En la época de María Castañas, ya no recuerdo el año, cuando inicie en la educación formal, en la escuela y en casa se hacía “planas”, para quien no lo sabe, era una tarea en la cual el maestro imponía como castigo para aprender a escribir y mejorar la letra, recalcar alguna cosa y como castigo. Si me preguntan, si esto funcionaba, digo por supuesto que sí. Algunos mejoraron la escritura y otros no. Sobre todo, los médicos.

¡OMG! Eran interminables las planas, y venían acompañadas de chanclas o correas. Mis maestros y Mami eran terribles cuando se trataba de estudiar e impartir castigos. Beckyta o ratoncito de biblioteca tenía una linda letra y siempre se distinguía por su buen comportamiento. Era un ejemplo en la escuela. Por el contrario, La Paraulata, vivía con un cuaderno y lápiz en la mano, pues se portaba requeté mal.

Las frases más famosas de planas en mi época: “Mi mamá me ama” y no se la de ustedes, pero mi mami, nos amenazaba con una chancla en la mano, y en la otra mano el cuaderno y el lápiz. “Debo portarme bien”, esta me la ponían cuando brincaba la cerca en el recreo o cuando llegaban las enfermeras a vacunar. “No debo pegarle a mis compañeras de clase”, esta era muy famosa, y adicional me castigaban en la dirección.

Entre planas y planas, y escribir los números, no daba tiempo para salir a jugar ni leer algún libro. Sin embargo, destaco que escribir es una técnica muy buena para aprender. Sobre todo, si la chancla estaba cerca. Siempre me ha gustado leer las “Selecciones”, una revista que tiene artículos muy buenos. En la actualidad, no sé si todavía existe. Y uno de sus reportajes es conocido como “escribe que algo queda". Aunque algunos no lo crean, siempre queda algo de lo que escribimos.

Hoy me doy cuenta de que es necesario escribir, para ejercitar el cerebro. Mientras escribes, mandas un mensaje, se mueve la mano, lees y te concentras. Era una de mis técnicas preferidas cuando estudiaba. A mí me servía mucho para asimilar. Recordaba en los exámenes hasta del punto y coma. Especialistas recomiendan escribir porque activa la mente subconsciente y es una técnica efectiva para aprender.

No se trata de teclear en la computadora, sino de escribir con la mano y un lápiz. A medida que escribimos, hacemos varias actividades que nos ponen en movimiento y también hackeamos el cerebro. Algunos dirán:

¡Escribir! ¿Para qué?

Desde mi punto de vista, hay que mantener activo el cerebro por nuestro bienestar. Además, si hackeamos la mente subconsciente, se puede poner a trabajar en nuestro favor. Así mismo, es necesario tranquilizarla para que deje de hacer lo que quiere y pensar tonterías, pues esto nos pone ansiosos y causa estrés. Andrea Aburto Kramp, publico un artículo en la página psicologiaymente.com, el 4 de julio del 2024, donde expresa lo siguiente:

”Escribir a mano permite dar mayor profundidad a la información accionando una serie de funciones cognitivas complejas que permiten seleccionar, ordenar y sintetizar, fortaleciendo la memoria y capacidad de análisis…” Para más información visite aquí

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In María Castañas's time, I don't remember the year, when I started formal education, at school and at home we did “planas” (copying). For those who don't know, it was a task that the teacher imposed as a punishment to learn to write and improve handwriting, to emphasize something, and as a punishment. If you ask me if it worked, I would say yes, of course. Some improved their writing and others did not. Especially the doctors.
OMG! The copying was endless, and it was accompanied by slippers or belts. My teachers and Mami were terrible when it came to studying and administering punishment. Beckyta, or bookworm, had beautiful handwriting and always stood out for her good behavior. She was a model student. On the other hand, La Paraulata always had a notebook and pencil in her hand because she behaved very badly.
The most famous phrases in my day: “My mom loves me,” and I don't know about yours, but my mom threatened us with a slipper in one hand and a notebook and pencil in the other. “I must behave myself” was what they would say when I jumped the fence at recess or when the nurses came to give us vaccinations. “I must not hit my classmates” was a very famous one, and I would also be punished by the principal.
Between writing lines and writing numbers, there was no time to go out and play or read a book. However, I would like to point out that writing is a very good learning technique. Especially if the slipper was nearby. I have always enjoyed reading “Selecciones,” a magazine with very good articles. I don't know if it still exists today. One of its reports is known as “write something down.” Although some may not believe it, something we write always remains.
Today I realize that writing is necessary to exercise the brain. While you write, you send a message, move your hand, read, and concentrate. It was one of my favorite techniques when I was studying. It helped me a lot to assimilate information. I remembered everything down to the last comma in exams. Specialists recommend writing because it activates the subconscious mind and is an effective learning technique.
It's not about typing on a computer, but writing by hand with a pencil. As we write, we do several activities that get us moving and also hack the brain. Some will say:
Write! What for?
From my point of view, we need to keep our brains active for our well-being. Furthermore, if we hack the subconscious mind, we can make it work in our favor. Likewise, we need to calm it down so that it stops doing what it wants and thinking nonsense, as this makes us anxious and causes stress. Andrea Aburto Kramp published an article on the website psicologiaymente.com on July 4, 2024, in which she states the following:
“Writing by hand allows you to give greater depth to information by activating a series of complex cognitive functions that enable you to select, organize, and synthesize, strengthening your memory and analytical skills...” For more information, visit aquí
After a long time, I'm going back to using a notebook to write down what I do during the day and the most relevant things that I can later use to create a story, a tale, or any other topic for my blog on #Hive. Most of the time, I used to study and then write to check what I had learned. Then it became a habit, which I have neglected in favor of typing on the computer or cell phone. I have decided to resume my habit of writing to activate my mind.
Apart from writing, there are many widely used techniques and tools that are also very good, such as playing a musical instrument, doing crafts, painting, solving puzzles and crossword puzzles, yoga, painting mandalas, reading, among others. Currently, some quantum physics specialists and psychologists say that writing helps you visualize and drives you to achieve your goals and objectives. Get moving to build your reality.
Personally, I do anything that is said to improve my lifestyle and attract abundance and prosperity. I like to perform rituals, feng shui cures, and any other technique to activate the mind, such as decrees and affirmations. I also like to do energy cleansings of the house to attract love and money. When I mop the floor, I do it with water that I have prepared in the refrigerator.
This water contains cinnamon, lemon and orange peels, and cloves. When cleaning the floor, I add a sprig of basil or mint. I'll tell you, friends of #LifeStyle, it works for me. As they say, “If it flies, it flies.” Currently, I have resumed writing by hand in my notebook and then transcribing it to the computer.
Imagine that! The teachers of María Castañas's time and people like me who say, “Write it down so it sticks,” were right.
There you have it!