Seriously, I feel I am in a process of gradual decline of my mental faculties. My spelling is shot, my reading and language comprehension skills are blunted…its scaring me.
Perhaps its just a phase. I return to college in sept, and can ill afford such a decline now.
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u still have time to call a quit to GS.
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A quit?
Eh?
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you know you’ve been on GS too long when…
emmy 
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y soo many canadians on this forum 
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ohh..you know you love us..
come on ..
say it
emmy loves canadians :D
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canadian*S*? :D
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This does not help me fix this problem.
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sorry..
didn't mean to go off track
how long have you been outta school? a month or so?
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been there, done that and now stuck with it [stupidity] :halo:
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Out of school...almost a year.
Graduated with a BA (Hons) last July.
Been getting fat and dumb since.
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If you don't use it, you lose it. (i.e. the brain)
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^^ mental abilities are best preserved when trained;)
try to stay intellectually active, even far from school
by the way, declining mental abilities at young age can be due to poor diet: alck of vitamins, iron, essential fat...typically an unbablanced diet with too much junk food can lead to fatness AND lack of essential fat, vitamins, iron....it is denutrition among obese people!
you may consider eating more fruits, veggies, meat and fish...but dropping carbs...they also put brain to sleep (the carbs)
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Time to lay off the booze, me thinks!
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by the way, declining mental abilities at young age can be due to poor diet: alck of vitamins, iron, essential fat...typically an unbablanced diet with too much junk food can lead to fatness AND lack of essential fat, vitamins, iron....it is denutrition among obese people!
you may consider eating more fruits, veggies, meat and fish...but dropping carbs...they also put brain to sleep (the carbs)
This is honestly very true. I went on the South Beach Diet sometime back, and I have to say, my mind awoke after going on it. You might want to get some metabolic tests done and make sure the metabolism is ok.
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I took time off before starting my graduate program and sometimes I feel really dumb, but I realize that its my habits that I need to change, moreso than my intellect. I think its more a case where I have tuned out to certain things and now I have to sharpen my skills again.
Some tips would be to start reading books, books that require some critical thinking. Books on your subject of choice are good, but so are other books.
Also, start writing. My friend said she had lost touch with her writing ability until she started writing again for her graduate program. Then it all came back.
Hope that helps.
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My diet is pretty decent, sure there is lots of junk, but also plenty of wholesome Pakistani food. My height/weight ratio is ok, I'm 6ft/c. 200lbs.
Perhaps I should start reading more leading up to uni in sept. I need to arrest the slide...
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So basically.. fat people really ARE stupid.
