"Back when I first started with the OU with D821 (Exploring the Psychological World), I studied on the sofa with my laptop toasting my knees, and my books spread around me like some sort of nightmarish lily-pad.
"I knew, even as I wrote my first TMA, that this wasn't to last. By the time I was writing my ECA, I had at least graduated to the dining room table. My knees were safe, but everyone I lived with was fed up of having nowhere to eat. I knew I had to make a proper OU space somewhere, complete with desk, lamp, conveniently located power outlet and whatever other mod-cons I thought I would need."
Read the full blog post and find out how James, a 24-year-old MSc OU student - who is doubling up on courses with D844 and D849 - has created a perfect study place help him focus.
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Nesting: A study space to survive doubling up on courses
Tweet"Back when I first started with the OU with D821 (Exploring the Psychological World), I studied on the sofa with my laptop toasting my knees, and my books spread around me like some sort of nightmarish lily-pad. "I knew, even as I wrote my first TMA, that this wasn't to last. By the time I was writing my ECA, I had at least graduated to the dining room table. My knees were ...
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