Edd J.M. (eddman) wrote, @ 2003-12-19 00:42:00

Current mood:

high

bleh
What is it about news? Information. Why do we crave it? What does it fill inside of us? Some people, such as myself are addicted to it. I can't live without it, when i wake up i get information Bed -> computer...for about 3-4 hours straight on mondays thru thursday, then on friday usually 5 hours. I'd then goto class, i went to most class except genetics, which i got a C in, what a fucking surprise, i bet i would have found it so god damn interesting but now i wasted my parents money, i am done with that shit. afternoon i would fuck around for 3-5 hours a night. I didn't do anything but fuck around on the computer. I hate to say it but it is linux's fault, but i feel as though i have gained enough know how to put it down for a little. i have been obsessing over it. i must have recompiled my kernel 20-30 times in the past two weeks [insert nerdy chuckle], what i would consider graduation. it took me a full semester of working 6-9 hours a day 5 days a week to learn linux to a non-newbie stance. i acheived that and mastry of pH. I Didn't do much of any homework on many weekends and when I did some it was less than 3 days prior to due date before i would start working on it thus saying i'll work on it all day and not working until late as shit. Today I spent a total of 4 hours on my final. If i had done 1 hour the day i got the assignment (2 weeks ago) then 1 hour a week later i would have been finished today but instead i have to wake up and do it tomorrow. a 5 page paper and a 1 page paper. it is due by 3pm. why did i wait so long? i think i don't know how to use my brain chemistry correctly. like the hardware, i am running windows upstairs. i need to sit down and learn how to learn with my hardware. over winter i think i am going to work everyday, how cool would that be? so what am i going to do? pretend like i am going to do work again and wait till the last minute again. i need some type of force to make me work each day, like i need to gain motivation. any ideas? if you have stuck in this long in reading tell me what works for you

what works for me uhmanduh 2003-12-21 23:38 (link)

Well i'm probably not the best candidate to give you good advice on this topic seeing how ever since i met you I've been getting B's.. except for in bio but thats because i like that indian. haha I could tell you this to your face, but i think comments are fun. Anyhoo the best thing to do for yourself in my eyes is to shut up. As in.. shut AIM off.. shut the phone off and shut your computer off. I know that seems almost impossible, but seriously.. we have too much technology at our fingertips and it causes us to procrastinate. Maybe you should go back to dial-up. I find it so much easier to get my work done when i'm sitting in a quiet room. I also absorb more knowledge doing my assignments earlier because i have the time to reflect on what i'm actually accomplishing. If you wait until the last minute you are cheating yourself because you are more focused on that deadline than the importance behind why you were given the assignment in the first place. Believe it or not, sometimes professors give work that is actually supposed to teach us something. From what i've seen you just like your toys too much and nobody can stop you from dicking around. You get by just fine, but i know you feel like you're cheating yourself. Lastly, i find it helpful to talk myself through everything i do. It keeps me organized. Oh pookie shmookie cupcake baby lover muffin don't worry yourself too much. Thats the one thing you have helped me to do... relax. I don't mind getting B's (gee i sound like a dork) because i know that it is ok now. Man you should have seen me last year. PSYCHOOOO haha i bet you love the multiple pet names huh sugar pie? haha i think i just embarassed you beyond return. check mate. -theder (Reply to this) (Thread)