Studying seems like a waste of time.

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Some people study things that they don't like because they think that they have to...and why? So they can get into a "good school". I can understand that people want to prepare for their futures, but personally, i'd much rather spend my days doing things that I enjoy than working my a** off on assignments that are boring and stressing me out.

It's silly how the world has come to work. People think that having a piece of paper saying that you can do a certain skill or groups of skills makes you more competent than someone who doesn't. I just don't see the point in it.
We only get one life, one chance to do what we love, one chance to feel alive. What would you rather do? Spend years studying to possibly get a good job with good pay?...or not study, not have a job, but enjoy life the way you want to?

I know that these days it's kind of necessary to study and work if you can and I probably will eventually, too...but I find the thought of this burdening and honestly, depressing. I want to do what I want, not what the world wants me to do.

I've never understood the point of studying. I'd look at stuff and go "Cool, I already know this." and get bored and find something better to do.

I always just went in and aced the tests \m/ I felt bad for people who had to study.

I never used to have to study until about 2 years ago, but the amount of work and knowledge that was required to get the grades I wanted meant that a lot of studying was necessary. I didn't get the grades I wanted, but that's because I ended up not giving a rat's ass about the subjects I was doing.

I enjoy studying for subjects which I like. But then, it doesn't seem like a chore; it's fun. Revising for exams is a bit of a grind but I would never devote my entire day to studying.

How relevant. I have a Human Resource Mngt class in 2 hours, and yet...here i am.

I feel it is good when it helps you become better at something, but this class is just a waste of time. Mostly because my instructor is a waste of space. Worst i've had in college.

But I do want to study (though i do very little of it) because when I do actually get something out of it, it is pretty rewarding. Earlier this week I taught myself a whole lot about the legal system and ended up doing pretty well on the final when I didn't know much at all before that.

However, law class is much more entertaining than HR mngt.

studying is pointless when you already know the stuff. i never did much of it until my last year of school. mainly because during early high school they stuck me in the modified classes for english where they slowed things down, and i found the other subjects easy. english was ok too but they put me in the modified class just cos they "thought i would do better there" in reality i got really bored. when i went into the regular class i did just fine.

as for TAFE i had a test recently, study was easy the teacher wrote the questions on the board that would be on the test and we answered those as revision. not a hard slog at all.

Not for me it is helpful at times.

I study so I don't have a meltdown during the test because I don't know a few things, send myself into a frenzy about failing, and then spend my entire day on edge. Ah, anxiety.

Studying for fifteen or thirty minutes at home eases my mind before and after the test, and doesn't stress me out.

I have to study 24/7 to understand Science
I don't have to study for ALL other subjects!

I never really learned how to study. I mean sure, reading the material over and over seems to be the standard practice, but that was neither necessary nor appealing to me. I somehow managed to ace just about everything in school, and half the time I never even unwrapped the books.

Study skills was one thing I was never taught, not that it's ever been a problem for me. Even if I had been taught beyond just reading, I don't think I would have taken to it simply because I think in a completely different way than anyone else at my school.

I used to study for an hour a day, and than move on to more exciting things.

If I could go back and do it again, math would be the main subject I would focus on. In my experience, it has proven itself most useful, by far.

Yeah, in most high schools you can pass without opening a book. College is different because they teach you to apply what you have learned in situations on the test. I think by engaging in this activity you are opening yourself up to new things, which will help in your worldview if you take what you are learning to heart. It's really a blessing considering some kids would kill just to go to school and gain knowledge and a few decades ago the majority of us wouldnt even have this oppurtunity that we have now. My parents always taught me that going to school is not just about making money, but it helps to broaden your perception of the world. No one has ever been worry free- if it wasnt books it would be working dusk till dawn in a factory or on your family's farm, if you lived in the past that is. I guess you can say that studying will lead to a better job oppurtunity which will lead to a chance for an easier life- talk to anyone who lives paycheck to paycheck- that's not easy for sure. But I can understand what you are saying. It seems like people have always worked to know how to work better so they can live their last 10 years, when theyre too much in pain to move, in comfort and with enough dough for medical bills. It does seem a bit dismal, so I say if you're happy getting average scores/grades, live your life how you choose.

People study so they can memorize the facts and be able to get the answers right on the test.

but it's a waste of time to study if you don't know what is going to be on the test. I am no memory savant.