After what felt like endless amounts of homework and multiple essays and assignments due each week, it is finally the end of the semester and the beginning of the winter holidays!
This week I had two 2000 word essays due and I was really proud that I finished each of them before the due date, which is so unlike me. I was so productive each day and the only reason why that was possible is because I discovered the perfect study buddy, who just happens to be one of my best friends ever, which makes it even better. As she likes to put it, we create "positive peer pressure" for each other, because despite doing completely different subjects... like total opposites, we work hard when we are together.
I've finally acknowledged the fact that my home environment is too full of distractions for me. Being the only person who has to study in the household, it means that I don't really have anyone to tell me they need to do homework and need quiet, or they need everyone to focus. But at my friend's house, which is already my second home anyway, we both need to work. So, sharing a table, we both can see the other studying, which means that I feel like I have to study too because I don't want to distract them from doing their absolute best. Because, she is one of the most amazing person on the planet, I want her to do well and I don't want to stop her from doing her very best. Which means I can't complain about being lazy, or procrastinate or muck around. I need to work hard too!
And it works so well! I wish I was able to discover this earlier in my university life, but the main thing is that we have figured it out now. So last weekend, I stayed over Saturday through Monday where we worked in 2 and a half to 3 hour blocks, from early morning (well, 9:30) until late evening, and in between we'll watch a couple episodes of 'New Girl' as a reward and drink tea. That weekend I managed to finish an essay on Saturday night that was due on Tuesday, so on Sunday I was able to start working on an the essay that was due on Friday. I went back to her place on Wednesday and stayed until Thursday evening, when I finished and submitted the essay. I don't think I ever enjoyed essay writing so much in my life, because it was also an excuse to spend time with my best friend and watch one of my favourite tv shows.
So if anyone is struggling to study for exams or write essays at the moment, if you find the right person, study buddies is actually a really affective way of getting stuff done.
This week I had two 2000 word essays due and I was really proud that I finished each of them before the due date, which is so unlike me. I was so productive each day and the only reason why that was possible is because I discovered the perfect study buddy, who just happens to be one of my best friends ever, which makes it even better. As she likes to put it, we create "positive peer pressure" for each other, because despite doing completely different subjects... like total opposites, we work hard when we are together.
I've finally acknowledged the fact that my home environment is too full of distractions for me. Being the only person who has to study in the household, it means that I don't really have anyone to tell me they need to do homework and need quiet, or they need everyone to focus. But at my friend's house, which is already my second home anyway, we both need to work. So, sharing a table, we both can see the other studying, which means that I feel like I have to study too because I don't want to distract them from doing their absolute best. Because, she is one of the most amazing person on the planet, I want her to do well and I don't want to stop her from doing her very best. Which means I can't complain about being lazy, or procrastinate or muck around. I need to work hard too!
And it works so well! I wish I was able to discover this earlier in my university life, but the main thing is that we have figured it out now. So last weekend, I stayed over Saturday through Monday where we worked in 2 and a half to 3 hour blocks, from early morning (well, 9:30) until late evening, and in between we'll watch a couple episodes of 'New Girl' as a reward and drink tea. That weekend I managed to finish an essay on Saturday night that was due on Tuesday, so on Sunday I was able to start working on an the essay that was due on Friday. I went back to her place on Wednesday and stayed until Thursday evening, when I finished and submitted the essay. I don't think I ever enjoyed essay writing so much in my life, because it was also an excuse to spend time with my best friend and watch one of my favourite tv shows.
So if anyone is struggling to study for exams or write essays at the moment, if you find the right person, study buddies is actually a really affective way of getting stuff done.
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