u/Beginning_Evening_42

Am I a chud????

Am I a chud????

Little bit of a rant but I gotta ask to see if anybody else is in a similar position. I was going through my older sisters notes to upload them for flashcards for a class I'm about to take and I kinda had to stop and capture what was in front of me.

I feel like I can't focus unless I have these two screens staring at me. One is genuinely useful for my studies, the other is just a mindless calming video or game running in the background. Why is my dopamine so cooked lol.

My grades are good thankfully, but I genuinely worry about what happens after I graduate. Like once school is over and there's no structure forcing me to sit down, is my brain just going to completely check out without constant stimulation? I can do other activities without content like sports, cooking, basically anything that requires me to move, but when I sit down to study I just cant focus without this insane setup.

I have tried turning the second screen off and I just can't seem to focus the same way. Everything feels slower and I get distracted way faster. It's like my brain needs two things happening at once just to lock in on one of them.

I'm worried that once I get a job I'm going to need constant content feeding my brain just to function. Did I accidentally make studying too fun and now I've broken myself lmao. How do you guys study? I have tried so many different methods, but this is the one that actually secures my grades. But are the grades even worth it atp?? 🤔🤔🤔

u/Beginning_Evening_42 — 20 days ago

Studying is a marathon not a sprint, consistency has done more for my grades than anything else

Was just checking my weekly schedule and took a second to actually look at my calendar for the month. Every single day is green and it kind of hit me how much that has changed things for me.

Some days I studied for 30 minutes, some days 2 hours. It really doesn't matter how long as long as you show up. I stopped thinking about studying as this big thing I need to block out huge chunks of time for and just made it a daily habit.

The main thing I've been focusing on is spaced repetition. I go through a flashcard deck once a day no matter what, even if I don't feel like it, even if it's late. Just once a day. Doing that consistently I've genuinely seen my grades go up without the panic cramming the night before an exam. Less stress, better results, it's kind of a no brainer in hindsight.

Instead of dreading exams I feel like I'm just reviewing stuff I already know at that point.

Anyway. Get studying.

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u/Beginning_Evening_42 — 23 days ago