Internet Time vs Study Time. . .

electrictrad

Has anyone else's time on the net gone UP since the exams started. . .if so, is it because your work is done, or is it a coping mechanism. . .

. . .or have the sites you're on changed. . .I find I spend much more time on boards discussing exams ect, rather than following sport, or watching TV. . .

Dbstf

electrictrad wrote: »

Has anyone else's time on the net gone UP since the exams started. . .if so, is it because your work is done, or is it a coping mechanism. . .

. . .or have the sites you're on changed. . .I find I spend much more time on boards discussing exams ect, rather than following sport, or watching TV. . .

That is so true.. I never spent any time on boards before now i go on it all the time. and also u spend more time at home so u have 2 options studying and going on the net and when ure done studying theres nothing else to do so u go on the net

flyaway.

The only site I'm going on at the moment is this one... and I was never really on here much before the exams!

randylonghorn

Dbstf wrote: »

That is so true.. I never spent any time on boards before now i go on it all the time. and also u spend more time at home so u have 2 options studying and going on the net and when ure done studying theres nothing else to do so u go on the net

Aaaand ... can I just remind you that this site has a "no textspeak!" policy, thanks!

irish_man

Yeah I go on the internet now instead of turning on the tv. I think Boards is my most visited site in the last 2 weeks. Its hard to get the auld leavin' off your mind!

Dbstf

randylonghorn wrote: »

Aaaand ... can I just remind you that this site has a "no textspeak!" policy, thanks!

I did not realise that. I sincerely apologise!

GoldFour4

For me its boards and fantasy baseball, its really addictive !

LittleMissLost

I spend like 10 hours a day on the interned and about 1/2 hours study

Shanee.

LittleMissLost wrote: »

I spend like 10 hours a day on the interned and about 1/2 hours study

Thank god i'm not alone.

StudiosStudent

I think I spend so much time on here cause I'm afraid to study and hopefully I'll see something on here that I'll remember and be able to use in my exam.

Mysteriouschic

I end up being hours on here. Planning to study then ending up on the internet for ages then eventually I'll do some studying then end up back on this then a bit more study.
I seriously do plan to do hours then it ends up only being 1/2 / 3 at the most.

J_E

My post count has quadrupled in the last 2-3 weeks. On the plus side, I have learned a lot from you guys and I got quoted in the Independent AND the Times

StudiosStudent wrote: »

I think I spend so much time on here cause I'm afraid to study and hopefully I'll see something on here that I'll remember and be able to use in my exam.

Welcome by the way

sob1467

Cydoniac wrote: »

My post count has quadrupled in the last 2-3 weeks. On the plus side, I have learned a lot from you guys and I got quoted in the Independent AND the Times


Welcome by the way

Cool any chance of a link?

PJelly

Cydoniac wrote: »

and I got quoted in the Independent AND the Times

I was on the times and the radio!
Though they got my quotes from twitter I suppose

J_E

sob1467 wrote: »

Cool any chance of a link?

Aw shucks, alright :P here and here. I think they're stalking me to be fair!

Dale Parish

Not really on the net for 10 hours a day but defiantly on my PC for over 12

mpdg

Oh sweet mother divine, this website/the internet will be the death of me. I too feel like being on here is a distraction method. I can't deal with the thought of actually studying because it will be a reminder that, yes, I have a rake of exams to do. So, by not studying, I'm avoiding that thought. I used to study so well! Ah well.

Yeah Buddy

The best excuse is that you have a song stuck in your head which you NEED to listen to in order to clear your mind and concentrate. An hour later you're reading Hulk Hogan's wikipedia page:(

LilMissCiara

I go on the internet in the evening when watching tv so depending how late I'm up it has the potential to add 4 or 5 hours to my total..! Add in when I go on during study breaks and it's actually scary..!

Yeah Buddy

Time for an Entourage episode I watched online over a year ago, bye guys!

randylonghorn

Cydoniac wrote: »

Aw shucks, alright :P here and here. I think they're stalking me to be fair!

Lol, I see they have quoted me at the end of that Times one, but attributed it to a different username!!

Probably decided my username wasn't appropriate for the IT! :pac:

NotExactly

randylonghorn wrote: »

Lol, I see they have quoted me at the end of that Times one, but attributed it to a different username!!

randylonghorn>danoboy

shannon_tek

im currently at 10hours on this . have the maths book open for the past 20 minutes. now getting video toturiols and musit in the backround. computer hours 10+ study -100 Hours ha ha. oh how i and study do not go together. i realise there is a english mistake in this but past my energy

martyllia

1-2 max,studying 8-10 hrs daily

PJelly

randylonghorn wrote: »

Lol, I see they have quoted me at the end of that Times one, but attributed it to a different username!!

Probably decided my username wasn't appropriate for the IT! :pac:

I was quoted on the radio from my twitter, and instead of checking my account for my actual name like the did for the other guy they quoted. They said, "And by a person who is known only as... and my twitter name"
God I was raging

soccymonster

My twitter got quoted in the times so thats something i guess :P
But ya.... Boards has been a necessity to my life for the last 2 years. Don't see my addiction levelling off anytime soon get away kids as fast as you can!!

citizen_p

all these apply to me, and the fact I know what this is is sad in its own right.

vagi_bleeder

Internet and study time go hand in hand!

Conor108

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ83EBh3r7g

During my xmas and summer exams I installed the Leechblock add-on for firefox and blocked Facebook until like 6pm every day. I passed.

Aoifums

I'm spending too much time online I'm going back over the papers on here and reading very long threads which I don't need!
I'm also on FB for hours becuase I'm in a different centre than my friends and I really miss them. I sound like such a sap saying that, but I haven't seen any of them for a month and I need my friends to destress.

Gav77

Boards is the new facebook:D

randylonghorn

Gav77 wrote: »

Boards is the new facebook:D

/spits

Bite your tongue!!

Gavarn

Gav77 wrote: »

Boards is the new facebook:D

I find myself going onto boards before I go onto facebook! :eek:

I have the extra time to study because I don't do Irish, yet, I try and find something to read on here :mad:

LC2010HIS

I just wasted history study on boards, facebook and youtube...



FML:eek: