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[–]emoney_33 699 points700 points ago

If you have enough discipline to not touch the gummy bears... you probably don't need the gummy bears.

[–]toxickiller 645 points646 points ago

Seriously. Here's how this would play out for me:

  1. Open gummy bear bag
  2. Open book
  3. Start placing bears on book but then lose self control and eat the whole bag
  4. Go on reddit

[–]Qwapz 91 points92 points ago

I erupted in glee. Not only because reddit distracts me and I can empathize, but because I'm writing an evaluative essay about Reddit, which requires me to be on Reddit. WHY BRAIN WHY

[–]bobbygabbagool 59 points60 points ago

Scumbag Brain. Decides to write paper about reddit. Can't finish it because distracted by reddit.

[–]Epicwarren 39 points40 points ago

Scumbag student: Decides to write an essay about the thing that distracts him the most, blames brain when distraction occurs.

[–]In_a_british_voice 19 points20 points ago

Well technically it is his brain's fault.

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    [–]dRaven43 16 points17 points ago

    Then I'd drop out of school and get real fat having started an unquenchable craving for sweets. I'd lose a foot to diabetes and end up homeless when my parents moved to the retirement home. I'd sit in my wheelchair on the street asking for change pretending to be a veteran and feeling horrible about myself. I'd blame it on the president. Damn you gummy bears. Damn you.

    [–]EminGH -1 points0 points ago

    Damn you president Doherty!

    [–]asshatnowhere 5 points6 points ago

    5, cry

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      [–]holdmykeysimgoingin 14 points15 points ago

      I don't know. I think sticking by those rules requires less discipline than to read all of that without a reward. For me at least. I thought it was a cute idea.

      [–]pinkybones 10 points11 points ago

      I used to play a round of Civilization after every paragraph I wrote of my essay. This worked surprisingly well.

      [–]Woftles 10 points11 points ago

      For math homework, I'd do a math problem after every round of CounterStrike that I didn't survive. I got a lot better at CS after that.

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          [–]GasCanPrime 264 points265 points ago

          Lets say thats about a 600 page book, 6 gummy bears per page, at 120 calories per serving (14 bears) Thats a 30,857 calorie book.

          [–]fungah 326 points327 points ago

          You must have eaten a lot of gummy bears to be that smart.

          [–]GasCanPrime 59 points60 points ago

          I've had my share :P

          [–]bmmbooshoot 37 points38 points ago

          i never had a class where we read EVERY SINGLE part of the book though. i mean, we'd go over maybe five out of fifteen chapters.

          [–]smokeyjeff 39 points40 points ago

          I skimmed through about 800 pages yesterday in preparation of my exam that's in two hours

          [–]DecentOpinions 67 points68 points ago

          Don't panic. Spend 1 hour and 59 minutes learning how to speed read and then the last minute realising you're still fucked.

          [–]Atersed 9 points10 points ago

          How to speedread would actually make a good LPT. I do like this from Tim Ferris.

          [–]LgnTss 16 points17 points ago

          Good luck!

          [–]DingoManDingo 6 points7 points ago

          come back and update

          [–]bmmbooshoot 2 points3 points ago

          god speed to you.

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              [–]bakonydraco 7 points8 points ago

              A 600 page book is probably a 15 week semester's worth of material = 105 days = 293.9 cal/d. While that's a lot of sugar, considering you'd probably eat less of other things during the day it probably won't have a significant impact. If you continued your regular habits in addition to eating all these gummies, it's equivalent to 8.8 lbs.

              [–]GasCanPrime 15 points16 points ago

              What school did you go to where you only had to read 40 pages a week? Must have been a lot of fun.

              [–]bakonydraco 12 points13 points ago

              40 pages of a novel is very different from 40 pages of a science textbook. It's pretty standard for many science and engineering classes I've taken to have one main text for the course, and cover one chapter of that text per week.

              [–]AhrenGxc3 6 points7 points ago

              Freshmen fifteen here i come!

              [–]kellyjosephprice 2 points3 points ago

              Looks to about 9.5 kg, or 20 lbs.

              http://www.caloriegallery.com/foods/calories-in-gummy-bears.htm

              And maybe fifty dollars worth of gummy bears.

              google shopping

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                [–]xanith95 272 points273 points ago

                I'd end up eating the gummy bears and closing the book.

                [–]AdvocateForLucifer 205 points206 points ago

                And then eating the book.

                [–]jkcal73 52 points53 points ago

                cookie monster style.

                [–]alienware 39 points40 points ago

                http://i.imgur.com/B4HOY.gif

                [–]curt_schilli 44 points45 points ago

                I counteddddd three whole frames.

                [–]NietzscheIsMyCopilot 28 points29 points ago

                3 FRAMES! AH AH AH!

                [–]bastard_thought 11 points12 points ago

                I like to fuck the candles on the waaaall.

                [–]nehpets96 11 points12 points ago

                According to GIF Explode, it has a wopping 11 frames.

                [–]hopstar 8 points9 points ago

                Amazingly enough, there were 11 frames.

                edit: I see someone else already mentioned that, but at least my comment has a link!

                Edit 2: Apparently the link is broken. I'm guessing that GIF Exploder has a bandwidth cap and/or time limit, so if you want to see the 11 frames I suggest saving the GIF locally, uploading it to GIF exploder, and checking it out.

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                  [–]UltraClaymation 4 points5 points ago

                  RES tells me i have upvoted you 3 times. You are a clever fellow

                  [–]vijrox 0 points1 point ago

                  That would make for a ridiculously funny gif.

                  [–]MysticKirby 2 points3 points ago

                  I bet I could eat 100 books.

                  [–]The_Magnificent 11 points12 points ago

                  Either "Let's skimp through the text to quickly eat them" or "Fuck this shit, I'm gonna eat them anyway!"

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                    [–]kakanczu 65 points66 points ago

                    ooo piece of candy! ooo piece of candy!

                    ...and then you realize it's a trap.

                    [–]WhiskeyMeteorite 98 points99 points ago

                    LifeProTip: Eat all the gummies right away; close book.

                    [–]vgrezende 1020 points1021 points ago

                    Sorry, this is stupid.

                    [–]HeroicGomez 487 points488 points ago

                    Not sorry: This is stupid.

                    [–]MiloMuggins 178 points179 points ago

                    Wait, this isn't /r/KindergartenProTips?

                    [–]doremiabc123 64 points65 points ago

                    Fuck im disappointed.

                    [–]v4-digg-refugee 9 points10 points ago

                    Let's make this happen.

                    [–]random_potatoes 7 points8 points ago

                    Done.

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                      [–]maraedits 14 points15 points ago

                      I'm sad that that doesn't actually exist.

                      [–]riggsinator 2 points3 points ago

                      KPT: IT'S NOT A TUMOR!

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                            [–]ormirian 121 points122 points ago

                            Did we run out of Life Pro Tips?

                            [–]ienjoymen 69 points70 points ago

                            I don't think we ever had any real ones

                            [–]YawnSpawner 31 points32 points ago

                            I liked the LPT to grate your butter then everyone had to say that it was stupid and you should just leave your butter out. I have butter once like every 3 weeks and I'm sure it would spoil eventually.

                            [–]Bernie_Roscoe 35 points36 points ago

                            I have butter once like every 3 weeks and I'm sure it would spoil eventually.

                            Just use a butter boat.

                            http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4963340_butter-boat-work.html

                            [–]YawnSpawner 13 points14 points ago

                            There's an actual LPT, thanks!

                            [–]RustBrotherOne 0 points1 point ago

                            just use country crock or promise butter, the stuff in the tubs. That shit can stay inside the fridge, it never gets hard, or it can stay out of the fridge and never go too soft. Its fucking perfect.

                            [–]rocketshipotter 11 points12 points ago

                            Except it tastess like shit.

                            [–]RustBrotherOne 3 points4 points ago

                            Sorry, but I disagree with you. I personally find "real" butter to taste like shit, and I was raised on it. If a person can drink beer and coffee and force themselves to adjust to the taste then surely changing butter brands is not such a big difference? I mean, if this whole butter thing is so important to his life and happiness.

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                              [–]breakneckridge 108 points109 points ago

                              Seriously. I mean, if you don't have enough self-control to make yourself read one or two more paragraphs, then you DEFINITELY aren't gonna have enough self-control to not eat a snack that you're forced to keep staring at. Plus, all those snacks on the page would definitely make you more distracted while you're studying, so you'd end up working slowly and ineffectively, ultimately getting LESS accomplished.

                              [–]danE3030 16 points17 points ago

                              I'm hoping that this post being so highly upvoted was a result of people upvoting without realizing which subreddit it was posted in...this is the type of post that makes me want to unsub from /r/LPT, and I love this damn subreddit.

                              I think we should go back to self posts only.

                              [–]QuintinT 14 points15 points ago

                              Its better than the pool noodle LPT's

                              "Cut a pool noodle in half and race marbles down them!"

                              [–]razor123 22 points23 points ago

                              Exactly. This is just spam from Facebook. The person who originally made this obviously meant it as a joke. This should be in /r/funny or something.

                              [–]sscrofulous 5 points6 points ago

                              Except that it's not at all funny

                              [–]Mittenhead 10 points11 points ago

                              In that case, it would fit right in at /r/funny.

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                                [–]butterhead 7 points8 points ago

                                This could work.

                                If OP was 10 years old.

                                [–]fishy007 6 points7 points ago

                                Plus, the oil from the gummies would likely ruin the pages of the book.

                                [–]therascalking 16 points17 points ago

                                This is a ridiculously bad idea.

                                Just fucking man up and study!

                                [–]prsnep 18 points19 points ago

                                I don't think it's that simple. Incentives are real and can be powerful things.

                                [–]therascalking 4 points5 points ago

                                If you need candy in order to be motivated to study... you have other issues.

                                "Oh no .. ran out of candy! I have a big exam tomorrow and I'm only half done studying! Oh well .. what's happening on Reddit?"

                                [–]WK_of_Angmar 9 points10 points ago

                                It's not as clear cut as "if there are no gummy bears, I cannot study". Some people, like myself, just lack the willpower to study for any period of time. Incentives can hep encourage studying. Though I admit that this is a stupid idea as explained succinctly in this comment.

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                                  [–]coollettuce 75 points76 points ago

                                  You should randomize placement thereby using a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement. It's more effective.

                                  [–]boojieboy 17 points18 points ago

                                  Skinner is GOD

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                                    [–]chaoticbear 28 points29 points ago

                                    ::skim text, enjoy noms::

                                    Also what if you need to carry your book with you?

                                    [–]BedOnARock 28 points29 points ago

                                    Slam it shut and enjoy the juice later;)

                                    [–]TonyWonderslostnut 22 points23 points ago

                                    This is healthy for like 1 page.

                                    [–]Slanderous 22 points23 points ago

                                    how to get a degree and rotten teeth

                                    [–]Simba7 24 points25 points ago

                                    As somebody who absolutely loves candy - drink lots of water, brush teeth at least twice a day, floss. You'll be fine.

                                    [–]grape_juice_nigz 2 points3 points ago

                                    That may be so but still, do you want diabetes? Because this is how you get diabetes.

                                    EDIT: This was a joke guys, c'mon yall cannot be so serious about everything in life.

                                    [–]Thaumimicus 15 points16 points ago

                                    "Eating sweets and sugar does not cause diabetes,but eating a lot of sugary and fatty foods can lead to being overweight."

                                    [–]lolipopp 3 points4 points ago

                                    I thought that was a myth?

                                    [–]Simba7 3 points4 points ago

                                    If you eat a chocolate bar you will LITERALLY DIE OF DIABETES.

                                    Seriously man?

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                                        [–]chip812 14 points15 points ago

                                        My comprehension would suck... Because I would be concentrating on the candy!

                                        [–]Kezhia 13 points14 points ago

                                        LPT: how to effectively grease up every page of your textbook.

                                        On another note. When did LPT started doing links again? It feels like shitty karma whoring link LPTs are starting to spring up again.

                                        [–]Bartman383 3 points4 points ago

                                        Looks like a book on self help suicide for diabetics.

                                        [–]mhoop 6 points7 points ago

                                        Oh dear, this would be me: http://i.imgur.com/9HG22.jpg

                                        [–]Buttpoker 1 point2 points ago

                                        Diabetes and the education to know better; win win!

                                        [–]Lugash 4 points5 points ago

                                        How freaking fast can you eat gummy bears??

                                        [–]diath 4 points5 points ago

                                        LPT: How to hate gummy bears

                                        [–]DigitalChocobo 3 points4 points ago

                                        Reading two pages word-for-word isn't studying.

                                        [–]OptimusDimebag 1 point2 points ago

                                        What happened to text only posts? This is just a shameless grab at karma.

                                        [–]Ana_Thema 3 points4 points ago

                                        This is stupid and from 9gag you roaring purple cunt.

                                        [–]QarthVader 2 points3 points ago

                                        How do you apply this towards writing papers?

                                        [–]Cure_my_Addition 9 points10 points ago

                                        Tape a gummy bear to the monitor, without scrolling type until reaching the gummy bear.

                                        [–]e7seven 6 points7 points ago

                                        make sure to eat the tape as well.

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                                          [–]peolerson 3 points4 points ago

                                          Actually rewarding yourself with food is one of the worst study habits you can develop. Better study tip: After about 17 minutes of inactivity, the brain begins to shut down for sleep, which is why we start to fidget after about 15 minutes of sitting still. Every 20 minutes or so, get up and do something physical to keep the brain alert and more readily able to absorb information.

                                          [–]BreeMPLS 2 points3 points ago

                                          A headline in the near future:

                                          Research identifies cause of mysterious 'freshman fourty' weight gain

                                          and

                                          Diabeetus skyrockets; Wilford Brimley goes berzerk.

                                          [–]madcowga -1 points0 points ago

                                          diabeetus

                                          [–]piercedj316 2 points3 points ago

                                          DPT: How to study while developing insulin resistance.

                                          [–]yParticle 3 points4 points ago

                                          retention might be a problem...

                                          test answers:
                                          orange gummy bear
                                          blue gummy bear
                                          blue gummy bear
                                          red gummy bear

                                          [–]SirThomasFraterson 3 points4 points ago

                                          Do this with adderall and you will study forever.

                                          [–]Desmond___Hume 2 points3 points ago

                                          Now we're not even waiting longer than 1 day to repost things? jesus...

                                          [–]Phoequinox 0 points1 point ago

                                          Yeah, no. As someone who has a weak attention span for reading, this would only serve to distract me more.

                                          [–]CrisisOfConsonant 6 points7 points ago

                                          This would appeal to me more if those were shot glasses... but some how I think that plan would backfire.

                                          [–]willer2122 1 point2 points ago

                                          What if I were to go for a degree in dental hygeine?

                                          [–]AgnesAndTheBear 6 points7 points ago

                                          You can fill your own cavities for practice!

                                          [–]quanzilla 0 points1 point ago

                                          LPT: how to get diabetes before graduating university

                                          [–]tandras 2 points3 points ago

                                          That's pretty unsanitary. Who knows where those pages have been?

                                          [–]The_Hindu_Hammer 2 points3 points ago

                                          This is facebook spam. OP do you actually use this technique to help you study? Why is this here?

                                          [–]maedelo 2 points3 points ago

                                          Yeah I saw this on Facebook >1week ago.

                                          That and I think this is the stupidest study method possible.

                                          Look at words - eat thing - look at words - eat thing

                                          Oh! Look at how many things I've eaten! I've studied SO HARD

                                          [–]willer2122 0 points1 point ago

                                          American studying: Consume gummi bears, close book. it is much more efficient than staring at a page for 10 minutes.

                                          [–]walking_red 1 point2 points ago

                                          I do the same thing but with peanut M&Ms and at the bottom corner of every page instead of every paragraph

                                          [–]Warlaw 0 points1 point ago

                                          What about...scented flashcards. Eh? Ehhh?

                                          [–]Not_Kim_Possible 0 points1 point ago

                                          I wonder if this has anything to do with the two random gummy bears I found on the living room floor last night.

                                          [–]kobe24Life 0 points1 point ago

                                          This isn't a good tip, you'll just end up rushing or skipping a few paragraphs just to get to those damn gummy bears.

                                          [–]Stone_Swan 0 points1 point ago

                                          You just reminded me I have gummy bears in my pantry. Thanks!

                                          [–]shinzzle 0 points1 point ago

                                          I'm wondering how to do it with a kindle...

                                          [–]certainsomebody 1 point2 points ago

                                          Too bad gummy bears don't stick to computer screens.

                                          [–]solidslash 0 points1 point ago

                                          Study law - get fat.

                                          [–]TheDoctorIsCoolLike 0 points1 point ago

                                          Unless you have a used college book and you get to the few pages that kinda stuck together... that would end my study session pretty quickly.

                                          [–]KINGKRONG 0 points1 point ago

                                          I'd get 20 pages in and realize I didn't actually take in anything I read. Then I'd give up and just eat the rest of the gummy bears to make myself feel better.

                                          [–]BlaineCraner 1 point2 points ago

                                          Amusing idea, but terribly stupid. This belongs on /r/funny and not on "Life Pro" tips.

                                          If a gummy bear can motivate you more than the prospect of gaining useful, maybe practical knowledge, ensure a good future career or just passing the fucking semester then your priorities are fucked up.

                                          [–]syltmunken20 -1 points0 points ago

                                          i'm soooo gonna try this :D THANK YOU!!!!!

                                          [–]TrollDruid 1 point2 points ago

                                          I don't care for gummy bears but I accept suggestions.

                                          [–]davidzlocker3 1 point2 points ago

                                          ...I study on a tablet...I must find another way to do this. Maybe just eat after a paragraph.

                                          Then again external motivators (like money rewards) have generally proven to be poor motivators.

                                          [–]DeithWX 0 points1 point ago

                                          It's not working with math and programming

                                          [–]Supajin 0 points1 point ago

                                          Thank you! Finally a great LPT to get cavities easily!

                                          [–]AJam 0 points1 point ago

                                          yeah, bright and delicious treats are not distracting at all!

                                          [–]jimdanger 0 points1 point ago

                                          I used to make myself to 10 push-ups each time I missed a calculus problem.

                                          [–]elshizzo 0 points1 point ago

                                          I'm starting to think people are just trolling /r/lifeprotips to see how stupid the tips can get and still make the frontpage here.

                                          [–]Ramuh -1 points0 points ago

                                          If you aren't disciplined enough to study you are not disciplined enough to not just eat all the gummy bears right away.

                                          [–]smpx 0 points1 point ago

                                          You'd sugar spike after about 10 pages and crash, reducing your studying effectiveness.

                                          [–]DuneBadger 0 points1 point ago

                                          Good bye ignorance, hello diabetes...

                                          [–]peteyboy100 0 points1 point ago

                                          Thanks Pinterest

                                          [–]kyle2143 0 points1 point ago

                                          I feel like this is a catch-22. If you have the discipline to not eat them all at once then it's likely that you have to discipline to study without them.

                                          [–]iagox86 0 points1 point ago

                                          I wouldn't eat the gummy bears like everybody else says - rather, I'd try to read, and completely ignore it because I'd be thinking about the gummy bear.

                                          [–]eamantite 0 points1 point ago

                                          The only thing I'd end up retaining are gummi bears.

                                          [–]losercantdance 0 points1 point ago

                                          This is awesome.

                                          [–]diggerB 0 points1 point ago

                                          I tried this with joints, but didn't get very far...

                                          [–]jay0312 0 points1 point ago

                                          Can anyone else ID that book as Brinkley?

                                          [–]kkillahdailla 0 points1 point ago

                                          You would just think about attaining the bears as opposed to actually thinking about the material, and after a page or so you'll realize that you can just eat the gummy bears while studying anyway. This is more distracting if anything.

                                          [–]FahadC786 0 points1 point ago

                                          Don't do this, it will make you read faster but not actually absorb much information if any because you week be more concentrated on racing the gummy bear, and so you won't learn much and will just waste time

                                          [–]djloreddit 0 points1 point ago

                                          how to get fat faster

                                          [–]GiantKanen 0 points1 point ago

                                          I could see this working.

                                          Also blue gummy bears!?

                                          [–]lshevtsov 0 points1 point ago

                                          Carefully lay out evenly spaced gummy bears: 5 minutes.

                                          Read the page, consuming them in bursts of gluttonous rage: 1 minute.

                                          Rinse repeat.

                                          [–]Durpadoo 1 point2 points ago

                                          How to read it all fast without actually learning is what you meant to say.

                                          [–]KempoRage 0 points1 point ago

                                          belongs in r/shittylifeprotips

                                          [–]Ginganinja888 0 points1 point ago

                                          Other than just losing self-control and eating them right off the bat, what if this promotes just glazing over the words, then eating the gummi bear when you get to it?

                                          [–]grimebox 0 points1 point ago

                                          The main problem people have with studying is lack of will power. It requires will power to not eat all these gummy bears at once. I see a problem here

                                          [–]Khalku 0 points1 point ago

                                          How does this work with a kindle, or electronic copies of documents?

                                          [–]the_one_true_b 0 points1 point ago

                                          In psych class we learned that sugar helps stimulate brain function so having a sugary snack while studying helps you retain information.

                                          [–]LogeMephistopheles 0 points1 point ago

                                          I loathe gummy bears.

                                          [–]justgrant2009 0 points1 point ago

                                          That's not studying... that's just reading. There's a difference between studying something and just reading through it. I know some can remember things after only one read, but at that point, I would still only call it reading and remembering, not studying.

                                          [–]ElRed_ 0 points1 point ago

                                          Even if you followed it you would probably read it and not absorb any of the words. Read it just to get to the gummy bears.

                                          Jelly babies are better.

                                          [–]Malek4316 0 points1 point ago

                                          All this would do is make you want to read faster. If you really wanted to use the gummy bears to full effect, have a gummy bear for every correctly answered question.

                                          [–]Todomanna 1 point2 points ago

                                          This requires having self-control. If I had self-control I would study.

                                          [–]Gravitron3000 1 point2 points ago

                                          Mm! Piece of candy, Mm! Piece of candy, Mm! Piece of candy, Mm! Piece of candy, Mm! Piece of candy...

                                          [–]Psychomike 1 point2 points ago

                                          How To Study Longer:

                                          Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Diabetes

                                          [–]Ignite_My_Paradigm 0 points1 point ago

                                          How to get fat faster.

                                          [–]Magrias 0 points1 point ago

                                          Assuming you need to read an entire effing textbook. This is a little novelty idea that won't actually help you any more than normal, because it's just a different way of visualising the idea of rewarding yourself after completing something.

                                          [–]kluesy 0 points1 point ago

                                          Id just eat the candy

                                          [–]davebawx 1 point2 points ago

                                          LPT: put all the gummybears in a pile on the cover of the book, when you're done eating them you can study if you want.

                                          [–]PhewDog21 0 points1 point ago

                                          I hate gummy bears, but love bacon. Will it still work?

                                          [–]ReggaeRecipe 0 points1 point ago

                                          And get diabetes at the same time!

                                          [–]laurz 0 points1 point ago

                                          I would skim this reading and get distracted by the gummy bears. I'd be through several chapters without a clue as to what I just read, but full of gummy bears.

                                          [–]thecouchisonfire 0 points1 point ago

                                          That looks exactly like my old high school History book...
                                          If only I knew about this when I was taking that god-forsaken class

                                          [–]TFDFTW 1 point2 points ago

                                          I saw this on facebook 2 days before I saw this on reddit. What is the world coming to!?

                                          [–]tsells34 0 points1 point ago

                                          I study on the computer...Fuck.

                                          [–]catjuggler 0 points1 point ago

                                          Why place them like this when you can just do one per page, 5 per chapter, or something like that?

                                          [–]McRattus 0 points1 point ago

                                          This is a great argument against buying a tablet.

                                          [–]fool4surf 1 point2 points ago

                                          I thought the answer was adderall.

                                          [–]ChefExcellence 0 points1 point ago

                                          That seems like it would make me want to rush through it without taking the time to really absorb the information.

                                          [–]thatburneydude 0 points1 point ago

                                          Why not just eat the other gummy bears left in the bag.

                                          [–]Deedzz 0 points1 point ago

                                          May be stupid, but I can see this helping me..

                                          [–]gross4eva 1 point2 points ago

                                          actually saw this on FB before reddit. the universe must be out of alignment.

                                          [–]biggestliaronreddit 0 points1 point ago

                                          Unfortunately, what I study looks more like this

                                          [–]RBGForever 0 points1 point ago

                                          This popped up on my Facebook newsfeed first, I am disappointed Reddit.

                                          [–]I_SHIT_MIDGETS 0 points1 point ago

                                          How to get diabetes..

                                          [–]w4tts 0 points1 point ago

                                          Gameshark: get unlimited gummies without reading 802D860B 002F

                                          [–]Vslacha 0 points1 point ago

                                          I could get very smart and very diabetes.

                                          [–]kelseyleeanne 1 point2 points ago

                                          I'd be too distracted by the candy to really focus on the text. I'd probably be reading without really committing any information to memory.

                                          [–]electromonkey222 0 points1 point ago

                                          Yeah, this idea is totally fool proof.

                                          [–]Captain_Vegetable 0 points1 point ago

                                          I tried this and now my iPad screen is all sticky.

                                          [–]zerovampire311 1 point2 points ago

                                          I'm going to try this with shots.

                                          [–]BZuckerkorn 0 points1 point ago

                                          Replace gummies with bits of weed to fill a bowl with, and I'm down.

                                          [–]anjumahmed 0 points1 point ago

                                          A friend of mine is considering doing this something similar in an exam some time in the future. Where after every question that's complete, he eats a gummy bear.

                                          I don't know if that technique is both allowed and or helpful.

                                          [–]Landon9191 0 points1 point ago

                                          So rediculous. This gives the post from a few months ago about gluing Legos to your wall so you can hang your keys a run for its money.

                                          LOOK GUYS YOU CAN BE DISCIPLINED BY EATING JUNK FOOD WHILE YOU SIT ON YOUR ASS! GOD KNOWS YOU NEED TO REWARD YOURSELF BY ACTING LIKE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE!

                                          [–]xVIRIDISx 0 points1 point ago

                                          i only upvoted because i laughed

                                          [–]maraedits 0 points1 point ago

                                          I don't have the self control to do this right.

                                          [–]leBMD 0 points1 point ago

                                          When I get into the zone of studying, I'd be eating those bears fast enough to have a sugar high and then crash and forget what I was doing. This is one of the few times where speed reading does not come in handy.

                                          [–]RadicalAtheist 1 point2 points ago

                                          I am in my 4th year and last year of engineering, and it is unfortunate that only now have I appreciated learning, and only learning itself. I am not talking about getting high grades, or making money. I mean having fun studying. And now my school life is coming to an end, what a shame. If you don't really want to pick up your books and genuinely want to learn, what is the point of you going to school. Your just going to have a bad time learning in school, and going to have to apply those same principles at your job. If you really love learning in college, the rest of your life is going to be a breeze, considering your job will be in your field of study.

                                          I wish I could start my college all over again and really absorb every detail of information just for the sake of knowledge.

                                          [–]wsmithe 0 points1 point ago

                                          Fun fact: sour patch kids work too for those of you who like to get a little crazy!

                                          [–]sir_sprattacus 1 point2 points ago

                                          Also works with bumbs of cocaine.

                                          [–]Odatas 1 point2 points ago

                                          Yeah great by the time i get my master in electrical egeneering i am like 400 lbs and die because of an cardiac arrest...

                                          [–]Thizzlebot 0 points1 point ago

                                          Or a quick way to get fat.

                                          [–]cgoldsmith19 1 point2 points ago

                                          Adderal

                                          [–]Herocompany 0 points1 point ago

                                          Oh my god, I actually saw this on Facebook before I saw it here, that's a first.

                                          [–]ohWhat 1 point2 points ago

                                          It takes so long to place the gummy bears. It'd be much quicker just to eat the whole bag, then go on reddit.

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