CULTURE • THE DICE METHOD
The Dice Method Photo attributed to: www.CGPGrey.com
AUTHOR: LAURA VOLLE Are you super busy and have approximately a million things to do? Don’t know where to start between, say, staring at your hastily scribbled notes for the umpteenth time, reading your assigned course literature or actually answering those seminar questions you’ll be quizzed on tomorrow? Boy, do I have the technique for you! It’s coined (very imaginatively) The Dice Method, and it consists of rolling a six-sided die to determine your next course of action. Sounds simple? That’s because it is!
This might be helpful, especially if
It cuts down on the brainpower you
you’re feeling stuck, because:
have to spend on deciding what to
You just identify five things you want
study beyond identifying five general
to/really should/need to do and
It forces you to split up what you
categories. If you’re already tired
assign them numbers. “But a six
want to do into five small categories
from slogging through endless
sided die has six (6) sides! Why only
– a good starting point for figuring out
lectures, this is one less mental
five?”, one might ask. That’s because
what exactly you have to do and
weight your poor head has to
number six is going to be your lucky
what’s most important to you!
shoulder.
It can make routine procedures like
Now, if we’re thinking big here, the
Here’s an example of what that
studying feel new and refreshing to
applications for this ‘technique’ are
might look like:
you! You never know what you’re
limitless. It’s useful for any situation
going to get in which order and that
where you can figure out your top 5
element of surprise can shake a tired
priorities and then address them in a
brain out of its stupor (not literally).
random order.
It forces you to take breaks in semi-
You’ve got an essay due in a week,
regular intervals. At any given point
dishes, that one pesky phone call,
(unless there’s something wrong with
your daily workout and sooo much
your die) you have a 1/6 chance to
studying to be done and have spent
get that sweet, sweet timeout – this
the last two hours aimlessly reading
is pretty reasonable, and when you
through Medicor articles? No more of
do roll that six, you know you
that! (Until you roll a six, and then it’s
deserve it!
right back to the articles for a bit)
spot – a break!
1. Read the course book 2. Go through notes 3. Rewatch recorded lecture 4. Explain 1 topic to friend 5. Try a past exam 6. BREAK :)
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