Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I don't think I can study properly.
It's amazing to realize how much things have changed in the past decade, especially with studying. I am writing because I wanted to take a break from studying for my Ed Psych midterm tomorrow. I couldn't help myself from logging onto this website because the computer is right in front of me (even though I actually made it into the library...I'm still not apart from technology). I could barely concentrate on the homemade study guide I made on my laptop (yep, it's an integral part of studying for me), and I kept looking at my phone for text messages and continuously logging in to see if my email worked (which, by the way, doesn't, because Westminster email/internet=sucky). It's absolutely pathetic. I'm not trying to say I can't be a good studier because I can. There are times when I can get sucked into the material and I am not distracted by anything...but how often is that? As someone who doesn't study or hasn't studied much, I find it difficult when I do. I think study skills range for everyone and for me, it often involves typing up my own study guide on the computer or rewriting it out on paper and looking over it. The process of writing/typing it out is where I study the most. It's hard to concentrate on the words once their printed out and I'm just looking at it unless I'm asking a friend questions or vice versa. This is my problem currently, as I am just staring at my beautifully highlighted (another distraction/procrastination) study guide. I'm watching other people in the lab doing their work and wondering what they are going through or what they are thinking about. I just can't believe how much my mind is doing at this very moment. This age of multitasking is absolutely ridiculous sometimes. I pride myself on being a very good multitasker and it's proven to be extremely helpful in my life. But sometimes I wonder what the detrimental effects society and the media and technology are for our generation, and for myself. Though I get by pretty darn well and I love technology, I wonder what life would be like if it were a lot simpler...Fewer distractions, fewer worries, less stress, less grief. Now that I reread this and I think about it, I really believe I need a break. I am typing rather quickly and I can tell that my thoughts are just itching to spill out. Fall break is just around the corner, but to get there, I know I have to face this ridiculously busy Homecoming weekend and one more week after that. I just need to endure. Okay, well I will probably delete this later. Back to "studying."
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Someone sent this to me when I was in college and I thought you would appreciate it-sorry for the length!
How to Write a College Paper
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
2. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you
understand it.
3. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some coffee to help you concentrate.
4. Stop off at the third floor, on the way back and visit with your
friend from class. If your friend hasn't started the paper yet
either, you can both walk to McDonalds and buy a hamburger to help you concentrate. If your friend shows you his paper, typed,
double-spaced,and bound in one of those irritating see-thru plastic
folders,drop him.
5. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable
chair in a clean, well lighted place with plenty of freshly
sharpened pencils.
6. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you
understand it.
7. You know, you haven't written to that kid you met at camp since
fourth grade. You'd better write that letter now and get it out of
the way so you can concentrate.
8. Go look at your teeth in the bathroom mirror.
9. Listen to one of your favorite CDs and that's it, I mean it,
as soon as it's over you are going to start that paper.
10. Rearrange all of your CDs into alphabetical order.
11. Phone your friend on the third floor and ask if he's started
writing yet. Exchange derogatory remarks about your teacher, the
course, the university, and the world at large.
12. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lighted
place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
13. Read over the assignment again; roll the words across your
tongue; savor its special flavor.
14. Check the newspaper listings to make sure you aren't missing
something truly worthwhile on TV. NOTE: When you have a paper due in
less than 12 hours, anything on TV from Masterpiece Theater to Sgt.
Preston of the Yukon is truly worthwhile, with these exceptions: a)Pro Bowler's Tour b) any movie starring Don Ameche.
15. Catch the last hour of Soul Brother of Kung Fu on channel 26.
16. Phone your friend on the third floor to see if he was watching.
Discuss the finer points of the plot.
17. Go look at your tongue in the bathroom mirror.
18. Look through your roommate's book of pictures from home. Ask who
everyone is.
19. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the
future.
20. Open your door and check to see if there are any mysterious
trench-coated strangers lurking in the hall.
21. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lighted
place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
22. Read over the assignment one more time, just for the hell of it.
23. Scoot your chair across the room to the window and watch the
sunrise.
24. Lie face down on the floor and moan.
*I feel you can add #25-skip class and go back to sleep :)
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