I'm young - 19 in july. woot I'm poor - I have no more than $43 to my name and have to keep calling my poor parents for money to get me through daily life as a fresher student I'm busy - shame I procrastinate something shocking. So many things I wanna do and learn! I'm confused - aww so much to say on this one.. i'm looking at changing my degree majors for one..noo idea what im gonna do for the rest of my life. or what i'm gonna do tomorrow for that matter... details to come.
I love clearance bins! I've got it down to a science and I know just when to hit them for what... Here's some tips that think will help others deocrating on a budget.
I've discovered something wacky: when I start losing focus in class, and am about to start surfing the internet (yay laptops + wireless classrooms), it helps if I stop taking notes and just LISTEN to the professor.
Seems like many of us have hit that not-so-magical point in the semester when many of our new-start ambitions have begun to fade. Every semester about this time, I start slacking off and re-discovering my antipathy for studying.
SO!
1) I thought it might be "fun" and maybe "helpful" if we started making weekly goals. Of course this is completely optional, and the goals would be individual. But that way, we could each pick something, and post it in a weekly-goal post, and at the end of the week, come back and talk about how we did. Accountability, or even just getting to tell someone "hell yeah, I had this goal and I DID it!" really helps me. Also, since for the most part we don't know each other, we can choose tiny goals that we might be embarrassed to admit were goals to people we do know. goals could really be anything about any aspect of your life, not just school.
2) I'm thinking we should make a giant "study skills/focus aids" post and put it in memories, and then keep adding to it, since half of us can't focus for shit, myself included.
I totally agree with you that I should not use short form or whatever else to make reading my post difficult.However I disagree with what you say that it's the difference between education,that's a little bit non-sense for me.God!Look at how many 20/30/40-year-old in the chatroom type in this way,I mean,if I am writing my English paper,I would of course pay a lot more attention to grammar and not using this kind of chatroom/ICQ languages,whatever you guys call it.*OK?
And about the money matter,I know very well I'd better stop thinking about clothes and focus on study 1st.Sure I know this and thanks for reminding me that.However "some extended family who could help you buy text books" is definitely not my choice.I can afford my own expenses in everyway.Scolarship is what I am looking for because yes,I do well in school,my results always come top of the class.I really do hope everything will go in the way I want it to do. *Luckily me,I have not just one or two friends but a whole bunch of them.Very pound of my friends for they always on my side. By the way,Im not from Australia,why did you think like that?Hong Kong,actually.
P.S. sorry for not putting it as a reply in the comment area,because my email address is invalid or what,my comment was not accepted.
tats me,im young,im 16,poor,yes,cos i dont haf any extra money to buy any nice clothes,dont even haf money to travel(i want it so bad) to buy a bike,or roller shoes..damn,i want it** i even haf to save money myself to go to uni,cos my mom makes it so clear tat she wont give me the money,i gotta earn it myself.im stressed cos i dont know where i can get those money. Im busy,yes,working my ass on study for the tests,Its killing me,A VERY important public exam comes 6-8months later(still dont want to face the truth,didnt even count da months),everyone cares so much cuz if u dont do well,u cant continue studying. Im confused cuz everytime i tried to study ,i got all my attention on sth else,thking of sum wicked ideas of how to make life better,wot's live for. Ouch,I really dont know why i wud bother to complain so much,im not that kind of person,but well,these words had been in the deep side of my heart for long ago.thk its time to share+listen to u ppl's opinions?** __Anyone wants a new LJ friend?ME??---I want one desperately**
So, without getting too philosophical, I've been thinking a lot lately about energy and strength and what I call "Buckling Down." When I get busy, it's too easy to say "I'm tired, I need rest" or "I just need a snack to keep me going" when neither of those is true. I just use them as "well-meaning" excuses to quit working. [so many quotation marks...]
Anyway, I've been trying to talk my brain into not copping out when it needs to work hard for long periods of time. Most of this requires an attitude shift, from "whatever!" to "no, really, this is important!" or at least to "I care about this!" I keep trying to be enthusiastic, but that's hard, too.
I guess the point is that I'm figuring out that it's not an organizational system or a study schedule or anything that I need, it's a big fat attitude adjustment, just like all those teachers told me in the 80s. Damn them.
Any suggestions on how to make yourself keep working/pay attention in class/do the best job you can?
