January 10th, 2010 → 1:05 am
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Improving eyesight can be a long process. Inf act, from my experience, most people fail simply because it requires persistence. Daily progress is often minute, causing most people simply assumed eye exercises don’t work. In this post, I would like to give you 5 tips on how to not only make the most of every vision improvement session you take part in but also motivate you to go on.
- If you’re suffering from mild myopia and have only started wearing glasses, this tip alone could potentially reverse your condition. What is it? Stop wearing glasses! Eye exercises are rendered useless if you continue to wear glasses because you’re giving your eyes a chance to relearn how to see. Glasses are also a source of strain because it is designed to help you see a certain distance away… yet most of us use it to see close distance objects such as the TV or the monitor.
- Keep track of your progress. Purchase an eye chart (a simple Google search will show you dozens of place that sell them) and test your eyesight weekly. Don’t track daily progression because you probably will not see much progress – making you lose the motivation to continue doing eye exercises. Weekly record, on the other hand, should show some progression (small they maybe) and keep you motivated.
- Create a habit of healthy vision. Do your sessions at the same time every day and try to make it as enjoyable as possible. Doing something at the same time every day causes your brain to develop a pattern and make you stick to it. To make it more enjoyable, you may want to turn on the air-conditioner (if it’s hot), play your favorite music and even burn some scented candles if that’s your thing.
- Contrary to popular belief, telling other people about your goals do not motivate you to achieve it (latest research have shown this) so keep this to as little people as possible. Telling other people may attract insults and your natural desire to succumb to social pressure may make you to stop. Tell what you’re doing only to people who are supportive.
- Lastly, don’t ignore the power of rewards. If you’ve religiously done the eye exercises to improve eyesight, then reward yourself every week. I get myself a nice hour-long massage but it can be anything you want. Better still, you can make a bet with someone who care for you – if you don’t miss any session, he/she will have to give you the reward you want but if you do miss one, you’ll have to give him/her whatever he/she wants.
