Comments for The Modern Student

Comment on I am so sorry. by Fabien

Fabien — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:32:21 +0000

Hey Matt, How’s it going? I am happy to hear that everything is back on track now. Do not be embarrassed about your blog, I think you’ve made a lot of highly valid points already and I urge you to continue on this path. It’s a fantastic blog and it can only flourish and grow bigger than what it already is. Hope to see you online more often! All the best, FabZ

Comment on How and Why to keep that ‘Back to School enthusiasm’ by Fabien

Fabien — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:56:43 +0000

Nice to see some familiar faces! Hey Stefan, How are you going? Hopefully all is well in the Netherlands Matt, Haven’t spoken to you in a while - I’ll be catching up soon, how have you been?

To the post, as I am also in school, this resonates very well with me. I have been found to lack focus and concentration during class; luckily I am focused most of the time and I very rarely finding myself dozing off during consecutive classes; unless I am having a bumpy day that is.

Some priority analysis and putting perspective on life will certainly help to resolve this issue, but it can be a daunting task to keep buzzing all day, when you don’t have the energy to ‘buzz’ with, therefore good nutrition and high levels of water and hydration are quintessential.

Great post Matt, happy to see things starting to elevate here at The Modern Student! I’ll Stumble a couple of articles when I get the time. Email me if you would like to be interviewed. Thanks, FabZ!

Comment on How and Why to keep that ‘Back to School enthusiasm’ by Matt S

Matt S — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:39:18 +0000

Stefan: It sure is important. Not a week goes by when I’m not lectured by an older relative on how I should not be wasting my opportunities at school. Thanks for the comment.

Comment on How and Why to keep that ‘Back to School enthusiasm’ by Stefan Vervoort

Stefan Vervoort — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:21:15 +0000

Interesting thoughts about the back to school thing. The points you mentioned are exactly the same as the way I went to school (and will be going) and usually that enthusiasm will drop after a couple weeks :-P.

Well, I will try to use the same pointers (eat breakfast etc) as you said to try to get the best out of my school. It is important, you know.

Comment on How to escape the internet by Matt S

Matt S — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:06:57 +0000

Fabien: Thanks for the comment again. Social Networking has definately become a huge distraction, especially in workplaces. This example in Australia highlights what’s going on in workplaces, schools and colleges worldwide and also for freelance bloggers like ourselves. There’s no doubt the internet has helped us but it has also hindered us too.

Comment on How to escape the internet by Fabien from SmallFishBigMoney.Com

Fabien from SmallFishBigMoney.Com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:13:55 +0000

Thanks for the post Matt, I’m definitely guilty of being lured by the aura of the internet. Especially now that SmallFishBigMoney.Com exists. In addition to that I have my 20 or so social media profiles which I pay attention to a bit too much.

I will certainly take your advice on board and try the suggested techniques out, EverNote for Windows has been downloaded; hopefully I’ll be more productive when doing research for assignments or just research in general.

And yes…Sometimes I over-estimate my self control; thinking I can prevent myself from going on the internet when my desktop but a office-chair roll away. I’ve been thinking about turning my PC off but I haven’t gotten to a stage where it’s that bad yet and I don’t intend to, hehehe Thanks again.

Comment on Is your routine harming you? by Matt S

Matt S — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:35:55 +0000

Fabien: I think you’re spot on about concentrating fully on your work and the computer can be very alluring(especially now we have the internet). It’s definately not a bad thing that we’re curious to learn new things online but at time you must, as you say Fabien, exercize a little self control. Maybe my article wasn’t that well written or focused but I was trying to make the point that you can also alter when you do your work so that you give yourself more time as well. Thanks for the comment.

Comment on Is your routine harming you? by Fabien

Fabien — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:23:21 +0000

I enjoyed reading the article Matt, I do fully agree with you that routine can harm progress and productivity in various aspects of life; and this is especially true to schooling. Even I find myself wandering off to watch television or browse some social media sites; a big problem I have is that my computer is right next to my desk (0.5 metres away) and this can be a big hindrance when I’m trying to sit down and get focused on work.

As humans, a lot of us are used to getting what we want, when we want, I am now realising that we all need to exercise a little self control in order to succeed and complete tasks well. Think about it, we have computers, the internet, mobile phones, extra-curricular activities, out of school stuff, mp3 players etc…So many distractions. What should people do? I think the best policy is to close all IM windows and applications (MSN, AIM, Google Talk etc…) Empty desktop, even turn of the screen. Remove all distractions and take a couple of minutes to really think and get focused on work.

It’s important to think about this fantastic quote which I always refer to “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, but concentrate the mind on the present”. This will remind you each day that, whatever you want to become, as many businesses you may want to own, whatever you want to do, you need to overcome the small hurdles leading up to it. Focus on the present and be distraction free. Use your resources and succeed in life.

Comment on Can you help? by Matt S

Matt S — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:02:41 +0000

What comment system would you like me to implement. I would rather tweak the Wordpress system than switch to a Disqus like commenting system, but whatever works.