The studying thread

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Since heaps of people here are at school/uni and love to complain about studying, it deserves its own thread.

Homework stinks! [Rage]

Right now I'm about to start an assignment that I've since learnt was due yesterday [Facepalm] Although, this will be my first late one and is in my last semester, so it was bound to happen eventually.

shiversul said: The Social Network score is the best studying music.
I can't listen to anything else


I used to listen to Radiolab podcasts while doing maths.
I listen to BOOM DABOOM BOOM BOOM DABOOM BOOM BASS
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If I am actually studying, actually writing an assignment that requires thinking, I can't listen to anything. Too distracting. Reading/note taking I like it, but not when actually doing something.
Half an hour to finish my assignment. [Shifty]

IAMColonel said: Half an hour to finish my assignment.



Completion percentage?

Perhaps just concede it won't happen and take (waste) your time :P

Ben said: If I am actually studying, actually writing an assignment that requires thinking, I can't listen to anything. Too distracting. Reading/note taking I like it, but not when actually doing something.


When I'm doing something mindless, music is ok (although not too loud, or I'll start writing down the lyrics xD). But something that requires thinking (high-level calculus, writing an essay, etc.) music is a huge non.

Right now trying to understand how the heck to differentiate natural exponential functions... keyword trying... [Rage]

abujaffer said:

Ben said: If I am actually studying, actually writing an assignment that requires thinking, I can't listen to anything. Too distracting. Reading/note taking I like it, but not when actually doing something.


When I'm doing something mindless, music is ok (although not too loud, or I'll start writing down the lyrics xD). But something that requires thinking (high-level calculus, writing an essay, etc.) music is a huge non.
Right now trying to understand how the heck to differentiate natural exponential functions... keyword trying...



This is common sense, though. External noise, especially music you're familiar with, will distract the brain if its trying to focus heavily on a specific task. If you absolutely MUST listen to music while studying, the best music to listen to is something quiet, calming and ideally instrumental. It can relax you and help you focus better.

It worked for me during high school. I started getting into post-rock and it did wonders...until I started REALLY getting into post-rock and now I can't read a single page without losing concentration if Mogwai comes on [Rage]

Ben said:

IAMColonel said: Half an hour to finish my assignment.


Completion percentage?
Perhaps just concede it won't happen and take (waste) your time



I'd been doing that for days... and being on MMGN this morning, obviously I was doing it again. Just got it done on time!

I find listening to music keeps me focussed, the continuous sound seems to stop me from getting distracted. Although it does come with its issues, selecting songs etc.
Last week on uni next week (plus exams after). Only actually going two days. One to a tute and the other to the bar to celebrate :P
I only listen to classical music while studying and doing assignments. But if I notice music becomes a distraction, I turn it off. But it only becomes distracting if I feel restless or I need to completely zone-in and figure out something for 5 minutes.

Don't listen to music with lyrics - is a good general rule.
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I can't listen to music while studying, but I can listen to podcasts of people talking.
For those studying for exams don't stress and remember the golden rule...

Hahah I'll keep that in mind. :P
My high school geography teacher once made a test where every single answer was A, except one. [MOG]
Just Cheat
LIKE A BOSS!

Desi said: My high school geography teacher once made a test where every single answer was A, except one.



My geography teacher once made a test where the first question had no correct answer. Apparently, he was questioned on this every year, but kept forgetting about it, and took him 5 years to fix it [MOG]
Tell me something: why am I meeting people in university who can't express themselves clearly in writing? @_@

I really, really want to know why. This is not a Business course where you have to write in obscurantist Managementese, this is science. Conversational English (without the umms and likes and swearing, of course :P) is perfectly fine. Tell me why, guys. :(
i had a general maths test today ... one of the questions was 2+ 3. i was quite amused, mainly cause i know somewhere someone got it wrong. Maybe it's cause i started off with 2 unit and extension that i found the test ridiculous
Science has its own scientese. Parts of it is harder than managementese. :P

Mintyjam said: Science has its own scientese. Parts of it is harder than managementese.


What the Chinese are you talking about?

Desi said:

Actual English isn't taught in schools. Not once, have I been formally taught even the most basic of grammar rules.

There's probably only a handful or so of uni students who know how to use semicolons and quotation marks properly.

Silence said:
There's probably only a handful or so of uni students who know how to use semicolons and quotation marks properly.


i think I know how to use semicolons. I do nto ever remember being taught how to use them though :P not many know the wonders of semicolons

BBking said:

Mintyjam said: Science has its own scientese. Parts of it is harder than managementese.


What the Chinese are you talking about?


I just googled those words. They aren't real, that's why I didn't get it. :P
Semi-colons are good; I cbf writing two points in two sentences. :P

Silence said:There's probably only a handful of students who know how to use semicolons and quotation marks properly.


Yeah, I'm actually pretty crappy at using semicolons and hyphens, placing periods before/after quotations, placing commas before conjunctions, and all that stuff.

Actually, I just suck at grammar usage in general. :'@ :'@
 
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