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Studying is soooo boooringahhh

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  1. bubbles123

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    Hey everyone. I have finals starting tomorrow (gahhh) and I cannot focus. I just want finals to be over! I'm really bored right now and I keep procrastinating:slight_smile: Does anyone have any good tips on how to stay focused and motivated when studying? Or you can just yell at me to study, that might work too:slight_smile: Thanks!
     
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    The difference between studying and not studying is equal in relationship to begging dollars on a street corner or being the person driving the new sports car that stops and gives the dollar to the street corner person.

    Do what you feel best for your future, but the time to decide seems to be now.
     
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    I know how you feel. Finals for me start in a few days and im just procrastinating. What I do is just think that it will be worth it in the long run. All of this studying will help you in the end.
     
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    I think yelling at you to start studying would be rather hypocritical of me. (Hehehe science finals yay)
    Some ways I focus are...
    Forcing myself to work for half an hour. After half an hour, I find it so easy to do any work. But during that, i rarely get through it. Putting distractions away does help.
    I dunno.
     
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    Studying with other people always helped me.
     
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    Take it personal. Go after an A.
     
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    I hope you get a good result
     
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    Yes it is. This is why I decided to get drunk today instead. Test Wednesday, no need to ruin a perfectly good Sunday night
     
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    Oh damn it's Sunday already. My first finals are Tuesday (2 finals). Ugh I better get to work!!
     
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    It's harder when all you had to do to get an A in college was to make a "90" and you basically had no marginal incentive to study more (with few exceptions).
     
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    Go study now or youre gonna fail and you life will be over.
     
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    I just studied photosynthesis for my bio final tomorrow and now I actually understand it for the first time! I feel so proud of myself. I really am awesome.

    Before when I was procrastinating, the whole time I felt embarrassed that I hadn't studied. I was dreading my bad grade.

    Summer is very soon. Do you want to be proud of or embarrassed by your grade on your final? Your choice.
     
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    Good luck on your Bio test =)
     
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    My finals start next week, and I have two end-of-semester-projects due (one worth 10%, one worth 30%) mid-way through this week D: I certainly understand your negligence of studying! :grin:

    I usually just unplug my router, or tell myself I'm not allowed to eat until I reach certain milestones in studying. Good luck!
     
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    Thanks everyone! And good luck to anyone else taking finals! Study hard :slight_smile:

    ---------- Post added 7th Jun 2015 at 07:56 PM ----------

    By the way, I really liked your advice, Imnotreallysure
     
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    I finished my semester with all A's!

    What? No... I'm not bragging. How rude.


    Anyways, just try not to procrastinate. Lock your bedroom door, put away your phone and anything that may distract you, and focus. It helps me, at least. :grin:

    Oh, and I don't recommend playing music while you study. I know people that say music "Helps them study", but it's really not that case. Even if they somehow found a way to study while playing music, they probably would've finished a lot sooner if they hadn't played music in the first place. It can be very distracting.

    I like playing music when I copy school material and stuff, but not when studying.

    SO... yeah. Get off EC! :lol:
     
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    If it's boring then don't do it. I never studied for my finals and I'm getting by.
     
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    Only look over what you need to, and be sure to de-stress and take breaks to do things you're actually interested in. Don't do overkill, because you'll be completely sick and tired of whatever topic the test is on before you even take it.
     
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