې معنی نه ده چې د یو انسان خبرې او حرکتونه دې ظاهراً سم او نورمال وي.‌ بلکې یو سالم او روغ ذهن انسانان د دې جوګه کوي چې له خپل چاپېریاله خبر وي او‌ پر خپلو احساساتو پوه وي او پرې کنترول ولري. د ډاکټرې سمیع په وینا، ذهني روغتیا د خلکو پر فزیکي یا بدني روغتیا هم ژور اغېز لري. ډاکټره سمیع سپارښتنه کوي چې د ذهني‌ ارام لپاره خلک باید د یوې شېبې لپاره په یوازې کېني او فکر دې وکړي، ژوره ساه دې واخلي، ذکر دې وکړي او هڅه دې وکړي چې خپل ذهن او حافظه د ټولې ورځې له چارو او پېښو تش کړي.

۲.  یو سپی وساتئ:

که د قدم وهلو حوصله نه لرئ او لټي کوئ نو له دې حالته د وتلو یوه اسانه لار شته. د ابرزوېت پوهنتون ډاکټره ریز تچر وایي، که د ورزش په نیت قدم نشئ وهلئ نو د دې کار لپاره نورې ډېرې پلمې هم شته. د بېلګې په توګه که د کار ځای یا دفتر مو په څو پوړیزه ودانۍ کې وي نو هڅه وکړئ چې د لېفټ پر ځای په زینو یا پوړیو کې پورته منزل ته ولاړ شئ. بله لاره یې دا ده چې کله سودا پسې بازار ته ځئ نو خپل موټر له دوکان یا مغازې نه لېرې ودروئ. په دې توګه پلمه په لاس درځي یو لږ تر لږه یو څو سوه متره قدم ووهئ. خو تر ټولو ښه لاره یې دا ده چې یو سپی وساتئ. ډاکټره تچر وایي، له سپي سره د څښتن اړیکه پر مهربانۍ ا عاطفې ولاړه وي.‌ نو که مو سپی وساته حتماً غواړئ چې په ورځ کې یې یو یا دوه ځله له کوره بهر قدم یا چکر وهلو ته وباسئ. له خپل سپي سره همدا قدم یا چکر وهل تاسې ته هم د ورزش زمینه برابروي.

۳.  اونۍ کې۳۰ ډوله سبزي یا مېوه وخورئ:

ډېری روغتیاپال سپارښتنه کوي چې انسانان باید په ورځ کې پنځه ډوله سبزي یا مېوه وخوري. د لندن د کنګز کالج ډاکټره مېګن روسي بیا وایي، یوازې کمیت مهم نه دی،‌ بلکې تنوع ته هم باید پام وکړو.‌ نوموړې سپارښتنه کوي چې خلک باید په اونۍ کې ۳۰ داسې شیان وخوري چې له بېلابېلو بوټو یا ونو ترلاسه شوي وي. ډاکټره روسي وایي،‌ د بېلابېلو سبزیجاتو ا مېوو خوړل د روغې معدې ضمانت کوي.‌ ناروغه معده کولی شي انسانان په نورو ډېرو ناروغیو او ستونزو اخته کړي.‌

۴.  موسکا ډېره وکړئ:

د واروېک پوهنتون ډاکټر جېمز ګېل وایي،‌ ورزش کول، قدم وهل نور خراب عادتونه پرېښودل وخت او حوصله غواړي.‌ تر هغې چې دې ټولو چارو ته ملا تړئ،‌ یو بل اړین کار هم باید وکړئ،‌ داسې یو کار چې هېڅ لګښت نه لري.‌ هغه دا چې موسکا ډېره وکړئ او ځانونه خوشحاله وساتئ. ډاکټر ګېل وایي،‌ ژوند کې تر ټولو مهمه خبره دا ده چې انسانان باید خوشحاله وي.‌ که خوشحالي نه وي نو بیا ورزش،‌ صحي خواړه او بل هر کار هېڅ ګټه نشي‌ کولی.‌ ډاکټر ګېل وایي،‌ انسانان باید هغه کارونه په نښه کړي‌ چې د دوی د خوشحالۍ لامل کېږي، او باید دا کارونه ډېر کړي.‌ همدا راز هغه کارونه یا خبرې هم باید مالومې کړو چې زموږ د خپګان لامل کېږي،‌ او باید ترېنه ډډه وکړو.‌

۵.  خوب مو پوره کړئ:

ډېری خلک فکر کوي چې خوب یې پوره دی، خو ځینې وخت داسې نه وي.‌ د یو بالغ انسان لپاره په شپه کې له ۷ تر ۹ ساعتونو خوب پکار دی.‌ د اېکزېټر پوهنتون ډاکټر ګاوېن بکېنګم وایي، په خوب کې لږ غوندې کمښت هم کولی شي د انسان پر رواني او ذهني حالت او بدني‌ روغتیا بده اغېز وکړي.‌ د هغه په وینا، ډېر خلک به فکر کوي چې په یوه شپه کې ۵ ساعته خوب ورته کفایت کوي.‌ خو په حقیقت کې ۵ ساعته خوب کافي نه دی.‌ د ښه خوب لپاره باید د شپې ناوخته چاو یا کافي ونه څښو،‌ او همدا راز د ویده کېدو لپاره باید یو ځانګړی وخت وټاکو او هره شپه باید پر هماغه وخت ویده شو.‌ ډاکټر بکېنګم همدا راز وایي، د ښه او کافي خوب لپاره اړینه ده چې موبایلونه او لپټاپونه یوې خوا ته کېږدو،‌ داسې چې د سکرین رڼا مو هېڅ سترګو ته را ونه رسېږي.‌

کابل کې د الکترونیکي راکړې ورکړې نندارتون

کابل کې د الکترونیکي راکړې ورکړې نندارتون

Some General Information!

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17 Websites That Will Make You Smarter

17 Websites That Will Make You Smarter

First shared: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/234981

Here's a list of websites that will actually make you smarter:

1. Digital Photography School — Read through this goldmine of articles to improve your photography skills; they're helpful even if you're a complete beginner. There's also an active forum where you can find a community of other photographers to connect with.

2. Duolingo — Sharpen your language skills with this fun, addictive game. It's a college-quality education without the price tag. If you're looking for more free language-learning materials, you can also try BBC Languages.

3. Factsie — Did you know the horned lizard can shoot blood out of its tear ducts? Keep clicking through this site to find unusual historical and scientific facts, along with links to sources. Another great site for fun facts is Today I Found Out.

4. Freerice — Expand your vocabulary while feeding the hungry. It's the best way to feel good about yourself and learn words you can use for the rest of your life.

5. Gibbon — This is the ultimate playlist for learning. Users collect articles and videos to help you learn things from iOS programming to effective storytelling.

6. Instructables — Through fun videos and simple instructions, you can learn how to make anything from a tennis ball launcher to a backyard fort. You can also submit your own creations and share what you make with the rest of the world. Still wanting to learn more? You can visit eHow and gain a wide range of skills, such as how to cook, decorate, fix, plan, garden, or even make a budget.

7. Investopedia — Learn everything you need to know about the world of investing, markets, and personal finance.

8. Khan Academy — Not only will you learn a wide variety of subjects through immensely helpful videos, but you'll get a chance to practice them and keep track of your learning statistics, too. It's a great way to further your understanding of subjects you've already taken or to learn something new. Other great learning sites include Udacity, Coursera, AcademicEarth, Memrise, and edX.

9. Lifehacker — On this highly useful site, you'll find an assortment of tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done.

10. Lumosity — Train your brain with these fun, scientifically-designed games. You can build your own Personalized Training Program to improve your memory and attention and track your progress.

11. Quora — Get your questions answered by other smart people, or read through the questions other people have asked. You can learn anything from productivity hacks to the best foods of all time.

12. Recipe Puppy — Enter in all the ingredients you can find in your kitchen, and this wonderful search engine will give you a list of all the recipes you can make with what you have. It's a great way to learn how to cook without the hassle of buying everything beforehand. For a more extensive list of recipes, try AllRecipes.

13. Spreeder — This free, online speed-reading software will improve your reading speed and comprehension. Just paste the text you'd like to read, and it'll take care of the rest.

14. StackOverflow — It's a question and answer site for programmers — basically a coder's best friend. Other great sources to learn code are Learn X in Y Minutes, Codecademy, and W3Schools.

15. TED-Ed — This is a new initiative launched by TED with the idea of "lessons worth sharing." It is meant to spark the curiosity of learners around the world by creating a library of award-winning, animated lessons created by expert educators, screenwriters, and animators. You can create your own customized lesson to distribute around the world by adding questions, discussion topics, and other supplementary materials to any educational video on YouTube.

16. Unplug The TV — A fun website that suggests informative videos for you to watch instead of TV. Topics range from space mining to "How Containerization Shaped the Modern World."

17. VSauce — This Youtube Channel provides mind-blowing facts and the best of the internet, which will make you realize how amazing our world is. What would happen if the world stopped spinning? Why do we get bored? How many things are there? Watch the videos and find out.

GOD and his Existence!

From: Internet

The students were making noises in the class, suddenly professor entered to the class; all the students were stood up, and just after the greetings the professor asked the students that what was the issue that you were making noise, then one student replayed that our discussion was about existence of GOD. Suddenly, the professor asked the student and their conversation is as bellow:

Professor: You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?

Student: Yes, Sir.

Professor: So, you believe in God?

Student: Absolutely, Sir.

Professor: Is GOD good?

Student: Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful?

Student: Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

Professor: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good.

Student: Yes.

Professor: Is satan good?

Student: No.

Professor: Where does satan come from?

Student: From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student: Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And GOD did make everything Correct?

Student: Yes.

Professor: So who created evil?

(Student did not answer)

Professor: is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All there terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student: Yes, Sir.

Professor: So, who created them?

(Student had no answer)

Professor: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have ever seen GOD?

Student: No, Sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard you GOD?

Student: No, Sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted you GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student: No, Sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student: Yes.

Professor: According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says you GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student: and is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student: No, Sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student: You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, and flash light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. if it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: so what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, Sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone is the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter.)

Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir … Exactly!!! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

The student was EINSTEIN J