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Study Necessities

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  • 13-06-2009 7:40pm
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    celtic723
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭


    is there anything you NEED beside you while studying. i for one need the computer to check answers and the likes which usually leads to a 20 minute break!

    as for my phone i don't really need it as it's upstairs and i don't be bothered bringing it everywhere.


    any necessities of your own?


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    #2
    pathway33
    Registered Users Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    bread, water, a pencil sharpener and a potty....that way i have no excuse to leave the room


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    jelomulawin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭jelomulawin


    lol, ya, def. computer is a study necessity! i can't study properly relying on just books + i don't have exam papers on some subjects so i just look em up on the net


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    Isaac702
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭Isaac702


    Generally I would just use my notes and exam papers. Then check my answers using the marking schemes.

    Over the last few weeks however I have found that having a bottle of water is beneficial. For whatever reason I have found myself being extremely thirsty.


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    Fad
    Registered Users Posts: 7,231 ✭✭✭Fad


    Quiet.

    That's pretty much it, just a little peace and I can study anywhere.

    Computer + Study does not work me!


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    likely_lass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 335 ✭✭likely_lass


    diet coke - i cant survive without it ive become totally addicted & a smoke every 3/4 hours

    the LC has made me a terrible smoker im giving up on the 20th!


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    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    moreee wather!


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    zodac
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭zodac


    Honestly... if there's no music on next to me I just can't study.... nothing goes in:P


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    haloauto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭haloauto


    2 nurofen.
    Seriously, my head hurts after 20 mins of study.


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    #10
    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,601 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    I recently moved a guillotine into my room, it was at this point I realised my bedroom was better stocked then most business headquarters. In short, to study I need lots of things, light (man made) highlighteres, pens, food, laptop and more


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    #11
    Paddy001
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭Paddy001


    Tea :D


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    #12
    yummy91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭yummy91


    Ipod or laptop for music,, I really can't study without it.


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    #13
    Dante
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Dante


    Music, music and more music.


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    #14
    .:FuZion:.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 160 ✭✭.:FuZion:.


    zodac wrote: »
    Honestly... if there's no music on next to me I just can't study.... nothing goes in:P
    yummy91 wrote: »
    Ipod or laptop for music,, I really can't study without it.
    DaaaaaaaaaaN wrote: »
    Music, music and more music.

    Same.


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    celtic723
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭celtic723


    .:FuZion:. wrote: »
    Same.


    so you have it really loud like or is it just barely audible to keep you ticking over?


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    .:FuZion:.
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    celtic723 wrote: »
    so you have it really loud like or is it just barely audible to keep you ticking over?

    Well when I was learning things off by heart I used to try keep it at a minimum. Then when I was doing maths, I used to have it at a decent level because for some reason it helped me concentrate.

    Now, Physics and Accounting, seem to have it pretty loud the whole time. Even when im reading definitions and stuff. Helps thou, I must admit.


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    celtic723
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭celtic723


    .:FuZion:. wrote: »
    Well when I was learning things off by heart I used to try keep it at a minimum. Then when I was doing maths, I used to have it at a decent level because for some reason it helped me concentrate.

    Now, Physics and Accounting, seem to have it pretty loud the whole time. Even when im reading definitions and stuff. Helps thou, I must admit.


    ye i was going to start doing it myself but i thought maybe it wont be any good. it's too late now to change study routine but i'll try it in college next year.


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    .:FuZion:.
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    celtic723 wrote: »
    ye i was going to start doing it myself but i thought maybe it wont be any good. it's too late now to change study routine but i'll try it in college next year.

    Yeah its good. Keeps you sane too. Hours of study can send me haywire. :rolleyes::p


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    Dante
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Dante


    celtic723 wrote: »
    so you have it really loud like or is it just barely audible to keep you ticking over?

    If its not on full blast nothing goes into my head.....its weird! :(


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    GallowsGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭GallowsGhost


    I can't stand any noise when I'm studying, I have to do it in the middle of the night when everyone's in bed. I also sometimes stick my alarm clock in a drawer, depends on how much trouble I have concentrating.
    Also need energy drinks and all my stuff in one place!


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    #21
    KokaNoodles
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    Thats creepy


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    #22
    star-pants
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    I used to listen to music when studying, but they say it's bad because you get used to that noise, and in an exam situation, it's creepy silence and scribbling/coughing/whatever.
    So sometimes it's bad to study with music on, as your brain functions slightly differently then when you get into the quiet part.


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    lorr3
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭lorr3


    TEA,computer,phone and a list i feel :D when i scratch stuff out!!!! means one more thing done! oh and lucosade..that stuff is gold!


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    #24
    ~Candy~
    Closed Accounts Posts: 435 ✭✭~Candy~


    biro etc
    and highlighters <3
    notes books revison books..etc
    water,tea, coffee..
    a quite place !!


    and my phone..i just have to have to text when studying =(


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    almostnever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭almostnever


    I'm really not making much of this study thing. I'm lying in bed right now with my physics book open...lets see if it helps:rolleyes:


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    #26
    likely_lass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 335 ✭✭likely_lass


    when im studying maths/applied maths i HAVE to have the TV otherwise i cant do it ??? really weird i know, but somehow it really works for me i usually get an A :)

    but if im studying anything else i need complete silence


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    Fluorescence
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 8,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fluorescence


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    highlighters
    music for mathsy subjects (maths, accounting, the maths qs in chemistry)
    LOTS of paper
    space to pace when rote learning stuff
    Plenty of light
    tea.


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    #28
    Secoundrow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭Secoundrow


    .:FuZion:. wrote: »
    Well when I was learning things off by heart I used to try keep it at a minimum. Then when I was doing maths, I used to have it at a decent level because for some reason it helped me concentrate.

    Now, Physics and Accounting, seem to have it pretty loud the whole time. Even when im reading definitions and stuff. Helps thou, I must admit.


    depends on the music I think for some strange reason James Blunt helps me study:D

    Kinda scary actualy:rolleyes:


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    #29
    Jammyc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Jammyc


    Fad wrote: »
    Computer + Study does not work me!
    Same, I have no self control so cant stop jumping back on boards to check threads like this.
    mink_man wrote: »
    moreee wather!
    Father Jack has also reminded me that it's very warm outside so there'll be no need for your tracksuit tops
    Paddy001 wrote: »
    Tea :D
    Hell to the yes. Cuppa cha, 45 mins study, check answers, cuppa cha. Repeat.

    I defo need exam papers all the time. The only way I can really take something in is by writing it down so by practicing previous exam questions it all goes in much easier!:D Oh and many coloured pens, but not those big fat yokes with 4 colours in them, they piss me off with the constant clicking!


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    pfannkuchen
    Registered Users Posts: 231 ✭✭pfannkuchen


    A to do list, so satisfying to cross stuff out :D; Diet Coke; painkillers (get really bad headaches if I study when I'm tired); all of my books, exam papers, notes etc. (hate having to get up and look for things when I'm in the middle of studying) and most importantly, music!


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    #31
    .:FuZion:.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 160 ✭✭.:FuZion:.


    Secoundrow wrote: »
    depends on the music I think for some strange reason James Blunt helps me study:D

    Kinda scary actualy:rolleyes:

    Fair enuff! :D You don't even wanna know what I listen to lol. :pac: But actually, coldplay are good for studying. :p


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