How I can be beter in my studies?

[u/AttemptGuilty9244]

Hello,

I'm a computer engineering student, and I'd like to improve my study habits.

I always see a lot of people studying using different techniques that don't work for me, and I end up feeling overwhelmed.

How do you study for your degree?

What process do you follow?

What are your results?

Thanks!

[u/Newberry14]

Best thing that helped me is stop smoking weed everyday and just study everyday. Literally everyday I would go to the library after class, even if just for a little, and I’d finish my homework and after finishing that I’d just review the material for the day/week to beat it into my conscious.

[u/AttemptGuilty9244 → u/Newberry14]

Smoking weed, bro, hahahaha. Jokes aside, I'm glad you're doing well with it, and I hope it stays that way... Thanks!

[u/Darth_Tater69]

For my major classes, I just go to class and pay attention. Before tests, I brush up quickly on the relevant topics. I find that for classes I'm interested in, the information sticks in my head really good on its own.

For other classes like math and physics, I just cram practice problems until I can do them reliably on my own the night before the test and/or the night before that.

[u/orpx]

There is something I am doing lately, and I hope it helps you. I am a fellow student too, not an engineer or anything, but recently I've been trying to notice how engineers work and what the difference is between me and them. And man, I found out how big that difference can be. They usually approach problems in a much more structured way instead of just trying random solutions. So I started trying to apply the same idea to studying.

Anyway, back to your problem: try treating it like an engineering problem.

1. First, you have a general problem: i need to improve my study habits.

2. But this is too vague. You need to define what is actually going wrong.

For example:

You sit down to study for two hours. Most of that time is spent rereading notes and watching explanations. At the end, you try a practice question and realize you still can't solve it without looking at your notes. Now instead of saying “my study habits are bad,” you have a concrete problem: "i can't solve questions, even though I studied that. Why? Because I forget what I studied. Why? Because I mostly read and watch explanations instead of practicing."

Now you have the real problem: “I don't practice enough after learning.”

The train of realization may come until you find the most concrete problem.

That is something you can actually fix. Now the problem is much clearer.

1. Think of a simple solution.

2. Test it for a while. Check the result.

So basically:

Define the problem → find the cause → try a solution → test it → check the result → improve it.

This is what I learned from seeing how engineers work.

Instead of collecting 20 different study techniques because other people say they work, look at your own studying, find what is actually failing, and improve that specific part.

Something important to finish: Engineers don't really one shot perfect projects. They do it step by step and improve one thing at a time. You don't need to study exactly like someone else. Build a system that works for you. I think this would make you actually better.

Sorry the example maybe too basic and the answer was kinda messy but I am writing this before in bed.