brascothom Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 1. School term/semester overview: develop, or plan for, blocks of study timeAbout 50 minutes? How long does it take for you to become restless?Some learners need more frequent breaks for a variety of reasonsMore difficult material may also require more frequent breaksPlace blocks of time when you are most productive, as morning person or night owl!2. Schedule weekly reviews and updatesSunday night may be an excellent time to review your calendarBe mindful that as deadlines and exams approach, your weekly routine must adapt3. Prioritize assignmentsWhen studying, get in the habit of beginning with the most difficult subject or taskFor more difficult courses of study, try to be flexible in your approach to successBuild in reaction time when you can get feedback on assignments before they are due.4. Achieve stage oneget something doneDont work the details until your assignment concept is fully developed.Perfection is the enemy of good, especially in the course of beginning an assignment.Given that you build in review, roughly draft your idea and proceed from there5. Postpone tasks or routines that can be put off until school work is finishedEliminate, delegate or delay non-essential tasks as part of prioritizing.Review for a test may be more important than enjoying a sport.and playing the game later will be more enjoyable without the pressure of the test.6. Develop alternative study placesfree from distractions to maximize concentration7. Use your free time wiselyThink of times when you can study "bits" as when walking, riding the bus, etc.8. Review notes and readings just before class9. Review lecture material immediately after class(Forgetting is greatest within 24 hours without review) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 My sisters have laughing. Rather more tea time than parsnip with a strong undercurrent, I always think.But each to his own round about mid April, with or without a benevolence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 It has been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate. I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a corner. She was a descript person, a woman in a state of total array. Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way. I wanted desperately to meet her, but I knew I'd have to make bones about it since I was travelling cognito. Beknownst to me, the hostess, whom I could see both hide and hair of, was very proper, so it would be skin off my nose if anything bad happened. And even though I had only swerving loyalty to her, my manners couldn't be peccable. Only toward and heard-of behavior would do. Fortunately, the embarrassment that my maculate appearance might cause was evitable. There were two ways about it, but the chances that someone as flappable as I would be ept enough to become persona grata or a sung hero were slim. I was, after all, something to sneeze at, someone you could easily hold a candle to, someone who usually aroused bridled passion. Thus it was that I met Mrs Negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I was going to give up smoking today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I was going to give up smoking today... So was I, but I couldn't be bothered to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 About 15 years ago I gave up smoking, having smoked 40 per day for many years. Since then I have been a compulsive non-smoker which I am trying to give up for health reasons.Starting smoking is not as easy as people might think – you first have to reduce the number of cigarettes you don’t smoke each day by an amount equivalent to the number of cigarettes you are currently not smoking – and in my case I was not smoking at least 40 per day.I initially tried to stop suddenly by cutting out not smoking completely – but my addiction to not smoking was too strong and it gave me major ‘drawal symptoms. I therefore tried to reduce the number of cigarettes I didn’t smoke gradually, by cutting up a few each day. This worked for a while and I managed to reduce the number of cigarettes I didn’t smoke to approximately 10 per day. One unfortunate side affect was that I lost weight and felt much more energetic due to reduced appetite.However, social pressures took their toll and I found myself not smoking at least 40 per day again which enabled me to get back to my former plump and unfit state. As an habitual non smoker it really is embarrassing to sit in the smoking section of a restaurant and have complaints from adjacent tables about you not smoking. Not only that, I really miss not being able to non smoke after a nice meal with my coffee and brandy. My breath has developed a strong lack of odour and the absence of nicotine stains on my fingers has definitely got worse.I have tried hypnosis and acupuncture to reduce my non smoking without much success. I have also tried not wearing a nicotine patch and not chewing nicotine gum, which have proved to be equally ineffective. I am currently avoiding not smoking the occasional cigar and pipe to see whether this will help.Hence my advice to all smokers is not to give it up in the first place – if you do - you could have serious difficulties in starting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 It has been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate. I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a corner. She was a descript person, a woman in a state of total array. Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way. I wanted desperately to meet her, but I knew I'd have to make bones about it since I was travelling cognito. Beknownst to me, the hostess, whom I could see both hide and hair of, was very proper, so it would be skin off my nose if anything bad happened. And even though I had only swerving loyalty to her, my manners couldn't be peccable. Only toward and heard-of behavior would do. Fortunately, the embarrassment that my maculate appearance might cause was evitable. There were two ways about it, but the chances that someone as flappable as I would be ept enough to become persona grata or a sung hero were slim. I was, after all, something to sneeze at, someone you could easily hold a candle to, someone who usually aroused bridled passion. Thus it was that I met Mrs Negative.Have you been at those pills again Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Have you been at those pills again Alan. No - its the fact that I am giving them up that is having negative effects on my brain. Am I the only one trying to keep this thread on topic....?...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 What is the topic on this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 What is the topic on this threadStanley Unwin seems to have started it - hence it rambles a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 What is the topic on this threadStanley Unwin seems to have started it - hence it rambles a bit.Ah! deep joy in the thundreymolders. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 About 15 years ago I gave up smoking, having smoked 40 per day for many years. Since then I have been a compulsive non-smoker which I am trying to give up for health reasons.Starting smoking is not as easy as people might think – you first have to reduce the number of cigarettes you don’t smoke each day by an amount equivalent to the number of cigarettes you are currently not smoking – and in my case I was not smoking at least 40 per day.I initially tried to stop suddenly by cutting out not smoking completely – but my addiction to not smoking was too strong and it gave me major ‘drawal symptoms. I therefore tried to reduce the number of cigarettes I didn’t smoke gradually, by cutting up a few each day. This worked for a while and I managed to reduce the number of cigarettes I didn’t smoke to approximately 10 per day. One unfortunate side affect was that I lost weight and felt much more energetic due to reduced appetite.However, social pressures took their toll and I found myself not smoking at least 40 per day again which enabled me to get back to my former plump and unfit state. As an habitual non smoker it really is embarrassing to sit in the smoking section of a restaurant and have complaints from adjacent tables about you not smoking. Not only that, I really miss not being able to non smoke after a nice meal with my coffee and brandy. My breath has developed a strong lack of odour and the absence of nicotine stains on my fingers has definitely got worse.I have tried hypnosis and acupuncture to reduce my non smoking without much success. I have also tried not wearing a nicotine patch and not chewing nicotine gum, which have proved to be equally ineffective. I am currently avoiding not smoking the occasional cigar and pipe to see whether this will help.Hence my advice to all smokers is not to give it up in the first place – if you do - you could have serious difficulties in starting again.:lol: Great advice :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Ah! deep joy in the thundreymolders. B)Don't start that! I remember that man and his funny language - what was his name now???I never did understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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