Study Habits

[tommo]

try:
neurostim, deprenyl, pyritnol, piracetam, aniracetam, Acetyl L carnitine, Centrophenoxine (necessary if you are taking piracetam and aniracetam), vinpocetine, hydergine and ginkgo biloba.

Thats a pretty good stack to start with. You might want to add in omega 3 fatty acids and a multivitamin.

I take that stuff and I get in the top 5 grades in my courses at washington university.

Adderall is definitely good too...but I'd be worried about raising blood pressure and heart rate, as well as possibly screwing with your head (small chance of causing schizophrenia).

Obviously if you consider this stuff please look into it first. www.avantlabs.com is a good place to start.

[yellowjack]

Is there any sort of online test to see if I actually need adderall? I'm not convinced I need it, and have no reason to be. Thanks for the advice, but the drugs seem unnecessary.

[Sniper]

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Is there any sort of online test to see if I actually need adderall? I'm not convinced I need it, and have no reason to be. Thanks for the advice, but the drugs seem unnecessary.

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As someone else mentioned its one of the drugs prescribed for ADD/ADHD.. You can start your research, here...
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm

[Argus]

Don't go on the computer unless you absolutely have to. They are amazingly efficient devices: for wasting time. I recently graduated and I tried to only go on the computer if I had a particular task to do. There isn't much else to do to waste time on campus if you aren't surfing the net, so avoid the time wasters.

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Don't go on the computer unless you absolutely have to. They are amazingly efficient devices: for wasting time. I recently graduated and I tried to only go on the computer if I had a particular task to do. There isn't much else to do to waste time on campus if you aren't surfing the net, so avoid the time wasters.



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I think argus is right. whenever you are on the computer you are obviously in danger. so try to avoid those situations. probably a timetable also helps.

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Don't go on the computer unless you absolutely have to. They are amazingly efficient devices: for wasting time. I recently graduated and I tried to only go on the computer if I had a particular task to do. There isn't much else to do to waste time on campus if you aren't surfing the net, so avoid the time wasters.

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I experience the same problem as OP at work. Unfortunately, my job requires me to be on the computer for 8 hours every day. I've also taken 3 out of 4 years of a software engineering program, where most if not all of my work requires a computer.

I can agree with your suggestion in that I've always been more efficient when not using the computer, and I typically try to do some work by hand every day, whether or not it is necessary.

I think the main problem here is motivation. I've been having this problem at the office for about a month now, where I run away from problems instead of attacking them head on. You need to find a way to get genuinely motivated about your work. Self-respect probably won't be enough. Maybe grades, references, money, being better than people, etc. I don't know enough about your personality and experiences to guide you further, but finding a reason to be motivated is the key. Ask a significant person in your life for help, like a girl or boyfriend, or your parents, or a teacher that you trust. Choose somebody you see/speak to often.

[DWarrior]

I actually went to Barnes and Noble and read a book on how to stop procrastinating. Don't get it, it doesn't work.