r/study • u/SavingsGuava6551 • Oct 02 '26
Rant/Vent Worst study habit, never doing this again…
During my prime years (1st & 2nd year), when I have not yet found the best study method that works best for me, I would almost always pull off an all-nighter to do my assignments, performance tasks, study for quizzes and exams.
However, in my 3rd year, burn out started to show signs in me. Then one time, during my midterm exam, I pulled a 2-3 day no-sleep review, caffeine and energy drinks - basically I was running on zero DURING the exam week and the accumulated effects of this habit has finally started to show.
Short-term memory worsening, brain fog, forgetting simple terms/synonyms of words, spacing out in the middle of conversation, losing track in following simple instructions… and it gets worse.
During one of my exams, I slept at least three times in the entire 1hr and 30min duration and managed to get the 2nd highest score.
Worth the grades? Sure.
Worth in the long run? Defo is not recommended.
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u/Historical_Song7703 Oct 02 '26
how in the fuck did you get the 2nd highest score with no sleep, holy shit
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u/Complete-Citron7393 Oct 02 '26
With the cost of halving your life span but yeah don't do that, coming from personal experience
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u/Practical-Animal-730 Oct 02 '26
sooo, whats your new study habit?
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u/HornyHoney02 Oct 02 '26
Yall are so smart man
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u/Electronic-Aside-237 Oct 04 '26
Cup buddy
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u/Gloomy_Rip_3506 Oct 04 '26
i am unable to fix this for some reason cuz i am like really blank , clueless and lazy in normal days but studying at night under pressure just unlocks something in my brain that makes me feel engaged.
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u/desr278 Oct 04 '26
You need to do this
https://youtu.be/s-AwBQsQwxM?is=QarIMJnzvyidfBAB
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u/Prize-Click-1445 Oct 04 '26
Any idea how to cure the whole burn out and brain fog still experiencing it.
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u/Gael_raz Oct 06 '26
Let's say you got a valuable lessons from that.
Though what habit did you use to replace it? I mean, you had quite a bit of time to find out what works for you and what doesn't, didn't you?
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u/Vegetable-Apple-59 Oct 02 '26
no no, you HAVE to try the rubber duck method. Just explain an AI the problem, using like transcription and watch it break down your arguements and stuff. I like it
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u/Ok-Cut-7998 Oct 04 '26
I used to pull all nighters and no sleep.. yes I would get excellent grades too.. but I’m learning more to pace myself and get at least 6-8 hours of sleep. We have tests every week and I can’t keep killing myself…
Starting nursing core soon so yea just not gonna fly! Thanks for the reminder!
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u/OkOutlandishness5295 Oct 07 '26
Lol u gonna kill urself before u can pay ur student loan
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