a dignitary in the attic: How I study

It has been a while I didn't study for exam.
It has been a while since my last exam. I don't even remember when was my last exam.

But, as an abal-abal pharmacist, I am a life-long learner. Haha..

I work as a lecturer in a private college. I teach things about pharmaceutical technology which I love, and I hate at the same time. I love it, just because. I hate it because never have I thought that I would be a lecturer and I have an almost zero memory about the lessons I got from my class.

Yes, I have to re-learn everything about stuff I have to teach. And, since I'm a pro of procrastinating, the struggle is super real. I can stay up until the morning comes to prepare everything. There were even some times I did not sleep. And then I got frustrated and chose to cancel the class. Yes, it's real, and indeed it is an awful example. And if someday, you, dear students, who accidentally stumble upon this pathetic blog, please forgive me for being unprofessional and causing you trouble in finding a new schedule. Life is hard, y'know.

Every student of life has their own way to study, no?

There are some people who love to learn in a quite place, some will love to learn in a group, other love to learn with music, etc.

This is how I study:
I love to learn alone to understand the basic theory. I will take some notes to memorise (which actually doesn't work well). I will put a mark on something that I don't understand to discuss it later with friends. At the last minute, I will be alone again; and at the very last minute I will do nothing or study in a panic attack mode if there are still plenty to learn -____-

I think that to learn with music is cool.
For me, it's a very cool to study with classical or jazz music. And fortunately, these kinds of music will not make me fall asleep. It should be great.

I can not sing, I have a limited knowledge about music. So isn't it odd if I can follow the music I think I never heard before? Yes, I can do this. I will be able to hum or la la la over new songs, and of course, I can do better to familiar songs, then I will be singing, instead of studying. Will study with instrumental music work? No. I can hum over instrumental music.
To study with music: FAIL. The sounds of nature fail me as well.

When I study in a very quiet room, I will fall asleep and the power of procrastinating will take over to restrain myself from sleeping by doing something else.
To study in a quiet room: FAIL.

And when I study in a group with a little basic knowledge about the lesson I should master before the exam, I cannot think and I will feel that I am stupid and I will just waste my time.
To study in group: FAIL.

What do I do then?
Answer: ambient noise.

I am not really sure about this term. I only do a short research about this and I think it will need a deeper research to understand the background noise, ASMR, white noise, binaural, etc and I have no time. Ouch.

So, basically, to study, I have to isolate myself from my surrounding, otherwise, I will waste my time chatting, but it cannot be in a very quiet room, otherwise I will get bored and sleepy. Thus, I will need my earphone and internet connection to open YouTube and listen to the ambient noise.

I can't use every ambient noise, for sure, haha.. I am a difficult person if you forget. I cannot hear ambient noise of rain, waterfall, or any sounds that relate to nature. They are just not right.

My favourite ambient noise a background noise of library with a sound of page flipping, typing, sighing, and people doing things nearby. Or the noise of a coffee shop. These are some examples, I haven't used all of them, though. Instead, I picked them randomly just to show you what I mean -___-

Or from these sites. I have just found the sites, at a glance, they look cool.

That's how I study or do many other things that require a high concentration :)

a dignitary in the attic

Sunday, December 18, 2016

How I study

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