HYS work ethic Forum
- splittermcsplit88
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HYS work ethic
So I am curious - how strong is the work ethic/mindset of an average student at Harvard, Yale, and Stanford (+T14)? I used to listen to stories about Harvard kids barely sleeping, and that I should have a regimented schedule, make good use of my time, etc., but it would be less elusive for me if I heard specific details, personal mindset, and what type of rote practice/reading is involved, etc. Typically, my day as a student would go more or less like this:
9am-10am: get up, shower, eat, leave apartment.
10am-12pm: check e-mail, search jobs, mostly administrative.
12pm-1pm: eat lunch.
1pm-5pm: slug my way through reading for classes.
5pm-6:30pm: watch a tv show.
7pm-8pm: eat dinner.
8pm-9:30pm: try to get something done - maybe read 10 pages.
9:30pm-12am: go home, watch something, shower.
I guess in addition to daily schedule, I am interested in the HYS+T14 level of focus. I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster. Should I be reading outside material constantly? All said, I know I could be using my time more efficiently, but I am curious as to how others micromanage.
+when I meet HYS kids, I just find them a lot smarter overall, even undergrads (judging by their vocabulary, logical thought, knowing what is appropriate in a certain situation, etc). Could this be largely derived from reading?
9am-10am: get up, shower, eat, leave apartment.
10am-12pm: check e-mail, search jobs, mostly administrative.
12pm-1pm: eat lunch.
1pm-5pm: slug my way through reading for classes.
5pm-6:30pm: watch a tv show.
7pm-8pm: eat dinner.
8pm-9:30pm: try to get something done - maybe read 10 pages.
9:30pm-12am: go home, watch something, shower.
I guess in addition to daily schedule, I am interested in the HYS+T14 level of focus. I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster. Should I be reading outside material constantly? All said, I know I could be using my time more efficiently, but I am curious as to how others micromanage.
+when I meet HYS kids, I just find them a lot smarter overall, even undergrads (judging by their vocabulary, logical thought, knowing what is appropriate in a certain situation, etc). Could this be largely derived from reading?
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- xRON MEXiCOx
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get this out of the lounge, man. C'mon.
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Bust your ass 3 weeks before exams. Don't forget to call your mom.
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- Cal Trask
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Re: HYS work ethic
wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
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Ron Mexico wrote:get this out of the lounge, man. C'mon.
- TheSpanishMain
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That HYS heightened sense of what is appropriate, I guessCal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
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I'd like to hear more about this!TheSpanishMain wrote:That HYS heightened sense of what is appropriate, I guessCal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
- Desert Fox
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I think he means he says the word in his own mind, which does slow you down.Cal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
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- smaug
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Isn't this a dyslexia thing?Desert Fox wrote:I think he means he says the word in his own mind, which does slow you down.Cal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
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Fuck your 9 hours of sleep every night
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TCR is do nothing but bbq with your friends for 15 weeks then binge on adderall.
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- Desert Fox
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Maybe.Jason Taverner wrote:Isn't this a dyslexia thing?Desert Fox wrote:I think he means he says the word in his own mind, which does slow you down.Cal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
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I don't even understand how someone could read without doing this even quicklyDesert Fox wrote:I think he means he says the word in his own mind, which does slow you down.Cal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
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Not subvocalizing is something a lot of speed reading advocates say is trainable. I feel like I only pronounce words in my head when I think about whether I'm pronouncing words in my head. Like right now.
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I don't do this at all. I just recognize the shapes of words. I don't read them aloud in my head.SBL wrote:I don't even understand how someone could read without doing this even quicklyDesert Fox wrote:I think he means he says the word in his own mind, which does slow you down.Cal Trask wrote:wutsplittermcsplit88 wrote: I also enunciate every word when I read, so my reading could be faster.
(Reading fast is one of my only skills.)
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- 20160810
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I need to work on that. I've always been a slow reader.
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You never subvocalize? That seems strange to me. I don't always subvocalize, but if I'm reading for pleasure I prefer it to just blazing through.A. Nony Mouse wrote: I don't do this at all. I just recognize the shapes of words. I don't read them aloud in my head.
(Reading fast is one of my only skills.)
- chuckbass
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The new tar adds a lot of credence to everything you saySuralin wrote:Not subvocalizing is something a lot of speed reading advocates say is trainable. I feel like I only pronounce words in my head when I think about whether I'm pronouncing words in my head. Like right now.

- CicerBRo
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I go to HLS and I work WAYYYYY less than my peers. But I always have done way less work than a lot of my friends. It really comes down to what you need to do to get the results you want. -_-
And by way less, I mean, I don't really do any work until 4 weeks before finals.
And by way less, I mean, I don't really do any work until 4 weeks before finals.
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- A. Nony Mouse
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Pleasure reading for me is just blazing through (for fun I read non-stressful fiction). I mean, maybe I just subvocalize really quickly, but it's not what I think of when I think about what I do while reading.Jason Taverner wrote:You never subvocalize? That seems strange to me. I don't always subvocalize, but if I'm reading for pleasure I prefer it to just blazing through.A. Nony Mouse wrote: I don't do this at all. I just recognize the shapes of words. I don't read them aloud in my head.
(Reading fast is one of my only skills.)
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I was similar both before and during law school. I think people like CicerBRo (and me) have the hardest time transitioning to practice. You basically have no choice but to work all day, every day, at least M-F for years on end. It's hard if you never developed a work ethic.CicerBRo wrote:I go to HLS and I work WAYYYYY less than my peers. But I always have done way less work than a lot of my friends. It really comes down to what you need to do to get the results you want. -_-
And by way less, I mean, I don't really do any work until 4 weeks before finals.
- Cicero76
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Shit I am so screwedrpupkin wrote:I was similar both before and during law school. I think people like CicerBRo (and me) have the hardest time transitioning to practice. You basically have no choice but to work all day, every day, at least M-F for years on end. It's hard if you never developed a work ethic.CicerBRo wrote:I go to HLS and I work WAYYYYY less than my peers. But I always have done way less work than a lot of my friends. It really comes down to what you need to do to get the results you want. -_-
And by way less, I mean, I don't really do any work until 4 weeks before finals.
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I subvocalize

edit: always

edit: always

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