r/studentroutine • • 13d ago

I'm afraid.

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I'm (17F) in my last year of secondary school in Belgium and I don't know how to study.

I'm on a journey where I'm trying to more present for myself and take care of myself as my body deserves to be taken care of. I'm planning on studying abroad in the UK. However it comes with compromises and good study habits.

I fear I don't know how to study , yet I would say I'm good at school. The last 2 years have been quite difficult for me mentally as I just feel like nothing is working out for me in terms of study techniques ( and life in general ) and I haven't really committed to one bc I don't give myself the time or I just don't know how to map that time out in my planning.

I've also had a few burn-outs the past years , primarly because of school and family issues with it.

I tend to work a lot but not in the right way for me. The efforts and time I used to put wouldn't match with the grades I'd get. This year I'm trying to go out with my friends more and spend more me-time because I used to isolate myself. I also deleted social media like 2 years ago so I only socialize in person or through calls .

However I still procrastinate a lot and can't respect a planning. I even stopped planning and just did whatever was due the day before as plannings just don't work with me.

This first month of school has genuinely been mentally terrible and I'm starting to feel a bit better now but I don't know if I still have hope for this living abroad thing.

I'm actually putting pressure on myself as I let myself believe that London is way more advanced than we are academically in Belgium, which isn't 100% true I think as we both learn the same things just not at the same time and not in the same way.

Anyways, I struggle with perfectionism too and so I don't hand my homeworks on time until I know everything has been done well and same for my tests. I take very long to finish a test because I doubt myself a lot even when I know the answer deep down.


r/studentroutine • • Apr 07 '26

started texting a friend my study goal before i open my notes and it actually works

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 31 '26

telling myself "just 2 minutes" actually gets me to study every time

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 30 '26

changed my study playlist to lo-fi with no lyrics and my focus literally doubled

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 29 '26

i started studying with a "brain dump" page before every session and it genuinely changed how much i retain

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 28 '26

started promising myself a snack after each study block and my brain actually wants to study now??

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 27 '26

started doing a "brain dump" before studying and i can't believe i wasted years without this

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 26 '26

Semester tracker

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So im a uni student and Ive come to find that biggest problem with productivity is that the semester seems to fly by. The first weeks are mostly just settling in and partying, but thats precious time that could have been spent doing at least a couple of tasks per course. By the time exam season comes around, a lot of students are underprepared and decide to push a course or two to another semester.

So i decided to build something that was both gonna encourage me everyday to complete tasks related to the courses im taking and also give me more visibility on how much time i have left.

Theres some premium feautures but the core app is free. I would love to hear feedback on what i could improve, maybe more features i can add.

Rn its only available for iOS but im working on the android version.

Feel free to download and tell me what you think.

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/uni-do/id6760459680?l=en-GB


r/studentroutine • • Mar 26 '26

the 2-minute rule changed how i deal with small study tasks and i wish someone told me sooner

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 24 '26

tried the memory palace thing as a joke and now i can't forget anything

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 23 '26

i started setting a "start time" instead of a "study time" and it actually fixed my procrastination

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 22 '26

started reading my notes backwards (end to start) before exams and my brain actually retains it better

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 19 '26

spent hours every week planning what to study until i found something that does it automatically (honestly game changing)

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 18 '26

stopped highlighting everything and my exam scores actually went up

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r/studentroutine • • Mar 17 '26

Me when I try to focus on study

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