<ol><li>Practice act of kindness</li><li>Take small steps</li><li>Try relaxation methods</li><li>Identify specific situations that trigger anxiety</li><li>Accept and appreciate yourself</li><li>Practice Self-Care</li><li>Talk with a therapist</li></ol>

How to beat social anxiety

These tips will guide your way out of social anxiety. Take care and love yourself!

If you suffer with social anxiety, you can still rise above life's challenges. Here is a list of things to start doing now to make positive changes.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Things to Start Doing If You Have Social Anxiety Disorder

There are two students in the class and the teacher gives a project to work on. The introverted student doesn't want to join because he feels being with other students is stressful. But a shy student wants to join in, he is rather afraid to interact with others.Which one are you?Introverts can interact with people, they just don't want to. Shy people want to interact with people, but they can't, they're afraid of judgement.(P.S. - It is possible for a person to be both)

SHY or INTROVERT - know in 2 minutes

Introverts enjoy time alone and get emotionally drained after spending a lot of time with others.Shy people don't necessarily want to be alone but are afraid of interacting with others. They are considerate of what others think about them, their looks, their behaviour, etc. They fear being rejected, being judged or rather being negatively evaluated.  They are afraid of social disapproval.

The Difference Between Introverts and Shy people

Quiet people have the loudest minds

There is a general confusion between shyness and being introverted. This can clear you on which one you are.

Are you shy or just introverted? See where you fit on this chart that displays typical behaviors of shy vs. outgoing introverts and extroverts.

Where Do You Fit on the Dimensions of Introversion and Shyness Scale?

<ol><li>Focus on one realistic goal at a time</li><li>If you miss out on a day, get back on track as soon as possible</li><li>Keep going and Never Give Up, even if you don't feel like</li><li>Don't self-doubt until you achieve your goal</li><li>Track your improvements</li></ol>Consistency beats Hard work beats Talent

How to be Consistent

Water is a lot weaker than stone, but consistently flowing over, it can cut the stone. This is the power of consistency. These tips will help you become consistent in whatever you and improve.

My friend laughs at me whenever we walk into a restaurant because the waiter will walk over, smile, and ask, “Same same?” My productivity is predicated on consistency. If I break out of my routine…

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How to Be Outrageously Consistent | 7 Tips to Be Consistently Consistent

<ol><li>Notes written on paper take effort and so you remember them for longer</li><li>Digital notes are more organized </li><li>Notes written on paper helps reduce distraction whereas digital note-taking can distract you</li><li>Notes written on paper give you writing practice and it does not affect your eyes</li><li>Digital notes could be taken easily in class. You could add diagrams, figures, tables, etc.</li></ol>In the nutshell, you can balance between the two. Take notes digitally in class and write and practice them for exams, don't just read. Make PDFs of the notes taken on paper so that you don't lose them.

Digital vs Paper Notes

There is always a conflict between taking notes manually or digitally. The best way out is to balance both the right way to make your notes more effective.

An important process in studying and learning is note-taking. Almost every student does it, and it is a practical requirement to pass a class. With the large amounts of information presented in each course, note-taking helps in encoding the information and thus makes it easier to remember. It also produces study materials to refer to later for exams and projects. Since technology is much more advanced now than it was even 10 years ago, when taking notes on paper was the most popular method, there are options such as typing notes on a computer, and even writing them on tablets (like paper, but digital). What are the differences between these modalities—typed (computer), digitally handwritten (tablet), or paper?

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Pros and Cons of Typed, Digitally Handwritten, and Paper Notes | GUTS Tip

Scattered Focus is when you are trying to switch between tasks at a time, trying to multitask. Directed Focus means focusing on just one thing at a time.How to Avoid Scattered Focus?<ol><li>Remove all distractions</li><li>Use the Pomodoro technique and Take frequent breaks</li><li>Get proper sleep, Stay hydrated, and exercise</li><li>Start improving concentration even for as less as 5 minutes a day</li><li>Make a daily routine </li></ol>Our brain is extremely bad at switching between tasks. Concentration is like a muscle, the more you train it, the more it improves.

Why you can't Focus - And How to Fix that

You have a limited stock of energy, utilize it the right way and see the benefits. Focus on one thing and be the best at it, rather than focusing on a lot of things and never really achieving them.

The ability to focus is almost like a superpower, and the individuals who can focus get so much more done. There are many areas where you can benefit from better concentration, for example, school…

How to Fix Your Focus

There are some things in life that you cannot control (external locus of control) but others are under your control (internal locus of control). Stop blaming non-controllable factors for your loss, rather focus on the factors which are under your control and improve them.<ol><li>Focus on what you can control</li><li>Take responsibility</li><li>Surround yourself with positive people</li><li>Reward yourself</li><li>Fix your focus on one thing (have one single target in your life at the moment)</li></ol>

The Locus Rule  - Power of Intrinsic Motivation

Our brain is not designed to focus on multiple things at a time. Have clarity in your life, focus on one objective and continue to thrive for it.

Learn how to develop a strong internal locus of control mindset in 5 simple steps by using the locus rule.

The locus rule | how to stay motivated the easy way

<ol><li>Be Clear on the concept you are writing about</li><li>Don't over-explain everything</li><li> Stick with Simple Words and form Simple Sentences</li><li>Eliminate the filler words and phrases</li><li>Use contractions - I'm, you're, etc.</li><li>Read more </li><li>Practice</li></ol>

Improve your writing skills

Having good writing skills adds to your portfolio. These tips will help you improve your writing skills may it be for academics, essays for college admissions, or business articles.

Your writing skills can improve dramatically in just fifteen steps. And they’re easier than you think!

Improve Writing Skills Dramatically by Doing These 15 Things

<ol><li>Be confident. </li><li>Match their reasoning - If they are emotional appeal to their emotions, if they are logical, give them logic</li><li>Make it seem beneficial and use repetition</li><li>Choose your words carefully</li><li>Use flattery</li><li>Decide when to talk slow and fast</li><li>Nod in front of someone you want to convince, they will also end up nodding, hence agreeing with you</li><li>Mirroring the body language of the person</li><li>Foot in the door technique </li><li>Door in the Face technique</li></ol>

10 Psychological Tips To Convince Anyone

Talk fast when your audience is tough to please, it will make it harder for them to find your flaws and actually listen to you. Talk slow when your audience likes you and give them time to accept what you are saying.

Decide when to talk slow and fast

Persuade someone with a smaller request or favor first and then ask for the bigger favor, they will agree to the second request as they agreed to the first one and are obliged to agree to the second one.

Foot In The Door Technique

This is the opposite of the Foot in the Door Technique. Start with a bigger unreasonable request first which will not be accepted and then come down to a smaller and more reasonable request . The person whom you are trying to convince will automatically comply because you have scaled down your request from being too unreasonable to acceptable.

Door In The Face Technique

It's important to have Convincing ability for any field. If you have the power to convince others, you will be accepted and heard more. These tips will help you build your persuasion skills! 

Confidence is easy to fake and hard to distinguish.

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6 ways to persuade anyone of anything

<ol><li>Always have a vision </li><li>Have a productive routine</li><li>Be result-driven and goal-oriented</li><li>Admit when you don't know</li><li>Don't work for money, they work to learn and success follows their way (Never stop learning)</li><li>Always look for opportunities and have an abundance mindset (to see limitless potential in life)</li><li>They are not afraid to fail</li><li>Never give up</li><li>Have a positive attitude and accept yourself</li><li>Think big</li></ol>You can have everything in your life if you will just help other people get what they wantPeople become what they think about most of the time

The Rich and Successful Mindset - Rise to the Top

You become what you think, so think big and have a rich - successful mindset to be in the World's Top 1%

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How Do Successful People Think: 10 Extraordinary Mindsets To Develop

Ask yourself the following questions:<ol><li>What would you do if you never had to earn another dollar?</li><li>What would you choose even when it sucked?</li><li>What did you love doing as a child?</li><li>What makes you afraid of judgment?</li><li>What makes you angry?</li></ol>

How to find the TRUE Passion of your life in 5 minutes

<ol><li>Discover what you love to do</li><li>Consider injustices that bother you </li><li>Find out what you spend hours reading about</li><li>Discover your true priorities and remove false objectives</li><li>Break out of the herd mentality</li><li>Never give up</li></ol>

Have a purpose in your life

The only way to do great things is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, don't settle

You should always have a purpose in life and the courage to follow you passion, these questions and tips will help you make your life more meaningful!

Your purpose rests in the intersection of what you love to do and what others need. Be powerfully in service while living your life with joy.

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How to Fix Your Focus

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