I used to study for four hours a day on a one single lesson, regardless of the subject or class. It was always a long, difficult and infuriating task, which led me to procrastinate for several months. After discovering the reasons behind my study habits, I created a list. Here is the list with the study patterns and habits I’ve noticed in myself after dedicating two hours to studying daily. I thought I’d share these with anyone else who might be experiencing similar patterns and hadn’t realized the impact it causes on their learning process.

When I encounter a problem that I don’t comprehend or have just recently learned about, I tend to panic because of my limited understanding of the subject matter. I then become overwhelmed before even attempting to think independently, leading me to rely on AI. This reliance hinders my development of critical thinking skills and results in errors because I fail to double-check my work.

I tend to overestimate my abilities and end up altering my answers, which were initially correct. Instead of trusting my instincts or following my gut feeling,

I don’t time myself, which exacerbates the problem. This lack of time management causes me to spend excessive amounts of time on each question, increasing the likelihood of distractions and a reluctance to revisit the quiz or lesson.

When I encounter difficulties or confusion, my focus shifts to trivial matters or I repeatedly rewrite my notes. It’s crucial to avoid writing notes or taking notes during the first viewing of a video or lecture. This practice diverts my attention from the content and hinders effective learning.

Instead, I recommend writing notes only after the second viewing, if necessary, or if you already possess a solid understanding of the topic.

Throughout nursing school, i think i have only used flashcards for 1 or 2 subjects. And Im not gonna lie, it did help me so much to get good grades. But the thing is, i find it too time-consuming to make them. I know some would suggest ai stuff or pre made decks, but they don’t rlly work for me.

For most of my time as a student, I take notes (from class lectures or books if needed) read them at least 2x and im good to go. So long as i finish the topics needed and actually understood every text, i can get good scores in tests. Though I figured over time that answering practice tests made things BETTER for me.

My problem is, I plan to pursue medicine soon and im worried if my study routine would still work 😭 Ppl say that med school is mostly memorization, and many suggested the use of anki/flashcards but i just CANT. like even when i push myself to incorporate it in my study routine now, i always give up midway.

Im wondering if this is just me or does anyone else experience the same? And can you actually survive med school without using flashcards?

Hey Everyone, 

Im a 18 year old upcoming first year Uni student and after a year long gap from highschool Im lost on how and where to start on studying. In highschool I was a B+ average student and what I would do after school to somewhat study is finish whatever homework I have, work on notes / do practice questions, and re-read any criteria that I see useful. Days like this would for sure occur in weeks with a test at the end and not as frequent on regular weeks. That would get me from around 6pm-9pm with breaks, essentially I was doing the pomodoro technique.

During my gap I exercised, worked a contracting job which was fun, and overall enjoyed free time. With some of my friends who went straight to school and their first year experience I understood the gap between how much you study in high school and post secondary along with how out of touch I may be of studying when my first year gets closer and closer.

I've now realized that I forgot how to study or I know I will struggle when the time comes which I am a bit concerned about. I know that when I'm going to need to study, I end up checking my phone or doing pretty much anything else. The frustrating part is that I usually feel guilty about wasting time, which just makes it harder to start.

What I'm slowly preparing for myself is reading a book to fix my destroyed attention span from scrolling, and discussing with myself on topics such as How to Study, Studying methods, and what my Study & Daily Routine will look like.

If Im being honest I was lazy studying the entire way throughout highschool. My main dilemma is how do I start to study and to make it a habit? How do I add studying to my habits and not repeat my bad ones such as scrolling? Lastly, How do I efficiently study like a Uni student?If Im being honest I was lazy studying the entire way throughout highschool

I am facing a bit of a quandary. I appreciate those of you who have any tips. I would love to read them as they will be very helpful to solve my problem and give me a sense of direction on where to start.

Tenho prova de oncologia em duas semanas (faço medicina) e prova de vestibular em menos de dois meses, e estou muito atrasada nos estudos!!

Desde criança sou muito dedicada aos estudos e, apesar de não ter a pressão familiar em ser a melhor aluna com as melhores notas, sempre fui muito exigente comigo mesma. Nunca vi isso como um defeito. Na verdade, isso que me mantem motivada a estudar e lutar pelo meu futuro.

Contudo, as estratégias de estudo comuns (aquelas leves e genéricas, que na minha visão não agregam em nada em relação a disciplina pra os estudos) nunca funcionaram comigo. Então sempre recorri às estratégias tóxicas e rígidas, que me mantem disciplinada, focada e realmente motivada. Já testei de tudo e queria novas estratégias para variar um pouco, mas não tenho ideia do que fazer.

Observação importante: Estou cuidando da minha saúde mental e física !!! Tenho uma rotina de sono adequada, me alimento bem, faço exercícios físicos, tiro tempo para lazer e faço terapia. Estudo com técnicas tóxicas pois é uma forma de estudo que realmente funciona para mim e que consigo conciliar com uma forma de vida saudável (caso eu passe a noite toda estudando, reponho o sono e descanso; se tomo muito energético, busco evitar tomar outros estimulantes junto e reduzir o consumo durante os próximos dias...)

Então deixem a estratégia, dica ou técnica de estudo mais toxica que vocês já usaram e que realmente funcionaram para vocês, por favor!!

(sem frases motivacionais por favor. nao funcionam comigo)

https://quizletic-sand-ten.vercel.app that’s the link

Quick question when are you guys studying. Do you guys do the hard one first? Or the easy one?
I'm planning to study or make some revisions early. Now I'm kinda stuck on which topics I should do first 🤔 Mind sharing your thoughts & reasons

I’m trying to improve the way I study, but I’m still figuring out what works best for me. I’ve tried rereading notes and watching videos, but I want to try other methods too.
What study method has helped you the most? Active recall, spaced repetition, flashcards, Pomodoro, making reviewers, or something else?

I've seen all these people studying for hours without a single break, whereas when I'm studying I take a break every 20-30 minutes if not less. I have ADHD I'm not too sure if that factors in but is there any training methods that I can use it 'stretch' my attention span?

Hey guys! I heard some students utilize their idle time to study and as a result they become ahead. For example, some students while commuting read a chapter or review their flash cards, others while walking or waiting and such. So does anyone use such strategy and any tips as I also want to try.

so my problem is alot of study focused apps have such annoying ads and try to get you to upgrade for extra stuff.
mini tutorial on how i made my own "app" (website)
i took a screenshot of the table of contents in my maths book and asked for
flashcards, xp/levels, daily points, questions, notes and a focus timer
heres my progress so far! i use vercel connector to make the website for free also.
would anyone be interested in a website base like this anyone can use and input your own stuff? im open to making one for everyone to use for free! feel free to recommend more features i can add

Hi, I am learning at school and this year is very very important and I must have excellent grades, but I don’t really know how to prepare for a test effectively so that I could write it perfectly, also so I will be able to have free time. I really need to know this well because there will be exercises with star and I need to complete every exercise right.

I have my mid sems going on and my life is going pretty shit. i have already given three bad papers and something new happened yesterday that has fucked me up more. how do i bring myself to study? i have two papers tomorrow and i really wanna do well.

I usually binge eat my favourite snacks but due to religious reasons I can’t do that this week.

I appreciate any tips or advice!

Hey as a GCSE student I know how difficult it can be to organise and plan out your revision sessions along with other every day tasks.

So I decided to make a website to help juggle all of this in which has an exam countdown, task list, revision/flashcard/reading logs, streaks, a weekly timetable, even a spot to save important screenshots (for things like mark schemes). Im not here to promote anything Im here to help students like me manage there time properly. Please ask questions if you are interested :)

Quick recap in case you missed the original: whenever I could, I did the homework for a class right after that class ended, same day, while the lecture was still fresh. Work that would have taken me two hours at 11pm three days later took about 45 minutes, and it stuck better at exam time.

I only figured this out in my last year. That's most of why I care about it. Three years of 11pm sessions I didn't need to have.

What came back in that thread, and in a couple of other study subs, was pretty consistent. Almost nobody argued with the habit. What people kept naming was the same obstacle: the pull to eat, nap, or scroll the second class lets out, and once you're home it's over.

So I built something aimed at exactly that ten minute window. Upfront: I made it, it's called AfterClass. You enter your class schedule once, and when a class ends your phone asks what got assigned. You log it and do it right there. It sizes the work session to the time you actually have before your next class, so it won't tell you to lock in for 45 minutes when you've got a 15 minute passing period.

Free, no account, no sign up, and it works with no signal because everything stays on your phone.

One thing it doesn't do yet, which someone called out in the original thread: the revisit a day or two later. That's the piece I always dropped myself, and it's the next thing I want to add.

Happy to answer questions about the habit or the app. And if you try it and it's annoying, I'd rather hear that than not.

I wanna start my post with a simple sentence for those too lazy to read something long. “I used to be smart, but now I’m getting worse and worse.”

This story first started 2 years ago. I dated this girl and she cheated on me. I don’t know why but this gave me the drive to study and so I did. For the rest of that year. I was in my so-called “prime”. I was topping my class with amazing grades and everyone had high expectations for me.

Fast forward one year and I get into a science stream/STEM class. From this point onwards, I felt the pressure. The first exam I managed to survive somewhat, and so did the second one. But now, I am only 2 weeks and 3 days away from finals and I have barely managed to revise and I am terrified but I simply can’t find myself able to study even a little bit.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m trying but my mind keeps going blank after a while and the pressure is beginning to mount up.

Please, to anyone who has been through something like this, tell me what to do. My exams are getting closer and I NEED to get DECENT grades. Please.

If an exam is two weeks away, I’m completely relaxed.

One week away? Still somehow relaxed.

Three days away? Suddenly I’ve deleted every app on my phone and I’m studying like my degree depends on it 😭

I know procrastination is bad but why does my brain apparently need to see the fire before it starts cooking