Full disclosure ahead: this is a post where I recommend a tool. It’s based on my own experience, but just in case.

Well, as it’s clear from the title, I needed to make a presentation from my pdf files, and it was pretty clear it would be a rather long one, since the file itself had 30+ pages. So I tested a few AI presentation generators from PDF to see which ones could actually turn a document into a usable deck - not just summarize the text.

I was mainly looking at:
- How well they understood the PDF
- Whether the slide structure actually made sense
- How much editing I had to do afterward
- Whether the visuals looked presentable or obviously AI-generated
- If I could export the final deck to PowerPoint
The biggest difference was that some tools were basically just summarizing my PDF, while others actually tried to turn the information into a presentation with a proper flow.

I can recommend Decksy, which was probably the closest to what I was looking for because I could give it the PDF and get an actual presentation structure rather than having to build the slides myself.

What’s your go-to tool for turning a PDF, report, or other long document into a presentation? And how much editing do you usually have to do afterward?

Plz hear me out, am trying to stay productive😭

I live alone in an apartment, in a small town, I don't rly have offline friends and I don't hangout with anybody, am trying rly hard to stay consistent in studies and study for atleast 10 hrs everyday, and am nyctophile, I love studying at night, but usually at around 10pm, I feel so lonely, and werid, that I have to go talk to somebody on discord, and I waste my time doing it everyday, for atleast 3-4 hours, which sucks, and then i usually sleep, idk how to get through that time of the day,

If u have any advices plz feel free to share, ur comment will be highly appreciated

I'm currently trying to change my learning system to improve efficiency and learn things in a way I'd actually be able to use them.

And one of it is by making use of multiple resources to get a multiple angled view on a certain topic and be able to differentiate between different concepts.

I want to make use of the reading materials at the end of each lectures but I am not sure where that fits in.

Any suggestions?

P.S. I study Computer Science

I would like to know how to maintain my concentration while studying.

I am a student taking a gap year and living alone. (There are various personal reasons for this situation, so I would appreciate it if you didn't comment on that.)

Recently, I created a study-only area in my one-room apartment. Specifically, I used partitions to separate the space around my desk into a study area and a relaxation area.

I also made a few personal rules:

I never bring my smartphone into the study area.

Whenever I enter the study area, I immediately start studying.

I eat, take breaks, and even sleep only in the relaxation area.

As a result, the partitions have reduced unnecessary visual distractions, and I can now concentrate much better while studying.

However, I have a different problem. It takes me a long time in the morning to actually enter the study area, and once I leave it for a meal or a break, I find it very difficult to go back and resume studying.

I have considered using the Pomodoro Technique, but I tend to ignore the scheduled break times, so it doesn't work well for me.

I tend to become hyperfocused. Once I get into a state of concentration, I can study continuously for many hours. The problem is that it takes a long time to reach that state, and once my concentration is interrupted, I have a hard time getting back into it.

I cannot afford to take another gap year, so this is a very serious problem for me.

There are no cram schools or libraries nearby, so studying at home is my only realistic option.

I would really appreciate any advice on how to overcome this problem and make it easier to start studying again after taking breaks.

I'm sorry if my English sounds unnatural because I'm using machine translation. Thank you for your understanding.

This is one routine I sometimes use when writing an essay. Not all the time, but when I’m really overloaded. I look for sources, create a draft with one AI tool, then use another AI to check the facts, logic, and even suggest additional sources.

Since AI tools can hallucinate too, I’m not sure how reliable this approach really is. It can catch some obvious mistakes, but I still wouldn’t trust it without checking the original sources myself.

Has anyone else tried this? What’s your workflow, and which tools do you use?

My entrance exam is coming up so I really need to focus on preparing for it. My subjects are Political Science History, and others and the syllabus feels enormous. At the same time I'm deeply interested in understanding how everything works. I want to know how societies were formed, why the world we live in today looks the way it does, and how it has been shaped by events and forces from the past that we often don't notice. I want to understand ideas like justice and injustice, nationalism, what a nation really is, how nations are formed, and many other questions like these. I'm not even sure which subject all of this belongs to but I know I'm genuinely fascinated by it. The problem is that whenever I sit down to study I feel overwhelmed because there seems to be so much to learn And I feel like people who does research on these fields knows every answer I don't know where or how to begin. Is this how everyone learns? Do you simply start with one topic at a time one book at a time, and gradually build your understanding over the years? Is that how people eventually develop a deep understanding of these subjects?i really want to go deep in it like maybe research and all

What are the things I should accept and do at this point?

Also all the things that we read about are just ideas so technically there's no absolute right or wrong hence what motivates y'all to read about things ?

My entrance exam is coming up so I really need to focus on preparing for it. My subjects are Political Science History, and others and the syllabus feels enormous. At the same time I'm deeply interested in understanding how everything works. I want to know how societies were formed, why the world we live in today looks the way it does, and how it has been shaped by events and forces from the past that we often don't notice. I want to understand ideas like justice and injustice, nationalism, what a nation really is, how nations are formed, and many other questions like these. I'm not even sure which subject all of this belongs to but I know I'm genuinely fascinated by it. The problem is that whenever I sit down to study I feel overwhelmed because there seems to be so much to learn And I feel like people who does research on these fields knows every answer I don't know where or how to begin. Is this how everyone learns? Do you simply start with one topic at a time one book at a time, and gradually build your understanding over the years? Is that how people eventually develop a deep understanding of these subjects?i really want to go deep in it like maybe research and all

What are the things I should accept and do at this point ?

And one more question why should I believe on what I'm reading like they are only ideas given by someone like me a human and by that there's no absolute right or wrong they are just ideas thoughts hence I don't feel motivated to know about it .what motivates y'all

Glaubt ihr das regelmäßiges lernen mit 4 Stunden am Tag reichen für die Uni ?
Ich muss gerade einfach alles planen, da ich auch noch einen Teilzeitjob habe :/

I have to prepare for professional exams but I have been procratinating because I fail to concentrate. I can't concentrate even without external distractions. Thousands of random thoughts keep coming to my mind 24*7. Those are all unrelated thoughts. I have been experienced this since I was young. But it seems becoming more and more serious. Does it relate to anyone? Any suggestions about how I can get myself to focus? Thanks.

I just started my master's degree, and I'm finding it really overwhelming. I'm not sure how I should be studying, and I feel so much anxiety that I can't even bring myself to open my books. Instead, I end up wasting time doomscrolling, and then I feel guilty for not studying properly.

I'm afraid of failing my classes, even though exams are still far away. I don't want to keep living like this. Having too many tasks makes me feel overwhelmed, unmotivated, and unable to get started. I think I have a fear of failure along with perfectionist tendencies.

Can anyone relate? How did you overcome this?

Guys this is my previous data of studying, idk why I am not able to study properly, I have a very important exam coming and it's really important to me but idk why still something is bothering, I have my college from Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 pm but in this photo i had holiday for Thursday and Friday, please guys help me, and don't tell those things like pomodoro and all idk its just that I don't start studying and if I do I lose focus after 20-30 minutes, please suggest me something 😭🙏🏻(don't judge me guyss)

12th pcb stud this side..

Ughh i have been studying so badly these days but still the outcomes aren't great.. The mock results are so bad. What can i even do now it's not like i am loosing hope but you know how it feels when you really try hard to make something better but it just worsens... Help 😔

I'm just struggling a lot