Do you get confused?...GOOD!

Let me ask you a question. Is it good to be confused? Most people think it is bad to be confused or to not understand something. In fact, being confused is the key to getting smarter and better at something. When you are confused about something, it means your brain is facing something beyond its present ability. When this happens, your brain is forced to think and try to figure things out. This process of stimulating your brain actually makes you smarter. The next time you encounter that same problem, it would be easily understood.

The biggest problem is most students hate to be confused and they avoid confusing and difficult subjects and chapters. As a result, they only study those topics that are easily understood for the exam. Obviously, they are not able to answer any of the difficult questions in the exams. This typically happens to the 'lousy student'.

Do you think 'A' students do not get confused? A lot of people have this impression that 'A' students are just smart and probably understand things faster. The fact is that they do get confused most of the time, but they reacted differently. They approached teachers or peers for assistance. Also, they may not understand after 1 explanation. But they did not just give up after 1 attempt. They keep on asking the teachers to explain over and over again until they got it. They spent hours and hours figuring out the solution. As a result, they slowly understand the whole concept and figured out the solution. In the end, they became smarter and continue to score 'A' for exams.

Do not afraid to get confused. Instead, you should think that you have encountered an challenging problem and solve it enthusiastically. In this way, you will slowly become smarter and smarter!