{"id":30974,"date":"2017-03-01T13:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=30974"},"modified":"2017-03-01T13:40:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:40:33","slug":"three-hour-lectures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2017\/03\/01\/three-hour-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-Hour Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"Back in the day (literally just a few months ago), when I was in high school I would have eight hours of lectures a day, with five hours of class straight with no breaks. Today, taking three-hour lectures are often avoided. This semester I have two three hour lectures a week, one of them from 6 pm to 9 pm and another from 10 am to 1 pm. At first, I found it difficult to concentrate during these lectures. I would get distracted with anything and everything. Halfway through the semester and I now feel confident enough to consider myself a pro when it comes to long lectures. It is pretty difficult to concentrate for that long: I get hungry, I get tired, I get cold and I get distracted. Here is how I survive my three-hour lectures:\r\n\r\nBring Food: Three hours is a long time to go without snacking, especially when your lecture spans over your dinner time (6 pm to 9 pm). Being hungry makes it extra hard for me to concentrate, I always bring some fruit or a granola bar to give me extra energy between lecture breaks.\r\n\r\nStay Warm: I get cold very easily, and during my three-hour lectures I always end up getting very cold. I like to stay warm by bringing a thermos with my favorite caffeinated beverage (usually tea), it works to keep my hands warm and also give me extra energy.\r\n\r\nTake Hand-Written Notes: At the start of the year I brought my laptop to every class. I still take my laptop to most of my classes but not my three-hour lectures because I end up getting distracted with other work. When it comes to long lectures I find that using pen and paper works best for me. Laptops are great for taking notes, however I find that actually writing\u00a0things down helps me better understand the material and actually learn it. I often find myself rewriting\u00a0my laptop notes from other classes onto paper, just to review. After all, there will be a final exam at the end of the semester so I rather not get distracted on Pinterest learning how to bake.\r\n\r\nBe Prepared: Preparing myself for long lectures is very important. The required\u00a0readings for the class each week is often more than a class that meets more frequently. Overall, keeping my goal in mind gets me through my lectures: do as well as I possibly can. It is very important to stay motivated and dedicated.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"Spongebob\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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