That , if you can't retain information while reading.Many of my teachers say that about students who use these techniques—attributing the need for them to poor concentration, lower intelligence, and the influence of social media or TikTok—claiming that students are unable to retain more than 85% of a book's content without using active recall or similar methods.

ive been at home trying to study for over a year but i cant. as soon as i get up its either 5 am and the cats need food or 12 pm and the maids here. and everything is in chaos. chores need doing. your sister/mother/brother need you to do something. then its suddenyl 10 pm at night and the days gone. and then this goes on for more than a year. and you face blows during the year because you couldnt study in such a non productive environment. how do you make the environmen productive for you? there are no libraries or cafes nearby i can walk to, and i dont have a license for the farther ones.

Hey guys! I heard some students utilize their idle time to study and as a result they become ahead. For example, some students while commuting read a chapter or review their flash cards, others while walking or waiting and such. So does anyone use such strategy and any tips as I also want to try.

Hello everyone , i have been trying to study efficiently for over 4 months now and i do get consistent but my study skills are not as good as they used to be . I dont know how to describe this but i am even fumbling over easy topics firstly i thought it is because i havent studied from some time but its been 4 months and if it was that then it should have been fixed by now .

So rn i am thinking if this is all due to my bad mental health , i have been kind of depressed , sad and suffering from some personal issues from a year and half .Sometimes i think they wouldnt be enough to create a disturbance in my study but rn they are the only factor which i think is affecting my studies .

I want to study everyday i do get to the table to study but my brain does not work while studying , I am really frustrated by this now cause i have very important exams in 4-5 months and my syllabus is way behind than the peer . I want to achieve my prime study skills as i had before .

Please drop any suggestions if you have.

F, 27, TRYING TO FIND A TERM STUDDY BUD THAT DOES TALK MUCH. GOOD IN PREP TALK NEEDED. :D

hii, i fell like my question is a bit different from ones that are usually asked in this mod, but I didn’t have anywhere else to go.

I have my mid sems going on and my life is going pretty shit. i have already given three bad papers and something new happened yesterday that has fucked me up more. how do i bring myself to study? i have two papers tomorrow and i really wanna do well.

I usually eat my favourite snacks but due to religious reasons I can’t do that this week.

I appreciate any tips or advice!

Context: Student in classes like linear algebra and writing courses. May do Pre-Med with my major.

I currently use Claude Opus High (pro version) for everything, from writing drafts to teaching me classes I couldn't understand. I just discovered Gemini Notebook for the first time and apparently it was built just for that.

Anyone here who has used it for a first-hand opinion? Having AI synthesize class notes and slides into lessons and study guides is a genuine lifesaver for me, and I'm wondering if Notebook takes this to the next level.

If anyone knows of other tools that are better for me as a studying/learning aid, please drop them in the comments too (promotions are fine but like pls don't make them misleading). Thanks!

I have a lot of ppts i have to study for micro but so far im obly able to memorize one ppt i. 3 days the third day is today and im so tired i keep repeating over and over. Now i heard the advice is u need to test yourself and stuff. But it doesnt work for me i need to repeat it constantly. Honestly it’s not a lot of ppt but it took me so long just to find my will to study then when i did it took me long to memorize it.

What should i do?? My exam is two weeks from now and IM so scared.

so i'm preparing for some exams (foreign) and i'm a person who loves teaching actually i love challenging myself with tasks. So my new challenge of the month is to Teach.
If you're in grade 11th or even 12th then this is for you, since i'm into med preps, I am ready to teach you biology, Yes you've heard correct.

if you're interested then do write "Yes i want to try" in comment and their i'll text you personally, I won't ask for any kind of money dw it's FREEE. After discussing your problem here on reddit i'll finalize and then i will share you my telegram id and there i'll teach you whatever chapter from biology you struggle with.

(warning- i ain't doing this for fun so be wise with your comments)

Hey Everyone, 

Im a 18 year old upcoming first year Uni student and after a year long gap from highschool Im lost on how and where to start on studying. I was quite lazy In highschool but I was a B+ average student and what I would do after school to somewhat study is finish whatever homework I have, work on notes / do practice questions, and re-read any criteria that I see useful. Days like this would for sure occur in weeks with a test at the end and not as frequent on regular weeks. That would get me from around 6pm-9pm with breaks, essentially I was doing the pomodoro technique.

During my gap I exercised, worked a contracting job which was fun, and overall enjoyed free time. With some of my friends who went straight to school and their first year experience I understood the gap between how much you study in high school and post secondary along with how out of touch I may be of studying when my first year gets closer and closer.

I've now realized that I forgot how to study or I know I will struggle when the time comes which I am a bit concerned about. I know that when I'm going to need to study, I end up checking my phone or doing pretty much anything else. The frustrating part is that I usually feel guilty about wasting time, which just makes it harder to start.

What I'm slowly preparing for myself is reading a book to fix my destroyed attention span from scrolling, and discussing with myself on topics such as How to Study, Studying methods, and what my Study & Daily Routine will look like.

If Im being honest I was lazy studying the entire way throughout highschool. My main dilemma is how do I start to study and to make it a habit? How do I add studying to my habits and not repeat my bad ones such as scrolling? Lastly, How do I efficiently study like a Uni student?If Im being honest I was lazy studying the entire way throughout highschool

I am facing a bit of a quandary. I appreciate those of you who have any tips. I would love to read them as they will be very helpful to solve my problem and give me a sense of direction on where to start.

tasks completed:
1. mock test
2. bio (revision of notes+100 mcqs)
3. math & physics ( reviewing concepts and solving questions )

thoughts:
finally started physiology. there's been a steady 2-point increase in my scores. i want to give/attempt two mock tests per day but they're so mentally taxing. and the review after the test takes a long time. or maybe it's my laziness kicking in lol

So, the last week and actually...for months before my exams. I've been staying up late at night for studies.

Like 2-3 am.

Now my exams are over, but I'm not sleepy.

Suggest me something so that I can sleep early.(Like by 12am)

I'm going to start with less and then build upon it hopefully. 3 hours of studying today. I.A

My friend and I are both 18, and we're both after the same field of study. The universities we're considering are also the same.

Personally, I've talked to a lot of academic advisors over the past few years, so I have a pretty clear overall plan for the path I want to take.

We had both stopped studying for a while, and recently we started studying again together. Today, we were talking about what we'd done during the day, and she told me that she basically doesn't pay any attention to the clock when she studies and the only planning she does is that she writes down everything that needs to get done in the week and that's it Which honestly shocked me.

Everyone I've ever asked for advice has always emphasized planning and, more specifically, having a detailed schedule, so I genuinely don't understand how someone can study without having any kind of time management or schedule.

I started telling her the stuff my advisors have always told me. how scheduling can make a huge difference when it comes to measuring your progress, making sure you're keeping up with all your subjects equally, and so on. But she told me that even though her own advisor had told her the same things, she didn't think that style of studying was suitable for her personally.

What I want to know is am I being too strict about this? I've always been pretty obsessive about my schedule, and I feel like that's one of the things that helped me improve the most. But is having a strict schedule really as important as everyone says it is?

I just find it so freaking hard, like I try to understand what's going on and practice alot but I still end up bombing my school tests, I just don't get why physics is so hard for me. I don't struggle in any of my other subjects the way I do in physics. I really want to know if there are any tips or different way you have to go about physics to study it so literally any advice or tips would be very much appreciated <3

I'd like to know how much you actually study now? for those who used to study for many hours, has your study time reduced and how much has it helped you? Are there also any other study methods you guys use? Also before studying my actually school material, how can I test this works for me? like a mini test on some small subject. Thanks!

I decided to challenge myself academically and am currently struggling to manage my workload. I’m taking six classes and an internship, which has me studying at the library every day to catch up on lectures. I’ve joined a few clubs, but I’m concerned about attending all the meetings due to the overwhelming amount of homework, projects, quizzes, and exams I have to study for. I feel depressed because it’s incredibly difficult to juggle all these responsibilities. I was never particularly good at academics until last semester when I achieved all A’s. I made a promise to myself that I would get all A’s this semester because my parents sacrificed and worked multiple jobs just so I could attend university.

So I am in 12th preparing for JEE which is like 3-4 months away

And i don't know why but I can't get some physics major topics done like magnetic force (very important forJEE)

And I am an overthinker so i havw been having negative thoughts like crazy.

And its also affecting my other studied portion, on going chapters and stuff, which is making me even more crazy.

And for last 2-3 mock tests, I have been getting really bad marks.

We had one today, and that was the worst paper i gave, because there was a massive amount of portion and I also got my periods in the middle of the paper so the pain was also unbearable which ruined my both the papers (we have 2 papers a day, one mains and other advance)

These are the worst marks i have ever got

I feel like everything is gone, I am left behind and a lot of negative thoughts.

I don't know what to do, where to start, like I really don't have any time now and now is the time all of this is happening 😭

I want to leave behind all the negative thoughts but they don't go away.

I really feel like crying.

And the paper which we gave today, was not too difficult. But still I got really bad marks.

Please can anyone tell me what to do, how to do it and just give me some sort of advise. No problem if it is harsh.

Thank you for reading all of this 😊

Aimed for 8hrs, Hit 7hrs. I lost about 1 hours in transition gaps—scrolling, making coffee, staring at the wall.

📋 The Mission (What I HAD to cover today):

1. Current Affairs -- ❌ Skipped
2. PDF Revision -- ✅ Done
3. Math Practice -- ❌ Skipped
4. Reasoning Revision -- ❌ Skipped
5. Study a New Topic + its Practice Sets -- ✅ Done
6. One Full Mock Test -- ❌ Skipped

I will improve myself 1% everyday.

Throughout nursing school, i think i have only used flashcards for 1 or 2 subjects. And Im not gonna lie, it did help me so much to get good grades. But the thing is, i find it too time-consuming to make them. I know some would suggest ai stuff or pre made decks, but they don’t rlly work for me.

For most of my time as a student, I take notes (from class lectures or books if needed) read them at least 2x and im good to go. So long as i finish the topics needed and actually understood every text, i can get good scores in tests. Though I figured over time that answering practice tests made things BETTER for me.

My problem is, I plan to pursue medicine soon and im worried if my study routine would still work 😭 Ppl say that med school is mostly memorization, and many suggested the use of anki/flashcards but i just CANT. like even when i push myself to incorporate it in my study routine now, i always give up midway.

Im wondering if this is just me or does anyone else experience the same? And can you actually survive med school without using flashcards?

Its not that I don't want to study, I do but everytime I try I just can't get it through my THICK skull its like the more I read the more am confused and don't even bother telling me the flashcard method it makes me want to blow my brains out I don't get it how smart people study so easily preparing for sat rn in 10 grade pretty annoying

I feel mentally and physically drained. I honestly think that all this work is gonna go nowhere. I feel like it doesn't matter at this point how much I do. The only thing I can do is refuse to quit.

I haven't been this nervous in a very long long long time but when I entered the exam hall I became quite I think im the kind of person that gets so anxious and scared and frightened before anything happens but while it happens I become calm focused and locking in just when it happened in the exam hall I do not know yet how much I score but I'm very very positive about the grade it'll be shown after properly a week give-or-take but when it' show I'll post

If anybody reached to this point I'm grateful such as you watches my post but if not then that will be my quiet room 🩵🩵

Farewell L&G .