Get More Out of Boring Lectures by Pretending to Be a Teacher
With lectures, you only get what you are willing to invest. You may be bored with slides, but this information is still important. Spending this time thinking from the teacher’s perspective will help you learn the material better.
Taking good notes is one of the best things to do when it comes to lecturing, but sometimes there is so much content it’s almost impossible to grasp. It’s even worse when you know you can access the lecture slides later, practically giving your mind a go. Rather than allowing yourself to be bored, Quora’s Stephen Boysworth invites you to spend this time thinking from a teacher’s perspective. As you feel that the lecture is losing your understanding, stop taking meaningless notes, just pay attention to what is being discussed and start thinking about the questions you would ask others on the exam if you were teaching this lesson. Then, in your notes, try to answer them as best you can. If you cannot answer something, take a note to find it later, or ask the teacher after the lesson. This may not make the subject more interesting, but it will captivate your brain more and give you a real chance to assimilate some information.