I just handed in my last assignment of the semester, which was satisfying for only a few minutes until I realized that I have my first final exam in 3 days. My last exam is not for another 3 weeks, so April is looking like it’s going to be pretty fun.
Anyways, I have made a major change to my working environment to combat distractions, because I should not be doing anything besides consuming caffeine and studying. I have moved my computer out to the living room. I now have to walk 20 feet to get some procrastination done. Also, my comfortable office chair remains in the room where I study, and my computer is in front of a stool that is too high, rendering marathon internet sessions uncomfortable. I am hoping that this will cut down on being distracted by incoming emails and tweets, which happens all the time when my computer is 30cm away from where I work.
For those of you who don’t care for words, I have derived an equation to show this principle mathematically. Letting d = the distance between a computer and my place of study,
Anyways….it’s time to go hit the books…
[comic via The Dapperstache]
Love the plan..good luck!!
I know EXACTLY what you mean.