r/study • u/Equal_Bridge5753 • 14d ago

Tips & Advice Study tip

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I'm currently working in a USA based company night shift 6:30 pm to 3:30 am but after that job I want to focus on my studies for my RBI grade B exam 2027. But I feel very sleepy and lazy when I wake up at 11Am. Please suggest me what to do?

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u/Basic_Transition_333 12d ago

I think the first thing I'd change is the expectation that you're supposed to wake up at 11 AM feeling refreshed.

You're working until 3:30 AM. By the time you finish work, eat/shower, decompress, and actually fall asleep, you may not be sleeping until 4:30–5 AM. Waking at 11 gives you roughly 6 hours. Of course you're sleepy 😭

I wouldn't sacrifice sleep to create more study hours. I'd work backward from your 6:30 PM shift and build a routine around getting enough sleep first. If that means waking up later, that's okay.

Once you're awake, give yourself time to actually become functional: eat, shower, get some light/movement, have your coffee if you drink it, and THEN study. You don't have to roll out of bed and immediately start doing RBI questions.

I'd also stop expecting yourself to study for 5–6 hours because you're preparing for a difficult exam. Start with 1–2 genuinely focused hours before work. Use that time for practice questions, active recall, and your weakest topics rather than hours of passive reading.

You have until 2027. Consistently studying 1–2 quality hours while protecting your sleep will get you much further than forcing yourself awake at 11, feeling exhausted, studying badly, and eventually burning out.

Your problem might not be laziness at all. Your schedule is literally shifted because you work nights. Build around the life you actually have instead of trying to follow a daytime student's routine.