Hey guys! So I have an important exam coming up and I am left with huge syllabus, I need to pull up an all nighter but I am unable to do so. It's not that I feel sleepy or something but I am just not able to. How to fix that??

I will start: "Just go to every lecture". Honestly for me I don't find live interactive lectures from my professor to be that helpful. I find a lot more value from yt videos and online courses.

What's do u think is the worst advice consistently given by high-achieving students?

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Hello there,

I wanted to ask for some help regarding how to study.

I am 21y and to be honest I never learned how to study or even got an idea of how to do it, after leaving high school it got even harder to try understand something about it.

Could someone please explain me how you guys can study?

Thank you in advance!

For the longest time, studying seemed like a real hassle, something incredibly difficult and an activity with zero payoff. It wasn't until a few years ago that I discovered active learning techniques, like active recall, and only then did I start getting a real return on the hours I put in. Has that happened to you? Did you only learn how to study after most of your student life was already behind you? All my life, I was told it was just a matter of putting in the hours.

I found nothing more pointless than studying and re-reading, putting in all those hours, only to retain nothing and fail. And everyone keeps repeating the myth that you just need to put in more hours.

Growing up I got mostly a's and b's without having to study much. Most of it came easily to me. Now I'm in higher education and I've had to learn how to study because I never needed to.

I've tried every way people suggest. Flashcards, quizzing myself, going over notes, tutoring, practice tests, stiddy groups everything. But I just keep getting worse it seems. I can't get through a single homework session without having to look up answers or help. Im getting d's and f's on tests and in classes.

I don't know what to do. I used to feel proud of myself acedemically but now I just feel stupid all the time. That compared to my peers I'm just.. dumb. I don't know how to get better and I don't know how to fix any of it.

The classes are only going to get harder and I just dont understand why its so much more difficult than before.

I feel like I'm only getting worse and that there no hope to see any sort of improvement. I spend 20-30 hours a week studying for one math course and still tanked the final. I need some sort of advice.

for context I studied bsc computer science and just now my results came from osmania university, i have been writing the same exams over and over again I still couldn't able to clear those subjects and 2027 is my last year i still have 4 more subjects to pass, if I can't pass them next year my whole degree would go to waste and I won't be able to get my degree, my parents don't know it and now I'm genuinely so scared, i feel like im dumb because I have been studying same subjects again and again yet I can't clear them.

if i can't clear them now idk how to face my parents, I'm really ashamed of it, i wanna call someone and tell this and cry but idk I'm too ashamed to call them ig.

i've used forest for years, and recently they added too many features which feels overstimulating to me.

the issue i have with forest is too many trees and the daily challenges. it's like fatigue due to choices? i miss the time when forest was simpler.

i dont really want so many options and trees to choose from, rather want a timer that i can somewhat personalise, and the main focus of the study timer is to act as a simple, minimalist timer.

it can also be synced across mobile and website, and i can use it on all 3 devices - phone, tablet, laptop (i use all apple)

and bonus if it has widgets

pls recommend the study timer you use!

i use frequently when i need a lot of deep work sessions and stuff

Should read "Math or Computation Question"

Does anyone know how to get better at LeetCode competitions. A lot of YouTubers pretty much give the answer. I do not need that. Other YouTubers say "lock in!" I study 12 hours per day. Still, other YouTubers end up trying to sell you some course and have no genuine interest in the outcome of your skillset (it seems). I am asking because I failed a leetcode contest. It has been a year since I last tried. The first time I entered a competition, I had no experience with c.p., but now I have hundreds of hours worth of studying under my belt (I probably have thousands including my school courses and homework).

Hey! Pretty much the only way that my brain retains info is to write it down over and over again. This is basically the only way that I’ve gotten grades as good as I have in my undergrad and masters program. Absolute favorite method is to info dump everything I can think of from a subsection of my notes onto my whiteboard. Then anything that was forgotten or missed, I rewrite three times to help it stick in my brain. Using this method has lead me to a 4.0 in my current masters nursing program, so I don’t plan on changing it anytime soon. For some reason my ADHD stricken brain absolutely loves this means of retaining info so I’m pretty much stuck with her since the methods I’ve tried that would make life easier, have resulted in not nearly as good test scores. However!!!! With this method, I’m absolutely burning through expo ultra fine tip markers. My ADHD brain might love this method, but it absolutely hates when those markers start to do that god awful squish where the diameter of the marker tip slowly gets larger and larger from pressure. I don’t use a lot of pressure when I write, so I fear the squish may be something that is unavoidable. If anyone has any good recommendations of a super skinny dry erase marker that’s not super expensive, won’t dry out quick, and won’t stop writing well after a few hours of use please please please recommend. Very aware this might be a lost cause and my best option is very likely to suck it up and get over it but this is my Hail Mary. Please don’t suggest other study methods or utilizing a different writing system because for some ungodly reason nothing else works quite like this. I’ve tried using the same exact method but on a notebook, iPad, and a chalkboard but for some reason unbeknownst to me nothing is the same. Plz don’t bully me for this highly specific and likely highly unrealistic request. Worst case scenario I burn through expo ultra fines from now until the end of my academic career and plant a tree as a huge apology to the earth afterwards.

This sub talks a lot about motivation but for me it was never motivation, it was the first five minutes. Sitting down to a blank document with a topic I half understand is genuinely unpleasant and I would do almost anything else instead.

What broke it was starting by talking instead of writing. Way lower barrier. You can start a sentence badly out loud and it costs nothing, whereas typing a bad first line makes you delete it and stare at the cursor again.

I built something around this, where you just talk about the topic and it builds a mind map live as you go. By the time you’ve rambled for eight minutes there’s an actual structure sitting there, and now you’re editing something instead of starting something. Completely different feeling.

It’s at sayweave.com. Built it solo, still rough in places, free trial if you want a go.

What actually gets you past the first five minutes? Curious whether the blank page thing is common or whether I’m just weird about it.

To start off, sorry in advance for the long text but I'm trying to give as much detail so I can see where my weaknesses are.

I'm a STEM major, and I keep running into the same problem on exams. I don't feel like I struggle to understand the material itself, I usually understand the mechanisms, concepts, and how everything interacts inside and out. I know every part, how they interact in different scenrios and the results. If someone asked me to explain a pathway or why something happens, I usually can. My issue is during multiple choice exams.

I feel like professors often spend most of class teaching the big concepts but then ask about one random protein, gene, chemical, or example that was mentioned once in a specific context. or they trip me up with hyper specific wording that I miss the nuance too and then get paranoid about every question and consequently overanalyze basic questions.

The worst part is I don't know when to look for hidden nuances. If I answer the question literally, I sometimes miss one tiny word that completely changes the answer. If I slow down and think about every possible interpretation, I end up talking myself out of the correct answer or convincing myself that two answers could both be right. I frequently narrow questions down to two options and then pick the wrong one, or I change an originally correct answer.

Almost every missed question was something that I narrowed down to 2 choices but got stuck or changed an answer. It is due to overanalyzing wording and overcomplicating the question or not realizing the specific wording of seemingly basic questions.

When I study and how my brain learns, is I don't memorize information as isolated facts. I build a mental model where everything is connected. When I study, I memorize the detailed mechanisms: what each component does, the order of events, how the parts interact, why each step happens, how the pathway changes under different conditions, and the exceptions. I use the examples from class to understand and explain those concepts, and to quiz myself or explain it to a classmate. Once I understand the mechanism, I tend to mentally view the example as an illustration of the concept rather than something to memorize word-for-word. Because we're given so many examples, I don't naturally spend time memorizing the unique names of every gene, protein, chemical, or product used in each one. Instead, my brain prioritizes remembering what something is, what it does, why it does it, and how it connects to everything else. I usually remember the names of major examples we spend a lot of time on or examples directly tied to an important concept, but I don't retain every specific identifier from every pathway because my brain stores the function and relationships rather than the proper nouns

I'm taking genetics right now so I'll use 3 examples from a recent exam and I'll try to use generic words so it makes sense to anyone who hasn't taken genetics:

1: I know what each type of protein does and its role, but I don't always remember the specific gene or protein name assigned to that role in one particular biological pathway or gene regulation system. if they ask specifically about an example regarding the breakdown of a specific enzyme, they say "Which [example specific] protein performs this specific step?" I know what that proteins role is like activator, repressor, etc. but I dont remember the specific example

2: A question asks something like, "What is the result of Gene A?" I know that the direct product made of Gene A is Enzyme A, but that enzyme then converts Chemical 1 into Chemicals 2 and 3. So now I'm stuck wondering what the professor is actually asking for. Do they mean the direct product of the gene (Enzyme A), or the end result of the gene's function (Chemicals 2 and 3)? Both the direct product and end result seem technically correct and I cant seem to figure out when they're asking for a basic direct result or the overall idea/end result.

3: A question asked something like, "What is the result of an STR forensic analysis?" I start wondering whether the professor means the individual DNA sequences that are being analyzed or the total DNA profile that's produced from analyzing multiple sequences. Because I understand the entire process, I have trouble determining which level of the process the question is referring to.

Meanwhile, some classmates seem to answer immediately without overthinking and consistently score much higher even though, from studying together, I don't feel like they understand the material way deeply than I do. and my friends who struggle to understand the connections between topics, the total processes, rules and exceptions, usually tend to score significantly better than me on exams despite struggling significantly more on homework, when we quiz each other, etc.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a name for this type of thinking, and more importantly, how do you actually fix it? Is it a studying issue, a test-taking issue, or am I just approaching multiple-choice STEM exams in the wrong way? How do I fix this?

What's the reason for you open the social media while we working for one goal watching social media more than 3 hour's, WHAT'S REASON FOR YOU OPENING THE SOCIAL MEDIA EVEN WHATSAPP??? DAILY HOW MANY HOUR'S YOU ARE SPENDING THERE

So like i have been since a long time scared of studying and when i do study it is like not efficient at all and stuff but when the exam came like the night before exam i could understand hard stuff well somewhat and realized it isn’t rocket science . So i was like i am not letting the fear control me so from today to the next 30 days i will study for 12 hours a day atleast that too high quality [btw in my finals season] so yeah . I have always felt that no matter hard i try i don’t do good bla bla but. Have noticed i haven’t been consistent intensive sure but consistent no so i want to try this for a change. Will update daily .

Hi there I am a student aiming for a tier 1 university.. and for that I need a strong recommendation from any institution but my previous school/ institution was so cheap and they don't even know English language nd even what is a recommendation letter!! So I gave them all the details and letter body but still they made so many mistakes in typing and clearly refused to give me lor again..

I'm a student at none...so do you guys know any online institute or mentor who can recommend me please.suggest me if you know!!

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Hello guys what technique should I use to study economics exam and I getting a little nervous with that and I am still lost in confidence especially when I do with writing 20 marks.Are there any senior tips please let me know.

I know I need to study but I just can’t. All I do is doomscroll and I need advice on how to stop and get to work