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Alexestalex
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shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively
#19157366 - 11/18/13 10:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I find it extremely difficult to study effictively. The moment I start doing school work, the focus required to get it done properly seems to require so much effort. I can't stand it. It just upsets me too much. I have a crazy urge to check shroomery, my phone, fap, play ps3, listen to a song, etc because the studying feels so mundane in comparison. Its pretty much impossible for me to study more than one hour in a single sitting without satisfyig one of those urges for a tiny bit.
Do I sound like I should get tested for ADHD? Its pissing me off how I challenging of a task studying is. I used to be a semi heavy cgarette smoker for over a year and the withdrawal of going cold turkey after that was easier to bear than a week of studying for me.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Alexestalex]
#19157570 - 11/18/13 11:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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i have similar problems, i've found the best way is to just push myself. sometimes it's boring as shit and my mind starts to wonder to other things, but i try to bring my attention back to the subject at hand. it's all discipline.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Alexestalex]
#19157578 - 11/18/13 11:20 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Try to time how long on average it takes you to drift off into a daydream. It's hard, because you often don't even realize when you've begun to daydream. But find out how much time (1 minute, 3 minutes, etc.)
Then set a timer to go off constantly at that interval to wake you up from your daydream.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Alexestalex]
#19157586 - 11/18/13 11:22 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I take amphetamines. Three years and it still works like a charm.
You know that's what they're prescribed for, right?
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
#19157602 - 11/18/13 11:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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ritalin and caffeine
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Celestial Traveler] 1
#19157608 - 11/18/13 11:28 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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using drugs is cheating
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: zZZz]
#19157624 - 11/18/13 11:32 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Legal Rx 
been on it since I was 6
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: zZZz]
#19157653 - 11/18/13 11:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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zZZz said: using drugs is cheating 
Not if you have ADHD.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: NWlight]
#19157663 - 11/18/13 11:43 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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makes me wonder how many of those 'smart' kids at school were on them.. kinda wish i was too now.. no i dont.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: zZZz]
#19157670 - 11/18/13 11:44 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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zZZz said: makes me wonder how many of those 'smart' kids at school were on them.. kinda wish i was too now.. no i dont. 
Are you saying that people with ADHD are stupid?
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
#19157689 - 11/18/13 11:49 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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adhd my ass. i had the same symptoms of adhd during my school years, still do actually, but i never saw it as a sickness and shit. some of us just aren't made for school, we weren't made to sit still and do homework. some of us are meant to dream, meant to keep moving through that which is not us, I HAVE A DREAM, can u hear me!, hallelujah!
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: NWlight]
#19157698 - 11/18/13 11:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Holy crap I have the same thing like no other... I hate stims though.
When I start studying I'll suddenly just find myself looking through the lines of text but not really reading them (never passed high school). You just have to be interested in what you're studying. I often go outside of my house to the local Starbucks and open up my textbook with a coffee. When I find myself drifting I just go back to the last place where I was actually paying attention and start from there, so I often re-read stuff.
I don't do this yet but I might study for 15 minutes, or however long, do some push-ups, and continue after.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: zZZz]
#19157700 - 11/18/13 11:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Coffee, cigarettes, and electronic music.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: zZZz]
#19157701 - 11/18/13 11:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, I'm a terminally uncreative person but reasonably intelligent so it seemed like the right choice for me. 
I'll admit that doing homework sucks though.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: zZZz]
#19157702 - 11/18/13 11:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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zZZz said: adhd my ass.
This. Op the solution to your problem is to sack the fuck up and do it we all hate it but its a necessary evil. Or dont do it and fail.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Alexestalex]
#19158079 - 11/19/13 02:24 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have a supplier that still sells mdpv. As long as you don't resize more than 2 times and have ambien or a benzo at hand for the comedown. It's the PERFECT study aid, more so than any rx.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Chowder963]
#19158089 - 11/19/13 02:30 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Do you have to go to school?
I mean are you that much of a weakling?
I'm sorry but if I was strong I would pursue a much different career.
Also highschool doesn't prepare you for college in the slightest
try studying in school
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: Alexestalex]
#19158243 - 11/19/13 04:09 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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There's a simple solution: Remove yourself from the situation. Leave your phone at home and go to the library for 2-3 hours a day. You won't have any distractions. Always worked like a charm for me.
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: TheMovement]
#19158404 - 11/19/13 06:13 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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zZZz said: using drugs is cheating 
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TheMovement said:
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zZZz said: adhd my ass.
This. Op the solution to your problem is to sack the fuck up and do it we all hate it but its a necessary evil. Or dont do it and fail.
These and ... try doing your work elsewhere. Obviously trying to study in your room isn't working because your room is full of easy distractions
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Re: shity attention span ; ( how do YOU study effectively [Re: muirileD]
#19158419 - 11/19/13 06:22 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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"Boo Hoo I don't like doing boring, mundane studying and would rather play video games - therefore I must need amphetamines!"
That's how it comes across. You sound like a child. It's school work: noone is excited to do it, its slow, boring, dense and sometimes ineffective at teaching. It is completely a normal response to be uninterested in studying.
BUT you've still been assigned it, and you sound like you are interested in doing somewhat well, so just fucking do it.
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