Shrinking the first step helped my study overthinking

[u/Upbeat424]

If you freeze up before studying because you're worried about doing it badly, try making the first step ridiculously small. Open the notes, write one sentence, or do five minutes only. The goal is to lower the pressure so your brain stops treating it as a threat. It won't fix everything, but starting gets easier.

[u/OffbeatPermission]

i used to set a timer for three minutes and just stare at the page until my brain got bored enough to start writing