any ideas, please and thank you

[mommy0217]

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I know this may sound silly, but I am a talk-aholic 😛 lol no but I guess Im just a socialible.. so when I study even if I am interested in the subject I get really bored 😴 I just feel the need to talk to someone, Ive tried studying with friends/classmates but we dont get any studying done so thats out. I've even locked myself in my closet to study and that seems to be the only way but I feel lonely but its weird because its not like I am really a needy/lonely person. If I am chilling or working on anything else like cleaning the house I can be alone and I prefer too, so why do I feel so lonely when I study? 😕
So I am thinking maybe I just need a new fun way to study, any ideas? thanks

 

[Passion4Sci]

it sounds like you're not actively studying. You don't feel lonely or bored when you're, say, cleaning something because that's an active process. You're moving around, doing stuff, interacting with your environment. Studying, if you do it wrong and passively, will feel boring, tiring, or won't hold your attention, causing your mind to wander, leading to you feeling lonely.

You don't need to study with other people in order to study actively. What I like to do is make outlines of chapters, and write myself critical questions about the material. Like, for general chemistry, if covering acids and bases, I'd write questions for myself involving titration of WA+SB, SA+WB, SB+SA, equivalence points, etc so that my mind is actively thinking about the process, not just words on a page.

I am an extreme extrovert and what I like to do is get together with ONE!! other person (any more and you can't control the situation and it's more likely to lead into a gab session...) who I know is at least as skilled as I am in the subject if not more so, and instead of just reading together, ask each other direct, hard questions. "Explain on a molecular level how we did Lab X" or "Explain the process of how the Botulinum toxin does its dirty work!"

If you can't get together with anyone without remaining on-task, then ask yourself the questions (I do that, too). And I try to explain things to myself, because if I can explain them out loud w/o consulting a book, I know I know it.

Many people say they learn much more about something when they teach someone else.

Try it!

 

[GwenFuu]

Create a study guide and talk out your answers as if you're lecturing to an imaginary class (pacing around the room or walking outside as you do this should help if you like to be on your toes a lot...it's better than a closet). Not only has this helped me ace my classes, I was able to retain the information I learned into my long-term memory (which is great because I can relax a little during finals week). Also, if you do this and later plan to join a study session, you'll retain information even more so because you're teaching your colleagues (it's quite the confident booster when your colleagues are the ones asking YOU for help lol)

 

[mommy0217]

thanks Ill try out those ideas! I know that Ill be able to learn it after I teach it to someone else, Ive done that before but I never thought about teaching it to an imaginary class- I think that will help alot!

 

[crazybob]

I tried studying with a girl from my class in the library, and another girl came over and said "you guys are very chatty over here"

That's when I realized we did more talking than studying.

I think what works well for me is to be in the library or the computer lab close to medical students who are doing some intense studying. If everyone else around me is studying hard, I feel like I should be studying too, and that gets me to do my work.

Since it's med students around, I'm less likely to talk to them (since I don't know their names, and also since they're studying different things).

 

[mommy0217]

I tried studying with a girl from my class in the library, and another girl came over and said "you guys are very chatty over here"

That's when I realized we did more talking than studying.

I think what works well for me is to be in the library or the computer lab close to medical students who are doing some intense studying. If everyone else around me is studying hard, I feel like I should be studying too, and that gets me to do my work.

Since it's med students around, I'm less likely to talk to them (since I don't know their names, and also since they're studying different things).

Thanks!

 

[Celticspride58]

I'm a lot like you in the social aspect, so I can certainly relate. The best way that worked for me was to study in an area where other students or teachers were around so I felt more in the mix. It also presented me with the option of asking for help from both other students and teachers.

Ultimately you have to find what works best for you, and in time you'll def. find a way. it doesn't hurt to take a break and be social, we are individuals first and pharmacy students second. With that said you can't forget who you are as a person in the process, making the two work together may be a challenge but certainly doable.

Good luck, and keep us updated interested to see how it all works out 🙂

 

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