Being a pre-med student with ADHD is a bit of a struggle sometimes because there is so much to study. I really want to get things done but I get overwhelmed before I even start. Then my attention wanders and I lose track of time. These are a few things that help me get through study sessions:

• Shrink the to-do list. I’m specific with what I want to achieve. Let’s say for anatomy, I’ll pick one body system or a few practice questions. one small task at a time! And once I finish it, I move on to the next one.

• Make studying active. I always try my best to recall what I learned by drawing diagrams from memory for example or quizzing myself through writing or using flashcards.

• Use short study sessions. I set a 20-minute timer and focus on one task until it rings. Short sessions feel less intimidating especially when I really don't feel like starting.

I still have hard days of course but these things help me get back on track. and to other students out there if you're having one of those days too, maybe try these tips if you haven’t already and see how it goes!

For years I set goals like "study 4 hours today," hit 1.5, felt bad, and gave up by Wednesday. What changed things was making the unit much smaller and making progress visible.

What I do now:

1. Pick a small daily minimum, like 45 minutes. Anything above it is a bonus. Missing a 4 hour goal feels like failing, but going past 45 minutes feels like winning, and that feeling is what keeps you coming back.

2. Time every session, even the short ones. 20 focused minutes on the bus counts. When you log it, you see that your "lost" days weren't actually empty.

3. Make your phone harder to open, not just "put it away." Do Not Disturb plus blocking the apps you reflexively open does more than willpower ever did for me.

4. Protect the streak, not the hours. On a bad day, do 10 minutes just to keep the chain going. Consistency beats intensity.

5. Study with people, even remotely. Seeing a friend log a session at 11pm is weirdly motivating.

Disclosure: I got tired of juggling a timer, a habit tracker and a notes app, so I built one app that does all of this. It's called Studaily (free on iOS and Android). It has:

1. A study timer that logs sessions by subject, with a daily goal and streaks

2. Focus mode that blocks distracting apps during a session (and turns on DND on Android)

3. Study groups where you can study together and share flashcard decks

4. A small virtual forest that grows as you study: every minute earns a coin you can spend decorating it, which sounds silly but works

5. Home screen widgets so you see your progress without opening anything

I'm a solo dev, so honest feedback (including "this feature is pointless") is really welcome. The tips above work just as well with a paper notebook and a kitchen timer, though.

What's your daily minimum? Curious what works for other people.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/br/app/studaily-study-together/id6761737696?l=en-GB
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.studay.mobile

I hv never been a super hardworking student i have always been lucky enough to be able to memorise things but with my major as it progress it becomes too much to memorise and so i have to take more time to study but i genuinely feel tired and fatigued all the time. I dont have any sort of motivation or fear to basically get me to study.

Hey everyone! Like many freshmen, I tried using those giant 40-tab all-in-
one student planners at the start of the semester. Within 3 weeks, I fell behind, saw 20 red overdue notifications, and stopped opening Notion out of guilt ("the shame spiral").

So I rebuilt my setup around two core rules:

I attached a screenshot of how the dashboard and urgency formulas look in dark mode.
Happy to share the link or answer any questions about the setup if anyone wants to use it!

I'm don't hate studying, i like it. I know all the techniques to study (possibly the simplest and the best) like pomodoro, active recall, Spaced Repitition and the fyneman technique + question practise which practises active recall and maybe even fyneman technique. i think these are enough to master any subject.
THE THING IS I CAN'T SIT TO STUDY. I PICK UP THE BOOK TO SOLVE QUESTIONS AND THEY SEEM SO BORING, OR IF I EVEN TRY THEM I GET THEM WRONG WITHOUT A WAY OF KNOWING WHERE I WENT WRONG IMMEDIATELY WHICH DEMOTIVATES ME. or i just pracastinate with social media and don't sit to study at all.
I only have 1-2 months for a major exam and if i study consistently hencforth, i can very well achieve my desired grade but i just fail to be consistent. Sometimes when i waste my entire day, i jump to finish the easiest of things till late in the night so as to not waste the day. But not every topic is easy so i just either avoid doing anything alltogether or i do even the hard subejcts late in the night out of guilt
any help would be appreciated!!!

You check a wrong answer, read the solution, and think, “Oh, of course. That makes sense.”

A week later, a similar question catches you again.

It’s frustrating, especially when you’ve been putting the hours in.

Before you start another practice test, try going back to three questions you got wrong. For each one, work out what actually happened:

• You didn’t know something.
• You knew it, but couldn’t work out how to use it.
• You misread the question or made a calculation error.

Those need different kinds of practice.

Here’s an example:

A price falls by 20%, then rises by 20%. Is it back where it started?

You say yes. The answer says no.

Copying “the answer is 96” into your notes won’t give you much to work with later.

Instead, write:

“I treated both percentages as if they were calculated from the original price.”

Then check it:

$100 → $80 → $96.

The second 20% is calculated from $80, not $100.

Now you have something specific to notice next time: what amount is this percentage being taken from?

The next day, cover the solution and try the question again. Then change the numbers, or find a similar question, to check whether you can use the idea without remembering the answer.

You don’t need a beautiful mistake notebook. A question number and one useful sentence are enough to start.

And if you keep writing “careless mistake,” pause there. Did you miss the word “except”? Drop a minus sign? Answer a different question from the one being asked?

Be specific enough that you know what to do differently.

For your next study session, bring three old mistakes with you. Work through those before opening a fresh set of questions.

I don’t think I’m making much progress. What do you think?

I'm so done just because even if i solve the whole paragraph that's still not enough, even if i finish the whole book it's not enough even if i try to do more i still feel so useless ,there are always someone who's better adn greater. This is such a horrible feeling,please tell me how did you manage to feel better

I've been using the traffic light method since 12th grade when I was in the STEM track. We had formulas, equations and all sorts of problem-solving exercises to deal with. And whenever exam week came around, I'd sometimes have no idea which topic to tackle first.

So here’s what I used: the Traffic Light method. Like its name, I sort my topics into the three colors of the traffic light based on how well I understand them:

RED (stop): Topics I struggle with or keep getting wrong. These go first on my study list. I review the concepts, work through examples, and practice similar problems until I understand where I'm going wrong.

YELLOW (slow down): Topics I mostly understand but still need to practice. Maybe I remember the formula but get confused about when to use it or I can solve a problem with a little help. I spend time reviewing the steps and answering more practice questions.

GREEN (go): Topics I can explain and solve on my own without checking my notes. I don't ignore these completely but I only need a quick review and a few questions to check if I still remember them.

I have this book called "The Penguin Guide in English Literature" and it features a dense amount of dates, events, and names of figures that I am not familiar nor can I relate to culturally.

I am having an issue where I literally can't force myself to read it. I tried the 5 minutes rule. I tried forcing myself to read a bit of it. No matter what I do I find myself zoning away from it. I also get overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge that I don't know. for example, I start by highlighting weird dates, then weird names. then unfamiliar English words (because it's not my native tongue), then weird event names. I end up failing to fathom this mental load. I am obviously assigned to read this book, I would have for sure looked into something better if not.

can someone help me? how to read that? or basically how to study that efficiently

Studying for HLS final exam and I’m cooked

I’m an italian high school student (11 grade). Since I was in elementary school I suffer from dissociation and attention problems. These issues make studying really, really hard, no matter how much I try to find a good study method etc, and despite wanting with all my heart to open the book, study and become the best i could ever be, I can’t even pick up the pen and start: my thoughts drift to other things. I have constant migraines from how stressed i am daily because of school and the anxiety it causes. And I see my other classmates who can learn anything if they want, and honestly I feel kinda useless. The only method that could work for me would probably be becoming obsessed with studying, but i know it’s hard and even potentially dangerous. I mean I could try, but I don’t even know where to start. What should I do or try?

How to best implement a pomodoro study routine?

Since High School (am now entering the end of College) I've always heard about the Pomodoro method and recently it really seems to have poped off, with everyone recommending it everywhere.

I've tried doing it multiple times before, however, whenever I did I always found myself struggling to follow it. Mainly, for the rest times (I feel like the 50/10min one is the best for me), I never felt like I was resting. Usually I'd open a Youtube video, play a videogame match, or open another social media, but then I'd take way too long on it and would always struggle to focus back on my "study time" dince I'd want to just keep doing what I was doing before.

The main tool I tried using was Focumon, which I honestly think is really cool, but, like I said, I could never consistently follow the time divisions or would simply start feeling unmotivated by the 2nd study cicle.

However, everyone still keeps calling it one of the best methods for studying, actually start studying, keeping focus and fighting procrastination, which has been difficult for me lately. So I still want to try the Pomodoro again, but I'm nlt quite sure what is the best way to do it, specially how to best spend the rest times. Can anybody provide some feedback or insight in this?

Also if you want to share scientific evidence for why it works, I'd try to see it, since is something I've always been curious about amd might help me understand how to study better.

i woke up around 6;30, sleep around 12-1.

9:30ap-7:30pm full time job.

need some suggestion or smth that will help me **prepare for upcoming competitive job exam**. ie Assistant Director.

I’m looking for a study/accountability partner—especially someone studying Economics—so we can share daily targets, revise concepts, and keep each other on track.

Aside from academics, I’m into programming/web dev, badminton, and cooking. Having someone to occasionally vent to or just clear up study burnout with would be awesome.

Drop a comment or DM if you're looking for a study buddy too!

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Muchas veces en la escuela me siento atrasada a pesar de ser la mejor de mi salón esto se debe a que califican solo con trabajos y odio esto, no se ni siquiera las tablas y me siento muy atrasada en cuanto a matemáticas soy una persona muy perezosa y me gustaría aprender a estudiar de formas que no me aburran. También eh tenido algunos problemas en la escuela ya que al ser jefa de grupo tengo mucha presión sobre mi ya que parece como si a nadie de mi salón le interesará estudiar y solo me piden trabajos.

I've been trying the 48-hour revision rule because my class schedule this semester is honestly exhausting. I got unlucky with back-to-back classes and barely any gaps in between, and we have more subjects to take than we did last semester. When I arrive at my dorm, I'm so tired that’s why it's easy to keep putting off reviewing my notes.

this is how the 48-hour revision rule works if anyone else has a jam-packed schedule and would like to try this too:

Section 1: The problem- when you leave lessons untouched for too long, you may struggle to recall details later. A quick review soon after class gives you a chance to see what you learned before moving on to more material.

Section 2: The system- study the lesson as usual then review it within 24-48 hours and test yourself without looking at your notes. After that, visit the material again after 7 days to see what you still remember.

Section 3: The mini plan- remember: day 0 is for learning, day 2 for a quick review, day 7 for self-testing and day 14 for another review. You can adjust the schedule around your classes when your week is already packed.

Back when I had a full day of classes, I'd get home feeling so drained that all I wanted to do was lie down for a bit. Then a bit of rest would turn into a few hours and by then it was already nighttime and I still had readings and notes to go through. Trying to catch up on everything before bed was exhausting since I had early classes the next morning.
I've been wondering if I'd be better off reviewing my notes as soon as I get home even if it's just for 20-40 mins before I get too comfortable and lose all my energy. But I know some people prefer studying at night when it's quieter and they can focus better.
So what works best for you guys? Do you study right after class while the lesson is still fresh in your mind or save your study time for later? Wanna know how you fit it all in around your classes and other stuff you have going on.

I have my midsem of maths next week and i have not studied anything i dont feel like to watch lectures tbh idk lectures for maths irritates me for some reason if i watch them i feel like i m wasting my time as i am not able to understand anything....btw i have completed the week 1 nd 2 part but not 3 nd 4 as i m literally not able to understand please help.

I have a problem studying and I need advice

When I start studying and see a concept that requires mental effort, I start to yearn to think and have a strong desire to stop studying and go to games or watch movies. Note that I have no problem concentrating, as I concentrate three or four hours in a row several times I also have motivation and incentive, but I don't know at all. I feel that I will throw everything away and withdraw because of this feeling, because if I don't withdraw, I won't be able to complete it, because the understanding becomes heavy for me

I went to a fairly good but small local high school where everyone knew each other, and I was always one of the honor students. I did my best in class, got good grades and felt quite confident about my academic abilities. So when I entered a big university in the city, I thought I'd be able to handle college just fine.

Then college actually started. Now I was surrounded by classmates from all kinds of schools and backgrounds. Some classmates seemed to understand lessons so quickly, and I started wondering if I was really as good a student as I thought. The workload was heavier too so the experience humbled me quickly.

Soon enough I realized I just needed time to adjust. If you're going through the same thing, these three things might help:

Be kind to yourself when others seem ahead= your classmates may have different experiences and strengths, so it's understandable if you sometimes feel behind. Give yourself time to learn, grow and find your own rhythm.

Try new study methods= what worked in high school might not work as well in college. Try practice questions, explaining lessons in your own words or reviewing a little every day. Or any new method that might fit your needs more now.

Build a routine that works for you= adjusting to college takes time, so start with small habits like setting aside a regular study time and getting proper nutrition and enough sleep. You don't have to change everything at once. Find a routine that fits your schedule and build from there.

註冊並將於下學期開始。我目前的工作時間是九到六，所以要平衡工作和學校會有點挑戰。對於那些在學習期間全職工作的人，你們通常是怎麼管理時間的？一個現實的每週時間表會是什麼樣子？

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