As a fellow university student (COMSCI,INFS, LLB) I know the feeling. Although I now study, I used to be exactly the same - I never had to work at school even up to the point where I left to go to university at 16. Even then, I didn't do it properly until one day I realised that although my marks were good, I still had unrealised achievement potential and decided to exploit it. I embarked on a strict study routine (a totally new experience!) involving doing the work as it came along, and studying progressively rather than doing it at the last minute - it's a much less formidable task that way (you don't have to concentrate on those bits of paper for so damn long), and does away with the daunting task of ploughing through vast amounts of material imperfectly just before exams. I take my notes roughly during the day, then at night I sit and type them up. This is perfectly sufficient study in my opinion, and there is the additional bonus of a nice set of notes to study from at the end of the semester. Although it does take some getting used to for a lazy night-owl like myself, I made myself do it by focussing on the rewards of such a regimen....to wit, better grades and no guilt about how I wasn't trying. The other thing is exercising regularly. You will concentrate much better and for a longer period of time if you go to the gym or for a jog before you sit down to work. The exercise break also has the effect of creating a gap between lectures and study. If you don't take a good long break, it is almost impossible to focus. One should also avoid studying on a full stomach, as blood flows to the stomach to digest and one's ability to concentrate is dramatically reduced.
However, although the above will help, the only real solution is to kick yourself into it - I had to. All you need to is to make yourself start studying effectively, and it will eventually become a routine.
Why would you want to destroy a fertile mule? Chances are that its offspring would be infertile anyway, and therefore there would be no risk of putting onesself out of business. Given also that there have only been around 60 live births from female mules since the 16th century, I hardly think that the sale of one such mule would do much to the hypothetical mule breeding industry...Which brings me to another point; if you really want a mule rather than a horse or donkey, all you have to do is cross the two. I seriously doubt that there are too many specialised mule breeders out there anyway. Plus, given that you would have to breed a mule with a horse or donkey anyway - male mules are also infertile due to an uneven number of chromosomes -a fertile mule would really be no threat, as there would be no telling what the offspring would be like. Which is better? A donkey+mule or horse+mule. Breeders would, I am sure, be more likely to continue to produce mules by crossing horses and donkeys rather than breeding form an animal which is a scientific anomaly anyway.
I really think that you could stop worrying about typos. The web is international and not everyone has a perfect command of the English language, However, I do know how you feel...bad spelling and syntax are utterly infuriating at the best of times.
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As a fellow university student (COMSCI,INFS, LLB) I know the feeling. Although I now study, I used to be exactly the same - I never had to work at school even up to the point where I left to go to university at 16. Even then, I didn't do it properly until one day I realised that although my marks were good, I still had unrealised achievement potential and decided to exploit it. I embarked on a strict study routine (a totally new experience!) involving doing the work as it came along, and studying progressively rather than doing it at the last minute - it's a much less formidable task that way (you don't have to concentrate on those bits of paper for so damn long), and does away with the daunting task of ploughing through vast amounts of material imperfectly just before exams. I take my notes roughly during the day, then at night I sit and type them up. This is perfectly sufficient study in my opinion, and there is the additional bonus of a nice set of notes to study from at the end of the semester. Although it does take some getting used to for a lazy night-owl like myself, I made myself do it by focussing on the rewards of such a regimen....to wit, better grades and no guilt about how I wasn't trying. The other thing is exercising regularly. You will concentrate much better and for a longer period of time if you go to the gym or for a jog before you sit down to work. The exercise break also has the effect of creating a gap between lectures and study. If you don't take a good long break, it is almost impossible to focus. One should also avoid studying on a full stomach, as blood flows to the stomach to digest and one's ability to concentrate is dramatically reduced. However, although the above will help, the only real solution is to kick yourself into it - I had to. All you need to is to make yourself start studying effectively, and it will eventually become a routine.
Why would you want to destroy a fertile mule? Chances are that its offspring would be infertile anyway, and therefore there would be no risk of putting onesself out of business. Given also that there have only been around 60 live births from female mules since the 16th century, I hardly think that the sale of one such mule would do much to the hypothetical mule breeding industry...Which brings me to another point; if you really want a mule rather than a horse or donkey, all you have to do is cross the two. I seriously doubt that there are too many specialised mule breeders out there anyway. Plus, given that you would have to breed a mule with a horse or donkey anyway - male mules are also infertile due to an uneven number of chromosomes -a fertile mule would really be no threat, as there would be no telling what the offspring would be like. Which is better? A donkey+mule or horse+mule. Breeders would, I am sure, be more likely to continue to produce mules by crossing horses and donkeys rather than breeding form an animal which is a scientific anomaly anyway.
I really think that you could stop worrying about typos. The web is international and not everyone has a perfect command of the English language, However, I do know how you feel...bad spelling and syntax are utterly infuriating at the best of times.