What's your ideal study space?

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Recently I've been trying to get my desk area perfect but I'm in somewhat a predicament. My desk just seems too small for studying. I live in the dorms so I can't really upgrade the desk either. Between my monitor, keyboard, mouse, spiral notebook, and calculator it just seems so cramped! On top of that I am studying like 3 feet from my bed so I am always tempted to go lay down for a quick six hour nap.

Where do you study or what do you do to improve your current study space?

Also I'm looking for a nice and very comfortable office chair for my dorm room, any suggestions?

Thanks all,
Josh
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second floor of the library on an open table ( i hate those cubicle things) with a cup of coffee. Gets the job done. If I study in my dorm I get bored or distracted WAY too easy.
 
Open table at the library, or the beach, depending on the situation.
 
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Open table in the library for serious stuff.
Dorm is only for easy and/or quick assignments for me.

You could get some coffee in order to drive away the temptation to sleep.
 
The health sciences library that happens to be located at the med school linked to my UG.

But in general, the library.

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I typically study at my ex's house because she has a nice media room.
 
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Cinclus said:
Totally isolated and free of distractions. Preferably sitting in a chair with great lumbar support.
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I agree. I don't want anyone in the same room as me. Libraries are the worst.
 
Ansar said:
Open table in the library for serious stuff.
Dorm is only for easy and/or quick assignments for me.

You could get some coffee in order to drive away the temptation to sleep.
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I'll have to agree👍
 
Someplace like this is ideal: (i.e. relaxing and quiet w/o internet, tv or other people)

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Since this isn't usually feasible, the library is the next best thing assuming one can find a quiet spot.

Personally, I like studying in parks/nature, assuming that they are quiet! For me, home is the worst place (too many distractions!)
 
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in a room, laptop w/ net and power available, complete silence and solitude, white lights slightly dimmed, T = 70-75°F
 
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Anywhere where I can put in headphones and feel, comfortable. Sometimes this is on top of a parking garage (love studying here in FL winters), others on my desk in my room. Sometimes coffee shops, the library, ect. Pretty much wherever I feel like "this would be awesome to study at!"
 
Cinclus said:
Totally isolated and free of distractions. Preferably sitting in a chair with great lumbar support.
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amen. i don't like to be around anyone unless i know they need to get as much **** done as i do!
 
I get distracted pretty easily, so away from my laptop, instruments, etc. I sometimes lock myself in my car and study with the car on or in a stairwell or elevator at home, since those places are completely isolated. Sometimes the stairwell at the library. I know it sounds extreme but it works for me. I don't like studying on desks anymore.

And I have to turn my phone off.
 
For anyone who can't stand distractions, I got a pair of earmuffs for $15 at Home Depot that significantly reduces the amount of ambient noise. It doesn't block out sound completely, but it helps a lot. They look just like normal headphones people use to listen to music, so you don't look like a complete weirdo either.
 
JFK90787 said:
For anyone who can't stand distractions, I got a pair of earmuffs for $15 at Home Depot that significantly reduces the amount of ambient noise. It doesn't block out sound completely, but it helps a lot. They look just like normal headphones people use to listen to music, so you don't look like a complete weirdo either.
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What are they called?
 
Ideal study place: Alone in my room

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Ideal chair: Herman Miller Embody (but in black)

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If I could do it again, I would get a slightly deeper and much wider desk. I find myself running out of working space all the time as this is what it looks like before exams lol

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PS: I've posted this before, and no, that's not adderall. One is for allergies, one is for a thyroid issue, and the other is advil.
 
nadaba said:
I agree. I don't want anyone in the same room as me. Libraries are the worst.
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I find that being surrounded by people who are also studying gives me motivation to keep going. If I'm by myself, I'll start browsing the internet or something.
 
0kazak1 said:
Away from people who actually call themselves "Pre-meds".
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I agree completely. Being around neurotic pre-meds makes me nervous.
I have always liked some ambient noise (not too loud) to study. I found that I am very productive in a cafeteria/cafe which isn't too busy (like between meal times). Lounges are also good. I just can't stand studying in complete silence in a depressing library. I also like to "people watch" during study breaks.
 
Open table at the library and a coffee shop I go all the time.
 
At the library or in a lounge most of the time. It helps me to be around other people who are quiet/studying so I feel like I should be studying as well. Almost never in my room because of the temptation to nap.
 
my bed. i learn through osmosis when i sleep on my books.
 
I live with my folks, and we have a library in our house. Currently my brother is sleeping in it (doubles as a guest room) but when he's back at college I will have it to myself again. My father's study is adjoining, and all of his books are in there. There's a couple of comfortable chairs and a nice table to study on, and great light from floor to ceiling windows on either side, plus a sound system.

This is the nicest house our family has ever lived in, and makes the crappy neighborhood worth it. We have our own library.

On evenings when it just gets too hard to study at home (noisy neighbors, etc) I'll go to a diner, get wired on coffee, and just work my way through it.
 
I'm always conflicted...I need to study around other people (it helps me motivationally), but I can't really work at a desk. I actually removed it from my room entirely for sophomore and junior years! I like to spread my work out around me on a giant beanbag or my bed. Calculator at hand, notes to one side, work on my lap, problem set/textbook in front of me. In college I would alternate between working on my bed and the beanbag, and then sleep on whichever one I had left empty that night! Besides, the library always closed way too early...like 2 or 4am.

The best option? A lab bench. You find a good chem lab and it will be: a) open all night (you have a key) b) Big enough to work with people, but isolated enough that they will only be people you know - or you can find an isolated lab. c) The deepest, widest desk you will find anywhere.
 
At my study/library at home. I have a leather sofa with a floor lamp for reading, and then a massive desk with four huge lights over it that make it almost blindingly light for studying. I MUST have it very bright and it must be quiet. I have a big straight backed wooden dining chair that I use as a desk chair and an ottoman I will sometimes prop my feet up on. It's impossible for me to study anywhere besides a sitting straight at a desk in a silent, well lit area all alone. I have chronic neck pain so slumped in bed, on the couch or floor just leaves me feeling miserable and frustrated. Oh, and it has to be clean and organized otherwise I will worry more about the mess then my studies.
 
0kazak1 said:
Away from people who actually call themselves "Pre-meds".
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Notice how some people manage to turn it in to a "pre-med" discussion too? Like "Oh my gosh, I'm going to fail this final*... So what's your GPA? Where do you want to go?" 🙄

*They'll get a 96.5%, mind you.
 
When I was in college, I spent quite a bit of time in the main college library. So yeah, the library.
 
sciencebooks said:
Notice how some people manage to turn it in to a "pre-med" discussion too? Like "Oh my gosh, I'm going to fail this final*... So what's your GPA? Where do you want to go?" 🙄

*They'll get a 96.5%, mind you.
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And I'm happy with my 95% given I studied a quarter, if that, as much as they did.


An A is an A.
 
I like the large open tables at the library 🙂
Or the larger cubicles.
 
I actually prefer to study in a coffee shop-like atmosphere. I don't drink coffee, but I find that the slight chatter and the smooth jazz music always gets me in a productive mood.
 
My dorm last year had large study rooms on each floor equipped with multiple large tables and nice chairs. It was always nice to study in, but when there was a test for business majors (most everyone on my floor was a business major), they study become inundated with people cramming the night before.
 
Josh7 said:
Good idea, I think I'll check out my schools law library. I usually go to the engineering library and people will look at you funny if you open your backpack too loud 😛
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I find you slightly annoying...
 
any place with adequate ventilation and easily accessible water. best place for that? my room on campus. trying to develop interest/curiosity helps in managing whatever distractions you may have. before studying endocrinology, thinking about hormone physiology and the possible things that can go wrong without those hormones helps in looking forward to the subject.

another advantage of studying in your room is that you can draw pathways/processes and paste them on your wall and see them everyday.

Internet is helpful because it takes less than 10sec to search the definition online. with a dictionary, it will take way more time and you might end up resorting to cramming. maybe it is because english is not my first language but then Greek/Latin is probably not yours either
 
Internistt said:
any place with adequate ventilation and easily accessible water. best place for that? my room on campus. trying to develop interest/curiosity helps in managing whatever distractions you may have. before studying endocrinology, thinking about hormone physiology and the possible things that can go wrong without those hormones helps in looking forward to the subject.

another advantage of studying in your room is that you can draw pathways/processes and paste them on your wall and see them everyday.

Internet is helpful because it takes less than 10sec to search the definition online. with a dictionary, it will take way more time and you might end up resorting to cramming. maybe it is because english is not my first language but then Greek/Latin is probably not yours either
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Great tip! Being enthusiastic about your study subject I'm sure really helps for long study sessions
 
Am I the only one that keeps reading the OP's title as...

"What's your ideal study of peace?"

😕

Aside from the library, at home I turned my small storage closet into an office. When the light turns on, I swear it's so hot it could sizzle bacon.
 
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