I am severely stressed about my college course and my grades during the pandemic.
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I am so stressed.
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Hi, what's going on?
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I have a college course in the evening, but I cannot concentrate while distance learning. I am expected to watch the instructor do excel on a tiny phone screen and follow along.
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Oooff that sounds brutal... especially the excel part! do you have a bigger screen you can use?
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It is stressful. I am able to pull up zoom on my laptop, but it is almost more cumbersome because I must switch back and forth. I have to also manipulate an excel as well as watch the instructor. My colleagues in the class are annoying, because they do not know how to use mute correctly.
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Do you have access to a second screen or have the ability to stream the class on your tv through chromecast or something?
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I don't have a second screen, but I do have a large TV. I may be able to hook it up via HDMI.
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The mute thing is horrible. I have no ideas for that. hahah. I'm looking for help with that too! Yeah try the HDMI hook up you can sometimes find cheap attachements on amazon if you don't have the right connections.
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Sometimes I get really anxious. My ears will be pounding and I feel like I can't hear anything. It is worse when using in ears, because it's like all I can hear is my heartbeat.
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yeah if you stream it on your tv, you won't have to wear headphones... that way you can control the volume better too.
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That sounds like a great idea. Have you had any weird technological solutions to help you through distance learning?
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I'm not really doing any distance learning right now. Just working from home and coincidentally most of my work uses excel. I have constant virtual meetings where I have to show people things via excel. It's pretty tough but I found if I use multiple monitors it makes things easier.
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I have considered making impulse buys to help with some things. Do you know about portable second monitor screens for laptops? It seems almost like a thin tablet that you plug in to your laptop. I like the idea.
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my second monitor is not portable. I don't know if that would work for me because I work better in one designated spot. So I have 3 monitors on my desk (2 separate monitors and my laptop screen). however something like That would definitely be something I'd look into if I was in school or taking classes
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I enjoy portability and minimalism to a fault sometimes. I enjoy being able to work from anywhere. Do you live in an apartment or home?
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I think that's a good call! Do you think you can find a deal somewhere on it?
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