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How to Make College Courses Easy and How *Not* to Practice "Self-Care"
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This is the fourth in a series of videos intended for first-year college students, tentatively titled "How to Do Well in College." This video explains that the common question "Is this course easy or hard?" is misplaced. Really, what determines whether a college course is hard or easy is not so much the course itself, but rather how one goes about taking that course. I talk through several examples to illustrate this. And then I go on a little rant about the phrase "Self-Care" and how it can mislead students. Giving oneself a break from the reading or note-taking required for a course makes the course harder than it needs to be, and really amounts not to self-care, but to self-sabotage. Alternatively, if by "self-care" you merely mean treating yourself to guacamole on your burrito, then go for it.
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@pravardennison4625

2 years ago

It is amazing that how such minor changes in your pattern to study, leads to your grades sky rocketing.

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@nilphilodox5759

2 years ago

I will trust a philosopher to teach me how to study

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@carlam6669

1 year ago

When taking a multiple choice test, if you have eliminated the obviously incorrect answers and you have absolutely no idea what the correct answer is, choose the answer containing the most syllables. Wrong answers tend to have a generalized tone to them versus correct answers that need to be very specific and require more and longer words.

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@SDavis2702

11 months ago

The self-care rant was refreshing.

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@JF1270

2 years ago

I just had my UoL jurisprudence exam and to be honest...I'm lazy, reading is tough for me....and because I'm lazy and love self-care I started studying months in advance by watching your videos and reading study guide...then I reviewed the exam past papers and pulled the common topics... prepared 4 essays and then waited for the exam... to my surprise the topics I prepared for came and because it was open book I was able to copy and paste my essays straight in....Thanks for the great lectures and study advice...it is 100% accurate!

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@paladinsorcerer67

1 year ago

I had bad luck going to office hours for professors in engineering. They were rude, didnt care, or were dismissive and judgemental. I hope that professors in other majors are nicer than that. Also, I found out, too late for the midterm, that in one of my courses, the professor had given old exams to the engineering society club, and people could check them out to study for the exams. It turned out to be almost exactly the same exam that I ended up taking. One more thing, I wrote an essay once in my freshman year, on my take on atoms where I tried to make the claim that matter was made of interacting forces, rather than atoms. I took the essay to my physics 1 professor and asked if she could read it and give me her take on it. She was super nice and explained to me that the reality of atoms was much more complex, but I think she was happy to see me trying and thinking outside the course. So I did have a good office hour experience.

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@petemcmahon5168

2 years ago

Incredibly helpful series. As a student who got it wrong the first time around, these videos are invaluable. Thanks so much! Looking forward to the rest.

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@carlam6669

1 year ago

Another helpful suggestion is to join (or form) a study group of about four students taking the same classes. Meet on a regular basis at the same place. This is also a great way to make new friends.

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@suhitdoingstuff

2 years ago

Hi Professor, just wanted to say that you definitely convinced me with this one! Thanks!

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@VyNguyen-qt6gy

2 years ago

I am a law student and your videos are really helpful for me. Thank you so much professor.

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@marcorumeo2819

2 years ago

I will be sure to use these tips. Thank you so much!

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@vinayabhat6006

2 years ago

Thanks a lot for this series !

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@Phi792

1 year ago

That rant about self care was great to hear

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@namanydv_garud

1 year ago

Really valuable content Jeffrey❤ also the self care vs self sabotage stuff is real.

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@Original_King89

8 months ago

You are hilarious! An amazing professor 🤘🏼

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@halodude50

1 year ago

All right. Self-care is identifying why you weren't able to do the normal things that are expected of you that you even expect of yourself. Self-care is not a list of actions. There are no actions with self-care. Self-care is like the scientific method. It is a stepped plan that allows you to get from a to b. You do not practice self-care by taking the night off or forcing yourself to do anything. You practice self-care by identifying the problem by making sure that you can see the goddamn flashing blinking light on the dashboard that says hey my oil levels low and that's why the engine is grinding. That self-care has identified a solution to my problem and then I can enact that solution. I then put oil in my engine which is not self-care. That's called maintenance. Self-care is not taking the day off. Self-care is oh. I haven't given myself a consideration so what do I want to do? Well I want to do nothing for one day.

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@nathanbranson9149

1 year ago

Keep the critiques of self-care coming. I love it.

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@waynesulak1488

8 months ago

This idea about analyzing the task and working smart is valuable on the job as well. It is really a basic life skill. Lincoln is supposed to have said that in an timed log splitting contest the wisest use of time is to use some time sharping the axe. Kids that were not exposed to this before college were did not receive a good education in life skills.

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@vbcsalinasapologetics1242

1 year ago

Had an intro to psych course with a professor who -- well, I have no idea to this day what he was trying to teach. He mostly rambled and walked back and forth, and gave crazy advice like what to do if you were ever attacked by a psychopath. The next semester I took Philosophy instead; it made tons more sense and covered many of the same writers.

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@NB-qy7ku

9 months ago

Write and divide between easy vs hard Ones you don't know the answers to and get someone else to explain Hard stuff you translate into a question Then have it answered until you understand the things on the hard list 5:26 took statistics course 6:33 examples that will describe how to make course easier 15:51 15:54 Take notes 2 reading before class 3 take notes during class 4 review notes after class; while all of it fresh 16:03

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