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Philosophies I have developed to help me deal with finals:
The Dirt Pile Theory- There is an imaginary pile of dirt that resides somewhere around the corner of my desk. The volume of that dirt pile represents the amount of reading, writing, studing (in other words total work) that I have to do to get everything done and then get to go home. No matter how inefficient I feel or how much I hate what I am doing, my dirt pile can only get smaller. There is no adding to the dirt pile (minor exceptions made for unknown and later discovered assignments, forgotten finals, etc.). It logically follows that my second dirt pile, where I have deposited the shovels full of work I have been doing, can only get bigger. Additionally I have found it to be true that my second dirt pile seems to magically expand at the moment I sit down for a test that I have not sufficiently studied for (This is a matter of faith, not reason).
Streamline- This theory is slightly less developed, but my roommate is working out the kinks. The basic premise is that during finals, you must be as streamline as possible. All expendible items that cause friction must be eliminated. These items include being sick, being nice, and breaks for things like livejournal. My roommate has taken this theory to a more literal level, pulling her hair up into a bun ontop of her hair (sort of like a sumo wrestler) in order to make her more streamline.
The Dirt Pile Theory- There is an imaginary pile of dirt that resides somewhere around the corner of my desk. The volume of that dirt pile represents the amount of reading, writing, studing (in other words total work) that I have to do to get everything done and then get to go home. No matter how inefficient I feel or how much I hate what I am doing, my dirt pile can only get smaller. There is no adding to the dirt pile (minor exceptions made for unknown and later discovered assignments, forgotten finals, etc.). It logically follows that my second dirt pile, where I have deposited the shovels full of work I have been doing, can only get bigger. Additionally I have found it to be true that my second dirt pile seems to magically expand at the moment I sit down for a test that I have not sufficiently studied for (This is a matter of faith, not reason).
Streamline- This theory is slightly less developed, but my roommate is working out the kinks. The basic premise is that during finals, you must be as streamline as possible. All expendible items that cause friction must be eliminated. These items include being sick, being nice, and breaks for things like livejournal. My roommate has taken this theory to a more literal level, pulling her hair up into a bun ontop of her hair (sort of like a sumo wrestler) in order to make her more streamline.