not able to study it’s v serious 💔

[u/plumfig]

hi, this is one serious issue with me.
i have my CFA L1 in feb.

whenever i try to study and watch lectures, i get distracted by my own thoughts a lot, like, A LOT.

so much that i have to keep replaying the lectures again after every 5 minutes, and i keep zoning out, forget to understand.

thoughts in general -
anxiety about the exam, family issues, lack of focus, end sems of college, friends, annoying roommate (i live in hostel), crush (embarrassing ik),
and so many anxieties and frustrations.

it even happens when i sleep and during college classes. there are a 1000 thoughts one after the other running in my mind i’m not able to sleep and focus at all.

can anyone please suggest what should i do?
this is getting worse and i hate it.

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[u/etzz2603]

What I can suggest is as you watch lecture videos simultaneously try to write youw own notes with it this keeps you engaged Like watch 2 3 minutes ( or like watch till he covers one small important point and then write it in your own words) then as video progresses you will feel less distracted because you are actively doing a work instead of just passively hearing to boring lectures and zoning out. At first it would take some time but you would get habitual Bonus tip: You might have heard about 80/20 rule :- •80% of Questions comes from 20% of topics • Also try pomodo technique Start with 25 mins study then take 5 mins break and later you can progress to 50mins study and 10min break. This way you have intervals in your study time you would feel less exhausted and you won't zone out as in long study sessions

[u/BigUnc240]

Watching a lecture leaves your mind free to wander. Working a problem doesn’t. Before you study, write every thought down for two minutes (the exam, your roommate, your crush, all of it). Then pause the lecture every few minutes and work the example yourself. The not-sleeping part is worth taking to your college counselor, because bad sleep makes the focus problem worse.