Anyway, the point is that one of the great perks of living in California is all the outdoor activities i couldn't do in Georgia or Texas. For example, in my first 3 months in California, i went to the beach to go surfing, went to a few mountains to go snowboarding a few times, and rode ATVs with my cousins and uncle. So much activities! So i've been looking into getting a mountain bike and new snowboard.
Wait, what was the point of this post? It's late and i've got physics on the brain.... Anyway, i've gotta buckle down for the sprint to the end of the quarter. It's sad that the only class i'm doing well in is a stinking humanities class and all my science classes are not so awesome. Next quarter is supposed to be worse since i'll be in 3 sciences with 3 labs and i'll have to be studying for my DATs too. i've realized that we HAVE time. Or at least i do. i mean, i don't work so there's all that time right there, but i don't use what time i have to study. Why!?! i can spend hours reading about some old book about a guy's ruminations about being a 20-something, but i can't sit and read my text book for 15 mins. Hrmm... i wonder. i guess it's good that i don't have a beta key to Starcraft 2...
Meandering... i hope i read these posts in 10 years as a successful dentist driving a Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited (or 2020 equivalent vehicle) with a bike and snowboard rack for my Specialized Stumpjumper FSR and Burton Custom V-Rocker. Anyway, who's to say i'm not happy just because i want other things. Happiness does not mean your wants go away. It just means you're happy. They're not mutually exclusive. For me it just means i'm bored. i need diversions. i should study.
hey, I'd highly recommend taking a Reading and Study Strategies course. Especially since you took a couple years off, it will probably help you figure out what you're doing wrong, give you some concrete strategies to follow while studying, and show you how to learn more efficiently. Being able to superficially engage with a 20-something's half-serious ruminations is more like watching tv than it is like reading. Being able to submit the entirety of your mind to your work is analogous to developing a muscle. You have to learn the right habits early or risk not making any progress at all. Also, studying any technical field is like studying a new language. It's tough!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I'm sure you can do it, and I definitely don't mean this to be a lecture. I just realize that you're probably learning the wrong way. I also realize that it speaks nothing to your intelligence or capacity, but more to the
horrors of the early education system in the US.