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 Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:22 pm
I'm getting addicted to Gaia again, and that means that I am not working on my books/papers for this semester like I should. Most recently, I have gotten the notion in my head to get a Kiki, and considering the fact that I am work 4.5 million, it should not be a problem; however, I am not willing to part with more than 500k worth of items. Anyway, I have found myself pulling out my calculator and obsessing over it. Also, I keep getting on to check all of my guilds and regular hangouts every 30 minutes. And now I have the idea in my head to make a super tank to earn money for a Kiki, and then I come here to post about it! Where does it end? gonk I really need to develop a bit of self control. Too bad that there isn't anything to help people who are addicted to Gaia.
Hello, my username is lilchibiusa, and I am addicted to Gaia. crying
They say that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery...
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:56 pm
I'm definitely addicted to Gaia. I find that the best thing to do to make myself work is to go to a place where I have no access to the internet or Gaia. Then I am forced to do the other things I need to do. Otherwise, I just play around on the computer all day and postpone my work and procrastinate until the stressful climax when I work super-crazy hard without sleep to get something turned in. And that's the way I roll. sweatdrop
My other idea would be to have a guild support study group. Since we can't meet in real life to study together, maybe we can meet "online." I find I can do decent work while stopping to text someone every five minutes or so. Still, it might be distracting and discouraging if there is something we'd rather do in front of us and our work. What do you think?
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:20 am
Most of the work I need to get done right now is getting 4 books read ASAP. I should have already finished two of them by Tuesday, but it didn't happen. I need to write an 8 page paper, two 12 page papers, and thorough annotated bib, another precis, and then do all of my regular homework. For all of that stuff, solitary work seems best. But, I think that you could be a great help when I am studying for my Medieval/Renaissance Lit final. One thing that is especially important is that I need to give myself a time limit, and tell myself how many times per day I can get on. I'm like you with work. I tend to pull those all-nighters. The problem is that I live at home and I don't have a quieter place to do my work than in my room, and my computer is in my room! gonk I try to stay on campus longer to get some work done, but I would have to stay on campus until midnight everyday to get my work done. And that isn't going to happen.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:02 am
I can definently help you if you want to bounce ideas off of me for your literature papers.
If I were in your position, at this point, I would speed-read/sparknote the books and wing it in class and go straight to the things I have to turn in.
Prioritizing at this point might be a necessity. Decide which things are the most important and put more time into them. There are possibly even some assignments you can simply not do without risking your passing grade. I did that with some lecture reviews I was supposed to have turned in in the spring. Made sure it wouldn't fail me not to do them and then didn't. xd
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:45 am
My name is Alvinette, and I am also addicted to Gaia. What is really pathetic is that I haven't even been a Gaia member for three months!
I am also having major problems with getting distracted this semester, not just with Gaia but with other things too. I think that my problem is that this is my first semester with no regular classes, just an independent-study course and my thesis work. I have no discipline anymore now that I don't have to go to class every week. But I think I'm starting to get back on track. I don't know. The whole "thesis" thing is just really, really intimidating! sweatdrop crying
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:51 pm
The problem is that I can't really skip reading anything because it will come back to haunt me on the finals. sweatdrop All of stuff for the tests in the Jane Austen class comes directly from the reading. I need to finish Hapgood for senior seminar because I have to do a teaching presentation on it. The only thing that I might even consider not reading is The Little Girls by Elizabeth Bowen, but we are going to be discussing that all next week, so I really should have that read. Luckily, it is a rather fast read.
Alvinette, at least you haven't gotten as bad as I am yet. I log on about 5 or 6 or 7 times a day, and I end up staying on Gaia for 4-5 hours per day all together. That is not a good thing at all. I'm trying to cut down to an hour per day. That is about the minimum amount of time it takes me to check in with all of my guilds and post an apology for my absence the hangout thread that I hangout in. But on a more practical note, if you are having problems concentrating, force yourself to go to the library every day at specified times to work. I have found that helpful in the past. When I allow myself flexibility, I start to suffer.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:14 pm
I have a confession to make. It was noisy, so I got on Gaia to complain about the noise that my family is making, and how I can't concentrate. That was two hours ago. @_@ I am wasting valuable homework time on Gaia because I can't block out my family's noise! crying I need to invest in some ear plugs.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:48 pm
Get some cheap ones at Wal*Mart!
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:05 pm
Yes! Wal-Mart has great prices! And do what my dad and I do: Don't get the ones from the pharmacy; go to sporting goods and get the ones from the hunting aisle. They are exactly the same as the ones by the pharmacy, except that they cost a lot less.
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:56 pm
disasterbation
the death of a nation
manipulate yourself So addicted to Gaia it's not even funny. Like literally. lol
My nickname's Eko and I'm supremely addicted to Gaia.
*fake cries* we're so weak for
blaming persuasion
never life-based
hard immitation
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:09 pm
Mademoiselle Alvinette Yes! Wal-Mart has great prices! And do what my dad and I do: Don't get the ones from the pharmacy; go to sporting goods and get the ones from the hunting aisle. They are exactly the same as the ones by the pharmacy, except that they cost a lot less.
No kidding?
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:42 pm
GreenInkling Mademoiselle Alvinette Yes! Wal-Mart has great prices! And do what my dad and I do: Don't get the ones from the pharmacy; go to sporting goods and get the ones from the hunting aisle. They are exactly the same as the ones by the pharmacy, except that they cost a lot less.
No kidding?
Seriously! Both the "sleep" earplugs in the pharmacy and the "hunting" ones in the sporting-goods aisle have the exact same noise reduction. I think it's 32 decibels. But the pharmacy ones cost about 10 dollars, and the hunting ones cost maybe half that price.
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