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JordanS said:
Yes - completely appropriate. I am tired of studying already. I need a break :p
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I've briefly found myself a little bit overwhelmed with having to study after not having to do it (or much else) for a long time, but I'm managing to convince myself that I'm overreacting. It's just very distressing to see that I have all these assignments due in a few weeks, but I guess I have to remember to breathe and realise that they're not as intimidating as I've made them out to be. I mean, one of them is a mere six-hundred words, so it's easy! But then I have one that seems as though it'll be significantly longer and then suddenly the six-hundred word assignment feels like it's getting in the way, and I more or less add all the assignments up in my head as if they're one giant assignment and I don't know my brain is being really dumb! I should be fine though. :P
 
iJake said:
I've briefly found myself a little bit overwhelmed with having to study after not having to do it (or much else) for a long time, but I'm managing to convince myself that I'm overreacting. It's just very distressing to see that I have all these assignments due in a few weeks, but I guess I have to remember to breathe and realise that they're not as intimidating as I've made them out to be. I mean, one of them is a mere six-hundred words, so it's easy! But then I have one that seems as though it'll be significantly longer and then suddenly the six-hundred word assignment feels like it's getting in the way, and I more or less add all the assignments up in my head as if they're one giant assignment and I don't know my brain is being really dumb! I should be fine though. :p
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I hate long assignments. Sick of writing to be honest as well.

Sometimes I wonder why I even chose to study in the first place ;)
 
iJake said:
I've briefly found myself a little bit overwhelmed with having to study after not having to do it (or much else) for a long time, but I'm managing to convince myself that I'm overreacting. It's just very distressing to see that I have all these assignments due in a few weeks, but I guess I have to remember to breathe and realise that they're not as intimidating as I've made them out to be. I mean, one of them is a mere six-hundred words, so it's easy! But then I have one that seems as though it'll be significantly longer and then suddenly the six-hundred word assignment feels like it's getting in the way, and I more or less add all the assignments up in my head as if they're one giant assignment and I don't know my brain is being really dumb! I should be fine though. :p
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Julie had a quip at Dr. Chris about "7 years" of study. Imagine that! 7 years! Just to put a glove on and...well... anyway.
I like the old "break it down into smaller chunks or tasks, knock the first one off and go from there". It's really helped me sometimes because it helps to counteract feeling overwhelmed, and spurs me on to the next bit. :)
 
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JordanS said:
I hate long assignments. Sick of writing to be honest as well.
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Ha, I actually said today in class, "Ugh, why are they making us write so much?" and someone turned around and said, "Well, you know Jake this is a professional writing course..." :tongue:

Bluefin said:
Julie had a quip at Dr. Chris about "7 years" of study. Imagine that! 7 years! Just to put a glove on and...well... anyway.
I like the old "break it down into smaller chunks or tasks, knock the first one off and go from there". It's really helped me sometimes because it helps to counteract feeling overwhelmed, and spurs me on to the next bit. :)
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I couldn't believe it took that long to become a vet! Although now that I think about it they do have to learn to treat a whole range of species, and I can barely even name very many animals...

Yes, that definitely does seem the best way to tackle assignments, and I did tell myself before I started to implement that sort of strategy, but I keep putting it off, which obviously goes against the entire purpose of said strategy! I think my anxiety unfortunately makes me a huge procrastinator, so I think I have to start pushing myself a tiny bit harder. I'm not one to write down a list of things to do and I've never ever used a school diary, but I think maybe I should start writing at least in the calendar and setting myself daily goals or whatever, just to make it more tangible.
 
iJake said:
Ha, I actually said today in class, "Ugh, why are they making us write so much?" and someone turned around and said, "Well, you know Jake this is a professional writing course..." :tongue:



I couldn't believe it took that long to become a vet! Although now that I think about it they do have to learn to treat a whole range of species, and I can barely even name very many animals...

Yes, that definitely does seem the best way to tackle assignments, and I did tell myself before I started to implement that sort of strategy, but I keep putting it off, which obviously goes against the entire purpose of said strategy! I think my anxiety unfortunately makes me a huge procrastinator, so I think I have to start pushing myself a tiny bit harder. I'm not one to write down a list of things to do and I've never ever used a school diary, but I think maybe I should start writing at least in the calendar and setting myself daily goals or whatever, just to make it more tangible.
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How are you finding your editing classes? Do you think they go on for too long?
 
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How are you finding your editing classes? Do you think they go on for too long?
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reepbot said:
But maybe the avatar reflects my mood? Who knows? But I'll change it to a smiling Tina Arena.
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Nothing wrong with that .... I would like to see Tina smile :)[DOUBLEPOST=1425308442][/DOUBLEPOST]BTW - you and others forgot to ask me how I laboured today .......
 
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