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DipDipDive
06-05-2006, 06:56 PM
I'm supposed to be studying for a test and I can't focus. I wonder if it's because I have a subpar attention span, or if it's because I really don't care about passing or have any interest whatsoever in the subject matter.

Thoughts?
kleptomaniac
06-05-2006, 07:01 PM
maybe you're just hungry. or tired.
Randetica
06-05-2006, 07:32 PM
not sure if i understand this topic right since my concentration is like really weak
and i fucking mean it

reading a book is like a challenge for me
i have to reread shit like 5 times to understand it
even when im sitting in a room all alone, all silent

also watching a movie is not easy for me or playing games because it easily bores me or i lose concentration too fast

too be honest
my IQ isnt very high :eek:

a shock i know :D
SobaViolence
06-05-2006, 07:42 PM
i leave everything to the last minute, and i've discovered that i don't care about school, but paradoxically, am compelled to finish just because i am 'supposed to'.

should i stay, or should i go?
DipDipDive
06-05-2006, 08:08 PM
i leave everything to the last minute, and i've discovered that i don't care about school, but paradoxically, am compelled to finish just because i am 'supposed to'.

should i stay, or should i go?

That's basically where I'm at.

I don't want to fail, but not because I care about being successful with this particular endeavor.

But I can't seem to figure out WHY I don't want to fail. I think I just want to prove to myself that I can do it even though the result will be an accomplishment that I don't really give a shit about.
zorra_chiflada
06-05-2006, 08:46 PM
this is something that i have particlar problems with. maybe if i at more preservatives and shit as a kid, i would have add. i'm really good at multitasking though. but can't think very good and shit.
jlees_mcsd
06-05-2006, 09:00 PM
I have a hard time making myself concentrate but I am doing better in college than I ever did in high school. I think the resons for this are;
1. I am paying for my education now,(as shitty as that sounds.)
2. I want to learn now.
3. I didn't fit in when at high school.
Kid Presentable
06-05-2006, 09:11 PM
I'm supposed to be studying for a test and I can't focus. I wonder if it's because I have a subpar attention span, or if it's because I really don't care about passing or have any interest whatsoever in the subject matter.

Thoughts?
All I can do is share the fact that I've got exams in 9 days, and I'm yet to begin revising.
Tzar
06-05-2006, 09:13 PM
i would say if you want to concerntrate, making a new thread on BBMB + asking for opinions wouldn't be the way to go.

i also say so because when i make a thread, i tend to wait around for the next 30 mins waiting for replies and replying to the replies.
jlees_mcsd
06-05-2006, 09:36 PM
i would say if you want to concerntrate, making a new thread on BBMB + asking for opinions wouldn't be the way to go.

i also say so because when i make a thread, i tend to wait around for the next 30 mins waiting for replies and replying to the replies.


I concur.
Tzar
06-05-2006, 09:39 PM
i even spent about 10 mins or so waiting for someone to reply my post here. just to see if i had made a point.
jlees_mcsd
06-05-2006, 09:41 PM
i even spent about 10 mins or so waiting for someone to reply my post here. just to see if i had made a point.
did you prove your own point?
Tzar
06-05-2006, 09:49 PM
maybe not to DDD, but you agreed? so yeah i'm about half way there.
enree erzweglle
06-05-2006, 09:58 PM
I always wondered what ADHD looked like because when my kid was in elementary school in the 90s, teachers were that close to diagnosing every other kid with it.

Then recently at weekend thing, I saw a young kid (5-7 years old) who undoubtedly had it and goddamn but it was awful for everyone, mostly him, but a lot of awful for everyone else too. Wow.

I fidget by nature a whole lot but usually when I can't concentrate, it's a matter of boredom and having no choice but to do whatever it is that's boring me.
Drederick Tatum
06-05-2006, 10:05 PM
I too have found that last minute panic is my only reliable source of motivation. which is why I expect that I'll be getting to sleep sometime around 3am tonight.
QueenAdrock
06-05-2006, 10:17 PM
ADD for me is wanting to concentrate, knowing you need to, sitting down and opening your book and physically NOT being able to think of the material you need to.

What's worse is being put on ADD medication to help you concentrate, and it sure does help you concentrate! ON 3 FUCKING HOURS OF SPIDER SOLITAIRE. It worked so well, I couldn't stop. I was deeply focused on beating that shit.
Drederick Tatum
06-06-2006, 12:22 AM
hahaha. my girlfriend used to be addicted to Spider Solitaire. now it's online auctions.
Sarky Devotchka
06-06-2006, 12:53 AM
playing spider solitaire too much is part of why I lost my last job. :(

good thing I have a mac at home.
Kid Presentable
06-06-2006, 12:57 AM
hahaha. my girlfriend used to be addicted to Spider Solitaire. now it's online auctions.
Is that trademe.com shit huge? I've missed so much of NZ's modern history by selling out to the Australians.
Drederick Tatum
06-06-2006, 02:17 AM
trademe.co.nz is crazy big. Fairfax recently bought it for something like $700 million. the nerd who started it up got about $270 million out of the deal. ebay here just doesn't exist really.
marsdaddy
06-06-2006, 02:11 PM
My guess is you're too smart for your own good and want to be challanged. Realizing that there is always tedious shit to do is a first step in being able to focus on the mundane. Also, someday you might find that rather than being motivated by procrastinating, you don't want to add to the stress in your life.

Works for me -- as I avoid another corporate online training session.