Anatomy today was brutal...notes didnt seem to follow any logical order, I wouldnt have been able to notice if you even rearranged all the pages. This was followed by 4 hours of clinical training (ie be polite, listen to the patient, etc). While I do believe its important in the long run, those 4 hours would have gone far in helping me catch up with the stuff from yesterday, or even Monday. Yes, its been three days, I've been working past midnight every night, and I'm still behind. Go figure.
On the plus side, I figured out why my place always feels dirty. Turns out the paint from the walls is continually flaking off and falling on the floor. And here I thought I was shedding like a dog. I guess thats an excuse to buy a Roomba!
When I felt like I was falling behind in anatomy, I did some quick research last night on better ways to study it. One recommendation that popped up a few times was Stephen Goldberg's Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. I put the thought of buying it out of my head, as it would take over a month to ship in...lo and behold, one of the locals was selling it on the street today for about $20USD. Hopefully itll pay off, I'll be trying it out tonight.
I've been sticking to a 30/5 approach to studying. 30 minutes of study, 5 minutes of rest on my bed. Most of the time I have a really short power nap (coffee still hasnt arrived yet) and sometimes I try and actively recall what i just read, and give my eyes a rest. works well enough, it seems to be the lecture viewing thats killing most of my time. 8 hours wasted today on lectures alone, and another 7 on sleep.
Time for some pasta, peace!
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