so recently ihave come to the realisation that i'm pretty much fucking addicted to anything to do with sc2 except playing, the thing is i have a major exam in 5 months (Alevels) and that pretty much decides which university i'll be able to go to and shit. I think i'm a pretty bright kid, did pretty well for my Olevels considering how much i studied, even now i'm able to keep myself afloat in school, my recent grades i've only got one A, i'm aiming for straight As but this addiction snag is pretty bad... I'm supposed to be studying in all my free time, but days can pass where all i do is read TL reddit or some random streams, even now it's 2am and i just watched the vod of huk's TL attack (bless his soul, all the best for gSL) i stayed up till 6am for both MLG and homestory cup (dreamhack was relatively convienient ending at 2am) after hsc3 i made a promise to myself not touch sc2 (save for the tl guys and foreigners in gsl) till my exams end, i've already broken it twice. The fucking problem is that i'm only gold on SEA and i hardly play, i know i don't have the time to improve and play religiously so i don't, but somehow i can spend an hour each day reading sc2 strat forum for an hour everynight before i sleep, i feel so worried in school but when i get home i'm supposed to study but don't give a fuck... Anyon e out there with the same problem? Like watching sc2 but not playing at all! Fuck i'm dead but i can't stop... and i also wanna know can a SAT score of WWTP get into an ivy league school in the usa! I've got no other achievments except for representing my school in sport.

taldarimAltar

973 Posts

July 01 2011 18:51 GMT

WWTP is a typo i meant 2250,i didn't get that, a classmate of mine got that score and she not that much smarter than me, k maybe she is but i can try, this isn't really a big problem u may think but i like TL and hope you guys can share views and shit and care for a total stranger like me

nVusPip

United Kingdom260 Posts

July 01 2011 18:56 GMT

Are you from England? Because we have A-levels here and its pretty much summer holidays for everyone and the next exams would be in around 6-7 months unless you have started studying now which is quite a bit of dedication lol

Khelz

106 Posts

July 01 2011 19:00 GMT

First, have someone who understands punctuation review your entrance essay for you.

Second, Ivy league schools choose students based on an exceptionally high standard in all areas. These include not only SAT scores but sporting achievements (which you have), volunteer work and such.

Good luck!

EsX_Raptor

United States2802 Posts

July 01 2011 19:00 GMT

Try to form an agenda.

All of us develop our very own procrastination habits. For example, I procrastinate tons by chatting with girls on Yahoo. They key thing is to recognize these nuances and learn how to deal with them in an orderly manner--not to stop them, but to control them.

In your case, try forcing yourself to watch or play only a certain amount of hours a day. Do the same thing for your other activities--studying included. Even if you're in the middle of a game and your time runs out, tell your opponent that you have a curfew or something and leave the game on-spot--don't try to "finish this last one."

There are no excuses.

If you manage to do this, you'll start to notice that you're taking more and more control of your life and will keep a healthy, balanced routine.

Klipsys

United States1533 Posts

July 01 2011 19:01 GMT

Get a second monitor and watch and practice vs computers. I do that when I don't want to use brain power and it helps macro skills quite a bit.

Cyber_Cheese

Australia3615 Posts

July 01 2011 19:07 GMT

See if your anything like me, the problem stems from the belief you can do virtually nothing till the last minute and get by... Which will work for high school, but when university comes around, it's a whole other story.

TheAldo

United States214 Posts

July 01 2011 19:13 GMT

On July 02 2011 04:07 Cyber_Cheese wrote:
See if your anything like me, the problem stems from the belief you can do virtually nothing till the last minute and get by... Which will work for high school, but when university comes around, it's a whole other story.

Nope. It works for university also.

mordek

United States12705 Posts

July 01 2011 19:17 GMT

Make a plan for your day and stick to it. You can also ask for a temporary ban if you want some discouragement from posting on TL...

bITt.mAN

Switzerland3701 Posts

July 01 2011 19:21 GMT

#10

It's really hard for me too; I play ladder till 2(working towards national #1), then get bored and play some SC2 custom maps (The Urban Thing!) till 3-4. I know I should sleep, but instead I go and check the TL sidebar and end up watching NASL at 4AM ~~

Also, apply the title to "porn" ;b ;q ;p ;d

Muffinman53

571 Posts

July 01 2011 21:10 GMT

#11

I am always infinitely more excited to watch Starcraft than play it. If I played as much as I watched, I might be decent.

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

July 01 2011 21:37 GMT

#12

On July 02 2011 06:10 Muffinman53 wrote:
I am always infinitely more excited to watch Starcraft than play it. If I played as much as I watched, I might be decent.

Same here. I watch a ton, but I suck. So I just help the good people keep playing.

zobz

Canada2175 Posts

July 01 2011 22:07 GMT

#13

If you could draw a line from something you are motivated to do to that which you think you should be motivated to do, you would identify all the reasons that really strike at heart, and not just the ones that are floating around abstractly in your sense of duty. If you feel you should do something, that may be an expression of a sense of resentful burden more than anything, and that will never motivate you, not until you give up all attempt to rationalize and/or control your own life. If you want to maintain your sense of self in what you do, to be motivated to do it truly for your own reasons, you have to identify and understand why you actually want to do it, sometimes rather rigorously.
When there's a disconnect between what you want to do and what you think you should do, your mind is broken, and you need to fix it. Just don't make the mistake of thinking that your threshold for resentment is the area you should be improving.