Once children enter elementary and junior high school, they tend to be intrigued by what other children are doing. However, it’s important to consider what is important for your child, not just what everyone else is doing. Studying for entrance exams alone won’t make them smarter. Academic success is determined by the combined efforts of school, home, and cram school, not just the cram school. Develop the habit of mastering what you learn that day. This isn’t something you have to think about, but rather making it a natural part of your body. The key to success is making studying a natural part of your body. If you can study without using your brain, you can say you’ve achieved success in life.
When considering studying, factors such as your physical and mental state are important, as well as friendships. A stable mental state is crucial in interpersonal relationships. Studying isn’t born from solitary activity, but rather develops through interpersonal relationships. Personal habits and interpersonal relationships are crucial for academic success. When you use your brain, such as studying, it fatigues the neocortex, located on the surface of the brain. This fatigue recovers surprisingly quickly. It’s said that fatigue in the neocortex can be recovered with just five minutes of sleep. There’s another type of fatigue that’s more difficult to overcome. Brain fatigue caused by stress from interpersonal relationships and other factors accumulates in the old cortex deep within the brain. This old brain fatigue can only be relieved by getting plenty of sleep. Strong stress reduces attention, impairs brain function, and reduces memory. It’s important to reduce interpersonal stress during and before and after exam periods.
When studying, there are always “boring, simple processes” to overcome before reaching your desired level. For example, junior high school textbooks contain around 1,200 English words. Memorizing this vocabulary is monotonous and repetitive. It’s said that striking a balance between “improving your skills” and “maintaining your skills” is difficult. Essentially, you’re required to study to improve your English while maintaining a vocabulary of 1,200. Slumps and lapses in motivation are inevitable during this simple study process. The key to simple learning isn’t eliminating slumps, but shortening them as much as possible. This will minimize the waves of slumps that come when you’re in good spirits and bad spirits. Interestingly, people who don’t have high goals don’t fall into slumps. People who don’t study don’t experience slumps. A slump is a stagnation in the process of someone who is working hard to reach their goal. It may be good to be optimistic and think that if you keep trying, you will eventually overcome the slump.
