I (m17) have adhd and have been struggling to learn. It takes 3 hours for me to learn a single page of moderate difficulty because my mind wanders off. I have recently been diagnosed with it and don't have much time to experiment because I have my final exams in 2 weeks. My parents are refusing me to take any medications. Any advice would make me feel deep gratitude towards you.

I’m reading Atomic Habits right now, and it’s super interesting, but I feel like I’ll forget most of it in a few weeks. What do you do to actually remember and use the stuff you read? Do you take notes, highlight, or something else?

Completed the 5 hours like I had planned, forgot to post it yesterday lmao :)

Hi everyone! This is the Accountability Thread where people can list what they need or want to accomplish today and have everyone else help keep you accountable to do them. So, in general, a post will look like this:

Things I have to get done today:

1: Post Accountability Thread

If I had more to do that I had not completed I would list them and update this when these things were complete.

Also, if I saw someone doing something that I happen to be well-educated or have some sort of expertise in I can offer support or help on the topic/task.

The thread is a versatile one, use it in a way that helps you and others stay on task!

Happy studying!

I’m so curious how you guys manage to study, keep a clean house, work, and look after animals all at once. I am a mature student (25) so I’m taking care of a house and animals (and boyfriend) while also working and taking classes. I’m finding it overwhelming. I’m just wondering how those of you in similar situations make time for everything? I also value having time for myself and I’m finding that even difficult. I’d love any and all advice. Thank you!

Ever feel like your to-do list just keeps growing, no matter how much you work? You’re not alone. Here’s why it happens and how to actually get things done:

1. You overestimate what you can do in a day

• The brain loves optimism, but reality hits different.
• Instead of cramming everything, focus on 3 priority tasks each day.

2. You don’t time-block your work

• Just saying, "I'll do it later" = It never gets done.
• Try setting specific time slots for each task. Even better? Use a Pomodoro timer to work in focused sprints.

3. You get distracted way too easily

• Your phone, social media, random thoughts—it's endless.
• I use Pomodoro Grande, a Chrome extension that blocks distractions while helping me stay on track with timed focus sessions. Seriously, it's a game changer.

4. You start but don’t finish

• The hardest part? Sticking with it.
• Break tasks into smaller steps so you get a sense of progress instead of feeling overwhelmed.

5. You don’t hold yourself accountable

• No deadline = no urgency.
• Try telling a friend your goal or writing it down somewhere visible.

What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to finishing tasks?

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Hello everyone. Hope I am not intruding.

I am playing around with an idea of a bot that would support self learning. User could upload a study material and the bot could ask you a quiz or open ended question. It could also create a study plan and offer spaced repetition algorithm to proactively interact with a user. What do you think?

If you would like to give it a try I have a very early dev version of Telegram bot available : @StudyKnotsBot

What would be your killer feature? What would make you use this kind of tool?

i have my finals in 20 days ans really need to lock in but i keep getting lazy and tired mid way and overwhelmed. Any advice on being able to study for long hours and retaining the information?

can someone pls tell me how should i start writing an essay? im a first yr student and j got assigned an essay that is due in a month. how should i start writing bcs there are soo many resources in google scholar with soooooo much info. how should i choose what is relevant and what is not. i rlly want a good grade

heyyy, i wanted to ask that after learning content heavy lectures, if i brain dump wtv i rmbr on a paper is it an effective way to retain infoo? bcs i i only have 2 months until my exams and too much content to learn and i also have an essay and an assignment due in a month so i dont wanna waste time

I can’t explain it but sometimes when I’m studying it feels like my brain is just hollow, a void. Like I can’t even recall or comprehend what I just read or conjure up any answer

how you guys deal with hostel stress with studies mainly with intolerable roommates?

hm 2 weeks in

What gives?

I've been in my course for basically 1 year and a half but realised I don't really have a proper study method, I've just been winging it when it comes to my assignments and doing good but it isn't feasible for the long term.

I have an iPad which I bought for studying like 2 years ago but still haven't properly used it, I just feel like such a boomer and can't pick which platform to use for studying so I have like 5 different ones which overwhelms me even more 😭. But I do want to start using it effectively as otherwise it feels like a waste.

On the other hand, I was wondering if I should just give up with iPad and laptop and just do the old fashioned pen and paper, print out any reading and highlight it, make notes, have a folder for each module. But this might get messy and waste of paper.

Any advice? I think I've stressed myself with the unnecessary little things and now I feel overwhelmed, which is probably why I haven't had a good studying method.

I find my focus gets condensed and I don't move around a lot when my exam is near. When it is far away, I feel like I have a lot of time so I procrastinate. I hate myself more when I procrastinate has anyone else ever faced this? I would check out new books all the time, watch movies, check twt and all but right before the exams it all evaporates and I realized I procrastinate till the very end which is very stressful and I always end up feeling guilty. I really want to study but my brain seems too have gotten addicted to dopamine hits after short while. I go scroll insta for a while ( wondering if this is what people call nervous system regulation ) and then some times I can switch it off and get back to work, other times I can't. Then I give up. I really don't want to give up on myself this time, I have been doing that consistently for 4 years now and I need it to stop. I want to like myself for that I need to make an academic comeback- I need to proud of myself, even if it's just doing the work. I don't mind if the work doesn't get translated into results, at this point I just need to study without caring for my grades.

If you have how did you maintain your consistency and focus for longer periods- weeks and months? I have certain things I have to crack this year- and those are all very near, so any tips on being steady?

Not as much as I was aiming for, but in the end of the day I’ve got some improvements! My overall grades have raised from 60-70% to a quite stable 80-85% (still not 90%, thanks to Chinese)

Hi everyone! I’m currently a first-year law student in Hungary. I just got the news that I failed two of my exams. Again. I have already passed 3, and got two A’s and a B. But these two subjects are killing me. I feel so hopeless, I have 5 days to study for both of them. For the first one, I have to learn around 70 different topics, and for the second one, I have to study approximately 230 pages. Is there still hope that I can pass? Any tips? Feels like I’ve hit rock bottom. If I made any grammar mistakes, my bad, I know my english isn’t perfect.

Up to this moment I've been an average student. My cumulative GPA is 80%, which is very good, but I got here through cramming. I've finished 40% of my major's courses, and I do have a robust foundation in the basics of my major (pharmacy) but I definitely have a lot of gaps in my knowledge and some deficiencies as well.

I have decided to pursue higher education (Master's and PhD) and have acquired a passion for my major, so I intend to become well-versed in my major.

I have enrolled in/started reading/started pursuing/etc.:

- Enrolled in a pharmaceutical medical terminology course that covers 500 terms, suffixes, prefixes, and other stuff that relate to my degree, as well as purchased the course's textbook.

- Enrolled in a pharmaceutical sciences academy that includes 16 pharmacology courses (GIT medications, mental health medications, epilepsy medications, eye and ear drops, anti-allergic medications, etc. as well as a course on how to manage a pharmacy).

- Following a pharmacology prof who created a course on how to study for pharmacy school, how to conduct research, etc. He introduced me to a roadmap for my major, on how all disciplines blend into one another, from biology, biochemistry, to therapeutics.

- Have some references for stuff like pharmacology, physiology, etc.

- Read books on how to learn (Make it stick! and others) that emphasize modern concepts, such as active recall, interleaved practice, etc.

I have downloaded Anki and plan to create encyclopedic decks and plan to condense all pertinent information into high-yield flashcards that I would review and study daily, indefinitely.

How to do go about doing this?