guys i lack self-desiplin what can i do to improve it?? plz

[Gayret]

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[bigfrank]

Are you for real?

What a bizarre post.

 

[Trader56]

If you've noticed this going on in school as well, you might want to consider being tested for ADD. I'm dead serious on this! ADD can be a HUGE hurdle to consistant study habits. This has nothing to do with intelligence, desire, or motivation.

If it's just since studying for Step 1, then it may be related to stress. With so much hanging in the balance, who wouldn't be stressed?

Hope everything works out - others will probably have other more helpful ideas, this is just my 2 cents...

 

[OSUdoc08]

i have a good plan and good books but the problem is within myself!!! i just cannot stick with what i suppose to do i lack self control, self-discipline, i lost focus what ever you call it!!!! i just not able to finish my daily work i feel like a looser please i beg please help me in some way! is there any one of you in my shoes? How do you overcome this difficulty? any books to read regarding this suject which can help? Thank you very much.

 

[bigfrank]

OSUDoc,

I would imagine that the makers of the original "Dummies..." series don't appreciate their copyrighted work/fonts/ideas being pirated. 😉

 

[OSUdoc08]

OSUDoc,

I would imagine that the makers of the original "Dummies..." series don't appreciate their copyrighted work/fonts/ideas being pirated. 😉

Nah, since the intent was to sell one of their books, as opposed to giving someone the complete content of the book, I think it'll be okay.

 

[bigfrank]

Was referring to ethically, not legally. 😉

 

[YouDontKnowJack]

Dr Phil might be willing to have you on his show

 

[mjl1717]

i have a good plan and good books but the problem is within myself!!! i just cannot stick with what i suppose to do i lack self control, self-discipline, i lost focus what ever you call it!!!! i just not able to finish my daily work i feel like a looser please i beg please help me in some way! is there any one of you in my shoes? How do you overcome this difficulty? any books to read regarding this suject which can help? Thank you very much.

1)Decide if you want this ultra competetive field. (it AINT law school, 1 measely bar exam)
2)If so, avoid all distractions-that includes parties, spirits, Fedex, the refridgerator,people who dont have the slightest inkling of this endeavor.
Stay around those who are strong academians.
3)Some will probably crack a lot of jokes about your post since its the weekend and saying "there is no easy way is an understatement", and unless one is truely gifted with both parents in the field they must work HARD!

 

[docsri]

I totally understand what your going thru. I suffer from this too. From what I understand, I think the reason this happens is that we start to get bored with the subject. It's hard to concentrate when you aren't really in to the stuff you are supposed to be reading. There are a few thing that you can do to. The most important is to force yourself to study when you are supposed to. Make yourself pay attention to what your reading. And stop every once in a while and paraphrase all that you have just read, to catch yourself from inattentiveness. I do this and it really helps me keep my mind from wandering. It's hard, and I know alot of people will say that's a waste of time, but really it's not. You have to train your mind, to stay focused, and gain that discipline it takes to read all this stuff again. Also find a really good place to study, without any distraction. It's hard to study when there alot of other more fun things to do than sit and read about the ligament of the knee. So find that place. And finally find someone who will check up on you to make sure you are still going by your schedule, and will not take excuses from you. My father is the one who does this for me, every evening he goes Hitler on my ass, about how much I actually did that day, and why I was at the top of my game.
I think also it is important to have a realistic schedule. Be smart, understand how much YOU can do in a day, and make your schedule according to that. I feel that alot of us overestimate the amount of info that we can study in one day, and especially when we are trying to catch up. So that in the end it becomes this impossible task, and finally we get so discouraged that we stop. DON'T let it get to that point. Because once you loss faith in yourself it becomes impossible to study, and getting that hope/faith back is very hard!! Trust me I know this very,very well. Feeling bad about yourself, makes you totally unreceptive to study. You have to stay positive, or else you will fail. My advice, you is 1) really look at your schedule and assess your personality, and find out if what you have planned, can actually be accomplished in the time you have allocated for it. Then remake your schedule so that you aren't playing catch up. Finally most important, make sure in your new schedule that you have one catch up day per week, so that you never get behind again. This is most important because if you get behind again you will feel like crap, if you can't catch up to the new schedule. 2)Force yourself to pay attention, and study for totally time your are supposed to(this is the hardest to do!!!) 3)Find a good place to study.
I hope you overcome this, but remember this is a daily struggle, and it will not be easy. Be strong, and you will get thru it. Good luck!!

 

[Gayret]

If you've noticed this going on in school as well, you might want to consider being tested for ADD. I'm dead serious on this! ADD can be a HUGE hurdle to consistant study habits. This has nothing to do with intelligence, desire, or motivation.

If it's just since studying for Step 1, then it may be related to stress. With so much hanging in the balance, who wouldn't be stressed?

Hope everything works out - others will probably have other more helpful ideas, this is just my 2 cents...

i appreciated for you concern. i don't think i have ADD. i will try to adjust myself first and run out all the options possible of helping myself if, still doesn't work i would definitely consider to have a test for ADD. Once again Thank you very much

 

[DOCTORSAIB]

Just reading your post makes me anxious. 😱

Dude, first thing you need to do is RELAX. (wax on, wax off. Wait, nevermind...)

I have a feeling you've been thinking about Step 1 a lot. If so, that's good. Now you need to act on your thoughts. Sit your a$$ down, a few hours a day, and start reviewing. Here's your game plan:

1) Pick a subject (let's say immuno).
2) Now pick a review book (let's say Medical Micro/Immuno by Levinson).
3) Figure out how many pages (Let's say ~90 pages total)
4) Divide that into # of days (Let's say 9 days)
5) ALL YOU HAVE TO READ IS 10 PAGES A DAY!

See, that wasn't so bad. Stand up. Clean off the dirt. And get ready to beat cr@p out of Step 1!

G'luck.

ps..oh yeah, do some practice questions as you go along. 😉

 

[Gayret]

I know 6 languages English is the last one I have been studying in one-year period. i would take your advice on working for my grammar. Thanks for your time on helping me to choice the very best grammar book on the market. I don't know how many or which foreign languages have you learn or you will learn but i am absolutely sure if you would study any foreign languages you will need more grammar books than i do. Please feel free to ask me if you need further lesson.

 

[OSUdoc08]

I know 6 languages English is the last one I have been studying in one-year period. i would take your advice on working for my grammar. Thanks for your time on helping me to choice the very best grammar book on the market. I don't know how many or which foreign languages have you learn or will learn but i am absolutely sure if you would study any foreign languages you will need more grammar books than i do. Please feel fee to ask me if you need further lesion.

This word is "high-yield" for the boards.

 

[Gayret]

Dr Phil might be willing to have you on his show

i do respect Dr. Phil a lot. He has been helping hundred and thousand of people. But i do think i have a pretty strong personality. What happened this time is that i just needed some sincerely advise from your guys on how to overcome this difficulty that I have for the step-1 exam that is all i was asking. Regarding Dr.Phil show believe it or not, i am able to give him some advice if he needed. By the way if you need any mental help you can come to my show for free of charge!

 

[Gayret]

1)Decide if you want this ultra competetive field. (it AINT law school, 1 measely bar exam)
2)If so, avoid all distractions-that includes parties, spirits, Fedex, the refridgerator,people who dont have the slightest inkling of this endeavor.
Stay around those who are strong academians.
3)Some will probably crack a lot of jokes about your post since its the weekend and saying "there is no easy way is an understatement", and unless one is truely gifted with both parents in the field they must work HARD![/QUOTE



i am a medical graduate. i was already in this competitive field! Actually i was on the Dean list of best medical graduate. i studied medicine in different language so it is pretty tough for me to learn all the subjects with English but i am certain with yours help i can crack these exams! I thank you with all my heart.

 

[Gayret]

I totally understand what your going thru. I suffer from this too. From what I understand, I think the reason this happens is that we start to get bored with the subject. It's hard to concentrate when you aren't really in to the stuff you are supposed to be reading. There are a few thing that you can do to. The most important is to force yourself to study when you are supposed to. Make yourself pay attention to what your reading. And stop every once in a while and paraphrase all that you have just read, to catch yourself from inattentiveness. I do this and it really helps me keep my mind from wandering. It's hard, and I know alot of people will say that's a waste of time, but really it's not. You have to train your mind, to stay focused, and gain that discipline it takes to read all this stuff again. Also find a really good place to study, without any distraction. It's hard to study when there alot of other more fun things to do than sit and read about the ligament of the knee. So find that place. And finally find someone who will check up on you to make sure you are still going by your schedule, and will not take excuses from you. My father is the one who does this for me, every evening he goes Hitler on my ass, about how much I actually did that day, and why I was at the top of my game.
I think also it is important to have a realistic schedule. Be smart, understand how much YOU can do in a day, and make your schedule according to that. I feel that alot of us overestimate the amount of info that we can study in one day, and especially when we are trying to catch up. So that in the end it becomes this impossible task, and finally we get so discouraged that we stop. DON'T let it get to that point. Because once you loss faith in yourself it becomes impossible to study, and getting that hope/faith back is very hard!! Trust me I know this very,very well. Feeling bad about yourself, makes you totally unreceptive to study. You have to stay positive, or else you will fail. My advice, you is 1) really look at your schedule and assess your personality, and find out if what you have planned, can actually be accomplished in the time you have allocated for it. Then remake your schedule so that you aren't playing catch up. Finally most important, make sure in your new schedule that you have one catch up day per week, so that you never get behind again. This is most important because if you get behind again you will feel like crap, if you can't catch up to the new schedule. 2)Force yourself to pay attention, and study for totally time your are supposed to(this is the hardest to do!!!) 3)Find a good place to study.
I hope you overcome this, but remember this is a daily struggle, and it will not be easy. Be strong, and you will get thru it. Good luck!![/QUOTE



One of the honest, sincere five stars advise. I will follow with what you said. There is no doubt that you will be a very best doctor on helping your patients. Thank you very much i will pray for you. God bless!

 

[Gayret]

Just reading your post makes me anxious. 😱

Dude, first thing you need to do is RELAX. (wax on, wax off. Wait, nevermind...)

I have a feeling you've been thinking about Step 1 a lot. If so, that's good. Now you need to act on your thoughts. Sit your a$$ down, a few hours a day, and start reviewing. Here's your game plan:

1) Pick a subject (let's say immuno).
2) Now pick a review book (let's say Medical Micro/Immuno by Levinson).
3) Figure out how many pages (Let's say ~90 pages total)
4) Divide that into # of days (Let's say 9 days)
5) ALL YOU HAVE TO READ IS 10 PAGES A DAY!

See, that wasn't so bad. Stand up. Clean off the dirt. And get ready to beat cr@p out of Step 1!

G'luck.

ps..oh yeah, do some practice questions as you go along. 😉

Dude, you know what, we all depend on each other some thing which might be very simple but if you look at in different angel like me it looks very complicated. I am highly grateful for helping me to see the simple direction. Wish you very best!

 

[BlackNDecker]

Dude, you know what, we all depend on each other some thing which might be very simple but if you look at in different angel like me it looks very complicated. I am highly grateful for helping me to see the simple direction. Wish you very best!

What is wrong with continuing to practice medicine in your own country? Or one of the 6 countries whose language you're fluent in?

 

[Gayret]

What is wrong with continuing to practice medicine in your own country? Or one of the 6 countries whose language you're fluent in?

This question should be asked people like you who love to stay in his/her confident zone. i am not the one who limit my imagination and my personal power of achievement.life is exited with challenges beside, you probably have no idea what is the liberty, freedom, and human right mean! i do belive my English is fluent compare to other languages at least i am getting better and better each day. May I ask you where is your country originally from? You are originally from USA? I doubt it? Think about it! if you have any difficulty to recall, we can figure it out together.need any help???

 

[BlackNDecker]

This question should be asked people like you who love to stay in his/her confident zone. i am not the one who limit my imagination and my personal power of achievement.

Settle down there fella, you act like I just slapped your puppy dog. I was just curious. It's obvious that more MDs are trying to get into the US medical system than are trying to get out...I was just wondering what your motivation is?

you probably have no idea what is the liberty, freedom, and human right mean!

America is a pretty conservative place...you might be thinking of W. Europe my friend 😉 .

You are originally from USA? I doubt it? Think about it! if you have any difficulty to recall, we can figure it out together.need any help???

Uhhh, hehhh.....Beavis. Oh, wait...You're serious
I'm as American as apple pie, ollie kickflips, and Shock & Awe(circa March 2003).

If you have any difficulty recalling the tabs to "BORN IN THE USA," let me know. Need any help???