Learning is fun!
Most of you, at least those who stop by my blog frequently or follow me on Twitter, will know that I am currently in the middle of preparing for my final exams for the semester. And those that know me a little better, know that I do 90% of my learning in the days and weeks before the exams, as opposed to the more structured students who have a more linear curve of learning throughout the semester.
As it turns out, these two final exams of the semester will be quite important for me because the average grade of my bachelor’s degree (business and leadership) rests on them, and ultimately that will decide my options of when and where to complete my education with two more years of studies to gain a master’s degree.
So I’ve been working pretty hard these past few days to prepare as best as I can, focusing mainly on my microeconomics exam. Those of you who have some experience with this branch of economy studies know that theoretically it’s not a terribly difficult field, but there is a lot to keep track of, especially if you’re trying to get it all under control in a short span of time.
Que my pseudo-weird out-of-body experience of sorts tonight as I was trying to fall asleep. I was so tired at around 11 PM that I went straight to bed, but to my dismay I was unable to really fall asleep, and my head was completely spinning with TC, TR, MC, LAC, LMC, free-competitors and monopolist supply, pareto-effecient allocations etc.
It was a surrealistic experience, because it felt as if I was, semi-consciously watching my head as it was trying to make sense and comprehend all of these things that I’ve been learning this last week. And then I awoke, and I just had to get up to try and get my mind off of it.
Has anyone ever had a similar experience? I feel quite intrigued by it actually, because it’s almost as if I got a glance into my own subconscious mind trying to process what I’ve learned. And at the very least it means I’m learning something, which is good considering that the exam is exactly one week.
And tomorrow I’ll get even more to process as I crack the qualitative and quantitative scientific methods books to prepare myself for that exam as well.
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