Podcasts are the perfect conversation on public transport: you get to hear informed and entertaining opinions, but you get to relax, and most importantly don’t actually have to talk to a stranger on public transport! There are now more podcasts in the world than insects (not really, but it sometimes sounds like it) and as well as educating you about the world’s worst movies and/or murderers, they can help you with all your courses.
There’s a podcast for every field. There’s a podcast for every subset of that field. There’s a podcast for even the most abstract elements of that subset of that field, then three more taking wacky angles on those elements. There won’t be a podcast specifically for your course but with all those choices you won’t need one..
In fact, you specifically don’t want a podcast tuned to your course, because that would make it feel like work. Instead you should start some podcasts about your chosen field and career which won’t be on the exam. Because podcasts are the perfect way to break down the barriers between books and becoming who you want to be.
Podcasts aren’t work. They should never substitute for study, because reading and writing will always be orders of magnitude faster than any kind of audio. Podcasts can’t help you while you’re working because they’d be an appalling distraction (or if they aren’t distracting, then they’re not good enough to be following in the first place). Podcasts are an element you can add where you wouldn’t be working normally: when travelling, fading off to sleep, or simply shutting your eyes for a few minutes.
With the weekly load of assignments, notes, and exam preparation all battling against your own social plans and entertainment options it can feel like your work and play are mortal enemies. That’s a bad idea to have! You’re dedicating years of your life to becoming better at these subjects. So you shouldn’t start feeling like they’re the enemy of fun!
There are podcasts populated by positive, passionate, and above all informed people already doing what you want to work at. They’re talking about it for fun, to educate, and all kinds of other positive reasons. Listening to them reminds you that you’re working towards a long-term goal instead of scrambling to keep ahead of short-term deadlines. They can fill your brain with the knowledge vital for any career which exists outside of the classroom (hint: most of it). And when you’re listening to them for fun, they can help break down the barriers between your subject and your entertainment. And make you better at both.
There’s a podcast for every field. There’s a podcast for every subset of that field. There’s a podcast for even the most abstract elements of that subset of that field, then three more taking wacky angles on those elements. There won’t be a podcast specifically for your course but with all those choices you won’t need one..
Break down the barriers between learning and becoming.
In fact, you specifically don’t want a podcast tuned to your course, because that would make it feel like work. Instead you should start some podcasts about your chosen field and career which won’t be on the exam. Because podcasts are the perfect way to break down the barriers between books and becoming who you want to be.
Podcasts aren’t work. They should never substitute for study, because reading and writing will always be orders of magnitude faster than any kind of audio. Podcasts can’t help you while you’re working because they’d be an appalling distraction (or if they aren’t distracting, then they’re not good enough to be following in the first place). Podcasts are an element you can add where you wouldn’t be working normally: when travelling, fading off to sleep, or simply shutting your eyes for a few minutes.
With the weekly load of assignments, notes, and exam preparation all battling against your own social plans and entertainment options it can feel like your work and play are mortal enemies. That’s a bad idea to have! You’re dedicating years of your life to becoming better at these subjects. So you shouldn’t start feeling like they’re the enemy of fun!
There are podcasts populated by positive, passionate, and above all informed people already doing what you want to work at. They’re talking about it for fun, to educate, and all kinds of other positive reasons. Listening to them reminds you that you’re working towards a long-term goal instead of scrambling to keep ahead of short-term deadlines. They can fill your brain with the knowledge vital for any career which exists outside of the classroom (hint: most of it). And when you’re listening to them for fun, they can help break down the barriers between your subject and your entertainment. And make you better at both.
