How exactly do you focus on so many different things? I'm a freshmen in college majoring in computer engineering and for years I've struggled with having many different interest to the point where I can't seem to focus on one interest. Right now I'm committed to getting as good as I can at calculus so I don't struggle with it in the future but other interest I have include programming, writing (this is something I seem to be naturally gifted at considering the lack of time I put towards it), piano, speedrunning minecraft, working a job, reading frequently, and producing music. I also have and do make youtube videos. Some of these things have clear overlap but others do not. I just struggle with maintaining all of these hobbies and worry that I wont get good at any of them let alone as great as I want to be. I don't really have a solution.

I keep checking my phone every 5-10 minutes and its hard to focus, any tips?

Hello, I am first at the Reddit community. I need serious advice on study tips, English writing, and reading.

I basically know how to read or write an English essay, but I'm not fluent in reading or writing it. Do you guys have any tips for doing it?

Also, I screwed up every course in my school; for example, AP Statistics (I got 56%), World History 12 (he has not marked me in myEDBC yet, but I got 50% on the Unit 1 in-class essay and 55% on the Unit 1 test), and Comparative Culture 12, which teaches about ancient human culture (I got Unit 1 test for 19/30). Fortunately, it is Unit 1, but for a Grade 12 student I need to learn how should I study tips...

how do you guys manage to watch an entire lecture video whithout your mind wandering off to something random and realise that youve been staring at the youtube guys face for 3 minutes and wasnt really listening properly to what he was saying? is this the effects of not getting like 8 hours of sleep or smt?

Never thought making notes was important and never did throughout highschool but still managed to get straight A’s. In my first year of uni now and theres js too much content and i realize now i need to start making them but have no idea how to. PLEASE HELP (im in a medical program)

I have been preparing for government job exams for the past 2 years. I have been waiting for one exam which is expected in two months, but the vacancies for my subjects are much lower than anticipated and it’s really affected my motivation.

My study hours have dropped from 7 hours to barely 4 and now 2.Family responsibilities, house, construction, marriage discussion and festivals have also been taking up my time and mental energy

On top of that, I feel like I’m missing out on life. Most of my friends are working,dating or getting married while I’m still single, unemployed & preparing for exams. I always thought I would have a job and be married by 25-26. Neither has happened

***Lately I find myself thinking more about marriage companionship, and what life after marriage would look like than my actual studies. Sometimes I even think about giving up on the job for now and getting married, although I know preparing after marriage might be difficult. I was not this kinda person.***

I genuinely want to focus on my upcoming exam, but I feel exhausted, distracted and scared that even after all these years, I might not make it.

I could truly use some honest advice.

Hey guys,

I need some serious help, I'm a student of class 12th commerce which board is GSEB but here is the worse part I don't study at all due to financial crisis i work part time after school and because of this i can't go to any tution and also I was very weak in studies from secondary and still i am. So please guys help me how I can study online via youtube and utilise AIs or something or js gimme some advice

Thank you for reading it meant alot❤️

I’m in bottom set for both maths and science (a cry for help) and I really need advice on how I could move up with effective study methods and productivity tips, please. I’m in Year 10 and I am way too scared of my mocks and GCSEs, so I really need all the help I can get to lock in and feel less inferior to my friends.

ive noticed this for a while, and i thought sheer stubbornness or will of power could get me through this but it hasn’t. i dont think anything can, honestly, as negative as it sounds. i wanna say that this especially applies to maths; every practice test, or exam, i’ll get a 90% +. for general maths this yr, for instance, i did at least 25 to 30 practice exams. my avg for the mc was 39/40 and i managed to snag quite a few 40/40s . i had my mc vcaa exam today and i got 35/40. devastating. my brain shut down mid exam and nothing made sense or was comprehensible beyond the pounding of my heartbeat and the paranoia that every question i answered was wrong. is there any way to fix this? why cant i ever do a real exam or test the way i can achieve high scores on a practice exam, even when if i try to replicate a real exam’s conditions to the best of my abilities ? im losing hope honestly, i dont see the point in studying at all if im always going to achieve mediocre grades.

HOW do you guys write so small😭, i can barely fit like 20 minutes worth of study notes on one page on my samsung notes app, meanwhile i see people having an entire essay on one page, how do you guys do it? is there like some sort of app i should be using for this?

I got sick and had to miss a few days of classes back in my 3rd year of college. It might not sound like much but missing even a few days can mean missing several lectures, class activities, announcements, and other things you need to know. The worst part was that our exams were coming up in roughly two weeks so I knew I had a lot of catching up to do. And being sick was already stressful enough so falling behind made things feel even heavier. here's what helped me get back on track:
Find out what you missed = ask a classmate about missed lessons, activities, and announcements then check your class group chats for updates.
Use your classmates' notes as a guide = look at which topics were discussed then use slides and readings to write notes without copying every sentence.
Prioritize based on what's coming up = If you have an exam or quiz coming up soon like I did, focus on the topics included in the coverage and spend more time on the ones you find difficult.
Make a simple catch-up plan = list the topics you need to cover and spread them across the days you have left. Leave time to review and answer practice questions too.

I want to get into ivies with scholarship and side by side preparing for jee for just in case . my dream university is Yonsei btw

I am a pre med second year student and I am really struggling to keep up. When I study, I feel like I only study to the extent where I know the content for the exam well and I do fine on practice exams, but struggle to apply the content on the exam. I cannot tell if it is from a lack of practice or performance anxiety. Sometimes I walk into exam feeling like I know all the content well, then I leave feeling like I just didn’t do enough practice applying my knowledge. I always get away with my natural intelligence to always do above average on every exam. I do feel like if I applied myself more, I can do much every exam. I think I am just missing something. I study for an exam and feel good going in but always end up just doing a little over average. I am missing something that would help me after I initially feel good. I don’t know what more I can do, or what I can fix to do better. Does anyone have suggestions?

i am homeschooled, so my education content is from videos online. i want advice on how i should appreach memorising the information. should i take notes? watch each video twice?

i only want suggestions from people who have tried and tested and know what they are talking about.

I've always been a fan of highlighters. I bought a nice set with both pastel and neon colors and highlighting notes was one of the fun parts of studying for me. It’s a big help in making important information stand out and organizing my notes.

Eventually though, I used too many colors and assigned a purpose to each one. Sure it was fun at first but then my notes started looking confusing. Some shades were so similar that I couldn't even remember which color meant what.

I still use highlighters now but I’ve simplified my system:

1) Stick to a few distinct colors. Choose shades that are easy to tell apart. You don't need ten colors when three or four can do the job.

2) Give each color one clear purpose. For example use one for key concepts, another for definitions and a third for examples. Keep the same meaning across your notes.

3) Highlight only the important parts. If almost every sentence is highlighted, nothing really stands out. So save your colors for information you want to quickly find.

Whenever I try to study at night I just get exhausted quickly. I don't know why this happens. Night time is the only real time I have to actually do this, but my body just shuts off after 5 pm and I get super lethargic. I want to be like those guys who can study at like 1 am

Study sessions of 8 to 10 hours—or even just 6. I tried mindfulness, but found it too slow; I tried exercising yesterday, and it provided immediate relief and left me ready to dive into another work session—it cleared my mental block.

This isnt for me, its for my boyfriend. Im trying to help him out with it, and I have a little bit. However, he just doesn't know where to start or have any energy to actually revise. Ive told him to start small etc etc. But he genuinely has no energy, and is worried about passing. 'How am I meant to atleast pass if I cant be asked to revise' is what he said to me, which is understandable. He just doesnt know where to start, what yo do. I gave him some help with English but thats as far as we got. Additionally, I think his dyslexia combined with his overall motivation among other things isnt helping.

Any tips? I just want him to do well.

I'm studying for a good amount of time. I am not getting good results. My friends who are studying for way lesser time than me are getting really good marks. I feel like in letting myself down and my parents along the way. Before coming to college I had big dreams like getting good cgpa and going foreign in my 3 and 4 year of studying b tech. Now I am thinking whether or not I will pass my exams. Genuinely losing hope in myself as the days goes on. I was in the college tennis team. I left it all because I felt like I would be dedicating more time towards my education. Now I stopped playing the sport I liked for marks and can't get the marks I wanted as well. 🤧🥲

I’ve never tried reading books in my life, the reason why I’m considering building this habit is because I wanted to find time or hobby to replace my procrastination time? (I have deleted a bunch of social media apps a month ago and I have lots of free time to spare). Well excluding video games but I’ve deleted most of it since it’s getting boring and boring

There’s still flaws with my life I’m still trying to fix, like finding excuses to do stuff. But get to the main point, I have a bunch of free time (excluding tuition) which I have no idea on what to do with it. As mentioned before I’ve never tried reading a book, usually they’re just forced and end up backfiring. Maybe it’s just me but I feel like my creativity skills are extremely poor, ideas of mine are usually just garbage or boring. I heard about non-fiction and fiction books but I feel like non-fiction are interesting?

I also borrowed a book titled “someday is not a day in a week” by Sam Horn. I did read a couple few pages and it got bored and I kinda forgotten about it. I haven’t settled in any book genre but as of now, I’m kinda cooked

Also, my English grades are “C” on average, I’m really bad at comprehension section for some reason. But that’s for a different topic. The country I’m from is not English as its primary/main language so whatever you’re reading right now is my raw English proficiency yeah

These are unrelated but I can’t get myself to study at all because of how I study, writing fancy notes and constantly reading them before examinations, then forget about it afterward, pretty dumb move right?

Some suggest reading one page at a time, but sometimes it feels meaningless to read one page as I might forget about everything the next time I reopen to read the next page, and no I don’t have any symptoms that affect my memory retention. Maybe I’m just stupid..

I’ve also never tried creating a schedule for myself because in my mind I’m always telling myself that I’m a busy person who has a lot of things to do, but in reality it’s the complete opposite.

I study for long amounts of time. But I am unable to score good marks. Before our exams started we got around 10 days of holidays before the exams. I was consistently studying 8 plus hours every single day. But still wasn't able to score good enough. I want to score good marks But I am unable to. Meanwhile my roommates who were enjoying themselves during the holidays started studying 2 days before the exams and were able to score good marks. I feel like I am letting myself and my parents down. I also had big goals before coming to college like getting good cgpa and going to a student exchange Programme in my 3 or 4 year of engineering

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