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> <channel><title>Comments on: Why you shouldn&#8217;t plan when you feel like studying</title> <atom:link href="http://studysuccessful.com/why-you-shouldnt-plan-when-you-feel-like-studying/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://studysuccessful.com/why-you-shouldnt-plan-when-you-feel-like-studying/</link> <description>How to be a successful student</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:11:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>By: saman</title><link>http://studysuccessful.com/why-you-shouldnt-plan-when-you-feel-like-studying/comment-page-1/#comment-1386</link> <dc:creator>saman</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:03:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://studysuccessful.com/?p=207#comment-1386</guid> <description>this is a major problem for me too...countless times i gave set study goals, pasted them on thewall along with motivational quotes but have never stuck to them.. the thing is that i feel so overwhelmed by the tasks that i have to accomplish that i JUST DONT DO them...just thinking about all the monumental studying makes my shoulders slump...LITERALLY...i &#039;d rather watch tv with my sister ( who has dropped out of school) than study...seems much safer &amp; painless...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this is a major problem for me too&#8230;countless times i gave set study goals, pasted them on thewall along with motivational quotes but have never stuck to them.. the thing is that i feel so overwhelmed by the tasks that i have to accomplish that i JUST DONT DO them&#8230;just thinking about all the monumental studying makes my shoulders slump&#8230;LITERALLY&#8230;i &#8216;d rather watch tv with my sister ( who has dropped out of school) than study&#8230;seems much safer &amp; painless&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Alex - Unleash Reality</title><link>http://studysuccessful.com/why-you-shouldnt-plan-when-you-feel-like-studying/comment-page-1/#comment-37</link> <dc:creator>Alex - Unleash Reality</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://studysuccessful.com/?p=207#comment-37</guid> <description>soo soo soo true that too much planning is a BAD thing - that you plan too much. haven&#039;t heard it put so well before actually. it&#039;s like embarking on a big goal process mission, you get into it for a few days but you&#039;ve just got yourself too deep and you do nothing. rather phase it in gradually and get into the habit rather than preconceive a plan. the plan comes AFTER you&#039;ve done it a bit. rather get going and mess it up a few times than plan forever.for me - having finished high school 2 years ago and now in university - after improving my marks from 40% average and failing maths to all A&#039;s graduating high school and doing a degree in maths at university - the way i made it happen was &quot;1 step - sit down and do it&quot;.now something else that really helps with studying and things in general, a quote from 4 hour work week, &quot;am i being productive or just active?&quot;...but the main thing is that when it comes down to it, you don&#039;t need to plan. you know what needs to be done, do it. planning is great but it&#039;s so misused that it&#039;s often easier to just keep your main goal in mind and LIVE it completely until it&#039;s done. and when you get sidetracked i find it&#039;s really helpful to ask yourself, &quot;do i want this?...or do i wanna live a lame life? up to me.&quot;  - just wrote a post about productivity actually since we&#039;re also going through exams. check it out.respect and all the best with the new site
alex - unleash reality</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>soo soo soo true that too much planning is a BAD thing &#8211; that you plan too much. haven&#8217;t heard it put so well before actually. it&#8217;s like embarking on a big goal process mission, you get into it for a few days but you&#8217;ve just got yourself too deep and you do nothing. rather phase it in gradually and get into the habit rather than preconceive a plan. the plan comes AFTER you&#8217;ve done it a bit. rather get going and mess it up a few times than plan forever.</p><p>for me &#8211; having finished high school 2 years ago and now in university &#8211; after improving my marks from 40% average and failing maths to all A&#8217;s graduating high school and doing a degree in maths at university &#8211; the way i made it happen was &#8220;1 step &#8211; sit down and do it&#8221;.</p><p>now something else that really helps with studying and things in general, a quote from 4 hour work week, &#8220;am i being productive or just active?&#8221;</p><p>&#8230;but the main thing is that when it comes down to it, you don&#8217;t need to plan. you know what needs to be done, do it. planning is great but it&#8217;s so misused that it&#8217;s often easier to just keep your main goal in mind and LIVE it completely until it&#8217;s done. and when you get sidetracked i find it&#8217;s really helpful to ask yourself, &#8220;do i want this?&#8230;or do i wanna live a lame life? up to me.&#8221;  &#8211; just wrote a post about productivity actually since we&#8217;re also going through exams. check it out.</p><p>respect and all the best with the new site<br
/> alex &#8211; unleash reality</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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