/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10424200
what are your study habits, tell me, do you excercise? how do you test yourself?

>>10424204
im just so exhausted all the time to do anything physical. a typical day consists of classes, then home to spend several hours copying the textbook into a notebook to follow along in lecture. after that I do practice problems, write part of a piece for my school paper (hobby), and eat, then go more hours until I feel like I can no longer retain anything. repeat throughout the week.

>>10424200
you're just lacking passion, you said so yourself. Get your shit together and reignite your passion

>>10424200
my parents thought i was retarded, i found my passion for science and i just faked my interest for ancillary classes and it worked quite well

>>10424214
sleep better and eat better and make time for excercise, it'll help your energy levels immensely, and make sure you are fully understanding concepts and applying them rather than memorizing a lecture

>>10424214
>>10424214

Depends on what type of learner you are. I usually don't listen in lecture as I study at my own pace and I don't let exam results bother me as well. Worked wonders for me.

>>10424214
let me tell you a story buddy, i was taking 21 hours of advanced courses, had three kids a full time job slept about 2 to 3 hours per night, had a new born baby, my eldest son is bed bound and has a handful of seizures per day but i kept going because i fucking love science it brings meaning to my life, although im a lousy scientist i feel honored to be a tiny cog in the majestic machinery we call science

>>10424227
Not really sure what to make of this one...

>>10424227
*sits down cross-legged waiting for the story*

>>10424227
great blog post.
now, how does this help anyone?

Oh boy tonight’s episode of “I’m an engineering major (I swear) and I took a physics course and failed :^] ...why is physics so much harder and cooler than engineering??? Damn I wish I could be as high IQ as those physics majors on /sci/ (which I swear I’m not)”

>>10424200
>engineering student
>higher level maths
>higher level physics
yeah man calc 3 is real tough
>>10424304
SEETHING

Was like tht in my early tweenties , chances are youre not retarded but lacking in drive n having a quater life crisis everything is stagnant. What i did to solve those was pay a high quality escort , gain my energy thru tht n the rest was history. Having good sex gives wonders.

>>10424200
You need a purpose. You're just doing things for the sake of doing them, you need a greater purpose. Something that you really want.

>>10424304
t. math major who too wishes he could compete

Spend time outside and looking for stuff that's related to your career, and thinking positive stuff about it. I'm studying to be a marine geologist (not the greatest of majors) but I spent time walking along side the ocean and rivers, looking and observing. Sometimes taking a break isn't so bad. Also don't work yourself too much, I'm sure there's a routine for you that allows you to learn your subject and have free time to be yourself.

>>10424227
that sounds awful and neglectful towards your kids
hope your wife was responsible and you treat her well

>>10424200
Rare pepe!

you need to take less classes per semester
is failing and dropping classes a better alternative?

>>10424302
theres people who have been through much worse yet they keep going, thats the problem with you stupid kids now, you think your lives are harder than everyone else

>>10424200
>it's another episode of a salty mathfag larping as an engineer to make us look dumb

>>10424227
>2-3 hours of sleep every day
You're going to die early

>>10424227
>i fucking love science

>>10424693
i didnt neglect my kids at all, when i was younger i worked as a labourer picking corn and squash i eventually made it to working in the oil industry, by 19 i was making $150,000 a year, i gave up on that for my love of physics, my work ethic allows me to be a good father and student because i dont start crying when things get tough, i want OP to know that so he can get his act straight. the mere fact that i did it should animate him to do the same

>>10424729
well its the truth man, i dont see any other point in living than advancing science

>>10424227
Nobody cares about your dumb ass story.

>>10424740
it's also the truth man that you're a massively cringey redditor and you need to fuck off back there asap

>>10424200
Hey man if you're looking for advice this is not the thread to do that nobody cares about your dumb ass trouble and your dumb ass stories. you went to physics or whatever the fuck as an engineer nobody cares take this stupid ass thread to /adv/

>>10424746
ive been here for quite a long time, and im not ashamed of motivating someone to stick with their education

>>10424730
>21 hours of advanced courses, had three kids a full time job slept about 2 to 3 hours per night, had a new born baby, my eldest son is bed bound and has a handful of seizures
sounds pretty neglectful

If you cannot manage your workload, drop a class or two until your workload is manageable.

>>10424754
>23rd reply in the thread
>nobody cares go to /adv/
the irony is that only huge newfags actually tell people to go to /adv/, anyone that has been here for more than 10 minutes knows /adv/ is the most useless board in existence and coming here instead always gives way better results in spite of how many whiny fags like you there are

>>10424722
>there are people that have it much worse
great. there's plenty that have had it worse than you, nobody cares about ur dumb ass story shut the fuck up dumb ass boomer faggot

>>10424875
i could be lying you dont know, its a parable to work harder because theres certainly other people out there trying their damndest, in this case it just happens to be true

I work 12 hours a week and 9 hours of courses, pretty comfy

>>10424820
im a biochemist so i didnt have to study for shit so i would take care of my kids pretty damn good, i didnt want to denigrate the story by admitting to being a biochemist but still quite an impressive feat

It sounds like you were manic or something, and still are. Maybe should look into bipolar disorder :/

>>10424905
ive been on /sci/ for over a decade and know how everyone here is a nobel laureate and cant help but rag on biologist

Improve your diet, you fat fuck.

>>10424227
Well I did 41 hours of homework a day and didn't sleep.

>>10424915
theres plenty of time to sleep on the weekend, keep up the good work chuck

>>10424913
t. insecure fatty

>>10424871
Youd have to be either the biggest newfaggot in existence or be a retarded brainlet to post some dumbass shit like this. Fucking neck yourself

>>10424913
i'm not fat ? stop projecting.

>>10424200
I had the same problem and many people do, the key to wakefulness and cognition is orexin. take those evanescent vitamin c tablets & proper lemonade/fruit juices gradually over the course of a day to acidify your blood and keep orexin levels high

uni is hard but that's the point, it keeps the riff raff out

>>10424227
You think that's hard?
let me tell you a story buddy, I take 3 hours of Calc 1 a week but dropped out because too difficult and raids on WoW demand me too much time, I have 2 teddy bears I named Data, and Picardo, and a dog called John Smith so it is as if I had 3 kids of my own, my youngest son Picardo has chronic schizophrenia and starts screaming at night /g/ memes such as "CIA NIGGERS GLOWING ARE UP TO CATCH ME", interrupting my barely over 17 hours of sleep I get everyday, you don't know what suffering is, call me when you get on my level.
Bitch.

>>10424214
>several hours copying the textbook into a notebook

wrong

dont copy
read, close the book and write what you can remember

>>10425019
Not fat.
>>10425042
Improve your diet!

>>10425116
lol

>>10425116
You think that's hard? Let me tell you a story buddy, I take 1 hour of Algebra a week but dropped out because too difficult and Netflix demand me too much time, I have 2 cats I names susan and stephanie and a dog called John Smith so it is as if I had 3 kids of my own, my youngest daughter stephanie has needs chronic attention and starts meowing at night, interrupting my barely over 17 hours of sleep I get everyday. you don't know what suffering is, call me when you get on my level.
Bitch.

>>10425079
It keeps poor people out. Universities are filled to the brim with idiots.

Even a 100IQ brainlet could finish an engineering degree with a 2.5 GPA.

>>10424200

Sounds like you're going through a lot.

>>10425562

You think that's hard? Let me tell you a story buddy, I take 10 minutes of walks a week but dropped out because too difficult and tendies demand me too much time, I have 2 preserved burritos named steve and dalphine and a dog called John Smith so it is as if I had 3 kids of my own, my youngest daughter dalphine has needs chronic attention and starts smelling at night, interrupting my barely over 25 hours of sleep I get everyday. you don't know what suffering is, call me when you get on my level.
Bitch.

>>10424740
you're missing the spiritual part
start making gains there anon

>>10424200
same but I’m in my first year haha

>>10425543
You think thats hard?
Let me tell you a story buddy, I take 30 minutes of college algebra a week but dropped out because too difficult and raids on WoW demand me too much time, I have two cactuses names Rick and morety and a weed plant named smith so it is as if I had 3 kids of my own, my my youngest labrat Algernon has alzheimers and constantly needs doses of aderoll to keep from screeching at ultrasonic pitch at night, interrupting my barely over 23 hours of sleep I get everyday. you dont know what suffering is pal, call me when you get on my level.
Bitch

Not here to tell you a story but based off of your post I can tell you school isn’t the place for you buddy, drop out I promise you can excel, make money and live a more successful happy life than most without a degree... I’m doing it and looking at other great people currently in this world and from history it tells us it’s completely possible, don’t listen to our society and everyone telling you, you need college, if you really are a smart resourceful person you will be fine without it. Just be better than others, forge your path, and make yourself an asset wherever you go and you’ll fly past everyone wasting money in college

>>10426082
Not here to tell you a story but based off of your post I can tell you school is the place for you buddy, drop out of stocking groceries and I promise you you can excel, make money and live a more successful happy life than most with a degree... I’m doing it and looking at other great people currently in this world and from history it tells us it’s completely possible, don’t listen to our society and everyone telling you, you don't need college, if you really are a smart resourceful person you will be fine with it. Just be better than others, forge your path, and make yourself an asset wherever you go and you’ll fly past everyone wasting time working at Walmart.

>>10425116
>>10425543
>>10426058

Keked, hard.
Grazi, /sci/gnor.

>>10424200
You sound like your burned out anon.

>>10426058
holy fucking kek. i like this meme

>>10424227
kjill yourself you shit

>>10424227
>>10424200

Must be hard. My entire family four generations back are either paranoid schizophrenics or terminally ill with cancer. My boss is trying to get the police to arrest me. I am taking three jobs, one as a musician, trying to revive atonality through jazz fusion, one as an emergency gastroenterologist and as the head engineer of DARPA. All to fuel my familys medical bills. At Uni i am studying quantum tesseract cohomology, trying to find a cure for cancer, so as to save myself(i have stage five braincancer and cronic testicual torsion as well as ME and cluster migraines). I came from a very poor family. My parents worked as rice farmers. They dedicated their entire lives so that i could have the ability to do what i do, and let me tell you what, if i ever even thought about writing a post like yours, i would instantly kill myself out of shame

>>10426380
>My boss is trying to get the police to arrest me. I am taking three jobs, one as a musician, trying to revive atonality through jazz fusion, one as an emergency gastroenterologist and as the head engineer of DARPA. All to fuel my familys medical bills.
I'm not one to apply the stigma of schizophrenia as a damnation, but no employer wants their employee working two other unrelated jobs

>>10426389
>tfw my grocery store boss doesn't want me running DARPA and being the president at the same time.

fml

>>10426380
>>10426407
This was good

>>10426380
>>10426407
kek

I'm in a very similar boat to you right now, friend. I've lost all passion for my area of academics, but I've put over half a decade of my life into this shit. Honestly just want to die at this point.

>>10424214
You are burned out. I was in this situation. Probably, and counterintuitively, what would've been best for me was probably a long break from school in order to regain balance and humanity. But I stuck through it and took baby steps in the right direction over a very long time, which was a path of misery but it worked out.

>>10425116
>>10425543
>>10426058
lmao

>>10426596
me too anon, me too.

>>10426058
well said anon

>>10424214
>then home to spend several hours copying the textbook into a notebook to follow along in lecture

Holy shit are you wasting your time buddy. Your copied notes should be bare minimum definitions or theorems, and the rest just reflective commentary on your problem work.

>solve more problems, solve harder problems
>try to prove as much as you have time for after that
>smallest amount of time possible spent putting vital theorems or definitions on flashcards

That's literally it. All this bulk writing is doing nothing to give you practice solving abstract and novel(for you) problems.

>>10424200
Was somewhat on the same situation, droped near the end, waa having literally anxiety attacks going to class

Start a ecommerce business, make more money them any of my ex colleague