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Need study insperation

Postby israel » Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:30 pm

I cant sit and study - when i have a strong goal i can do anything - but i know i should study and improve but i dont want it super bad but i want to learn - but i allways stop and do other things - especially eat (30 times a day) or watch a movie or clean or listen to music

Need some advaice insperation - everything is wellcome
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Re: Need study inspiration

Postby beforewisdom » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:55 pm

How to Study for a Long Time without Getting Bored


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Re: Need study inspiration

Postby beforewisdom » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:57 pm

How To Overcome Laziness In 4 Steps

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Re: Need study insperation

Postby beforewisdom » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:57 pm

Tea.

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Re: Need study insperation

Postby israel » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:51 am

This were very good thanks
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby israel » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:07 pm

Ok i got to ask : didnt think aboutt tea but :

tea - because of tea breaks or cause it has caffine ?
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby beforewisdom » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:35 pm

both

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Re: Need study insperation

Postby baldy » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:39 pm

HTFU and study? :twisted:
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby vCLaW » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:56 pm

What about going somewhere with less distractions? ie a library or cafe etc.
I find being away from computers/internet access can help.
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby soniczip » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:05 pm

israel wrote:I cant sit and study - when i have a strong goal i can do anything - but i know i should study and improve but i dont want it super bad but i want to learn - but i allways stop and do other things - especially eat (30 times a day) or watch a movie or clean or listen to music

Need some advaice insperation - everything is wellcome

i don't understand your question.

do you need a "method" to study effectively, or "motivation" to study in general?

what do you study? do you like it? why do you study?
i'm focusing on some kind of stuff
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby israel » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:55 am

Motivation

the videos beforewisdom posted are good but it didnt really help

i had a big goal but im not sure if what i study will help me achive it so my motivation is down - but i know its good for me to do well in my study and it might also help in reaching my goal but its harder to be motivated when its not directly connected to my goal - its hard when its not simple and clear - do this and you will succsed

i guess im looking for some short range motivation - something that will help me sit on my ass even though i dont have a goal in mind

Its complicated - but i guess i need motivation or something in the line of HTFU - but its not enough just HTFU - cause then i think to my self i can HTFU but why should i ?
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby baldy » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:11 am

The main trick to HTFU, is to just HTFU and not think about it too much.
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby 7bluewren » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:58 am

Firstly, what is HTFU?

Secondly
vCLaW wrote:What about going somewhere with less distractions? ie a library or cafe etc.
I find being away from computers/internet access can help.
I agree with this

I often sit down and make myself study timetables instead of studying, ridiculous! Even though I love what I'm studying I think the whole stress factor and the fact that I have a deadline makes me want to somehow subconsciousnessly rebel and put off my study, but if it was for just simple enjoyment I would do it quite happily. It's shooting myself in the foot really. And often once you get started you think "this isn't so bad, why didn't I just do this earlier instead of wasting all that time avoiding it?"

Anyway if I find myself starting to avoid study I force myself to go into uni or the library when I should be doing my home study. I find that once I'm there I have no problems getting motivated to get it done, because there's nothing else to do. I think it's because I just associate that space with studying and I asociate my home with relaxation (especially in the evenings). So I often go to uni at 8pm and stay for a couple of hours, it makes it not seem like such a chore.

I also have a general rule that I'm not allowed to check facebook or private emails or do anything non study related whilst at uni/library, that way I don't associate the uni computers with fun stuff. and I can't get distracted when I take a five minute break that accidently turns into an hour of facebook tetris....
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Re: Need study insperation

Postby baldy » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:08 pm

7bluewren wrote:Firstly, what is HTFU?

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Re: Need study insperation

Postby 7bluewren » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:37 pm

ah ha

cheers :D
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