Hi guys, me again!
So, we all know that there's usually that one (or those few) quizzers around who seem to get out of the round before question six, almost without fail, right? You've probably also noticed that there are three other groups that seem just as strange. There are those who just come to hangout, then those who jump once or twice, those who know it but just can't get off their seat fast enough, and then, there are those few quizzers that can be in multiple groups during the year-but they just are not consistent at all. These are the five different groups that i'm going to be talking about in this post, and what to do, for which one you're in. 1. The quizzers that get out of the round without fail- These guys are really into quizzing. They probably spend at least ten hours a week studying and practicing, and they even study after they get out of the round. Crazy, right? Well, not really. These guys usually have good support from their family and friends (Sometimes their family actually leads or helps with their team practices, or more.), they're absolutely completely committed to quizzing, and they live and breath Acts and jumpseats - it's always in the front of their mind (or just a little behind.) If you're one of these guys (congratulations on your success!), here's a couple things to keep in mind; don't burn yourself out. The absolute worst thing that can happen in studying for a quiz, is studying too much. Listen to what I'm saying - don't take this as an excuse not to study. I'm just saying that if you study too much, then one of two things can happen - you could literally get sick (from reading too long-speaking from personal experience from about a year ago last week), or you could get emotionally sick of quizzing completely, to where you never want to set eyes on your scripture portion again. And just in case you hadn't noticed - that's not good. Because it's the Bible - you need to read it. So, to avoid this, take breaks and pace yourself - it's as simple as that. 2. The quizzers who just come to hangout- If you're one of these, you probably don't really care about quizzing all that much, right? If you think that quizzing could benefit you, to start you can just open your quiz portion and read for like ten minutes. That's it, ten minutes a day. This will make quizzing a heck of a lot more fun, and if you let it, it can change your life. 3. The quizzers that jump once or twice- You probably study right before practices, you are really busy, or you just don't really enjoy quizzing all that much anyway, so what's the point of throwing hours upon hours of studying in. Well, find something - really try - you really like about quizzing, and build on that. For example, if you really like being the first one off the seat, but it's hard for you to get the right answer, then just try studying for fifteen minutes more each day. Or, if you like studying God's word, and are interested in the stories in Acts, then maybe ask your coach for some sets of questions to practice with at home. It's really hard, sometimes, to read the scripture, thinking about using the knowledge you're absorbing on the jumpseats in that format. For a start, try going verse by verse, just coming up with as many questions out of that verse as you can. It'll take a long time, but just do like five or ten verses a day, and you'll be able to see yourself get better at it if you're really trying. Try putting up some motivational quotes in your bedroom-this is really for all of the groups. 4. The quizzers that know it but can't get off their seats- This is probably the most painful situation you can be in, concerning quizzing. You have to forcibly cover your mouth when someone else gets a jump you know to keep from just blurting out the answer, you feel cheated because you don't receive any credit for how much you're studying from your coach or team mates, and you are constantly fighting giving up. I live off of other people saying how i'm doing. If they say that they're noticing my falling behind, i step it up-most of the time higher than i ever had before. If they compliment me on how well i'm doing, then i'm filed with fuel to feed the fire of determination to be the best quizzer there is, and it blows up, and i study like never before. Really, the jumping part just takes practice. But, since you probably don't have jump seats available to you, you can use this method that will help you during a competitive quiz- while your studying with questions during the week, stop reading the question before it ends, and try to come up with the rest of the question to create an artificial pre-jump. (There's even some software that you can buy that will ask you questions-i use it almost everyday and it helps a lot. You can get it at Acmequiz.com - no, it's not acne, it's acme, as in the peak of a mountain. People who don't know about quizzing very much find the name humorous, and it is... until you've heard the same joke a thousand times.) 5. The inconsistent quizzer Your biggest problem is either jumping too fast for your knowledge, or jumping too slow. You don't really have a set pattern or routine for studying, or maybe for anything in your life. The best Thing that you can do for yourself, is to aim for a studying time in between the times that you put into it when you're really pumped and excited, and the time that you put into it when you're not really excited about quizzing at all. For a quick example, if you put in an hour a day of study when you're excited, and no time when you're not, then try to put in a half an hour into studying on a daily basis. Of course, it really depends on your life style, and the amount of free time you have, and how much you really have to commit to quizzing. Quizzing takes commitment. There's just no way around it. But, there's no other pleasure hobby that you could have that could help you years-maybe decades- down the road in such a large scaled way. One thing that i do, (and i'm a very organized person, so it might not help you if you're not.) but i make a graft beginning right after a quiz, that had a time scale on one side, and the day on the other. And, being honest, graft out the amount of time that you put into hard studying (Meaning that you're not doing anything else at the time. Soft studying is reading the book while your doing dishes or taking a shower or some other 'brain not engaged' task that is already part of your routine. It's good too, but a half an hour of that, amounts to about fifteen minutes or less of hard studying. don't get them mixed up.), Then, after the next quiz, calculate the average, and then set that as your daily goal (no less, and no more for your goal. if you feel like studying for hours more than your goal for a day, that's awesome! but make a goal that you can achieve. It's very disheartening to not reach your goal if you're trying really hard. Make it realistic at least.), and stick to it as much as possible. keep doing this throughout the year, and soon you'll have a pretty consistent schedule, and a pretty consistent outcome at the quizzes. Well, i hope that helped you some. I will post some more ideas for studying soon, but try to come up with some yourself. It really just matters what your life style is like, and what part of quizzing that you enjoy the most. build on that spark, and feed it, until it becomes a blazing fire for God's word, and for quizzing. Thank you for reading. Keep calm and quiz on (and out) -Your fellow quizzer
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