I work as a Customer Laison Complaints Case Officer at a major insurance company, where I have worked for 3 years. I left school when I was 17, as I had some very bad experiences at school and wanted to see what the real world had to offer.
I now live with my boyfriend of 3 years and spend my spare time reading, writing, socialising with friends or just watching some TV.
Times are still hard and I'm trying to cope with various health problems on a daily basis but I'm working my way through things and really want to stop it from getting me down.
I dream of some day going to America and watching a real baseball game (we don't have that at all in the UK) and perhaps finding a job I find creatively fulfilling. Until then, I'm happy trying to be me and making the best of what I have.
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What will increase your reading level? What are some good things that could help me not so stressed because recently, I did bad on my CSAP scores and I'm very mad at myself. What can make me smarter or do better at school?
sorry there's a lot of questions, but I need help, PRONTO. (link)
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First of all, the key to improving your reading level is to constantly challenge yourself. Romantic and comedy fiction books are great to read but they aren't challenging. After realising this, I've now begun to alternate the books I read. I'll read one that is light fiction and follow it up with a Charles Dickens or a Douglas Kennedy or a Charlotte Bronte. A lot of these books are much harder going (I have to sit with a dictionary next to me at all times when reading Douglas Kennedy novels) but because they are challenging and about real issues, they help to broaden horizons and your vocabulary at the same time. With books by people like Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Harper Lee and others from those sorts of eras, you also learn more about life 'way back when', which will also help.
As for keeping you from getting stressed, exercise is the best natural remedy for high stress levels. Exercise increases the dopamine which helps to make you feel happier and more relaxed. Failing this, try some relaxing breathing exercises (in through the nose for 7 counts and out through the nose for 4 counts) and every now and then indulge yourself with a food treat or a pampering session or a girly night in, so you have opportunities to unwind a little. You also need to let go of the guilt and resentment you are harbouring towards yourself over your test scores. Even the smartest people in the world sometimes fall down when it comes to tests and you need to let yourself off the hook. Okay, so you didn't do as well as you had hoped. Next time, you will do better. Keep telling yourself that. You WILL do better. Every time you think the opposite, catch yourself and reverse it. You WILL do better.
I don't think the problems is that you aren't smart enough. I think you are lacking in confidence. The chances are, you are a lot more intelligent than you give yourself credit for but perhaps you haven't dedicated yourself to studying as you could have. Perhaps you don't pay as much attention or work as hard when you are at school as you could do. If you know any of this to be true, you need to make an effort to change it. No amount of positive thinking will help you if you don't learn the material!
Try getting a small study group together when you have an approaching test. This was a great help to me when I was at school. You have to make sure everyone stays focused but you could get teams set up, taking turns to fire questions at each other on whatever subject you are studying for. Have a prize or a forfiet (or both) set out ready and quiz away. It makes you sure you learn the material but it isn't boring. You could also try flashcards of questions and answers and putting facts on post-it notes around your home, so you can only move forward around your home once you have recited the information to yourself.
Studying IS hard but it is so worth it in the end. The problem is that people let it get too boring and that doesn't work for everyone. If you need to keep it interesting, find ways, like the team quizzing sessions, to keep it interesting and you will find it works a lot more effectively.
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thank u so much. you had the most and the best information!
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