Dragaera

A different Track

Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student) RuhlenR at missouri.edu
Tue Nov 26 12:15:38 PST 2002


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kat [mailto:tsarren at alyra.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:46 PM
> To: dragaera at dragaera.info
> Subject: Re: A different Track
> I also have a situation in which I need extra input of a 
> different type - lecture. Processing a spoken monologue for 
> any length of time over about 5 minutes will drive me up the 
> wall and send me deep into my own thoughts in search of more 
> stimulation and input, unless a) the person has a great 
> enough density of information in their speech such that I'm 
> devoting all of my effort to it, or b) I either draw stuff or 
> play a minesweeper-type game. I just wish I'd figured this 
> out in high school instead of my last year of college... 
> doodling was always frowned upon because it meant you weren't 
> "paying attention", so for awhile I kept telling myself I 
> wasn't supposed to be doing it.
> 
> If anyone else has extra-input needs, I'd be interested in 
> hearing them.

If you are a TA for a class, the prof's lecture has a whole new meaning.
You have NO problem staying awake and staying focused, because you are
listening for all the students, the ones who attended, the ones who
skipped, and the ones who are asleep; as well as for yourself.

Rachel