Recently, I've been really uninterested in my studies. I've found new friends, who are my world and are amazing people. I tend to spend more and more time with them, and become less interested in schoolwork. How do I keep myself motivated in school but still be able to be with my friends?
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I give myself a study quota every day. I have been working on my master's thesis right now and working full time and wanting to spend time with my family. I have promised myself that I work on it 2 hours per day, 6 days a week, and more only if I want to (like if I am getting a lot done). I have asked the people around me to support me in this. It has gone well. (In fact, I will finish it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--as you can tell, I'm a little bit happy about that. It has been a huge part of my life for months and months and months now)\n\nAnyhow- keep your daily quota and reward yourself. (when I was getting started, I wasn't very good at it, so I said that for every day I did it for the first two weeks, I could buy a song off of iTunes when I was done - then I went to a week - if I did it for the whole week, on Friday I could buy my favorite breakfast burrito on the way to work, etc.)\n\nGood luck!!! You can learn lots from your friends, don't underestimate that. But your diploma will make a big difference in employment opportunities, etc. Don't give up on that part of your education, too.
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Do you like whatever it is you're studying?  If not, you might want to study something you like better :)  But seriously, when you're having trouble concentrating on studying something it's often because either you don't find it interesting, or it's two hard.  If you're finding it hard to concentration on your studies you might want to reflect on why it is you're studying whatever it is that you're studying.  If you find it's something you really want to be studying you might get your motivation back, and if you don't like what you're studying you might be able to do something about it.\n\nTry studying in a quiet place with few distractions, like the library.
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Everyone finds parts of uni life tough -that's at least one of the things you're going to have in common with almost everyone else.\n\nIt's fine if you didn't immediately find people you're completely comfortable with -but you will make friends if you stick with it!\nRemember it's still early days, so try to focus on the work until you're more comfortable with people in your year.
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Self-esteem problems have hurt my academical life definitely in my eighth grade year. I moved in my eighth grade year, and my self-esteem plummeted because I had no friends for a long time.I always feared I'd say the wrong thing or that people would make a mockery of me if I tried to participate in class discussions. I couldn't concentrate on studies because I was too busy trying to make myself, not my grade, perfect. After eighth grade I moved again. Miraculously I made a couple of friends within the first week or so of school, and I felt like I belonged more. I was happier, and my grades went up up up! I got mostly As, and probably only a couple Bs each year. Hope my experience can help your answer. Now looking back that second move was the best thing that happened to me.
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It's much more important to have good friends then a lot of friends. So don't try to make new friends just for the sake of having more friends. But if you must, try getting involved in a school activity or volunteer program. You'll be with a group of people that have simlar interests and you are bound to make new friends.
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the higher you go in grade level, the more is expected of you. not saying this to scare you, but is a fact of life. keep all your old friends and also make some new ones. don't give in to peer pressure or become someone you're not. might want to consider some extra-curricular activities for social and academic reasons. just have fun and relax.
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Sometime having a good friend you can hang out with can always get you going! but you deserve some rest too!! don't over do it just yet, your still young...I have the same problem sometimes but when your tired of being lazy *you'll spring right into action*!!
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hey i have faced this problem....whenever i start studyin i take a break feel like doin the other subject nd da other...end result is that i cnt study nething lol....study for few hrz everyday set goals like you have to complete 2 chapters in a day or something like this.....light music helps me concentrating (yeh strange)...all the best...hope dis helps
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Listen to "In the Middle" by Jimmy Eat World and follow that advice. As for homework, as much of a pain it is, do it, it will pay off in the long run. \nChose friends wisely, not for their popularity, but for how they really treat you, and be a friend, not one of those snobs who is only nice to "cool" people. Remember, those who pick on others only do it to make themselves look better because they don't like themselves, so don't let that get you down. The next few years will be rough, but they are rough on EVERYONE, so even those who seem to have it all together, really don't.  And, once you get through it all, you'll be an adult, and no longer a kid...you can survive it.
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You can do a lot of things. You can stay on the answer yahoo for some of the time, but sooner or later you will need to get off in order to get some work done. To make the day go faster, here at school, I go to sleep but I don't think that you are able to do that. I would read a book, believe it or not. Find a book and start reading it. You could make a new myspace web page. Anyways, this is some of the things that I would do.
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I'm in the same situation as you.  I think you have to take matters into your own hands, but that requires motivation.  And the lack of motivation is where I'm stuck at right now.  Sorry, this isn't much help.  But I just want to let you know that there are other people who have the same problems.
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Don't keep thinking about the piles of work you have to get done. Simply get down to work, and stop thinking about whether you are going to make it or not. Like Nike says, Just Do It! Also, don't get lazy to do ANYTHING. If you don't keep pressurizing yourself to get stuff done, then you will not be able to accomplish your goal. Well, Good Luck studying!
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There can be a difference.  If it has to do with work it's probably not that you're lazy, you just haven't found something you're passionate about or enjoy doing so you lack motivation to work hard at it.  If you're making an effort with your life then you're not lazy, but if you're not feeling motivated in what you're doing right now, you haven't found that thing that you're passionate about.  You'll eventually find it and that's good that you're friend feels that you're not capable of being lazy.  Sometimes people get into slumps and need time to come out of them.  I'm going through the same thing! Good luck!
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You should find ways to enjoy it now. School is really only a small part of your whole life unless YOU make it more. When you get out of school and the years go by you WILL be saying "I wish I was young and back in school again."  Beleive me... Everyone does.
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That is why it is called the wonder years. Move on. Tend to your studies and just stay friends. You will save yourself a lot of grief.
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I also go through the same thing. Actually, I asked a question like this not long ago. I think that it is boredom, loneliness, maybe ADD. Find something that keeps you busy. Even if you don't feel like it, get more involved in things going on at your school. Find community projects, get a part-time job, just get out and meet a lot of people. I did the same thing as you, I started school away from home, and after one semester, I went back home. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life, and now it has been 4 years since I left school. Please stay in school. If you keep thinking that this "new thing" is going to be perfect and the solution to all your problems, you will be let down. Just take things day-by-day, find something different to do everyday.
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Nobody ever feels like they're good enough for anything. Even the top students at my school don't feel like they're good enough. The important thing is to study.  "What you do is always more important than what you should be doing" -forgot the author's name. Don't worry. Life always works out somehow.