जब म मरेँ

एक्कासी एकदम आनन्द आयो। फेरि मलाई निकै गाह्रो पनि त भएको थियो। मेरो कानले सुन्न त सक्थ्यो तर मुखले सुनेको कुरा फर्काउन सकिरहेको थिएन। मेरो अगाडि आउने मान्छे मलाई चिनिस् भनेर सोध्थ्यो तर खै को रहेछ ठम्याउनै सक्थिएन। 

एक त बुढो भएको शरीर, त्यसमाथि धेरै रोग। तर आज अचानक सबै दु:खाइ सकियो। अनि फेरि मैले आफू लडेर सुतेको आफैँले देखेको छु। न त मैले देखेको 'म' ले सास फेरेको थियो, न कुनै हलचल। एकछिनपछि छोरी आई र बाबा भनेर रुन लागी। श्रीमती चिच्चाएर डाँको छोड्दै कराउँदै "मलाई एक्लै छोडेर किन जानु भयो लैजानुस् सँगै .......... " भनेर रुन लागी। 

बिस्तारै रुवाबासीको तान्डव नै हुन लाग्यो। फेरि कोइ भन्थे, "बिचरा दु:ख पाएको थियो गएर ठिकै भयो।" । यस्तैबीचमा कोइले हरियो बाँस ल्याएछ अनि मलाई सेतो कपडाले बेर्न लागेका रहिछन् कोइ। रुवाबासीको पनि चर्कोचर्को आवाज आएको थियो। मैले हेर्दाहेर्दै मलाई कपडाले बेरेर बाँसमा राख्न लागे छरछिमेकीहरु र आफन्तहरु। 

"लासलाई छिटोछिटो सेलाउन पर्छ" भनेर एकजना बुढाले भन्दा पो म झसंग भ। हिजोसम्मको जीवित म आज लास पो भएको रहेछु भनेर।

फेरि पोको पारेको मलाई बाँसमा राखेर बाँध्न लागे सबै जना मिलेर, बिस्तारै आफन्तहरु आउँदै थिए। अनि कोइ चाहिँ बिचरा एकदम असल मान्छे थिए, गए भन्थे भने कोही चाहिँ के गर्नु चलिआको चलन भन्थे। कोइ चाहिँ मसँग अलि दिनअगाडि गरेको झगडा र कल सम्झेर पछुताउँदै थिए। सबै जम्मा भइसकेपछि मलाई राखेको बाँससँगै मलाई पनि बोकेर हिंड्ने तर्खर गरे। अगाडि एक जना लाभा फाल्दै राम राम भन्थ्यो र पछाडिकाहरु सत्य हो भन्दै शंख फुक्दै थिए।

एकछिनमा घाट पुगे तिनीहरु। म पनि पछि पछि थिएँ। यो घाटमा थाहा छैन म कतिको मलामी आएको थिएँ पहिला। तर आज मेरो आफ्नै मलामीसँग मेरै लास जलाउन आएको छु। तल खोलाको छेउमा कसैले पहिल्यै आएर दाउराको चाङ लगाएको थियो। अनि खोलामा मेरो खुट्टा छ्वाएर छेऊमा सानो आगो बाले। एक जना मेरै घर छेउका बुढाले "सबै सामान तयार छ?" भनेपछि सबे मलामी मिलेर पोकाहरु हेरे। "ठिक छ" भन्ने उत्तर आयो। 

"ल अब लासलाई चितामा राखौं" भन्ने कोहीको आवाज आयो। सबै मिलेर मेरो शरीरलाई चितामा राखे। पण्डित बाले छोरालाई "ल आउ बाबु आगो देऊ! के गर्छो त बा चलेको चलन!! यस्तै हो संसारको नियम जन्मेपछि मर्नै पर्ने" भनेर हातमा आगोको मसाल दिए। अनि फेरि भने "ल तीन फन्का गुमेर आगो देऊ।"

हुन त पहिला मैले आफै कति छोराहरुलाई यसरी नै संझाएको थिए मलामी आको बेला। तर आज मैरो आफ्नै चिता जल्दैछ। म आफैँ रमिते भएको छु मेरो समसानको। म आफैँ एउटा साक्षी बनेको छु मेरो मृत्युको। हिजोसम्म दुनियाँ हिँड्ने मेरा खुट्टा, बाँच्न‍लाई श्रम गर्ने हात, खाने मुख, दुनियाँ देख्ने आँखा, समग्रमा पुरै शरीर सबै तयारी अबस्थामा थिए। जल्नका लागि तयार थिए। 

त्यसको लगतै छोराले मसाल लिएर चितामा तीन फन्को मार्यो। अनि बिस्तारै मेरो मुख्मा राखिदियो बलिरहेको मसाल। हिजोसम्म तातो चियाले समेत पोल्ने मुख आज आगोले बाल्दा पनि केही भएन। चिताको आगो बल्दै गयो म रमिता हेर्दै गएँ। हेर्दाहेर्दै आगोको लफ्टा पुरै चितामा पुग्यो।

 म हेर्दै थिएँ मेरो हात पहिला खरानी भयो। अनि खुट्टा। वास्तवमा धैरै पीडा भएको थियो मलाई आफू जलेको हेर्न। त्यो आगोले मलाई जलाउँदै त थियो तर त्यसको जलनभन्दा पनि आफू जिवित हुँदाको कुराहरुले मलाई पोलिरहेको थियो। "छोरा -छोरी, स्वास्नी, दाइ, भाइ, परिवार, साथीसंगी, को नै रहेछ त आफ्नो भन्नु! जिन्दगी हुनेबेला सम्म सबै आफ्नै हो भन्ने लाग्थ्यो! तर आज आफू पनि ता आफ्नो रहिनछु। आज आएर आफू जलेको नाटकको दर्शकबाहेक म अरु के नै हुन सकेँ त?" 

 "बाँचुन्जेल पैसाको नाममा, सम्पत्तिको नाममा,  मान , पद,.... आदि इत्यादिको नाममा कतिसँग झगडा गरेँ होला। आखिरमा आफैँले जन्म दिएको छोराको हातले जल्नु बाहेक अरु के नै रहेछ त मान्छेको जुनी?"

 तर आज आएर यो सबै सोच्दा र पश्चाताप गर्दा म मरिसकेको छु। लास बनिसकेको छु। चिता बनेर जलिरहेको छु।

 म यता सोच्न थाले उता मेरो शरीर त सकिसकेको रहेछ। कोहिले ठूलो बाँसले मेरो बचेको शरीरलाई पिट्दै थियो। हुन न अब कहाँ त्यो शरिर थियो र मासुको डल्लो मात्र थियो। त्यहि पनि उल्टाइपल्टाइ पिट्दै थिए। कोही मलामी भने फर्कने तर्खरमा थिए। कोही भने "अब भोक लाग्यो केही खानु पर्छ" भन्दै थिए। 

"लौ ! अब बचेको सानो टुक्रो मलाई एउटा अङ्खरामा रखेर पानीमा बगाईदिए!" अनि मलाई लाग्यो  "म सकिएँ। मेरो अस्तित्वबाट नामनिशान सबै हरायो। बिस्तारै साथीले भुल्छन मलाई। अनि आफन्तले। समयसँगै छोराछोरीले। तर पनि एक जनाको मलाई मरेपछि पनि माया लाग्दै छ। हो मेरो पत्नीको सायद सेतो कपडा र खालि सिन्दुर अनि खालि हातले गर्दा ऊ मलाई आफू चितामा मजस्तै सकिने बेलासम्म पनि सम्झिरहन्छिन्। 

सबै मलामी त फर्किए मलाई बिदा गरेर तर म अब कता जाउँ! न यमदूत आयो मलाई लिन, न त म उडेर बैतरणी नदी पुगेको छु!! मैले जिन्दगीभर बनाएको स्वर्ग या नर्क , खै कहाँ छन्? आज थाहा भो मलाई।" स्वर्ग, नर्क, पाप,  धर्म, अनि भगवान र मन्दिर यो सब मान्छेको डरले बनेको कुरा रहेछ। तर अब थाहा पाएर के गर्नु म त मरिसकेको छु। 

Lebensvorstellung : Perception of Life

eines Tages, Baby,

Da werden wir alt sein,
Ohh, Baby werden wir alt sein,
Und an all die Geschichten denken, die wir hätten erzählen können.
Ich
Ich bin der Meister der Streiche, wenn es um Selbstbetrug geht,
bin ein Kleinkind vom Feinsten, wenn ich vor Aufgaben steh'.
Bin ein entschleunigtes Teilchen,
kann auf Kleinstem was reissen, lass' mich begeistern für Leichtsinn, wenn ein andrer ihn lebt.

Und ich denke zu viel nach.
Ich warte zu viel ab.
Ich nehme mir zu viel vor und ich mach' davon zu wenig,
Ich halt' mich zu oft zurück,
ich zweifel' alles an, ich wäre gerne klug — allein das ist ziemlich dämlich.
Ich würd' gern so vieles sagen,
aber bleibe meistens still, weil wenn ich das alles sagen würde wär das viel zu viel,
Ich würd' gern so vieles tun, meine Liste is so lang, aber ich werd' eh nie alles schaffen,
also fang' ich gar nicht an.

Stattdessen häng' ich planlos vorm Smartphone,
wart' bloß auf den nächsten Freitag
Gemach! das mach' ich später — die Baseline meines Alltags.
Ich bin so furchtbar faul wie ein Kieselstein am Meeresgrund,
ich bin so furchtbar faul und mein Patronus ist ein Schweinehund.
Und mein Leben ist ein Wartezimmer — niemand ruft mich auf.
Mein Dopamin das spar' ich immer, falls ich es mal brauche
und eines Tages, Baby,
da werde ich alt sein,
Ohh, Baby werde ich alt sein
und an all die Geschichten denken, die ich hätte erzählen können.

Und du?
Du murmelst jedes Jahr neu an Silvester die wieder gleichen Vorsätze treu in dein Sektglas
und ende Dezember stellst du fest, dass du recht hast wenn du sagst, dass du sie dieses Jahr schon wieder vercheckt hast.
Dabei sollte für dich 2013 das erste Jahr vom Rest deines Lebens werden,
du wolltest abnehmen,
früher aufstehen,
öfter rausgehen, mal deine Träume angehen,
mal die Tagesschau sehn, für mehr Smalltalk, Allgemeinwissen, aber,
so wie jedes Jahr, obwohl du nicht damit gerechnet hast, kam dir mal wieder dieser Alltag dazwischen.

Unser Leben, ist ein Wartezimmer, niemand ruft uns auf,
unser Dopamin das spar'n wir immer falls wir’s nochmal brauchen,
und wir sind jung und haben viel Zeit,
warum soll'n wir was riskier'n?
Wir woll'n doch keine Fehler machen, woll'n doch nichts verlieren
und es bleibt so viel zu tun.
Unsere Listen bleiben lang,
und so geht Tag für Tag ganz still ins unbekannte Land.

Und eines Tages, Baby,
da werden wir alt sein,
Ohh, Baby werden wir alt sein,
Und an all die Geschichten denken, die wir hätten erzählen können.
Und die Geschichten, die wir dann statt dessen erzählen, werden traurige Konjunktive sein wie:
Einmal bin ich fast einen Marathon gelaufen
und hätte fast die Buddenbrooks gelesen,
und einmal wär' ich fast bis die Wolken wieder Lila war'n noch wach geblieben,
und fast, fast hätten wir uns mal demaskiert und hätten gesehen, wir sind die gleichen, und dann hätten wir uns fast gesagt, wie viel wir uns bedeuten
– Werden wir sagen

Und das wir bloß faul und feige waren, werden wir verschweigen
und uns heimlich wünschen noch ein bisschen hier zu bleiben,
wenn wir dann alt sind und unsere tage knapp — und das wird sowieso passieren — dann erst werden wir kapieren,
wir hatten nie was zu verlieren,
denn das Leben, das wir führen wollen, das könn' wir selber wählen, also
lass uns doch Geschichten schreiben, die wir später gern erzählen,
lass uns nachts lange wachbleiben, aufs höchste Hausdach der Stadt steigen, lachend und vom Takt frei die allertollsten Lieder singen.
Lass uns Feste wie Konfetti schmeißen, sehn wie sie zu Boden reisen und die gefall'nen Feste feiern, bis die Wolken wieder lila sind.
Und lass mal an uns selber glauben,
ist mir egal ob das verrückt ist, und wer genau kuckt sieht, dass Mut auch bloß ein Anagramm von Glück ist.
Und wer immer wir auch waren,
lass mal werden wer wir sein wolln.
Wir haben schon viel zu lang' gewartet, lass mal Dopamin vergolden.
Der Sinn des Lebens ist leben. — Das hat schon Casper gesagt.
Let’s make the most of the Night — Das hat echo Ke$ha gesagt.
Lass uns möglichst viele Fehler machen
und möglichst viel aus ihnen lernen,
lass uns jetzt schon Gutes säen, damit wir später Gutes ernten.
Lass uns alles tun weil wir können und nicht müssen,
Weil jetzt sind wir jung und lebendig und das soll ruhig jeder wissen
und
unsre Zeit die geht vorbei.
Das wird sowieso passieren,
und bis dahin sind wir frei,
und es gibt nichts zu verlieren.
Lass uns uns mal demaskieren und dann seh'n wir sind die Gleichen, und dann könn' wir uns ruhig sagen, dass wir uns viel bedeuten,
denn das Leben, was wir führen wollen, das können wir selber wählen.

Also: Los!
Schreiben wir Geschichten, die wir später gern erzählen!
Und eines Tages, Baby,
da werden wir alt sein,
Ohh, Baby werden wir alt sein,
Und an all die Geschichten denken, die für immer unsre sind.

Quelle : German Slam-Poetry

I walked and my Life danced

This beauty and this complexion 
This walk and this tenderness, 
how's this apocalypse.
now who can say what...it's too good to say anything.

When I walked, the life danced, 
when I moved, light woke up, 
there is a new weather and new winds, 
I am new and my styles are new.

The clouds of your hair, 
your playful eyes, 
how are these troubles, 
what to say now ?? 

The world has changed, why shouldn't my style change. 
Everything has changed. 
When the new song has echoed, why shouldn't the (musical) instruments change.
Even my notes are new.
My paths are like all new, 
my journey is new. 
My wishes are new, 
my sight is new too.

Your eyes are unique, 
like cups of alcohol, 
even on trying the heart is not in control, 
what to say now ??

My heart wants me to make a garland of stars, 
and the moon be like a (little) lamp without me, 
all the waves of sea, I would decorate on my scarf 
don't know why this heart wishes so. 
Someone may think of me as mad, 
but I don't care.
I learnt only this much, 
what my heart has been looking for ?? 

What colors you have brought, 
what a wave you have brought, 
what a zeal you have brought.. 
what to say now ??

Life Is Not A Marathon

Today we continue to run
Everyone is a runner
You cannot stop the clock
Time flows only in one direction.
A marathon course where we can’t turn back
We compete with our rivals
and run
on this road called time.
Trying to be faster
trying to be one more step ahead
Believing that there must be a future in front of us
Believing that there is a finishing line

Life is a marathon.

But is it really?
Is life really like that?
No, life is not a marathon.
Nobody can choose our path
Nobody can choose our finishing line
Running anywhere is fine
You can head wherever you like
Everyone has his or her own path
Your own path?
Does that really exist?
Nobody knows.
But the world we’ve never seen is vast
So yes start your journey
Think about it and then think more
and then when you know your goal, go for it.
It’s okay to fail.
It’s okay to return to where you started
You don’t need to compare yourself to others
There is no single path
There is no single finishing line.
There are as many goals and finishing lines
as number of people on this planet.

All lives are excellent.
Who said that life is a marathon?

Life Is Not A Marathon. Everyone has his or her own path. Your own path?

Source: LYBIO.net

Get back to Track if you're losing Focus

1- I'm Losing Focus Because I'm Bored

The Problem: The junk you have to learn for school is horribly, exhaustingly boring. It's numbing your mind. Your brain is wallowing in a thick cloud of "Who cares?" and "Why bother?" so focusing on the subject is getting more and more impossible with every passing second. In fact, right now, you'd rather throw yourself from the second story instead of having to read one more tidbit about this boring, useless subject.

The Solution: Reward yourself with something you do like after a successful study session. First, define your success. Set a study goal like this: "I need to learn 25 different facts from this chapter/10 strategies for the ACT/15 new vocabulary words (etc.) during the next hour." Then, set your reward: "If I do it, I can download six new songs/listen to a podcast/watch a movie/shoot some hoops/go for a run/buy a new bag (etc.)." You may be the only person monitoring your progress, but if you give yourself a reward for good behavior, just like your elementary teacher used to do, you'll be more likely to offset the boredom by anticipating something fun.

2- I'm Losing Focus Because I'm Wired

The Problem: You want to run. You don't want to sit inside. Your legs are bouncing, your fingers are snapping, you can barely keep your behind in your seat. You're a kinesthetic learner: all you want to do is M.O.V.E, and you're losing focus because of all those ants in your pants.

The Solution: If you can think ahead, then get it all out of your system before you ever pick up a book. Go for a long run, hit the gym, or take a swim before your study session begins. If you didn't plan ahead – you're already studying and are getting antsy – then do pushups or crunches in between questions. Better yet, see if you can get someone to ask you questions while you shoot hoops. You'll get to activate your muscles, and your brain will get to work, too. Even better – record your notes and download the recording to your iPod. The next time you clip in for a bike ride, study while you're on the trails. No one said sitting down for a study session had to involve a desk!

3- I'm Losing Focus Because I'm Tired

The Problem: The only thing on your mind right now is sleep. You're imagining that cozy pillow underneath your head and the quilt tucked just right under your chin. You've worked all week; you want nothing more to do with studying. You need rest, and your drooping eyelids are keeping you from steady focus.

The Solution: You have a few options here, none of which revolve around No-Doze. First, you could go take a nap. Literally. Sometimes a 20-minute power nap can be all the motivation you need to zap a little life back into your system. If you're in the library and can't imagine putting your head on the table to snooze, then get up, peel off your sweatshirt, and go for a brisk, 10-minute walk somewhere cool. Exercising may tire your muscles a bit, but it will rev up your mind, which is why you're not supposed to exercise too close to bedtime. Finally, if you're still struggling to stay awake, then call it quits and hit the sack early that night. You're not doing yourself any favors by attempting to study when your body is telling you to rest. You won't remember half of what you study anyway, so it would be better to get up a few hours early the next day to study after you've slept a full night.

4-I'm Losing Focus Because I'm Busy

The Problem: You're balancing about eighty-nine different things in your life right now. There's work, family, friends, classes, bills, volunteering, clubs, meetings, laundry, exercise, groceries and the list keeps going until you feel ready to explode. You're not just busy; you're overwhelmed. You're drowning in everything that needs to be done, so studying is difficult because you keep thinking about the sixteen other things you should be doing right this second.

The Solution: It can be difficult to add yet another item to your pile, but the best way to manage studying in the midst of chaos is to take a half hour and set a study schedule for the week. When busy people have to choose between studying and let's say, grocery shopping or going to work, studying will always get pushed back unless you've made enough time for each during the week. Print a time management chart to get started!

5- I'm Losing Focus Because I'm Distracted

The Problem: You keep getting Facebook alerts on your phone. Your friends are laughing across the room. The guy at the next table is slurping his latte loudly. You hear every cough, every whisper, every laugh, every conversation. Or, maybe you are your OWN distraction. You can't stop thinking about problems, worrying about relationships and dwelling on unrelated ideas. You're sidetracked by everything, so studying is just too difficult.

The Solution: If you're the type of person who gets distracted by noise from the environment around you – external study distractors – then you have to isolate yourself during study time. Only study in a quiet place like the back corner of the library or your room if no one is home or plug into some white noise on your iPod.

" Read and Believe in God "

What are we doing here ?
and where are we going to go ?
This is like, just we woke up in the morning
and the it's welcome to the show.
Don't ask any Questions
just go with the flow.
make as much Money you can
and try your best not to get broke.
Copy everything you see on the TV
from Hairstyles to the Clubs,
and don't think too often
just do exactly as you told.
and if you ever get confused,
then turn towards the alcohol...
you still hear your thoughts???
then just turn off the Radio, as
learn to live the lifestyle of Drugs, Sex and Rock-n-Roll.
But in all the Honesty,
I just need to know...
is there more to the psycho than grow and getting old.
living and dying is just a Leave behind a happy Home.
and a whole lot of Property
that somebody else is going to own.
I just really need to know,
before all the cascades close
because I am not willing to gamble with my soul.
Nor am I ready to take any chances.
These are just simple Life questions,
and I am just searching for some answers.
Like, what are we doing here ?
and what is our purpose ?
How did we get here ?
and who made us so perfect ?
and what happens when once we go...
or is this world already worth it ?
Questions, we don't answer because...
apparently we don't really have to.
There is no purpose to this Life,
means the existence is merely natural.
Then, in that case le me ask you...
did you create yourself, or
was it somebody else, who has fashioned you.
'cause you are being that impeccable.
effortless and unparallel.
You are product of supreme intelligence
and merely being irrational.
For there is not any Camera on Earth,
that come close to Human-Eye.
nor a computer, that can compete
alongside the Human mind.
If the whole World has to came together,
we wouldn't be able to create a single Fly.
So many Science yet we still deny.
Science tries to justify that the,
all this could come from none...
but when a simple sum,
zero plus zero plus zero
can not possibly ever give you one.
So, from where did all this Order come?
Everything has its own origin and a Maker
a Creator of its own.
There is reason reason, that you are reading this
because somebody has to author.
So we can believe in the big Bang.
But I'd rather believe in he, who caused it to explode.
God, the creator of everything along with every single soul.
The ever living Master  and
the only one, who is in control.
Unlike his creation, beyond our imagination and know...
he is not a man nor a part of any association.
He is on his own,
and no, he did not ever leave us alone.
Just like every manufacturer
he left us with the instructions and Manual.
The Holy Books and I'm sorry to jump to conclusion..
but it's the only one possible.
The only definition of God is the one...
and only supreme Being is logical.
The books with zero contradictions
with miracles, that are both scientific and historical.
For the Mountains, that the Earth holding from the below
and the two Seas that don't mix,
in a complete separate Flow.
to the Planets in Orbit alternating....
Nights and Days as the stay in flow.
The Expansion of the Universe
and the creation of everything from H20
The Stories of the past and
the preservation of the Hero.
To identify the lowest point in the land
where Persia defeated Rome.
The Gushing Fluid that created man,
in the Glands between the Ribs and the Backbone.
and not a word is changed, its still the same.
So please explain, how all this was known
over thousands years ago.
We live our life as our Whims, Desires, and Hopes
Saying this Life is the only Home, we'll ever know.
We'll live and die and simply turn to Bones
YOLO ' you only live once '
Correction....................
After the Grass dies, the Rain arrives and it regrows
and the God promises to do the same thing to your very soul.
Bring you back from very Finger-tip to your toes.
As all the seeing, supreme being watches us so close
and we are surely being tested
in our wealth, health and in ourselves.
and in our everything we are being blessed with,
so believe of we all surely be resurrected.
and brought back to our Lord.
in account for every single Deed.
as he handles us the Book and orders us to Read !
From Bad to the Good and everything in between
You, yourself are sufficient for your own accountability.
So don't be mad at me, you are the one who thought,
he would not come back to me.
I gave you a whole Life to search after me....
but you were busy in all that, which was temporary.
So, Please.. Read and believe...
and even you disbelieve,  Read !
And  don't let that Day be the first Day
to find out, what your Life really Means,
So PLEASE !! READ AND BELIEVE !!!

Stay Organized in Medical School

Going well in medical school requires being organized but flexible, as well as having a strong support system. Staying organized is important in med school because you’ll be called upon to learn more information in a shorter time than you would’ve imagined is possible.

The learning curve for being a medical student is steep and often requires on-the-job training; however, you can do some things to help start off strong and lay a solid foundation for the rest of your education.

Students who got by with a fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants approach to academics as undergraduates may find themselves overwhelmed by the more intense demands of medical school. The number, difficulty, and pace of the courses you take as a med student are much greater than what you’ve likely encountered previously in your academic career.

Cramming simply doesn’t work when you’re juggling anatomy, biochemistry, introduction to clinical medicine, and a couple of other classes, for example, as well as possibly spending days with a physician preceptor in her practice and doing other required activities. Keeping up with the course load in med school requires that you prioritize and stay organized.

These tips can help you approach your academic responsibilities effectively:

• Make a study schedule. Having a plan helps you allocate your time realistically and feel less stressed about getting everything done. At first, your schedule creates a very general guideline to follow, but within a couple of weeks, you know which classes require a greater investment of time and can fine-tune your plan accordingly.
  
• Find out from second-year students which textbooks you really need. Frequently, the number of textbooks required and recommended for a course is greater than what you actually have time to read. Ask your peers who are farther along what materials are most important and then focus on those.
  
  This strategy also saves you money if you end up not buying every book listed in the syllabus. You can usually access textbooks in the library, so if you just need to use a particular one occasionally, you don’t necessarily have to purchase it.
  
• Don’t fall behind. The pace that classes move at is so rapid that catching up if you get even a few days behind can be difficult. You’re also likely to absorb the information better if you do some studying almost every day rather than taking multiple days off and then do a study marathon to catch up.
  
• Develop a system to keep track of class materials. Even in the age of electronics, you quickly accumulate papers of all types for your courses.
  
  For example, some students prefer to take handwritten notes because the act of writing helps them to retain information or because writing causes less eyestrain than using a laptop in class. Along with such notes, you may have printed handouts, copies of slides, and various other printed materials for your classes.
  
  File everything in binders or folders immediately so that you don’t have to waste time searching for something when you need it. Do the same for electronic information related to courses by creating (and using) a folder for each class on your computer. Even a few minutes saved each day adds up and may give you an extra hour of precious leisure time by the end of the week.

You may find that the study system you used in college doesn’t translate to medical school. Be prepared for some trial and error as you find the best way to approach your classes, and be open to adapting your approach instead of being stuck doing things a certain way because that worked for you as an undergraduate. Medical school is a whole new game!