In college w/ short attention span.

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Thanks for the feedback. By a moderately quiet area, you mean like a study hall, correct?

For me, a study hall is good for something like a paper, unless it's completely empty, then I begin to sink.
I need a little bustle,and more important I need to feel a little self concious.
Experiment, with a few places, your need for stimulation and tolerance for people could be different from mine.

MagicMike posted: Ever since entering college, I've noticed a sharp decline in my academics. To do the most basic assignment is taking longer than it should; I'll do approximately half an assignment after an eternity, then my mind will trail off as I then either (sleep/videogame/chat, etc). Sometimes I try focusing myself only to realize an hour has passed and I've sat around doing nothing (literally looking at problems while not organizing myself as where to go). So what would one suggest for helping out (and don't mention Ritalin as it doesn't work w/ me)? --- MagicMike - Are you putting in 3 or more hours of study (in a quiet zone/a library) for each 1 hour of a scheduled class? At some point you may want to determine what is behind the short attention span: ADHD Inattentive, a subtle form of epilepsy (petit mal, absence, complex partial), central auditory processing disorder, a subtle glitch in working/short term memory, or what. College can be a time when various items in a person's life tend to begin to sort themselves out. - http://ada.osu.edu/resources/college_accomodation.htm - Besides the academics, college can be a good place to explore extracurricular activities - special guest lecturers, musical guests, artists, etc. - For a few, coffee - caffeine compounds - work better (not a cure) than Ritalin. http://www.rsna.org/rsna/media/pr2005/Coffee.cfm - Good luck.