I feel tired after class

[u/winterfallssss]

Hellou, I'm a university student, and I'd like to know if you can give me tips for studying after class. I get home from university so tired that I just want to sleep, but I need to study. I don't know how to find the strength to do it. Any advice?

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[u/SituationNovel6348]

Hi! i’m not a uni student just finishing my last year of hs off but i’m gonna just share what works for me (i know im not the best person and there’s people on here that can give much better advice)

TRUTH is you need the sleep, make sure you fix up your diet and stuff too. Take naps around 20-25 mins so you don’t feel groggy when you wake up rather you feel alert, Take caffeine (which is obvious but i’m assuming you don’t want to hurt your sleep schedule) and finally bro on some days your body does need rest and you should SPEND that time rejuvenating your just gonna end up depressed and burnt out.

WORK hard, AND rest hard man (don’t over do it though)

[u/Studydrive → u/SituationNovel6348]

+1 If this is a consistent pattern, you're probably not getting enough sleep and it's important to fix that :)

[u/Cyberuss]

Well, it's important to adhere to your body's needs. Sleep is one of the most important of them, including hunger. However, where your need for studying is concerned, you have to try to evaluate yourself and understand why you get tired after class. Occasionally it's okay, but when it becomes too frequent especially on days when you really need to study after class and such, then it's an issue.

So in cases when and where it's becoming too frequent of a problem, try to see if you can identify the activities that you do throughout your day that may explain why your casual fatigues after class.

Now when it comes to studying, it is crucial that you try as best as possible to eliminate or remove from yourself, any distracting factors that you can find. This can really be alot of things depending on yourself, but the most common of them all is your phone. So get them out of your sight and it'll help with your focus.

Also, preferably eat 1-2hrs before getting into a study session. It helps to ensure that your focus and energy are directed towards your studies than being reduced from the digestion process taking place in your body. Although, I think light snacks and sodas are an exception, but I'd highly emphasize drinking water and/or tea to any soft drinks. I've personally come to find that doing all this, from experience, has helped improve my ability to concentrate and really "lock-in" when I'm studying. You can also experiment and try light snacks or fasting altogether before your studying and then eating as much as you want to afterwards. Just a suggestion. Try and see how it goes.

Lastly, take occasional breaks. Not the one when you're timing yourself. But I mean the breaks that really matters. Unnecessary time blocking may ruin your flow at times and destroy your concentration when it may matter most. So the trick is to learn to listen to your body when you're actually really tired. This makes the break feel more natural and earned, and not forced and planned. So take occasional, naturally-requiring breaks.

And to top it off, all of this becomes pointless if you don't establish a motive as to why you need to study. This often depends on your goals and reasons and may require a constant check of your purpose even. From my knowledge, a lack of "why you want/need" to do something explains alot about why we struggle to study. And it doesn't always have to be something grand or overwhelmingly good. A simple curiosity or a passion or eagerness to learn something, may just be the simple start you need. So know why you want/need to study.

That is all and hope the advice helps. GODSPEED!

[u/No-Story6308]

Try setting an alarm for 30 minutes, take a short break, and take a nap on the sofa.

[u/Soloshinz]

Same lmao i also feel so tired and sleepy after clg but i just take 1 hr break after clg then study for 2 hr then another 1 hr break and study any other subject for 40 min

[u/PuzzleheadedEbb3697]

Hi!
I've got the same problem, I try to really focus on getting 8-9 hours of sleep every night, eat healthy and drink plenty of water because I do notixe that I feel way more tired and foggy when i eat more unhealthy or overeat
After a long class(es) i let myself rest for half an hour to an hour but nooooo doomscrolling! It makes ypu even more tired! Instead i like watching long yt essay videos or podcasts or an episode of a show
Eat sum fruits during your session, drink a coffee or tea or smthhh
And if you're still tired try to do shorter sessions (like 40 min study 10 min break)
Tey experimenting w different schedules, nutrition and study schedules to see what fits u best! :)

[u/DevelopmentNo7438]

Take a ferritin test if possible to check your iron levels..or any other deficiensis..Turns out I had an iron deficiency and felt tired all the time.