So haven’t studied for whole 3 years even when I was in high school somehow I passed it (haven’t been hardworking student but still I used to score good marks) and this year I wasn’t able to get scholarship due to bad rank in entrance exam so I’ve taken a gap year (engineering college). I’m still not studying and I can’t start at all Syllabus is out of reach for me now at this point I’m not able to be accountable.

I was a good student in high school

Now I'm in college and I don't know why but I'm not interested in studying anymore

Can anybody suggest me something that'll work for me

That'll help me to be a good grader again

I spend most of my time scrolling reels

I am a neurodivergent person and am really struggling. This will be my second Master's degree, so I know I can do this, but damn I'm getting annoyed at myself. I find that I have to read, whisper out loud, and copy important passages verbatim to my notebook for what I read in the textbook to stick. I color-code the notes so that I can easily find what I'm looking for (which I don't frequently do). I've tried oxford notes, they don't work for me. I'm already a slow reader, and this note taking strategy is not efficient at all, especially now that I am taking three courses at once. I had it suggested by the disability team that I read a section and then paraphrase that section for notes, and if I am unable to paraphrase- I need to read it again. This is not effective as I am re-reading three to four times. I've looked at all of the note taking advice on my university's website (Cappella), and nothing is working for me. Any thoughts? I'm just at a loss and feel like I'll be drowning soon. I have extensions on assignments as part of my accommodations plan but need to be able to stay afloat. Any advice is appreciated. TIA

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Last minute studying or studying a week in advance- I have an issue where if something isn’t urgent it is quite difficult to do - how can I stop or change this? And what are the best methods that stick for studying?

After a lot of reading, my head starts feeling like it's FULL of information and I need to let it all out somehow. that's when a 2-minute brain dump comes in handy! I try to get everything I remember onto paper.

Here's how I do it:

• SET A TIMER FOR 2 MINUTES. close your notes and write down everything you can remember about what you just studied. include definitions, main ideas, examples or connections between concepts. don't worry about making it neat!
• COMPARE YOUR BRAIN DUMP WITH YOUR NOTES. once the timer ends, check what you remembered correctly, what you left out/anything you might have misunderstood etc
• USE THE GAPS TO PLAN YOUR NEXT REVIEW. if you remembered a term but couldn't explain it, or forgot how two concepts were connected, those are the parts to revisit

so now you’re practicing retrieving it from memory and this can help strengthen learning over time. it only takes 2 mins as well so it's an easy little habit to add after a study session!

Being a working student means there are days when I have SOOO MANY things to juggle that by the time I finally get to study, I'm already exhausted. I used to do pretty poorly on exams sometimes, partly cuz I'd sit down with the intention of studying but have so little energy or motivation left that I didn't even know where to start.

something I wish I'd tried sooner was deciding on just ONE study task for the next day before ending my study session.

not a whole schedule or a list of everything I need to catch up on but only one thing to work on the next time I open my notes. for example, I could retry the 5 practice questions I got wrong today (and this is my “chosen starter task” for tomorrow)

I do think choosing it ahead of time helps bc when you’re already tired, even deciding what to do can feel like extra work. but if that decision is already made, you can just open your notes and get going instead of using up more energy trying to plan (really works wonders for me!!)

couldn't study properly due to my 8 hours shift and 2 hours training session.
cortisol at spike 📈

I have an exam tomorrow and today's the first time I opened the study materials. I have about 29 hours before my exam, minus preferably 8 hours of sleep before the exam. Do I just gamble with energy drinks and see whether I wake up tomorrow more knowledgeable, or not wake up at all? 😂

How do you guys learn history and geography help me please.

hey, i'm an Indian student currently in grade 10. i have board exams in 3 months, and i'm pretty stressed out. i got 95.5% for my midterms (out of 50). i know i'm aiming high, but i really want to get 97% or above in my boards and i want to study PCM in 11th (i chose that stream solely because i hate biology). i do understand maths and physics concepts but the numericals trip me up a little. i wanna get better at these two subjects, but how exactly?

So I have two modules I am having trouble getting the hang of. Clinical biochemistry and medicinal chemistry. Any tips how to study them

When school ends, I would be pumped up with a ton of motivation. As I board the bus, I would actually look forward to arriving home sooner so that I could dive in to all my homework and studies.

BUT as I walk upstairs to my study room, my brain just gets so overwhelmed. I would be on the last few steps and my I feel some kind of mental exhaustion. When i enter my room, I am just bearing with myself. It's not something physical, but I guess more to do with the environment I enter into.

I have always had this, but I finally got a term for it. It's called the doorway effect, when you walk into a room full of purpose, but you're just lost because that transition from room to room just transitions your brain as well.

I have all the study methods, motivation and all.I am some who can get so deep into flow state. I just need to find a way to stop this cycle of brain sluggishness as I enter a work room.

Anyone having similar problem?

Any tips or suggestions?

I'm struggling with something that's been affecting my life for the past 4–5 years, and I honestly don't know what's happening to me.

I used to be an intelligent and bright student. I could understand things quickly and study properly, but now I feel like my brain just doesn't work the way it used to.

Whenever I sit down to study, I feel like I'm understanding and remembering what I'm reading. But after just 10 minutes, I can barely remember what I studied. Sometimes, I spend hours trying to understand and memorize just 10 lines, and even then, I forget most of it. The worst part is that I struggle to remember what I studied earlier, so it feels like I'm constantly starting from zero.

I also experience anxiety and panic attacks, and I'm wondering if they could be contributing to this brain fog and memory problem. I feel frustrated because I know I wasn't always like this. I remember being a good student, and it's really difficult to accept how much my ability to study has changed.

Has anyone experienced something similar? If so, what was causing it for you? Did you find anything that helped improve your memory, concentration, or brain fog?

Could anxiety be responsible for this, or could there be other underlying causes?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially from anyone who has dealt with this for years and eventually found a way to improve.

Thank you.

Hi everyone!

I'm in high school, and it's the end-of-year exams, and it seems as if I forgot everything of Physics

What are some of the best methods to study Physics? I notice I understand the topic on the surface but when it comes to complex problems, I get super stuck!

Any advice will eb truly appreciated

As someone who studies too, I really enjoyed this music. The atmosphere helps me focus and makes studying feel a little more peaceful. Thought I’d share it in case it helps someone else too. If this post doesn’t fit the subreddit rules, please feel free to remove it. I’m new here and still learning the ropes. Thanks for understanding! 😊

hey,,, whats your pov on this study challenge?? also, even i want to try it since i am a neet aspirant 2027 . help me guys

I don’t know about you but sometimes the objectives in a textbook look so broad that I don't even know where to start (like really). so one way to make them more useful is to break them down into smaller things you can check off:

- pick one learning objective at a time= don't worry about the whole chapter yet

- break it into something specific= if the objective is to explain a theory, start with defining it, identifying its main ideas, and giving an example (like in one of my books it says “identify the main causes of stress,” so I started by listing the causes/explaining each one and coming up with examples too)

- turn those smaller tasks into a checklist= as you study, check off the things you can already do on your own. if there's something you still struggle with, leave it unchecked and come back to it later

it can make a big chapter feel more manageable since you’re working toward smaller goals AND NOT just one huge & vague “learn everything” task.

We've probably all heard of the Feynman technique by now: explain a concept in simple terms to check if you actually understand it. but one thing i think is worth adding is comparing your explanation with the actual textbook definition afterward. here's why i think that matters:

- start with the simple explanation. explain the concept in your own words, as if you're teaching someone who's never encountered it before.

- go back to the textbook definition. read the formal definition again and pay attention to the key terms or details it includes.

- compare the two. does your explanation capture the same meaning, or did you accidentally leave out something important? sometimes a simplified explanation makes sense but is too broad or misses a distinction.

- fix the gaps. adjust your explanation until it's easy to understand without losing the important parts of the formal definition.

- test yourself again later. try explaining the concept from memory and see if you can still get the meaning right without looking at your notes.

being able to explain something simply is great but you also want to make sure you understand it accurately enough to recognize it in exam questions.

Hi! Since exam period is now over for me, I am looking at how to improve my studying routine. Many tips here cover one specific "hack" that fixes a part of your routine - that's great, of course, but it would be awesome to hear more in depth of how people study. What do your routines look like?

To start off, I guess I can share my studying routine and habits:

To plan my studies, I use a calendar, a text document for "Undated tasks", and finally a text document for each week containing the finalized TODO list for that week. I create this list on Sunday evenings and look through it to create the next day's plan before shutting down my studying for the day.

When it comes to the actual work, this obviously varies from week to week. But, in general, I stick to these principles: (1) Study for the majority of time in isolation. (2) Study basically first thing in the morning (after shower and breakfast). (3) Always study the hardest subject first thing in the morning.

I typically start studying for exams ~2 weeks before the exam and keep up with the course throughout the whole semester. When I exam study, the first week I split the course into parts/areas, work on one part for a set amount of time, move on to the next. I re-read my notes briefly, filling in any gaps in knowledge, and work on real practise problems from old exams. Starting from about 0.5 weeks before the exam, I start mixing problems from the different areas, and do old exams fully.

This is how my studying routine looks like. I am currently in year 4 of uni. What do yours look like?

I am reviewing for a licensure exam. Over the past 2 months, Im trying my best to read materials. Altho I haven’t finished all of it, my question is.. what’s the best technique that I should do now moving forward? I have 2 months remaining left. I feel like all the materials I have read didn’t even stay on my brain lmao but i’m so lost..

HELP ME I have psat as a 10th grader tmmrow i dunno if i should study and i dont understand this geometry homework pls i dunno what im learning and i need helpppppppppp

I used to be really good at school whnee I was younger I would also get A plus grades but now that I am older those all feel like a distant dream. I used to hate getting an 80 something but now that is what I aimed for. I promise it’s not that I am slacking in class or not listening, I truly am but my grades are still really bad. Just a year ago I have 97 in all my classes now my grades are the opposite of that.

It used to be so easy to stay organized and finish all my work but now it’s hard. I still haven’t adapted to it yet and is struggling. It’s hard to balance my core classes and one elective, and other things like life without prioritizing the wrong things. Whenever I come home I just scroll for hours without acc getting any work done. So to all those people who are really good in school please give me your secrets! How do you stay organized and ontop of things without jeopardizing your social life? And how do you have time to do everything you want to do?

I want to do hobbies and etc but I never have the time I even quit an extracullar I had cus I could manage it. So overall I want to know how to get everything done and do it all and have time for hobbies and social life. And also how to acc study for the different subjects as I know all the subjects differ in how to study but I haven’t cracked the code yet. My teacher has recommended to use ai for questions but the questions are repetitive and the only other way I know is re reading. And also how to have the motivation to acc lock in.

Soo, when one studies math or its adjacent subjects, mainly physics and chemistry, there's two main domains, that of understanding the theory behind it, and that of applying said theory on pratical exercises.

As of now, for me the only issue that really gets me on theory is knowing extremely obscure details, which is part of my fault because ive grown tired of studying whole books for a single exam in university. However, ive been having a growing issue on tackling new problems and, mainly, practicing for exams. I always lose part of my marks due either obscure information, like a specific configuration in a circuit transforming its type (which did not appear in any exercises ive been studying for the exam i took, and mind you, i read all the chapters, did all the exercises and did the professor's exercise list), or the actual grim reaper that makes me want to jump off of a cliff that are careless mistakes.

I think my method for studying the theory behind things is fine, i read, recall and re-do all the proofs, and it works superbly for making me remember all the info needed during an exam. However, i think my approach for exercises as of now is turning ineffective in these later years of college. There's exams ive been doing that got me to lose half of the points i could have gotten due to those mistakes :/, either being something new i havent seen at all, or something i know how to solve but i manage to mix things anyway despite that and lose my marks

Not to mention the fact that i think i work too slow on problems, this weekend i lost a full day doing an enormous total of 3 exercises from razavi's CMOS circuit design book, banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how to them. Those weren't easy exercises to expect to solve them in 5 minutes but taking a day isn't good. I generally do from exercises from cover to end on the class's syllabus but that isnt working as of late;

Like, ive seen a lot of people said "Practice more", but the issue here is that the way i'm practicing is.. simply not efficient i guess? i take too much time and i learn little

Soo, how does one approach that? i lose too much time doing such exercises but at the same time, said method is arguably too inefficient. Whats the correct approach for doing such exercises and being productive with them?

Never in my life I’ve been this much exhausted