I'm having a motivation crisis, for studying

[The Angriest Bird]

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In a nutshell, I just feel like Step I has drained my "motivation tank." I'm half way into 3rd year now. I'm doing great on clinical rotations. People really like me. My evals are pretty awesome. The problem is, it now takes A LOT of psychic energy to force myself to sit at my desk and read, memorize, and learn.

I immigrated to US when I was 16, so I've been studying hardcore for the past 8 years. Maybe it's the age factor, I'm 25 now. Right now, I always have a "study plan," but the plan almost always ends up with studying everything until the last second. That's pretty pathoneumonic for procrastination.

My grades are mediocre. I want to thank God for giving me a decent Step I score (245). I'm still trying to decide what to do for residency, leaning towards Gen Surgery, but Internet Medicine subspecialties sound good, too. I do care about my future, but I just feel like I've passed the age where studying 6 hours straight doesn't bother me.

Anyone in the same boat with me?

 

[Dral]

but Internet Medicine subspecialties sound good, too.

I try to steer patients away from the internet depending on what it is they're looking at.
Sorry I had to point out the typo, but we all know what you meant.

Man, just wait until the END of 3rd year. I'm currently posting here all day instead of studying IM case files.

I think it's fine. As long as you rocked step I and are getting good evals, take some time off so to speak. I mean, keep studying, but don't drive yourself crazy. I did the same as you, went hardcore for Step I and got in the 240's because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.

Just remember, you'll have plenty of studying to do for boards.

 

[DaveinDallas]

but I just feel like I've passed the age where studying 6 hours straight doesn't bother me.

Anyone in the same boat with me?

Umm, would you like some cheese with that whine? You say you're 25
and you've 'passed the age'.....look, bro' I'm 46 and bang it every night.

Part of my motivation is that there's no way I could pay off these loans
working at anything else and I don't have mommy and daddy to do it
for me...plus I've got 3 other people depending on me to get it done.....

YMMV - I'd resolve the cranial-rectal inversion and get going.....

 

[PenguinHead]

In a nutshell, I just feel like Step I has drained my "motivation tank." I'm half way into 3rd year now. I'm doing great on clinical rotations. People really like me. My evals are pretty awesome. The problem is, it now takes A LOT of psychic energy to force myself to sit at my desk and read, memorize, and learn.

I immigrated to US when I was 16, so I've been studying hardcore for the past 8 years. Maybe it's the age factor, I'm 25 now. Right now, I always have a "study plan," but the plan almost always ends up with studying everything until the last second. That's pretty pathoneumonic for procrastination.

My grades are mediocre. I want to thank God for giving me a decent Step I score (245). I'm still trying to decide what to do for residency, leaning towards Gen Surgery, but Internet Medicine subspecialties sound good, too. I do care about my future, but I just feel like I've passed the age where studying 6 hours straight doesn't bother me.

Anyone in the same boat with me?

Yes.

Especially when all of our boards are at the end of the school year,and no matter how hard you study for the in-house exams you're going to get around the average.

 

[arias]

get ur point,sometimes its pretty hard hard hanging in there.