janaki
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the reason why i wanted to start this topic is i think we are all preapring for the same exam ,which covers same topics we all have the same hours at hand ,same commitments ,i mean similar but how come some are able to finish their exam and some arent .what i think the reason is WE DO MISTAKES and then we come and aks for help .so why dont we all post all the mistakes we are doing so it will be helpful for the ones who can read this mistakes and atleast not make the same mistakes
please all of you post one mistake atleast you had made.it can be from any area .
let me start first :
1.i joined a study group last year with 5 students and my speed was not matching theirs and my self esteem was crushed {huge mistake }never go with a group unless you feel they are not misguiding you .dont trust anyone when they say they finished their studying in half day or 1 day .dont try to think that how come you are not studying in the same amount of time .the reason i found out was they were not telling the truth .so unless you completely trust them dont study with them .dont join a group where one person always wants to speak the others listen .join a group when each one is assigned a task and each one is given importance and each person has one strength area and the other person has a weak area .......what i am trying to say is if you do not have enough peoples skills and have a hard heart dont join a group .study on your own .study with people on web .....
2.not taking care of my health and not exercising enough {another huge mistake}
3.giving a huge gap like 1week or 10days without studying {huge huge mistake}
please all of you post your mistakes
thankyou
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| myeloma
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my mistake is that i make a v reasonable time table in the begining of the month but if i loose a day or two and cant study according to the time table...i slip for a whole week ..i try to keep my focus even if a day or two get wasted but i REALLLLYYY need to improve!
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| commit
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My mistake, is spending too much time on reading too many related or unrelated posts, also on sport news. Internet is killing me.
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| myeloma
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internet is killing me too..eats up alot of my time.now i have a plan...i keep just 2 hrs of internet time for my self(b it divided or in a go) and make my family and frnds check on me....if im online for more than 2 hrs..i get a penalty and the penalty is more time wasting ....like take out the garbage...take my siblings to park whenever they are bugging everyone else at home..and socializ!..like all usmle takers im an antisocial creature..tryng to squeez evry hr of the day to keep my study plan in order. so i figured browsing is not worth wasting so much time.hope it works for u too or may u find a better scheme to keep urself away frm the time eating machine
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| milee99
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hmm
losing faith , confidence and letting others take your time for granted
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| mjbapana
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SLEEP DEPRIVATION!!!!!, ideal 7-8 hrs.
i was losing out on sleep trying to do every thing at once, watch lectures do q's and at the same time do 2 -3 sujects at the same time that is in one day. did that for 2 weeks and was so exhausted realised that though i was finishing the topics faster i was getting tired easily and feeling sleepy while studying and studying was not really productive. i was watching quantity and not quality on top of all that running my family. used to sleep at 2:30-3 and wake up by 6:45.am. and the whole day i used to have this nagging head ache ,then i used to pop in some tylenol and get through the day. but i realised its just not worth it.
so get some well deserved sleep 7 hrs is not possible so atleast try to get 6 hrs sleep and then also decided to consiously relax at the week ends and not stress myself out.
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| Kalyann
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REM sleeep occurs in later half of sleep
so sleeep 7-8 hrs continuous to get ur memory consolidated.
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| doc.sweden
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It's amazing that we've same problems. Internet is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig problem for me too. Another one is that whenever I fee tired, instead of taking a nap I sleep for hours. And not to forget about that I'm so so so unrealistic about my study schedual...I don't use my time efficient and want to do everything I should have done during a long period, done fast and it's not possible..then I get sad and lose my concentration...it's a bad circle going around and around...
but lets bread this together...I won't be onlie more than 1,5 hours today...I've already spent 1 hour online..so only 30 minuts left...gotta go and study now..you should do the same
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| antidepressant
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I want to mention my barriers.
1. Not getting up early in the morning ( which i will change from tomorrow)
2. Clicking every 10 minutes to see whats going on in the world, through internet.( pc will be off from tomorrow, i will use it and shut it down again).
3. Reading for the sake of reading, not paying attention, i mean, without knowing if i learnt it or not just read and move on. i have to give more time in learning new stuff. Get it into brain, and try to come back to the subjects soon. I am no genious, if i dont do these, i cant remember my stuff. thats all for now.
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| Melu
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Hey Janaki,
I agree with your reasons very much!!!!!!
Right now my biggest hurdle is getting distracted with thoughts.So I keep a paper next to me whenever something is bothering me I get it down to the sheet and tell myself that I will think about it later.
I become hopeless once I realize that I am not keeping up with my timetable.
Off course the internet is a big enemy too...
Gosh!! I need to work on my concentration.I bet my 7yr old probably can do better than me.
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| Kalyann
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2. Clicking every 10 minutes to see whats going on in the world, through internet.( pc will be off from tomorrow, i will use it and shut it down again).
Lol..............AD.............. U r so concerned abt the world................
So am I .
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| doctor123
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Well, one should take steps as early as possible in their career.
Otherwise,problems comes with life.
My problem, I leave my best study place to provide comfort to my parents, brothers i.e i give my study time to other things in life, household chores, parents that i should give to USMLE.
Plz leave jobs and take exams in shortest possible time - another distraction.
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