• I seriously can't think critically/do homework during the evenings, tips?
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This is starting to piss me off. I have a good solid 2-3 hours left to my day before I'll want to retire after being at work all day, and the best way for me to spend it right now would be to do homework. Homework for tomorrow. Here's the big problem though: I seriously cannot do it. Motivation is one problem, but by far the largest is that I can't think very critically at all right now, and I have a literary analysis paper on symbolism to write out. I read my notes on the literature, and half the time I don't even understand my own notes. I try and draft out a basic body paragraph/thesis, and I can't even do that without it not making logical sense. I don't feel terribly tired or anything. Sure I'm a bit tired, but I wouldn't say my head is throbbing and brain fried. But I seriously cannot unlock this magic ability most college students seem to possess (and need to have) in order to get by that allows them to critically think and do homework in the evenings. Wouldn't the best route to be to work during the day then? But many days I simply don't have time to do any homework except during the evenings! I woke up between 9am-10am this morning for example, and went straight to work till about 7pm. Feeling generally tired from work, I chill for about an hour before I go to make some food. After? Spent about 1.5-2 hours working on my introduction paragraphs alone and even then they are rather fudgy. Good thing it's only a draft. What's the secret? During the day my mind is much more aware to academia thoughts, and I can be pretty flexible with my brain. However at this hour, I can't seemingly do jack shit and I need to. Even if it's relaxed stuff like doing art studies/drawings I can't do it 9/10 even if I force motivation. The only time I've ever been able to do some critical thinking at this hour is if it's been on a subject or it's a task I am passonate about for that one moment in time, such as being "in the moment" while working on some level design stuffs. Or by doing an all nighter with friends and having fun (though I'd be hard-pressed to do homework then). And even then I needed a bit of a mental energy boost in some form or another.
I usually just get high.
Whether you feel tired or not, I find, doesn't really matter. I get this too sometimes. [QUOTE=Captain Bald;20149829]I usually just get high.[/QUOTE] That's the dumb way.
I kind of have this problem... I'm kind of fixing it.. I just think of my future and consequences (seriously, im not trollin/flamin) I don't have any tips though :(
I have the same problem, I did 5 out of 30 English questions last night worth a giant 60 marks, worth more than a test and I didn't bother. Motivation sucks.
I get like this. I just put on some music and take a deep breath.
I also answer all my homework in my head when I get it. I can imagine what it'll be like and start thinking of ideas but i'm too lazy to write/type it. So I get all my homework done, just in my head...
[QUOTE=N0 WAR;20149850]That's the dumb way.[/QUOTE] No, it's not. If I've stared at something for hours and haven't thought of how to logically prepare it, I get stuck. Sometimes I need to take a break. Other times I need to just have a cup of coffee. But the most effective way I've found is to get a little bit high so that I look at it with a different perspective. It's like peer editing, but with more doritos.
[QUOTE=Captain Bald;20149829]I usually just get high.[/QUOTE] "I could do work... or I could get a little high as a treat." [img]http://hackerpimps.com/towlie.gif[/img]
Well how much homework would you have done if you didn't make this thread? I say throw away your Ethernet cable, it's the only way.
[QUOTE=Captain Bald;20149829]I usually just get high.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-j-gtQArvc[/url]
I can do work at school easily, but when I'm home... My brain just shuts off and goes into the relax zone. It's annoying as hell and I never get my assignments done.
I wish I knew. I have the same problem and I've yet to find a solution. If I don't get home and start on my homework straight away, I have no idea what I'm doing when I get around to it.
I've been staring at my composition paper about "my responsibilities as a consumer when faced with corporate wilding" and it's all bullshit. I'm gonna smoke a bowl and start over. It'll be marvelous.
I find it helps if I go somewhere to do my homework like at a starbucks/panera. Problem is this doesn't help the fact that I still can't think critically at this hour. I guess I need coffee but I like to keep my sleep cycle as healthy as possible. Being up till 4am because I'm buzzed on caffeine (it doesn't affect my that much but it's an example) while needing to get up in the morning is a no-no.
[QUOTE=KorJax;20150257]I find it helps if I go somewhere to do my homework like at a starbucks/panera. Problem is this doesn't help the fact that I still can't think critically at this hour. I guess I need coffee but I like to keep my sleep cycle as healthy as possible. Being up till 4am because I'm buzzed on caffeine (it doesn't affect my that much but it's an example) while needing to get up in the morning is a no-no.[/QUOTE] That is a good idea. Go somewhere outside of your house. I was thinking a library or study hall after school or something.
Your body-clock is set to make you tired at the moment [i assume it is/was ~7PM]. Drink coffee, or eat something. ^probably already suggested...
Don't do it.
If anything try to do some of your small homeworks assigned that day during your free time in school. Most of the time I do them during my lunch time or when a teacher's class is really boring and they don't notice. When you get home, it feels a lot better to have already gotten some of the weight off your shoulders.
Just stay off of facepunch, I always start my homework at around 8 every night because of this. [editline] lol [/editline] I know its hard.
ADD/Dyslexia?
[QUOTE=Captain Bald;20149829]I usually just get high.[/QUOTE] but you're bald
yep, i have this problem right now, im writing an essay to prepare for an exam i have tomorrow. and i have like half a paragraph :/ ima get some food and see what i can do... Good luck OP
I have a university library that I can walk 5 blocks to when I need to study serious and need no distractions whatsoever.
Flick your testicle for every minute you could have done homework but didn't.
You do that.
Steal some Ritalin from an ADHD kid.
Here is a graph of my school motivation over the time I was at high school: [URL=http://filesmelt.com/][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/graph3.png[/IMG][/URL]
I had this exact problem in high school. During the day, when I got assignments, I [B]knew fucking everything.[/B] I was answering questions, working out equations, looking up definitions for words, shit man I was on fire. As soon as I got home, the very instant I sat down, gone. I'd pull out that homework/paper and have no idea not only how I knew all that stuff, but how I could have done so much. I'd spend 20 minutes on 2 problems, get frustrated with how much was left, and give up on trying. Then that next morning, the 30 minutes before classes that I had, the hallways were a wealth of knowledge. Someone would call out "24!" and you'd hear "Halmet" or "on page 459, third line!" Everyone exchanging answers, notes, papers, calculators, you name it. As a collective force we'd get all of the previous days work done in around 20 minutes.
Lots of coffee
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