Sort of freaking out...
Okay, so, I have this presentation in two hours. Fortunately, it's a group presentation, so it's not like I don't have four other people to elaborate if I falter, but that's not really the problem--I have no qualms about public speaking.
The thing is, it's a presentation on this article. Now for the life of me, I can't read articles or essays without extreme difficulty. There is something about that objective, academic tone that flicks the "zone out" switch in my mind. I read the opening couple paragraphs and then all the subsequent words are just dancing around on the paper, a moving mess of mumbo-jumbo instead of any coherent word sequence. I don't know what it is--adult ADD, maybe, I don't know. All I know is that I just struggle reading non-fiction.
Actually, I kind of struggle with books too. Not that they're physically difficult to read, but I lose my patience with them quickly--they are just too time-consuming! Web fiction is great for me as a reader, because once you're caught up, you get the rest of the story in manageable increments; I just don't have the attention span for an actual, physical book.
I did read the article in question, but since I had to mentally exhaust myself in order to do so, I don't know how much I got out of it. I can remember the gist of it, but none of the details, and it's really freaking me out because it's not just my grade that plummets if I choke, but four other peoples' as well. I don't like group projects, but at least they force me to put in some effort--not that it means much in this case, since it's not really an effort problem.
So... fuck. Why can't I just go to bed and wake up on December 15th? :(
The thing is, it's a presentation on this article. Now for the life of me, I can't read articles or essays without extreme difficulty. There is something about that objective, academic tone that flicks the "zone out" switch in my mind. I read the opening couple paragraphs and then all the subsequent words are just dancing around on the paper, a moving mess of mumbo-jumbo instead of any coherent word sequence. I don't know what it is--adult ADD, maybe, I don't know. All I know is that I just struggle reading non-fiction.
Actually, I kind of struggle with books too. Not that they're physically difficult to read, but I lose my patience with them quickly--they are just too time-consuming! Web fiction is great for me as a reader, because once you're caught up, you get the rest of the story in manageable increments; I just don't have the attention span for an actual, physical book.
I did read the article in question, but since I had to mentally exhaust myself in order to do so, I don't know how much I got out of it. I can remember the gist of it, but none of the details, and it's really freaking me out because it's not just my grade that plummets if I choke, but four other peoples' as well. I don't like group projects, but at least they force me to put in some effort--not that it means much in this case, since it's not really an effort problem.
So... fuck. Why can't I just go to bed and wake up on December 15th? :(