Between now and Christmas Break

What I'm bumpin': It's still between Thanksgiving and Christmas, right? But really, it was 70something degrees outside today, and I had the Christmas tunes on as well as the air conditioning in my car.


College Kids

So I don't have a degree yet, but I think that I pretty much know the key to being successful in college, and here it goes:

1) Learn to read minds. Specifically professor's, but mind reading doesn't seem like all that bad of a skill just for life in general.
2) Learn how YOU study.

That's it. In reality though, the most important thing is to learn how your brain works. While this is a scary thing for most of us to be faced with, just do it. It will save you tons of study time.  I learn by hearing. With that being said, I absolutely MUST attend my classes.  I must hear and understand the words as they come out of my professor's mouth.  I use my textbooks to jog my memory, but if I just sat down and read my textbook cover to cover it would be a complete waste of time. This is not to say that I cannot read and understand.  For example, I enjoy reading novels (as I have previously blogged), but those are read for enjoyment. This may come as a shock, but my school books are not enjoyable to read.  And if necessary, I can learn a lot by reading my Finance book. It will be read out loud though, and it will not be the most efficient for ME to learn.

So what's the point? Am I admitting to not reading every word of my text books? Well, maybe. But more importantly, I just want to say that I don't agree with all those cliche "study tips" that everyone gives. For me, flash cards are a complete joke! For others, it's the basis for their knowledge of everything. Who's wrong? Nobody when we both ace the tests! I hate the "Don't Procrastinate" rule. My best work is always a product of procrastination. I work well under pressure. I'm not a high stress person, so sometime I need the panicky feeling that the test is in X number of hours in order to get my brain kicked into high gear.  Disclaimer: If you are a high stress person, do not procrastinate, really. It's bad.

Finally, I've received exactly one good exam tip in my whole life. Be worried enough about an exam to study, but have enough confidence to be able to perform well. If you find that balance, you will be a success!!

And here is a dog with a piece of pizza in it's mouth:

P.S. This dog looks just like my niece-dog, Chloe, but it's not.