Best study spot & music

[anar579]

I'm bad at studying. I usually read the posts on the discussion board first and then get less study time in.hilarious When I studied Statistics I had to take my laptop into a room away from anyone including my wife. Someone asking me a question or just making a statement to me can totally derail me. The discussion board has really benefited me though. I believe it has shortened my study prep material by getting peoples suggestions.

One thing I heard works is having peppermint candles burning while studying. I got a little heater thing from AVON from my wife that you put a few drops of scented oil in and it will slowly vaporize it with the mint smell. I really think it helps.

I listen to no music while studying and I don't listen to too much music anymore in general. I get dumb lyrics stuck in my head the whole day and can't concentrate. I really value silence and I enjoy meditating on the deeper things in life. So no music unless it is classical.

I can't study with people around at all. I am quite social and I usually end up talking. I can't concentrate when others are talking around me. I feel for those in a baracks. I've been there.

Sammy,

I know just how you feel. I get so easily distracted or annoyed with anything little noise or distraction. And I know what you mean about scents; I can't use candles in the library, so I put on a perfume that's uplifting.

I finally figured out what works best for me. I go to the local university. In fact, I have someone drop me off since I don't have a parking permit for the school; this helps since I can't talk myself into leaving quite so easily without my own car. The library there is huge, and has a couple of "Quiet" floors, and I find a private table away from a window - one time I sat by a window and spent 2 hours looking at the turtles in the pond below. I pop in earplugs and have a big thermos with coffee, and a few snacks. That'll carry me through for hours. Sometimes I get up to look up something on one of the computers, but I generally stay focused.

I used to go to the public library, but it's always full of young children and teenagers who run around and talk aloud or on cell phones, and it makes me crazy. I feel like shushing everyone like an elementary school teacher. I guess everyone has something that "works" for them, and it takes us a while to find our own methods.