How do u ppl Study?

[dudi]

Hi guys, I was just trying to study for a test next Sunday, but i just couldnt bring myself to sit and do it. everytime i try to, i think of doing something else like watching TV, going out, going online ( like now <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />). so does any1 has advise on ways of forcing urself to study?

[VANQUISH]

Do u wana remain watching TV for the rest of ur life or do wana upgrade it?
u have to set ur self a set of goals...in order to achieve them u gota go through different steps one of them is studying now.

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

Sheriff I know what you go through
Well I think that you have to be in the right mind set in order to concentrate. Some people find it easier to study in certain atmospheres.
For example, I find that it has to be completely silent, I have to be alone in my room and the room has to be tidy...thats how i concentrate the best. Others can concentrate and study more when they have some music in the background.
Anyhow, you have to remember that these tests and exams will affect your status in the future and its what you do now that determines where you will be and what kind of job you will get or where you will go for college/university. U should also keep in mind that there are many children in the world who would love to have the chance to study and have a good education, so make use of what God has provided you with and what your family are providing you with.

Education is the most important thing in todays world, without it theres not much to do.

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

One more thing, dont try to force yourself to study, it has to come naturally..it has to be something you really want and not something that you feel is a burden and have to do!
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Best of luck

[matrex_girl]

got point angel...like me i can study only on bed laing on bed if i sit then i cant concentrate..its up to you..i sometimes dont want to study but then i think of some thing i like most and that is win my class mates and be the best..thats how i think abd thats waht encorage me to study..and iam the best student in my class cos of this idea..

all the best buddy and good luck

[Dark Angel]

I always study last minute... It sucks! I know... but that's how I am!!

But that only works for classes like Math and Physics. I like classes like there where all you need are a few equations and you can work everything out from that... I hate classes like Sociology where you have to memorize stuff... I hate memorizing! I'm too impatient for that!

I have the same problem. I used to watch so much TV last year that I decided not to get cable this year. Doesnt really work. My computer has replaced my tv.

What I do, though, is make the apartment's atmosphere dull (dim all the lights except for the table I study on), mute my computer, switch off my TV and keep my phone right beside me (so I don't have to get up. If I get up once I dont come back until half an hour later). I can't ignore my phone calls. Curiosity kills me. I also keep a jug of water on the table. Its refreshing. All this makes a much more serious atmosphere. Sometimes, I switch off all the lights in the apt except the study table one. Works well. And when I am at my study table, my back is facing my pc. That works too. Set yourself a target. Give yourself treats once the target has been met.

[matrex_girl]

interseting person chitchi arent you?

I detect sarcasm. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> why?

[matrex_girl]

cos many ppl i see that if they study in a room with pc they cant study all thye think of is the pc
lol opinion

[Dark Angel]

Just check out my room. You KNOW I study!

On a serious note. The subjects I can study are stuff like I said - Physics and Math. I still haven't found a tolerable way to study Sociology or History or anything like that. It's just not me I guess.

What I do when I study put some music in the background and then work on as many problems as possible. Then I'll take a little break (check out Omanforum <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />) and after that start again... If I'm doing something I love - like Programming! Then I'm in the Zone! I just keep at it!!

[dudi]

thanks for the advise guys, what about the time intervals? do u ppl study continuously or take a break, and how long should u study before taking a break ? how long should the break be ?

And Morbid, u cannot reaally Not force urself to study. because no one wants to study, u just have to do it .
Same hear Dark Angel, i really hate studying subjects where i have to memorise stufff, but strangely enough thats what im best at, i can memorise very very quickly.

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

Sheriff u cant force yourself to study, you have to want to study for your own benefit!
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Also, study for an hour straight and then take like a 15 minute or 20 minute break...refresh yourself, get something cold to drink and some snacks to munch on and then continue...and try to plan out your study time. Make a timetable in advance...like a week before the exam and say like on saturday I will study for maths for 2 hours and then stick to that and then monday i will continue studying my maths and so on... <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> It works! Trust me, I'm doing the International Baccaleaurate diploma at school and if one thing it teaches you, it teaches you to organize your times!! Because you will have sooo many deadlines at the same time and may have 3 of your higher level subject exams all on the same day...so ORGANIZATION is the key to good study skills <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[rajveerr]

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Hi guys, I was just trying to study for a test next Sunday, but i just couldnt bring myself to sit and do it. everytime i try to, i think of doing something else like watching TV, going out, going online ( like now ). so does any1 has advise on ways of forcing urself to study?

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This is my exam time and some probs with me also...



I feel so bore to study on some uuuaaaaeeee subjects...



But, Thanx to U all...



I'll try...

[dudi]

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I'm doing the International Baccaleaurate diploma at school and if one thing it teaches you, it teaches you to organize your times!!


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Hmmmm, international Baccaleaurate Diploma, interesting, what is it about? do u do it in school ?

Just make sure you study longer than you break.
Dont set a time limit, set a goal of chapters or pages. Always helps. Or, when you really feel you are satisfied and you need a break, give yourself one. I can never study with music. Probably because I have to do a LOT of reading. I'm into Arts (major poli sci but electives like anthropology, sociology, religion) so I have to read for hours and hours.

A month ago, I got myself a "Get Organized" book but I am SO disorganized that I havent touched the book yet. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I have no more exams though. I only had one which was over before the exam period started. The rest are all long-ass essays that count for 30-40%. All of exam period is gonna be a holiday for me <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Tigress]

well well ...I hate 2 study ...but what 2 do ..i have too .

prb i choosed bad major (but its so intresting one) which I have 2 study it ..untill the death <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

anyhow ,
Try 2 take books as friend or game So when you`ll study it you wont feel bored and be alone so you`ll concentrate.

enjoy da whole day so you`ll be in good mood make sure that ur room is clean ...Then start with easy subject *as long you dont feel like studing*

But try next time 2 study everyday at least for 1/2 hours ..

anyhow Good luck <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[iqbalghani]

Here's the famous SQ3R technique for developing effective study skills.

Survey (S): Don't just open a book and start. Survey it first by looking at the contents, titles, chapters, and then go inside.
Question (Q: Question what you survey. Is this book better than others? How is it different? and so on
Read (R): Only in this third step you start reading (Reading skill effectiveness is a different topic)
Recall (R): Having read, close the book and attempt recalling the main points.
Review (R): Go back to see whether you recalled the main points correctly.

Try this technique all of you students and share your experience with us. Best of luck!!

[rajveerr]

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well well ...I hate 2 study ...but what 2 do ..i have too .

prb i choosed bad major (but its so intresting one) which I have 2 study it ..untill the death

anyhow ,
Try 2 take books as friend or game So when you`ll study it you wont feel bored and be alone so you`ll concentrate.

enjoy da whole day so you`ll be in good mood make sure that ur room is clean ...Then start with easy subject *as long you dont feel like studing*

But try next time 2 study everyday at least for 1/2 hours ..

anyhow Good luck

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Agree with U... <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/rocknation.gif" alt="" />

[Invincible]

You have to set priorities. It's quite simple really. I can watch TV but pay the price and fail my exam or perform poorly on it. Or I ignore the TV and other similar distractions, and focus on my studies. I usually like being alone in a quiet room away from the TV, phone etc. I make sure nothing is near me that can distract me. I also like to finish things up before it's due so that I dont panic and forget everything!

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

Sheriff yes its a high school thing, hence its completed in your last 2 years of school and then you take the IB exams at the end of your last year...!!!
In the IB diploma/certificate, you have to do 6 subjects and one must be a language, so here are the options of subjects at my school

English Higher or standard level
Theatre Arts
French/Arabic (or u could do another language outside of school)
Math studies, math methods, or math higher
Biology higher level or standard level
Geography Higher level or standard level
Environmental systems standard level only
Chemistry higher or standard
Physics Higher or standard
Computer studies higher or standard
Art Higher or standard
Economics Higher or standard!

And on top of that you have to take a class known as TOK (theory of knowledge) where you have to do a TOK presentation which is assessed internally by the teachers and also externally by IB examiners. You also have to write a 2000 word essay for coursework which is assessed by IB examiners.

You also have to do CAS which stands for creativity, action, and service! You have to have 50 hours for each. So basically in 2 years you have to do 50 hours of something creative (like lets say you paint the walls of the new gym at school)...you have to do 50 hours of action (such as a sport that you like or even just going to the gym etc to get the hours) and you have to provide for the community...so like if you sold tickets at a school preformance or you participated in organizing a belly dancing class etc....but you have to have a total of 150 hours at the end and it has to be recorded in a cas book...with signatures of people who supervised you etc!

And for each subject we have coursework which counts as 25% of our final IB exam grade. So for geography, we have to do 2 fieldwork...one of them is where we analyze the CBD in Ruwi and the other is analzing the sand dunes at aviation beach! Both fieldwork have to be at least 2000 words or more! We also have world literature essays to write, so if your higher level english you have 2 world literature essays to write which have to be 1500 words! If your standard you just have to write 1 world literature essay!
And for math, you have alot of math portfolio projects to do whcih also count as a 25% for ur final IB exam grade!
and so on...!!!!!

So the IB programe is really really tough and the hardest thing is keeping up with deadlines because everything becomes due around the same time. Like geography would be due on february 19 and then your english would be due on february 25th....so ORGANIZATION skills is very important!

One last thing, (sorry to bore you all!) while doing the IB you must take 3 higher level subjects and 3 standard level subjects!
And when your final IB exams arrive in MAY..you will find that you have 3 exams on the same day and they might all be your higher level subjects!!!! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_wow.gif" alt="" /> Which is very stressful because some papers can be 2 hours and 15 minutes each!

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So to conclude, i think your fairly lucky if your not in my place, coz if you were a grade 11 and grade 12 student at the ABA, you will seriously need lessons on organizing your time wisely...but you know what <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> its all worth it at the end, especially when you start hearing from universitys and recieving unconditional offers <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> wow! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/rocknation.gif" alt="" />

[dudi]

phew, thank god im not in ABA. if i were u i wouldnt even have time to join Oman forum.lol.

are you in high school or university?

[Dark Angel]

You haven't done CBSE. That's the Indian standard of education. And it's HARD AS FREAKIN' HELL. I hated it. Does give you a lot of knowledge though. It's just the quantity of work. During your senior year you do: University Physics II, Optics, Electrical Networks, Univeristy Math (Calculus I, II and some Diff Eq, Discrete Math, 3D Math), Inorganic Chem, Quantitavive and Qualitative Analysics, Organic Chem I and II and if you're taking Computer Science, Programming and Data Structures and SQL.

Yeah, I've heard abt that. I hear they dont let you use calculators.

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

chitchi were u asking me that?...... <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_peoples.gif" alt="" />

[dudi]

they dont let u use calculators <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_wow.gif" alt="" />!!!!!! shiiiit, if i were doing that course i would certainly fail!!

[dudi]

Well ppl. i think this is it <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> it has come to Saturday evening 5:15 pm and i still havnt started studying yet. i couldnt make my self do it. i can feel myself starting to panic as the exam is due tommorow <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[VANQUISH]

Its never late to study...just future see ur grades if u didn't study...ah I don't think u'd like to end up at the bottom of the list...look up to be the first!

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

Always aim high for yourself and never low.
Dont let others underestimate your potential because they see you getting not so good grades. Prove to everyone that you are intellegant and care about your future.
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It doesnt kill anyone to study for a few hours a day... <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Calkoon]

Grrr <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_pissed.gif" alt="" /> It pisses me off seeing members here WHEN THEY SHOULD BE STUDYING ...... Sheriff, I'll give you a good bashing <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_boxing_smiley.gif" alt="" /> if you ever turn up at Omanforum.com inside of one week before your exams..!! And one month before your finals......



Do you want to end up sweeping the streets..?



MESSEGE to ALL Students, <font color="red">DISAPPEAR <!--color-->[/color] for weeks before you have exams.... And don't give me you've got to chill out and take a break once in a while!! take a break reading a book...!



I'd like to suggest we ban all students one month before their final exams this year. What do you all say?

[Mary]

Studying really hard gives you choices later on in life that you wouldn't have otherwise.... PLEASE STUDY... I know people who wish they had paid more attention to their studies when they had the chance to. The effort really does make a difference... TV shows, etc... these come and go but nothing can replace a good education... I hope you guys do well in your exams! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Good idea Calkoon. Oman Forum IS addictive. Here I am typing away when I have a 3000 word research and a take home final to hand in on Monday. I havent started either.

[Dark Angel]

Yeah CBSE doesn't let you use calculators. You use this horrible thing called a Log Book... AAAAUUGHHH!!

I know! Isnt that crazy though? I mean, I'm sure its great for your brain and all but the whole world uses calcs!

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

"Do you want to end up sweeping the streets..? "

Calkoon I find that very insulting because I manage my time wisely...I study, i hand in all my assignments on time and ofcourse <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I come to omanforum to voice my opinion and see what other people have to say!
Just because we have a hobbie such as using the forum, it doesnt mean we are all going to fail and become sweepers who sweep the streets etc!

I dont think omanforum should ban all students, we are old enough to make our own decisions and if we want to come to the forum during our month of exams then its up to us..no one will be affected accept us...
so i dont agree with your idea! sorry!
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[muscatplatypus]

Morby, As much as I enjoy your posts, pleeease, chill out and don't take everything so personally. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

My mum used to tell me that if i didn't study, then I would end up on the check out of a supermarket!! I took Calkoons remarks to be those that an older sibling would say. He wasn't critisising anyone in particular, he's just making the point that he doesn't want anyone to suffer in their exams and fail.

I think it's quite sweet actually. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Mary]

Morbid, no one is acussing you of anything, I think we know that you study hard, then why get pissed (pls excuse)? If you study hard and can manage your time well, then the above does not apply to you, and congratulations on how well you organise your time, then giving your best advice, as you have done above, would be sufficient for the less organised guys to get back on track, which is what this topic was about, I thought.

Calkoon, sorry, I don't think banning students is a solution. And anyway if you did ban them, there are plenty of other distractions besides the forum, I would think, and they would soon find something else to occupy themselves with. We can just give them the best advice possible based on our experiences and hope they are wise enough to concentrate on their studies....

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

"Morbid, no one is acussing you of anything, I think we know that you study hard, then why get pissed (pls excuse)?"

Mary DUH <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_Whatever.gif" alt="" /> I know that he wasnt criticizing anyone in particular or whatever, I was just making a point that just because you enjoy visiting omanforum, it doesnt mean you leave your studies behind! And im an example of that therefore i dont think its fair for calkoon to ban all the students - especially that what they do with their time is actually their own business! I respect that calkoon is caring or doesnt want us to fail exams...but where is the correlation and where are the statistics that show that every student will fail or do poorly on their exam if they are on the computer surfing the net while they take time to relax and do something which makes them happy!

You cant expect students to keep their nose in the books for 1 month before the exams! We need a break too sometimes...

and anyways, if you have organized your time wisely, then there is no problem!

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[matrex_girl]

we were asked to help the dude for a way to study at the end we end up with fight....

all of you have opinions but fighting isnt the way isay calkoon is right then i read the other replay then i say angel is right..you all are right..but defferent ways..sometimes talking reasonably is a sulotion..some times thretning is a way to make the person realize the importance of studing......

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

matrex but wouldnt you agree that at the end of the day 'strangers' shouldnt be making our decisions...we should do it for ourselves? <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> and the only person who can threaten me is my parents!

[Mary]

<i>Mary DUH <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_Whatever.gif" alt="" /> I know that he wasnt criticizing anyone in particular or whatever</i>

Then why feel <i>insulted</i>? You may manage very well, but some others don't. If you study hard and you do, cause you've told us that, then simply offer your advice so others may benefit by following successful example. That's all!

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

Mary and I have done so already <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/cool2.gif" alt="" />

[Mary]

<i>if you study hard and can manage your time well, then the above does not apply to you, and congratulations on how well you organise your time, <b>then giving your best advice, as you have done above</b>, would be sufficient for the less organised guys to get back on track</i>

So you have... I'm sure they are grateful. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I think Calkoon was kidding about banning members. No one gets it.

[Smile]

Yeah, I know he is kidding but I'll give a serious consideration once I go back to school again cause this place is very addictive. <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Dark Angel]

Yeah, using a log book is pretty good as far as Math goes... I totally zipped through all my math classes in the US...! It was a breeze compared to what I'd been through!

Yeah. I've never been good at math and it was SO easy here.

[dudi]

How about staying up all night and studying guys? what do u think about that? some ppl say they cannot study except under presure. means studying late at night b4 the exam. i dont really see any problem with it. I am doing it right now ! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> i have 2 tests tommorow ( Eslamic and Math) and im planning to stay up all night studying for them. for me a few jugs of cofee and a few gallons of coke usually does the trick of keeping me awake <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

I just finished two huge essays. One 18 page and one 11 page. Both were due today. Thats 29 pages written in less than 20 hours (plus all the reading + research involved). I have only had 30 mins of sleep in the last 30 or so hours but I feel SO good. I'm done! And I think I did well!

[matrex_girl]

i think leaving everything for the last moment is wrong...your brain cant take it..and tooo much coffee is also bad if you take it at once..you need to rest thats why all the teachers always say read before the test by a week or so..to reduce the presser...i remeberwhen i was thani thanawi...i had a math exam on sat so at erly morning i was waked up by my mom voice in a sad tune..i saw my bro crying and i asked what happen then mom told me that my aunte husbad died this morning( the time was 4 when i woke up) i had lot of pressure cos i studied only on friday and i was planing to revise on sat moring but the event made me doo very bad ..and since then i learned never to let anything for the last moment..cos you never know what will stop you from studying at the exam night...

[Dabdoob_Al_Helwa]

Sheriff its not a wise idea to study ALL night , the night before...you need to have time to relax your mind and body and wake up early and fresh and have a good protein breakfast!
<img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> No need only getting half an hour sleep and going to the exam finding it difficult to concentrate coz your eyes are burning coz your so tired! Coffee is also not the solution, it helps for a while but then drops your concentration levels alot!

[matrex_girl]

REST IS THE KEY WORD WHEN STUDYING..

[dudi]

I am NEVER going to study the night b4 the test again <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_fury.gif" alt="" /> the results of my tests just came up. and i got 54 % in maths <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_wow.gif" alt="" />!!!!! I wish ihad listned to ur advise ppl. but what to do. il ave to make it up in the end of term test <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_yawn.gif" alt="" />.

[phatguy88]

im sorry man. next time you definately will do much better! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/cool2.gif" alt="" />

[rmooshilshargeya]

ehem..............allah y3eeyn...my exams are coming up....sherrif..if you are going to cry..please drop me an email..i will be happy to cry with you....
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...I HATE THESE DAMN EXAMS! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_boxing_smiley.gif" alt="" />

[Nomad]

Just make sure that you set targets. Meet those targets and reward urself.


Say you have 10 chapters in Business Psychology. I will finish 1-3 then will watch tv for 30 minutes and have a snack..
then 4-7 and 8-10 do the same thing...go out for a walk, get some fresh air....that kind of stuff...but make sure you get a good nights sleep before the exam!

Good Luck to all who have Exams! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/cool2.gif" alt="" />

[NaDa]

"Reward ur self" those were the exact words a close friend told me once, N guess what it works well for me <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thnx Nomad, i sure need gr8 deal of luck to make it through these exams!

[Nomad]

<img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I learnt the hard way NaDa! For me, it was the Pro Plus and the Redbull Diet for about a week! Funny how you could feel so awake and asleep at the same time!

Never again!!!

I can only work under pressure and that seems to work for me. Thats all I did this semester and didnt do bad at all. As long as you've made notes throughout the semester, you'll have no trouble studying last minute. Of course, it also depends on what you're studying. I'm in arts, so it works for me. Might be different with Math. You need practice.

[rmooshilshargeya]

ahh..i lost my touch in studying...i used to be soo good..and now i work only under pressure..and i think my eyes are glued more on the clock than on my notes...
what a shame...what A shame.!! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_bncry.gif" alt="" />

[NaDa]

What i have been noticing lately is that i take longer breaks than the time i study! Like i read for say half an hour, but the break can go up to an hour n a half! Am enjoying the rewarding system i guess <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[ProToCoL_MaN]

The better way is to be detemined about it, an u will do it, this is how to works with me.

[rmooshilshargeya]

Some times people might confuse determination with good intentions...we have intentions to study..but we just cant get our asses bothered about it..and when you are faced with the reality "[censored] i have an accounting test tommrow and i only know how to add and subtract" then we get ourselves moving and when we come out of the test..we say sheesh..it wasnt that hard..iF ONLY I HAD STUDIEd..
QUESTION: how do you get yourself motivated to study? and i mean really motivated...how do you really push yourself..
guys..its harder than you think ( personal experience)

[NaDa]

During my undergraduate years i was never or let us say rarely motivated. Looking back at it, i always say ONLY IF i wud have did this or that. But now its kinda different, ok we all reach a point when we feel fed up like anything..but when u enjoy what u r doing/studying that by itself gives u a motivation. N then i often think "Eli 3alik 3alik" so i might as well get it right the first time <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[rmooshilshargeya]

Nada, i wish i could think like that " ili 3alyk 3alyk"...
i swear...everytime am faced with such a situation ( everyday) i ask myself..what is missing..wallahi i try all sorts of things..i say alrigth..maybe it the atmosphere in the room..so i jump up..make the room look all cozy and stuff..then i say..maybe if i had a long hot shower it would awaken me and motivate me in some way...so i go on...nothing happens...maybe maybe...maybe if i watch a funny movie it would -in some mysterious way- drive me to my books....
i might sound like am making this up...lakin wallahi..deep inside..i feel there is something missing..i am able to do well..and get BRIGHT COLOURED marks..but there is something missing...or is it just pychological?!..
ma adre wallah...allah y3eeyn!

[NaDa]

Lemme tell u the sentence my close friends tease me with whenever am in one of those moods " U CAN DO IT, Go Bronze.. Go Bronze" <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[ProToCoL_MaN]

I know its easier said than done, it all depends on the person himself, let us say that u wana finish one or two chapter for today, it doesn’t matter what time you start or what time you finish, the most important thing is to bare in your mind that you have to finish it before tomorrow, whether you start in the morning or afternoon or evening, you should just do it. I usually use this method and it works most of the time with me.

[rmooshilshargeya]

you think so?!....khala9 nada + protoman...
i will JUST DO IT..whether it is day or night..am gonna do it..wu allah y3eeeyn!
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[Nomad]

NaDa, I said Reward not Abuse! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

It happens, but you also have to be determined and focused. I'm sure you are but when you find yourself taking a longer break, then punish yourself, eat anchovies with chili seeds! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Also listen to Proto...good advice!

[NaDa]

Well Nomad..i use the punishment system often when i dont meet my target set for a particular day. Like yesterday, it was a movie day for me if i managed to stick to the schedule. But since i was being a not very good girl, i didnt finish so had to stay in my room n feel it!

[rmooshilshargeya]

you guys punish yourselves?...i think am being nice and soft on myself....am going to Tesco for the tobasco!!
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[Nomad]

and the 99p american doughnuts?

I thought that when I left Uni, I was done with studying, in the academic sense...when I was employed at a bank, the first thing they did was make me do an online course! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_pissed.gif" alt="" />

When I left the bank, I started elsewhere and now I have to do courses...it's not as bad though...was in dubai in Jan for 2 weeks fully paid for and in march was in the UK for about 3 weeks paid for by the company so can't complain...

It just goes to tell you that studying never stops...so for those doing your undergrad, realise that this is the beginning of a neverending road! <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_saevil.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/anim_saevil.gif" alt="" />

[rmooshilshargeya]

that is supposed to inspire me now?!....
oh well..................no one said life was clean cut and easy going

[VANQUISH]

This reward system does work.....when I had summer classes I used to have lectures from Mon~Thu....I'd divide my week into two, full study for 3.5 days and full bay3nha for 3.5 days...u'd find me in the first half of the week so serious, from lectures straight to the apt for studies, whereas in the 2nd half of the week I'd probably be back to the apt the 2nd day morning if not evening...its not that I'd hang out in nightclubs, bars, or striptease places...nah I actually hate those places, its more like hanging out with friends and enjoying our time...I don't think I ever tried the punishment system, it kinda lowers ur motivation if u know what u gona end up with...unlike the reward system where u r looking to amuse ur self...

[NATHALIA]

For me i have my own style of studying and bringing high max...
i study for 2 hours in the evening from 6 to 8....then i can go working or go out with my frieand after that i go to bed before 11
at last i walk up at 3 in the morning and study not more than 3 hours and at last wooooow alhadulilah i bring perfect max
its easy dear just try that.....

[Equinox]

If you study on a continuous basis from day one, you will end up enjoy studyin, because it naturally puts you ahead of your classmates.

As Nunita mentioned, you only need a few hours a day, 3 to 4 hrs a day is more than enuff for undergraduates.

[Equinox]

Sheriff,

"... and i got 54 % in maths"

This gives you the right to bring a lawsuit against Omanforum.com

[Equinox]

Dark Angel,

"You haven't done CBSE..."

What does CBSE stand for? How is it compared to A levels for example? How many years does CBSE take?

Thanks