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kurty[B] · 03-12-2004, 06:28 PM

A year ago this is similar to how i was, and to some extent now still am. What did I do... Well, mainly set a goal of what I want, and go for it. When it comes to school I break things down into chunks, I can't focus for more than 15 minutes at a time on something I'm not interested in, so I read a bit here, go do something (clean, post something on tfp), and come back and do some more reading.

Another thing I've found... I CANNOT study at my house, there's computers, tvs, stereos, distractions in every room. I really CAN'T focus with distractions. So, I either walk to the public library (exercise helps my mind get moving), or ride my bike down to the park, and find a picnic table to study at. I sit at the table, or next to a window, and when I start losing focus, I look up, observe my surroundings, watch what other people are doing, watch the guy playing with his dog in the field, watch the lady yelling at her kids trying to get out of the stroller (my break), then, after I smile to myself, I get back to what I'm doing.

I still have a problem waking up in the mornings. I'll set my alarm an hour ahead of the time I need to be at class, and will hit snooze, and go back to sleep till the last possible moment, and will then get up, throw on some clothes, and go. I'm currently trying to improve this, and well, the only times I've been successful is when my alarm gets off I get up, put my shoes on, and some shorts and a shirt and go for a short jog, or bike ride. After 5 - 10 minutes of forcing myself outside I'm wide awake and ready to get moving, but I still have a problem just getting up out of bed (part of this I blame on having a basement room that is pitch black cause of no sunlight).

That's another thing. When I have no scheduled responsibilities (ie... school, work), I'll lay in bed, and then when I wake up I'll spend two hours just doin' BS stuff before I'm really ready to get moving for the day. When I have places I have to be, I'm going and going all day, I get more errands done on my busy days than on my days with nothing planned at all.

I think it's mainly a mindset thing, you have to determine for yourself what you want, and then you have to set your mind to it. Once your subconcious accepts that you'll get down to business.

03-12-2004, 06:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	A year ago this is similar to how i was, and to some extent now still am. What did I do... Well, mainly set a goal of what I want, and go for it. When it comes to school I break things down into chunks, I can't focus for more than 15 minutes at a time on something I'm not interested in, so I read a bit here, go do something (clean, post something on tfp), and come back and do some more reading. Another thing I've found... I CANNOT study at my house, there's computers, tvs, stereos, distractions in every room. I really CAN'T focus with distractions. So, I either walk to the public library (exercise helps my mind get moving), or ride my bike down to the park, and find a picnic table to study at. I sit at the table, or next to a window, and when I start losing focus, I look up, observe my surroundings, watch what other people are doing, watch the guy playing with his dog in the field, watch the lady yelling at her kids trying to get out of the stroller (my break), then, after I smile to myself, I get back to what I'm doing. I still have a problem waking up in the mornings. I'll set my alarm an hour ahead of the time I need to be at class, and will hit snooze, and go back to sleep till the last possible moment, and will then get up, throw on some clothes, and go. I'm currently trying to improve this, and well, the only times I've been successful is when my alarm gets off I get up, put my shoes on, and some shorts and a shirt and go for a short jog, or bike ride. After 5 - 10 minutes of forcing myself outside I'm wide awake and ready to get moving, but I still have a problem just getting up out of bed (part of this I blame on having a basement room that is pitch black cause of no sunlight). That's another thing. When I have no scheduled responsibilities (ie... school, work), I'll lay in bed, and then when I wake up I'll spend two hours just doin' BS stuff before I'm really ready to get moving for the day. When I have places I have to be, I'm going and going all day, I get more errands done on my busy days than on my days with nothing planned at all. I think it's mainly a mindset thing, you have to determine for yourself what you want, and then you have to set your mind to it. Once your subconcious accepts that you'll get down to business.