# how to stay awake in a heavy lesson

Category: Cram Session

## Post 1 by voiceofjoy (Veteran Zoner) on Saturday, 16-Aug-2008 21:45:38

hey :) anyone have any good ideas on how to stay focused and awake and alert throug ha lesson where u actually ahrdly manage to underrstand a thing?
would be intresting to cacth ideas from diferent ppl :) i knwo some of my fellow students knitt, but i dont do that lol soooo kind a hard to join that one :)
greetings from voice of joy :)

## Post 2 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Sunday, 17-Aug-2008 0:37:12

If you'renot understnding the material, perhaps talking to the professor would help.

## Post 3 by voiceofjoy (Veteran Zoner) on Sunday, 17-Aug-2008 6:29:05

mmmh yeah sure does :) but now i mean in general, lol like when u have lessons at 0815 in the morning and most of al lwanna be i nbed asleep ;) :)

## Post 4 by bozmagic (The rottie's your best friend if you want him/her to be, lol.) on Sunday, 17-Aug-2008 8:30:01

Or stay focussed by constantly making notes of what the proffessor/tutor's saying, either on a Braillite, pocket PC, laptop or whatever you use to jot things down. I found this a very effective way of staying alert and focussed.
Jen.

## Post 5 by Albanac (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Monday, 18-Aug-2008 8:56:35

I've also heard that the smell of peppermint can help with concentration. Not sure how true that is, but hey it's worth a go. Eat loads of mints, you'll have to stay awake so as not to choke, and you'll have the freshest breath in Norway! *grins*
Cheers,
Simon

## Post 6 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Monday, 18-Aug-2008 21:03:52

Hmmmmmm, I'll have to try that one next semester. thanks for that hint. *smiles*

## Post 7 by Miss Gorgeous (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 20-Aug-2008 11:08:28

If you want to stay focused when taking an early class, try to sleep early before your class and bring a cup of coffee with you. In addition, focus your attention and thoughts to the lecture. Wandering around by thinking about different things other than the subject may cause your attention to shift from the subject to other things, so, if I were you, try to think about the subject and listen to your professor. Asking questions will help out because it will get you back in track if you start to get confused with what the teacher is saying. Asking questions will also tell the teacher that your interested with the subject and that you want to learn from it. I hope it helps.

## Post 8 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Sunday, 31-Aug-2008 7:30:39

I'll keep the coffee recommendation in mind. thanks for that.

## Post 9 by Siriusly Severus (The ESTJ 1w9 3w4 6w7 The Taskmaste) on Thursday, 15-Jan-2009 0:28:19

1 bring a recorder and ask if said teacher will let you record the lecture
2 make arguments in your head after everything she said, disagree or agree and think of why.
3 Find out ways to make it easier. Find theories and concepts, not precepts.