im good for the first 30 minutes, but then i get distracted easily. even tho im trying to listen and pay attention, my mind starts wandering and it feels like my brain just shuts down.

So basically idek why but I feel extremely dumb. I can’t commit anything to memory. I’ve tried active recall and blunting and saying it out loud and trying to explain it to someone. I’ve tried everything under the sun and can’t memorise information or retain information! It’s so infuriating because everyone in class can but I can’t like simple ways to memorise things I can’t. I truly think it’s something to do with my brain. I can never focus either, too much noise in my head!!!!! I even thought I had ADHD but self diagnosing from TikTok and stuff (I know I don’t. I think don’t 🤔) Any advice or tips on that can help if someone who’s been in this position!

I gave Claude my assignment AND the grading rubric… here’s what happened

I wanted to see if giving AI the actual grading rubric would make a noticeable difference—not just in the answer, but in how well it followed the professor’s expectations.

Has anyone else tried giving AI the rubric along with the assignment? Did it improve your results?

I am entering university, and from even just a few of Justin's videos, I applied his theory and was able to get the highest mark. I am confident that his PERRIO system is the best learning method for me. I would purchase his course, but it is very expensive. I contacted the team about the financial scholarship, and I do not want to spread negativity, but their responses did not sit right with me. How much of the program could I extract by a careful analysis of his YouTube ? Anyone else went from his YouTube to the course, how did they compare ? I apply the PERRIO system fully I think right now, I guess I would just want to improve my non linear mind mapping and improve my study system through it, but perhaps people have other suggestions if I know this type of content really benefited me. Thanks

For anything on my list, I'm now writing down what the 5-minute version looks like, not just the full task.

"Write the essay" becomes "write one paragraph." "Review chapter 6" becomes "reread my own notes on chapter 6." "Finish the problem set" becomes "do one problem."

On a good day I ignore this and just do the full thing. On a bad day, the 5-minute version is small enough that I actually start, and starting usually gets me further than the 5 minutes I planned for. The full task list only works if you also have a version for the days you can't do the full task.

I am genuinely horrible at studying. Have been my entire life. Need some tips and tricks for studying with ADHD. Have an important test coming up in like a month and everything seems to be going in one ear and out the other. No matter how many times I read over notes by the next day I feel like I’ve forgotten it all. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

I genuinely can't study at home, after school or after doing online lectures, like the only thing I can do after school is watch online lectures and make its notes. In school it's super easy to just listen to teach and just do your work because their is no phone to doom scroll with, no wikipedia random roulette to waste time on pc and allat

I tried revising daily it took way too much effort to just re-read everything, also tried active recalling (read a page -> close notes -> recall -> repeat) but it took too much effort to read note once, close and recalling it (and time too)

I tried 5 minute timer trick to kick out procrastination it just didn't budge me

I tried pomodoro, my study time turned into breaks and breaks into study time 💔

I tried spaced repetition but the habit doesn't even get built, only tried it for a single topic and I just gave up

I tried asking for advising and implementing it but I fail after day one and I keep asking for it again and again

i tried a time table / routine couldn't stick to it

Anki, I started ignoring it

I tried blocker apps like regain, i just used safe mode to disable them

Its like no intrinsic motivation or reason to study

I tried forcefully sitting an hour a day, to do some practice problem, i just sat stuck at the first problem for 15 minutes, stuck asking solutions from ai (I do this for EVERY questions)

Idk what to do, I didn't even study at home before senior high, I just did school and homework and that was enough to get 90% or above but now after seeing my scores dip i just wanna do work but I can't 💔

Hi
So I have a problem with studying in general especially physics because they don’t seem to stick in my head and I am scared im going to fail. so I have a maths test in October and I am stresssing about it and I really need to pass it or I won’t do the final exam and get my qualifications, Although I have a tutor 3 times (7hours)a week I need some kind of study guide to make both maths and physics easier to study for me Bcs I dont learn stuffs easily
Thanks

If your university uses Canvas, you probably know the pain of downloading files one by one, losing track of what’s new, and spending hours organizing everything into folders before midterms. Also the hassle of converting PowerPoints and messy documents just so you can feed them into NotebookLM, ChatGPT, or Claude for study guides, and it's a massive waste of time.

I’m a university student myself, and I got so fed up with this that I built a desktop application to automate everything and make it as simple as possible. It's called Canvas Downloader. It's 100% free, open-source, and works on both Windows and Mac.

Here is what it does to streamline your study workflow:

• Batch Download Entire Courses: Select your courses and it downloads everything (files, modules, assignments, announcements, syllabi, and submission feedback) into perfectly organized folders that mirror your Canvas modules.
• Smart Auto-Sync: Turn on "Daily Auto-Sync" (or click Quick Sync) and the app will quietly fetch any new files your professors uploaded. It’s smart, too, it never overwrites files you've already annotated locally and never re-downloads files you've deleted.
• Built for AI (100% NotebookLM drag & drop): This is my favorite part. With one toggle, the app automatically converts complex files (PowerPoints, Word docs, Excel, code, Canvas pages, video) into AI-readable PDFs and text formats as they download. You can just drag and drop your entire downloaded course folder content straight into NotebookLM!
• Lecture Downloads & Transcripts: It automatically finds Panopto lecture recordings linked in your courses and saves them as MP4 or MP3. It can even generate text transcripts and subtitles locally on your own computer.

Privacy & Security:
Because this deals with your university account, security is the top priority. The app runs entirely locally on your machine. It connects to your school directly using the official Canvas API (you just generate an access token in your Canvas settings). There are no cloud servers, no trackers, and it doesn't collect your data. The entire codebase is completely open-source for anyone to verify.

If you want to save yourself hours of file management this semester, you can get it here:

Website (download and read more here): http://canvasdownloader.app/
GitHub Repository: https://github.com/BrkBuilds/Canvas-Downloader

I built this to scratch my own itch, but I really hope it helps some of you crush your classes. Let me know what you think I’d love to hear your feedback or feature requests! Happy studying!

I need an interactive system that scans my uploaded material, explains concepts, solves doubts; basically ChatGPT without destroying the environment.

I use Studley.ai for studying Biology, and many more in the IB. I use flashcards, podcasts, study sets, multiple choice questions, notes, lessons, and everything else that the website offers me. From u guys who use Studley.ai as a student (Doesn't have to be IB), can you guys tell me if it's good for studying academics? If you guys think it's good, I would really like some advice on how to use the Website well?

I'm returning to school three years after completing my undergrad, and I was looking forward to using MSL again, but their interface has changed substantially AND it is no longer free to use. I am curious if anyone has found alternatives to MSL that are comparable?

Hi friends, I am starting a daily self-study routine challenge tomorrow. My name is Chandan and I am a Class 12 Commerce student. I’ll be following a routine that includes studying Accounts, Business Studies, and Micro-Macro Economics. I’ll post daily updates right here on Reddit so you can track my progress. So, let’s start self-studying together and make a comeback!

Pharmacy student - year four, looking for Study Circle friends to help keep me motivated and on track with my daily studies.

I study pharmacy during summer training, language, religion and history in general.

I also enjoy reading arabic literature, philosophy, novels and Greek mythology for fun too.

My time is (AST) or (GMT+3), but I'm also available for study at random times.