by Will Janover
It’s been midterm season for a few weeks now (and it will be until December, judging by what I’ve heard about some classes), and I know I’m starting to lose the studious edge I had back at the beginning of the semester. I don’t think I’m alone in this. Lots of students are finding themselves on three different subreddits at once, with BlogDailyHerald (of course) and last night’s episode of The Daily Show up on other tabs. Adderall is a no-go, so how are you supposed to keep focused? You could, of course, pay someone to literally slap you whenever you procrastinate. Maneesh Sethi has done just that, and at $8/hour too! He says his productivity shot up from 36% to 98% once he had a dedicated face-slapper focus consultant.
And no, we are not missing the irony in talking about this in a time-waster.
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by Seth Kleinschmidt
“No amigos, this is not a hat, I am absorbing knowledge through osmosis. Whoaaaaa I need to sleep, hahaha!”
The semester’s honeymoon period is officially over. You’ve spent enough time in class that most professors think you deserve to be tested on it. So, paper prompts come out. Review sessions light the midnight lamps. TAs begin the long, arduous journey towards conquering your panic attacks and begin to curse the day they told 20 freshman they could “email at any time if you have questions.” We’re all in the same position, although some of us more than others (we know all about your tearful attempts to reserve a carrel in the SciLi for the whole month of October, don’t try to hide). Extricate yourself from the mental waterboarding for a sec and let us know how deep you’ve sunk into the mire that is midterm season.
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by Will Janover
I’ve absolutely hated midterms. Have I slept less than I ever have in a single academic week? Of course. Have I studied more for one History of Brazil test than I did for all of my final exams senior year of high school? Of course. Did I have my first cup of coffee ever? Of course not; I stand on my principles. But at least I expected these things. The tragedy comes when you remember that there are still — my attempts at making a timeturner be damned — just 24 measly hours in a day. There hasn’t been much time for breathing, let alone blog posts. Luckily for me, I seem to have deluded myself into seeing a light at the end of the tunnel (yes, I am wholly aware that it’s a mirage). But for now, let’s bask in the light and spend some time one the things we missed so much:
1. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Usually an excellent 30 minute late-night distraction when I’m not in the mood for Jo’s, I haven’t seen my favorite member of the tribe work his magic live in weeks. Why not just watch on Hulu the next day? Well, naive soul, clearly you don’t realize that there’s something really stale about watching jokes about what’s already mostly yesterday’s news even one day later. Not a good use of my already overbooked time. [Read more →]
by Anne Simons
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Obama wants you…
to get off your ass and vote in the midterm elections!
In a conference call with student journalists (that must have been fun for him), Obama asked young people to be engaged in the midterms (not the exams) and warned of potential policy reversals if young voters stay home. With many analysts predicting Democrats may be in trouble come November, the GQPOTUS has been traveling the country to rouse support for the party. Now he’s turning back to his bread and butter, the demographic that won him the election — us.
So do as your GQPOTUS says. Request your absentee ballots before it’s too late.
Of course all his promotion ignores the possibility you’ll vote for someone other than a Democrat…. But any engagement is good engagement, right?
