janaki
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hi guys
why dont we make list of things that stops us from studying the way we want to.so we know how to avoid them .let me start
do not eat heavy breakfast or lunch or else u will be fighting sleep the whole day,dont panic when u have to read something difficult just post it or talk to a friend.etc etc etc
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| janaki
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guys just add all the mistakes u all ever made may be it will help all of us.
thankyou
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| jole
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just being lazy to open any book.
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| fruity
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thinking that i'll do this part tomorrow , and believe me THAT tomorrow never comes ...................just do it there and then and move on.
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| NeimanPicksMOM
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i tell myself im going to take a 5 min break and I dont come back for another 20 min 
oh ya, Most common cause of distraction for me are USMLE forums
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| sarika
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Mind wandering ...Day dreaming....constant Obssesion with USMLE Forums,
My son (He thinks im his buddy instead of mom  and we shouold play with cars all day)
One advice though, I have noticed if i dont close my books, keep the table lamp ON even when im not studying, it gets me back to books earlier than otherwise!
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| unique1
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This forum is a big distraction for me.
Other ones are day dreaming , mind wandering and telephone calls 
Edited by unique1 on 02/16/07 - 03:43 PM
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| janaki
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he doesnt go to day care today so no study at all.can anyone give me tips to study with him at home.
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| glaucoma
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for me, it was those "little breaks" that always turned into long breaks
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| solitarius
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Hey janaki...dont worry...your child will bring you luck for sure.So play with him a little of bit and try to direct him to things that he likes most and can be busy with them.try to use opperent conditioning(Skinner)otherwise  good luck.
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| janaki
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does it happen to u uys i keep changing my study methods all the time.why dont u guys post what your study methods are using kaplan videos.at one time i used to watch one video and do that capter.and then i thought why dont i watch 8 videos per day that will finish all the ideos ofphysiology in 4days .it was not realistic
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| mytime
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This Janaki is a genious for starting the biggest one ever! 
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| womanonamission
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distractions:
fights with husband
tv
lunch too heavy
laptop - forum ( i am good at not posting often)
thinking i have time tomorrow
Thinking i will wake up early than normal and finish it
delaying the exam ( I been trying to take this since october,2006)
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| janaki
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hi guys
feeling lazy,not feeling like openin the book ,taking big breaks these are just ways to procrastinate.i actually read this somewhere people tend to put things away delay it for tomorrow because things are not going the way they planned .so start making very small goals when i say small really small .and once accomplished that very small goal add one more small one.it actually works.so instead of saying i am going to study for 10 hours today say 2 hours and then add 1 more and then 30minutes so on .
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| drdido
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cooking for my husband before he gets back from work. I wake up late and when I am just in the mood to do some serious studying and focusing,,, i have to leave my book to cook in the kitchen. Then there's the mess I have to clean up afterwards..
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| womanonamission
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ohh drdido,,...i know your pain.. what time does your husband get home? mine gets home in the evening so i just start cooking 2 hours before he gets home...and the cleaning... i ask him to do it... so it usually works..sometimes he is lazy so i end up doing it. i just clean the kitchen and do the dishes right before i sleep so that i am so tired i fall right to sleep...and u know early to sleep early to rise!
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| womanonamission
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i know one thing that stops me from studying earlier..
anyone got a solution... ???
i put my alarm for 5am..thinking by 5:30 i can start studying and study till 8:30 cuz then at 8:30 i have to make breakfast.
but the problem is i can never wake up then... i always wake up these days around 7am. gggrrrrr!
i sleep or am in bed around 10:30 trying to sleep by 11! but i guess last night i went to bed at 12am..after a phone call..
ok so any solutions? what time do u guys wake up and how?!
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| mona1976
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hi dido,
do u cook daily? why dont u cook food on alternate days?i do it and it works.
u can even study in the night.my husband advise me that and i am getting better now.i sit at 8pm and study till 3am in the moning.than i go to bed and wakeup at 11am in the morning.in night the distractions are very little.
try it.
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| mona1976
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hi womanonmissin,
how many familyl members are there ?cant u stop making breakfast?means is it possible that ur husband make his own breakfast?just set the coffe machine.in this way atleast u wont have any tesion regarding to wake up in the morning.
u can utilize ur time more .
well good luck
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| jole
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i agree with janaki setting realistic goals helps.it prevents fustrations that can really put u down.
my main problrem is consistency.today i get to the library at 10am tomorrow 1pm and so and so forth.i hate it.but just can't get myself to be consistent.any advice please.
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| womanonamission
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hiya,
i cook for me and my hubby but since its the only time i see him all day i spend that hour with him... he works from 10-9pm.
i just need to wake up early and not be awake at 11:26pm at night. and expect to get up at 5am !
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| drdido
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So there are more that feel my pain..join the club!
My husband works two full time jobs since I am 9 months pregnant and studying. So I can under no circumstance ask him to do more that vacuum on the weekend.
Now when the baby comes..things are gonna get a bit more busy around here..so girls.. I am gonna start pulling my hair off.
Mona..i tried cooking alternate days ..sometimes it works and sometimes he will be like "AGAIN"???
This pregnancy is stressing me out so much..that I confess to sleeping extra. I wake up at 12 noon and am up until 2 or 3 am. I agree that there is more silence and not much housework to do late at night... but then hubby wants me to wake up at 10 am on weeksends bec he is in the mood for pancakes!!
I welcome any solution, esp. from moms that know what is like to study with a newborn.
dido
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| Feyza
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OOOOOOOOOOOK BABIEESSSSS LISTEN TO ME
I was exactly like u said...cookin cleanin playing with my sweetest boy (3.5 yrs of age ) so I was like cravin for 1.5 yrs with nothing in hand ! And I decided that this does not work and found out that the only sanction on me would be to get the exam day so I applied and my exam is in June...and u know wut !! me the desperate housewife ...the organising friend...the devoted mother...the loving wife ...I turned out to be an USMLE freak !!!! and im sooo sorry to find out that if Ive been studyin like this b4 for only 6-7 months I would exactly make over 90 !! now we eat salad macaroni sandwiches omlette or just order...no friend meetings...no family gatherings...now I go to a library bc then I dont see how dirty my house is and stay there for 8 hrs and come back to clean when Im wasted out... my baby goes to the kindergarden where hes really happy...i reward myself with this forum only if I study real hard for 3 hrs ! and my darling has to wait 4m till June dont u think its worth it ! this stuff will determine wut we will be doin the rest of our lives !! c'mon !!
good luck !
PS: sooowieeee husbands loool
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| Feyza
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oopps ...btw dido...a friend of mine who scored 92/99 with her newborn got a babysitter and the baby was with her in his room and he was studyin in her room ... then she was goin and smellin breastfeedin him every 2 hrs and comin bak to her room with a fresh mind...now the boy is 4 yrs old and shes in her 2nd yr in her G/O residency
I guess there no way out without a helper :/
have fun with your pregnancy ! ull miss it when the baby comes out lool
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| drdido
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feyza..thx for the story .. hopefully things won't be as bad. I thought to bring the baby in the bassinet into the room where I study and just breastfeed him when he gets hungry. But i do worry about the nights when he' s gonna wake me up. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
dido
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