I am completing my Masters and I have this huge assignment due in about a week and I just cannot find the motivation to stay focused on getting it completed.  I am physically exhausted and just want school to be over with.  I am scheduled to graduate, contingent on the completion of this assignment, but a big part of me just doesn't care.  I know I should.  I've come this far, I've spent a huge amount of money on my education and I know if I don't complete it I will not graduate, still my mind nor heart are in this anymore.  What should I do?  Is there anything someone can say or recommend to help me get through this???
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Stop surfing the Internet and get down to work.\n\nI spent several years doing what would have been a masters course and had to cut it short to become a bachelors because I didn't care at the time - only later once I realised what chance I'd thrown away did I regret it. You only really have one chance to 'get it right this time'. Your future employment prospects will depend on what you achieve. Don't throw away that chance - it will be hugely expensive in the long run and you will if you're like me regret it for years to come.\n\nMost people, when they get close to the end of something big that's been dragging on lose enthusiasm, I'd say that's what's happening to you.\n\nStart early in the day, but not so early that it damages your ability to work,  pick up everything you need to complete the assignment, go somewhere quiet where you can concentrate but won't fall asleep (a library?), drink some coffee to keep you alert. Plan the use of the available time, so that you devote say 10% of your time to the task which counts for 10% of the marks - if it's that kind of assignment.\n\nGood luck, it's almost over.
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see your guidance councilor, maybe ask for a tutor, set aside time to study every night even if you don't have homework, don't give up no matter what. just keep your goals in sight. remember that all those people who want to see you graduate love you and believe  you can do it.
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since you wasted your time when it was available(you should not scold yourself or feel guilty about it its in human nature we waste what is available and crave for what is not and as the proverb says we will never know the worth of water till the well is dry )you have now 2 options available before you either you may leave everything cry and get nervous and take drastic steps such as suicide or you may just calm down forget what has happened and think with a cool mind that what can be done now--first of all relax and try to forget everything for you have to make a fresh beginning then make a time table for yourself .look at the previous years question papers and try to figure out what portion of the syllabus is given more weightage for finding this you may take the help of your teachers or friends ,this is important since you don't have the time and you can't finish the whole course in that less time you have to zero in on the important parts of the course and leave the rest.And one thign you have to make sure is that since you  are not studying the whole syllabus ,whatever you study  ,study nicely so that you can answer any question on that topic .after having figured out  what to study and what not to study ,make a time table for yourelf for the daily tasks that you  haveto carry out and make your goals short eg. complete chapter 2 on monday and 3 on tuesday likewise ,don't be too strict on yourself and follow rigorously what you have planned.
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I know exactly how you feel. Try to keep in mind that you are thisclose to getting your degree and think back to all of the hard work you've done to get to this point and you are not going to let this paper stand between you and your degree. The paper is not bigger than your will, desire and determination to succeed. I hope this helps and best of luck to you in this and all of your future endeavors!! :)
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Are you interested?\n\nIf you can answer this question honestly, then you will get the answer to your question.  Concentration is directly related to interest, if you are interested in doing something you concentrate else you are distracted.\n\nEven then try doing these things if possible:\nWhenever you feel your concentration wavering, get up from your studies move away for approx. 5 mins and come back.  In between don't go and watch TV.\nFeel your eyes are drooping, splash cold water on them a few times but don't wipe immediately.\nDon't study at a stretch, never good, you will not be able to retain anything.\nAlways have a settled time and place if possible, coz "Practice Makes Perfect".  Your mind and body need to get used to routine, and then it will be almost automatic.  You won't need to get up to study, it will happen automatically.\n\nLast but not the least, don't try doing everything now at the last moment, prioritise your workload and then do it.\n\nFor your future do pranayam and dhyana, they will really help you. Trust me.
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In order to stay motivated you have to focus. That is the key! STAY FOCUSED!!!!!!!
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Stick with it. But make sure that you get a place of yours & yours alone. (I hate myself for trying to live with roommates again.) You've come this far, and it will only be harder to go back to school. It's an accomplishment to be accepted to grad school and it's an accomplishment to make it through a year in an awful living situation. You know full well that "what" you major in doesn't neccessarily determine the work that you'll do. Try to change your study habits (even the type of notebook you take notes in can help change your attitude a little.) Finishing grad school will provide many more prosperous opportunities. Chances are you'll want the education just as much as you did before once the stress clears.
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I have that withdrawal too! I was in college for elementary ed. Now that I'm teaching (high school), I really miss college. I miss learning (and yes, even studying). I miss my friends. Most of all, I miss my extracurricular activities. I always had something to do in college. Now I just come home and play video games and sit on Yahoo! Answers. *sigh* I hope to go back to grad school soon. You should too!
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I have the same feelings, school is taking forever because I am broke, and at a job i hate.  I would try to get scholarships at your community college, this helps a lot with the funds for school!  Good Luck!
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I know the feeling. YA has begun to take full control of my freetime.\n\nAnd I know what you mean about being distracted by whatever is NOT your homework. Here's a constructive tip: Try to get some of the assignment done, and then go ahead and take a mental break (YA anyone?), and then get back and finish your homework. That's the way I used to do it... only there was no YA back then. ;)
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Do you feel overwhelmed? I know when I was in school, I constantly worried about my grades and exams and I felt OVERWHELMED. When I felt overwhelmed, I couldn't concentrate and I didn't feel like doing my homework etc.\n\nSo, I did my homework a little bit at a time. I studied for short periods of time and that helped some with being overwhelmed.\n\nIF you don't feel overwhelmed, maybe you're choosing the wrong major to study. Do you feel excited about classes? If not, maybe you need to take some different classes to mix things up and explore.
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Set a time table, if i know exams due dates are coming up, you really need to get it going.  i always think that if i dont start it i will fail it, it works i get it started!
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I already went through my finals a week ago. I know that waiting for test and beginning term papers can be like torture. I'm like you, I like to get my work in early, that way I stress about it less. If you feel confident, then take the test early, plus I think professors see this as you caring about your grades.\n\nJust take a break somewhere nice, like go to park (I go shopping for a few hours). Remember to rest your eyes, and try not to lose sleep over your worry, because that will make things worse. \n\nSometimes the stress of college is all about preperation and planning.\n\nGood luck and I hope you pass :O)
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I appears that not only are your grads suffering but so is your spelling.  What you need to do is set boundries.   have your guy time but also have your homework time.  there is no need to break up just make sure you make time for the other important things in your life.\n\njust my 2 cents.\n\nJay
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My motivation was always that once they're done, you are free.  (for the term, at least)  It's a pretty good motivator.\n\nMy strategy was always to organize each course in my head, first.  Takes about 5 minutes.  If you've been given a study guide for the exam, immediately cross off what you are comfortable with.  With what remains, look at the major topics and 2 to 3 subtopics.  Review those.  You'll do fine.  You've lasted through the term, right?  \n\nAnd the most important thing is this: Go in RELAXED.  The moment you walk in the door, you are as ready as you will ever be.  Time's up.  It is what it is.  No point in stressing any further from that moment on.  Tell yourself that as you sit down.  Not only is it the truth, it calms you down.  Honest.\n\nah... one more thing... if you happen across a question that you really just can't seem to articulate an answer for, write a response and address it to the instructor - say that your understanding of this particular subject matter is 'insert something relative yet witty' and include whatever information you can summon up about that questions answer.  (it's worked for me - even though my answer to a particular question may not have been what he was looking for, I still received credit for exerting genuine effort at a response).  You'll do fine.
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Im in the middle of dead week...where it is study for finals all week with minimal activity otherwise.  I charge up with alot of snacks including my favorite stress food...cheesy popcorn.  I brew up a pot of coffee, take an asprin, and get about 3 hours of sleep.  Im not ready to go home though...because I am at home :).  Good luck to you and everyone on there finals!  Happy Studying!!!
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face that circumstances, that is your challenge and training because someday when you'll finish your studies and you will have a job for you, and then you will have so much work to do so you'll have to work it over time, you can be easily adjust it because of your experience. don't just give up...that's normal. i'm also studying in a university and i already experienced more than that, i wasn't sleep the whole week, i thought that assignment could kill me but after all, i learned so much in it. i was happy when i got my high grades and now i'm ready to face the next challenge being a student. so, good luck. always think that the more you work hard the more earnings you will have. GOD BLESS