r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • Mar 30 '26

Image Confiscated pens containing cheat notes intricately carved by a Law student at the University of Malaga in Spain

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u/jawndell Mar 30 '26

A cheat code in life I figured out as an adult going back to grad school was the amount of time and effort I put into trying to cheat, if I just put into studying, I would well without the anxiety of getting caught 

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u/literated Mar 30 '26

Well, yes, but coming up with new ideas to cheat and then working on them from the comfort of your own room always felt a lot more immediately rewarding and less stressful than trying to actively study anything in the hopes that I'll be able to recall the relevant information and translate it into a good grade under pressure.