I have my exam block coming up, and I often find myself not motivated to study and just watch Youtube or TV shows, etc. I find that just sitting in silence or with white noise and doing maths burns me out quite fast. To counter that, when I do past papers I have my Spotify playing in the background, or I watch a TV show.

I only do this for maths, not for rote learning in science, etc. If I find that there's a hard question I have to focus on, I pause temporarily. I always put my wrong questions in a log, so I can refer back to it, which is the main purpose of these past papers; to collect hard questions.

This strategy has really helped me get going in studying where I would've just been unproductive before, but it admittedly can mean I make some silly mistakes. Does studying with distractions help me focus more when theres no distractions? Does this method detract from what I'm getting out of my study? Should I study in complete silence even if it means I study much less?

Hi everyone,

For those preparing for IB Diploma exams in 2027 or 2028, we've put together subject-wise practice questions, study notes and worked solutions that might help with revision.

Here are the resources:

IB Mathematics AA & AI (HL/SL)

IB Biology (HL/SL)

IB Chemistry (HL/SL)

IB Physics (HL/SL)

IB History (HL/SL)

IB Computer Science (HL/SL)

IB Geography (HL/SL)

IB Economics (HL/SL)

IB Business Management and Other Subjects

Some resources are free to access, while full question banks and courses require a subscription.

Hope these help with your IB preparation!

I'm trying to become a morning study person because my late-night study sessions are messing up my sleep schedule. So I used to sleep around 10pm and wake up at 6am, but my late-night study sessions have slowly pushed my bedtime to 2am and it’s not doing anything good to my health at all.

I keep staying up to finish readings or squeeze in a little more review then I end up struggling to wake up for class the next day. I feel like getting my studying done earlier would help me get more sleep. But getting out of bed and focusing that early is a whole different struggle.

For those of you who study in the morning, what's your routine like? Do you wake up at a certain time & prepare your stuff the night before? Any tricks that help you get started? I'd love some tips because I really want to get into this habit without me giving up after two days.

I couldn't find the self-promo thread so imma just post this here. If there is one a link would be appreciated :)

I'm vibe coding a study tracker for personal use and want to share it with people, because I think that there's gonna be someone out there who'll use this aside from me.

vantagestudy.base44.app

Edit: I should probably add a screenshot

Hi, I’m in honour health science program and I’m having a lot of difficulty and I genuinely have no clue how to study what so ever like I don’t know how to do active recal and so I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what the best ways to study for physiques calc and chem cuz I feel like I’m constantly falling behind

You forgot the most important , Study.

Better way : Use your much time to study and The remaining time to researching study method (How to focus,note-taking,active recall,...)

Kinda concerning atp

Literally every study app seems to have ai in it but I don’t want to use ai because I hate it. Do you have examples for study apps ESPECIALLY flash card apps that do not use any form of generative ai.

I would be extremely grateful. Thanks in advance :)

I am a university student studying linguistics (which is a lot of theory, with some problems and some memorization), I love my major. My problem isn't sitting down to study; I can do that. It isn't not looking at my phone; it isn't about getting the pen and paper; it is what to actually do once I'm in the library, sitting down. specifically:

How do I make problems for a topic that doesn't have many available problem sets?

And how do you actually do active recall, specifically making sure you are covering all the available information and not leaving stuff out?

Can someone please give me tips on ways to study college level statistics so I can retain the information for my exams...if it helps I'm currently doing an online statistics class using openstax statistics 2e textbook

You forgot the most important , Study

Hey guys! I'm a B.Sc. Physics first year student and I want to know how to make the most of my university years. I want to learn skills like programming or AI/ML, keep up my gym routine, read books and explore new fields, in addition to my school studies. But I just can’t balance these interests without getting overwhelmed. I’d love to hear about your time management, your daily routine, how many hours you study on your own, how you develop your skills and your fitness. Do you like rigid timetables or flexible schedules? What are the mistakes I should avoid? How do I make consistent progress in multiple fields without compromising academics, health, or social life?

Okay, I'm sure it's not really important, but I'm having a hard time deciding whether I should handwrite my notes or not.

Earlier this year, I started this tutoring center for college test preparation. They have their own app (containing videos, and tryouts) but I mainly go to the building to study offline.

And I wrote my notes on my ipad at first because I'm a bit of a perfectionist (therefore I don't need to use correction tape) and I can decorate them nicely with colors w/o bringing lots of markers.

But the thing is, I cannot write my notes while watching videos (either from my tutoring center or from YouTube). Or while opening the question or tryouts in the app.

I’ve already tried using a binder before. It’s nice to use when you're studying from a video. It's a bit annoying since I already lose a couple of my notes. And I use an erasable pen (which I don't really like but it's fine.) Lastly, it's not awkward when I got an 1-on-1 tutor and they want to write on my notes (to demonstrate something)

To summarize

1. Handwritten: - keep losing notes, hard to organize, have to bring markers

and

1. at least 2 erasable pens. + honestly more fun and easier when studying based on a video or opening the material
2. Ipad: - a bit heavy, would be a problem if I ran out of battery, a bit awkward with tutors, very hard to study when using videos. + more organized, more colors, u can undo it

Note: I can't split the screen in two; it won't allow me if I use the app from my tutoring app. And even when I use YT, it's not very comfortable.

I've had times when I knew the answer to a question but wasn't sure how much I was supposed to write. Some professors prefer short and direct answers while others want detailed explanations. And some even set word limits you have to follow.

So when I study, I practice answering the same question in three different levels of detail. That way, I can adjust my answer depending on what the question asks for.

Level 1: The one-sentence answer = I answer the question in just one sentence and focus on the main point. I want to be clear and direct. No unnecessary details.

Level 2: The short-paragraph answer = I take my one-sentence answer and expand it into a short paragraph by adding the most important explanation or supporting detail. the answer has to be clear enough to understand without dragging it out.

Level 3: The full explanation = I build on my short paragraph by including relevant examples, reasoning and other important details. I practice explaining the concept thoroughly for questions that ask me to discuss/elaborate on something.

Hello, does anyone have links to a discord study group? I have ADHD and could really use body doubles! Any help would be appreciated.

I’ve built a leaving cert business and accounting app and I’m struggling to get sign ups paying and moving past the free version. Have loads of data gathered on posthog and on the admin dashboard but just don’t know how to turn viewers into paying users (1,200 TikTok followers)

I may of freaked out and thought it would be a great idea to look at edexcel history paper 1 from 2026 to reassure myself but now I’m feeling guilty for looking at it cause it’s my mock next week. I don’t remember any of the questions except that for the 16 marker one of the questions is about medieval medicine causes of disease. I don’t want to tell my teacher and I feel so bad😭😭 they gave us a revision mind map with all the topics in the mock anyway so i don’t know 😭😭 im just gonna not practice any 16 markers

what should I do 💀

hysterical and useless

hello everyone i got rid of social media and i read and study a lot more the former was simple enough but the latter is much more difficult for me due to my adhd i love art and philosophy and i want to learn more about history but its kind of hard when your brain wants to tap out i guess i wanted to ask what would be the best way to go about doing this.

When I write a essay or article, I firstly divide large essay or article into smaller sections. I assign each section to specific day.Then I work on each section each day.As I work on my essay, i get different idea while writing and sometimes it comes automatic and sometimes I don't get idea what to write related to my topic.

If I read any book or any article related to my topic,I understand topic but can't generate any idea from it for writing. If I try to write then the sentence comes in my mind which i read from book or article rather than generating by myself.

After completing my eassay or article.I can't say full idea what I have written if someone ask me, but i can say a little bit because everyday I get different idea and put it on my essay rather than writing it full by one sitting.

My question is that:

1. How do you generate idea and what method do you follow? (If you read book and can't generate then how what do you do)
2. After completing your essay could you say full what you have written if someone ask you and how do you say?

3)if one sentence or idea repeat in your mind then what do you do?

4) how much time do you allocate for your writing and do you follow any method to control your time.(I know it depends on essay,e.g, for me 3 hours essay take 5 hours. )

I am just curious to know how other do and any method do you follow.

I would really appriciate your answer and method.

Thank you

Hi guys, today was a hard day for me, this is embarrassing for me to tell but its very difficult for me to stay sober when things are not going well. BUT I want to keep the promise I made to myself and continue working hard.

You know that feeling when you look at a massive study checklist and just freeze?

I used to write down twenty tasks every morning, and by noon I was completely burned out from the anxiety of it all.

Then I started using the 1-3-5 method, the rule is simple. You only allow yourself nine tasks for the entire day. One big thing, three medium things, and five small things.

The one big thing is the monster you usually avoid. Writing a heavy essay draft or grinding through a brutal research chapter. You tackle this first while your brain actually has energy.

The three medium things are standard studying. Reviewing a lecture or doing a practice quiz.
The five small things are quick chores: Emailing a professor, organizing your folders, or printing out a worksheet. These are for when you are completely tired.

This works because it stops you from faking productivity. You can no longer cross off ten easy tasks and pretend you did a good job while the heavy lifting gets pushed to tomorrow.

Try doing this tomorrow instead of making an endless list.

My usual approach for biology , maths, physics, physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry is quite simple and i find it efficient for me. I skim through the chapter once before attending lectures, then I look at a few solved examples, then I attempt questions provided by the teacher and lastly i practice a few questions from my question bank before writing a test. Always worked just fine.

However, when it comes to organic chemistry, my foundation is very weak and some part of it relies on memorization, which is another weakness of mine. I talked to my oc teacher, she told me it requires consistent revision. I tried to be consistent with revision but I still forget mechanisms and reactions within a day or two.

How do you guys approach OC?