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Welcome

to this session on

Becoming a Better Student

Part 1

Facilitator

Prof. V. Viswanadham

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Welcome

to the Brilliant Minds ofA.S.T.R.A.

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Learn

as though you

are going to live

till ETERNITY

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~ for securing

a betterfuturefor one and all

Becoming a Better Student

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Attitudeis alittlething

that makes a

BIGdifference

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Attitude towards?

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What is yourAttitudetowards learning ?

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Please have a lookand let me know

what do you think

it could be ?

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Worlds largest digital camera

mudCH 7071

Built at Manoas Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu

at the University of Hawaii,

the largest digital camera has been installedon the Pan STARRS-1 telescope

on Haleskala, Maui.

This digital wonder along with the telescope

will form one of the most powerful observatories

on the planet and

will monitor the cosmos constantly.

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Tune Your MIND

Learn to Live

in the present

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Leads to

Careful ObservationConcentration

Clarity

Communication

Comparison

Competition

Creativity

CommitmentContinuous Improvement

The 9 Cs

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The purpose of LIFE isto live a LIFE of PURPOSE

ADD Value

Improving Communication Skills

helps you to ADD Value

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You are yourThoughts Questions

Conclusions Choices

Decisions Actions

your quality of thinking improveswith Reflective Thinking and Review

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Learning

a wonderful opportunity

to blossom

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What is

the most dangerous thing ?

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What isthe most dangerous thing ?

An empty mind ?

A closed mind ?

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An open mind ?

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Action

without studyis fatal.

Study

without action

is futile.

Mary Beard

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Thinking

is forLEARNING

Learningis for

Thinking

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Have you carefully analyzed your own

Strengths and Weaknesses ?

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Thinklike a Man of Action

Actlike a Man of Thought

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Let this moment

become

a turning pointin your life,

for the better

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Dontprocrastinate

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The Journey is fromNot knowing ~ knowing

Knowing ~ using

Using ~ learningLearning ~ absorbing

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What is the most beautiful thing ?

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Whether it is an individualor an institution or a nation

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What is the purpose of life ?

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YOUR LIFE NEEDS SELF MANAGEMENT

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YOUR LIFE NEEDS SELF MANAGEMENT

LIFE MGT. L = T

MIND MGT. T = Q

L = T = T = Q = P = E

DEV. MGT. P = E

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Time Time

Entry Exit

Birth

Death

Time between Birth and Death

Life

Time

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THE PURPOSE

OF LIFE IS

PURSUIT OF

EXCELLENCE

L = T = T = Q = P = E

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L = E L E = 0

LEARN TO EXCEL IN LIFET H E S E C R E T O F E X C E L L E N C EL I E S I N L E A R N I N G

S = SELFM = MOTIVATEDI = INITIATIVE [ TO ]

L = LEARN [ AND ]E = EXCEL

S. M. I. L. E.

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Physically ActiveMentally AlertIntellectually Inspired

Spiritually AwakenedEmotionally BalancedMorally StrengthenedSocially - Relevant

So as to be a POSITIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE and

CONTRIBUTING CITIZEN OF THE SOCIETY.

BECOME A SEEDAFFECT ETERNITYAWAKEN DIVINITY

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W. A. T. C. H.

W = WORDS

A = ACTIONS

T = THOUGHTS

C = CHARACTER

H = HEAD & HEART

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LEARNTO

DEEPEN

WIDEN&

SHARPENYOUR

LEARNING SKILLS

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YOU AREYOUR OWN

RAW-MATERIAL.YOU ARE

YOUR OWN SCULPTOR.WHEN YOU KNOWWHAT YOU CONSIST OF,

& WHAT YOU WANT

TO MAKE OF IT,THEN YOU CAN

INVENT YOURSELF.

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EXERCISE &MEDITATETO

KEEP GOINGAND

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Viswam.vangapally@gmail.com