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roseist 1 point2 points 6 months ago[-]

I live in Korea and can't understand a word of what's said. Sometimes I try to listen and pick up on words I know, but that gets old fast so I also spend time reading church articles that I've brought along and the Bible Dictionary.

peter 1 point2 points 6 months ago[-]

I had that problem in college, although it was due more to my lack of sleep than boring classes. You may have gotten out of the habit of extended concentration. Focusing on one thing for long periods of time is kind of a lost skill, especially if your job or home life involves a lot of multi-tasking.

Here's my advice: make your church attendance more interactive. The obvious way is to answer questions and provide comments in class, but that's not always feasible and not everyone feels like piping up all the time. A better alternative may be to take notes. The late Henry Eyring had a tactic he used during boring talks or lessons: he would rewrite the talk or lesson in his head. I frequently do the same, but I jot things down on 3x5 note cards I keep in my scriptures. I usually like my version of the talk or lesson better than the one being given. I throw away most of those cards, but I file the good ones away and occasionally use that material in talks or lessons I have to give. And it definitely helps me keep my attention better.

calico [S] 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

| I file the good ones away and occasionally use that material in talks or lessons I have to give. And it definitely helps me keep my attention better.

I like that idea. Thank you. I'll give the whole making it more interactive idea a try, but piping up in class for a lot of the questions tends to irritate people and make them think you're a know-it-all. But then again, I'm back at the ward I grew up in and I always answered all the questions when I was younger, so maybe they'll still think it's cute..

peter 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

Yeah, I feel the same way about overly participating. Some boring lessons would require more participation than would be appropriate in order to keep my attention.

cookiecaper 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

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