Do you use Answers as a brake/time-out from your work/study?
81107
actually yes, i do & i enjoy it
973997
Constraints of limitation!  (Meaning - the limits other people place on you)\n\nI must say, using Answers! to get help or ideas is great!  However, using it to actually DO your homework... not such a great idea... remember, a lot of teachers get online and use this site - they might see a correlation between some questions being asked and the paper you turn in!  \n\nJust a hint!!!!
847598
When doin' my exams I could leave but i assume you can't do that... Plan your work & take as long as you can to ensure it's the best you can write? After that, drawin' on desk/engravin' your desk with a compass is prob ther best way to pass the time.
376461
You can do the stop and think method.  As you read stop and think.  You can stop and ask yourself a questions about what you read, try to relate to the text, etc.
237761
Yes. Log off of the Internet and go study.
943193
woah, way to put it off to the lats second! Do a project on stress, and why its good not to put things off to the last minute. (im not kidding, this could be a good project) =)
659239
No. I've been out of school for many years.  \n\nHowever, to the people who are using this for homework: I caution all to check the answers & references to ensure that it's correct.  Reliable sources are needed.  While I'm answering correctly, there's no guarantee everyone is doing this.
697854
People get busy, kiddo!  Sometimes, I have time to read, but not to answer, sometimes my bloody keyboard is broken so I can use te mouse, read, but not answer!  Its called LIFE!
850359
Ha! I used to have that problem and you know what I did about it? I embraced it!\n\nSo what if you need a break every half an hour - take it. Take 5-10 minutes to get a drink, check your email, go to the toilet, walk the dog, answer some yahoo questions - whatever. Then back to study.\n\nLook at it this way. If you study for your half an hour and then need a break it means that from that time on your brain is not paying full attention. So walk away. When you come back you have had a short break, so you are feeling a little more refreshed. This makes you concentrate better for half an hour at least, and then go on another break.\n\nAsk yourself this. What is better? paying attention for 10 * 30 (5hrs) minute blocks with many breaks in between (total time=8hrs) or studying for 4 hours (paying FULL attention for 30-45 minutes, flipping the rest) , have a 15 minute break and then another 3.75 hours (total eight)\n\nYou need the breaks, and you will benefit from it. It will also help if you set deadlines like "I need to finish this paragraph in the next 10 minutes." Not only will this keep you on track, but come exam time, you will find that you will set a goal like "i need to get to question 10 before i rest" then be able to take a 5 minute breather not touching your pen and go back to it. Because you set a goal and a time limit, you will write faster to achieve this break time and so will be ahead of the game.\n\nIt worked for me, and many others i know - it was encouraged by my school even. Try it for a week - what have you really got to loose???
596952
get bored; have my own business; have an accident; have a career; have an exam; make an excuse; do somebody a favour; have a good time; get home, do your homework; get married; make a mistake; have money; get promotion; make a suggestion; do your best.\n\nWell, you really tested me. I am a college professor but handling politics and government, economics, philosophy, management, and research. I hope I can help you again in the future.
135039
Kills me when people can't answer questions, makes me sad in away, but enough drama, time for action or should I say answers!
1146549
No, I use to do it all the time, but after my third suspension it got boring. The questions that will really get people going are the cannibal ones, the answers I always got made me laugh. Who cares if you piss people off f*ck them.
271867
For me, it helps me kill time.\n\nAnd we pose the questions to get answers.
414234
I am wasting time\nBy answering this question\nIn haiku format.
521775
Finish the question???
321780
Wasting time on Yahoo Q&A.
706361
no--I am too.  Even when I ask them not to answer if they don't have time to read the entire thing.  It is clear they haven't as they answer immediately without enough time to have read it and the answer shows they just read a little.\n\n I hate it as I am very wordy and spent over an hour a lot on many answers. ..even two hours before.  By the time it is posted everyone is gone and noone reads it (once in a while the poster does)..  I always read all the answers and questions (except in abour 1 or 2% when they post an extremely long paste and copy..but if they write it, I read it.