r/studying

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Sono uno studente in dirittura d'arrivo con il mio percorso di studi in Marketing .
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If you have any good study tips, please set them in here.

I'm looking for better study tips. I'm mostly someone who does things based off on memory, and recapping by writing everything down, and although it helps me significantly in passing, it stays in the same route, and I'm aiming for it to pass higher. I've tried recommended study websites and none of them seem to have topics that I'm currently learning about, (ex. business, finance), and/or they aren't free and you're blocked by a paywall after a few sample courses. I've tried those free Harvard courses, but I'm not a video/visual learner, more of an auditory if it intrigues me enough, otherwise I put them at 2x speed with captions on.
My best suit is to recap and write them in my notebook, but I'm not sure what else I can do.

I'd appreciate if you guys could give some advice.

I’m new to a subject that I have absolutely no background in, and I’m struggling with how I should approach learning.

I’m the type of person who likes to write everything down. During lectures, I find myself constantly trying to capture every detail, and because of that, I sometimes realize I’m not actually paying full attention to what the lecturer is saying.

The thing is, the instructor has already provided us with textbooks that contain all of the lecture content. Logically, I know the information is already there, but I still have this overwhelming fear that if I don’t write everything myself, I’ll miss something important or won’t remember it.

My perfectionist mindset is making this really stressful. I feel like I have to create the “perfect” set of notes, even when I’m literally copying information that’s already in the textbook.

Has anyone else dealt with this? Is what I’m doing helping or actually hurting my learning?
If you were in my position, how would you approach lectures? Would you focus on listening and understanding first, then use the textbook afterward? Or is there a better strategy?

I’d really appreciate hearing how people who have overcome this kind of perfectionism study effectively.

deadline coming up, ive been working 60 hours a week, i get home and do only some questions but its not enough to get it done in time, really here for my last resort can someone do it for me? we can discuss the price, i dont even care if you use ai or wtv, i literally do not have time to sit down and write it down etc

How to self study computer science ,business,geography,accounting,biology .give me your tips to self study in 3 months please

Hey everyone, 19M college student here. I'm preparing for the CA Foundation Sept 2026 attempt and looking for a serious study partner to stay accountable.

​The plan is pretty simple: share daily targets, clear doubts, and grind through practice questions together. I'm ready to give this my all, so I'm looking for someone who is equally committed to clearing this attempt.

​Hit me up in the DMs if you're interested!

My app will take info from notes, PowerPoint presentations, YouTube videos, a picture from physical notes, whatever, and generate practice projects and practice quizzes based on the information using AI. The projects and each question of the quiz get increasingly harder. Unlike other studying apps, Ex, Quizlet, Quizizz, Blooket, Quizgecko, whatever, those are just memory as you just memorize the cards and do the quiz. With projects, you actually have to apply and understand the info. For each question, an AI will evaluate your answer, and if it's close enough, you get it right.

Anyways, an example is: I fed it my old PowerPoint (from like 9th grade) about comparing society between Sparta and Samos. It generated multiple projects to actually test the knowledge:

1. Warm-up — Comparison Chart. Build a side-by-side chart comparing Sparta and Samos across all 5 categories (government, economy, culture, religion, militia). For each row, write one sentence identifying the key similarity or difference. Goal: lock in the facts before analyzing them.
2. Core — Causal Argument. Sparta's culture was built entirely around military discipline (soldiers couldn't retire until 60), while Samos was known for its navy, wine production, and intellectual life. In a 250-word argument, explain: how did each society's economy shape what kind of culture it could afford to build? Use specific evidence — Sparta's use of Helots for labor, Samos's agricultural surplus from grapes/olives — to support your reasoning.
3. Advanced — Government Classification. Sparta's government mixed oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy, while Samos was a more straightforward oligarchy. Research (or reason from your notes) why a mixed government might emerge in a militarized society like Sparta specifically. Defend your answer using at least one specific structural detail from the notes (e.g., the dual-king system).
4. Synthesis — Modern Parallel. Pick one modern country or society and argue which ancient system it more closely resembles — Sparta's militarized oligarchy or Samos's trade-and-culture-focused oligarchy. Justify with at least 3 specific parallels (economic structure, cultural priorities, military role).

And the Quiz:

1. What type of government did Sparta use?
2. Name the three government types blended into Sparta's system.
3. What was Samos's government type?
4. What was Spartan currency made of?
5. Who worked the land for Spartans, enabling their military focus?
6. What two agricultural products was Samos's economy centered on?
7. What religious belief system did both Sparta and Samos share?
8. Which god was most worshipped in Sparta?
9. What were that god's associated domains?
10. Which goddess was the primary deity worshipped in Samos?
11. At what age could a Spartan soldier retire?
12. What was Spartan culture primarily organized around?
13. What was Samos best known for besides agriculture? (two things)
14. True/False: Sparta and Samos had identical government systems.
15. Short answer: Using one fact from each category (economy, religion, culture), explain how Sparta's society was built to sustain a permanent military.

Unlike other sources, it is not just keywords and memorization, it is actually learning as you are applying the info, and an AI evaluates your understanding rather than checking for an exact match.

So, according to neuroscience, there are only 4 ways you can read and remember anything. Just 4, that’s it. Everything you have ever learned or remembered up to now was encoded because of one of the four specific methods in your brain.

These are exactly what those 4 ways are, and how you can engineer them to remember whatever you read.

1. Novelty (The Automatic Filter)

Your brain is constantly deciding what to keep and what to discard. By default, everything unusual or unexpected is flagged as not worthy of retention.

For example, if you encounter a strange creature that you have never seen before, you don't have to make flashcards to remember it. You automatically keep it.

The Problem: You don't really have control over it. Once you are familiar enough with a subject, most things become routine and do not surprise you anymore. This filter stops doing its job. We must rely on the next three.

2. Emotional Relevance (The Chemical Lock)

Your brain retains anything that evokes a response. Whenever you react to something emotionally or feel stress, your brain releases certain neurotransmitters like dopamine and epinephrine. These chemicals serve as a signal for you: This is important. Save it.

Remember the first time you touched the hot iron? You didn't have to revise that. It shocked you, and your brain made sure you won't repeat the mistake again.

How to engineer it:

• The Google News Trick: Prior to reading a boring chapter, spend two minutes searching for this topic on Google News. Browse the headlines and find out how this topic impacts the world. Look for something that's relevant and interesting to you and read about that. You are setting a chemical lock on it before even starting to read it.
• Trigger a neurochemical reaction AFTER reading it: Exercise, caffeine intake and cold shower are all natural sources of dopamine and epinephrine production. Rather than having a cup of coffee prior to studying, drink it after. The spike of these chemicals will lock in the newly formed neural paths in your brain.

3. Repetition (Application, not Rereading)

I am not suggesting you read the same page five times. This just creates the "illusion of competence". Your brain learns the layout of the text, but not the knowledge contained in it.

The only repetition that works is application. Every time you retrieve the information and apply it, you solidify the connection.

How to engineer it:
Do not wait until the end of the chapter. Do it at the end of each paragraph. Ask yourself:

• How would I apply this?
• What problem will this solve?
• When will I see this in action?

This simple technique is both active recall and spaced application at once.

4. Association (The Most Powerful Filter)

Your brain does not retain information alone. It retains it within networks. The more links a new piece of information has to the things that you already know, the stronger it becomes embedded.

If you just read a fact and it hovers somewhere in your brain, it will be forgotten soon. But if you associate it with three other concepts, it becomes much more solid.

How to engineer it:
While reading, you should constantly find these two things:

• How this is related to what I know about this topic?
• How this is connected to the other things I have read in this session?

The Trick: You cannot do it in your head efficiently. Attempting to keep the complex network of information in your working memory and process the new material at the same time results in cognitive overload.

The top 1% of learners solve this problem by Thinking on Paper. You have to externalize the network.

Unfortunately, I couldn't include the complete mechanical explanation of how to think on paper into a Reddit post without making it a novel, so I created a complete video explaining how to Think on Paper. You can watch it here - https://youtu.be/YCLwftvz3MQ

PS - If you want to improve your learning, subscribe to my YouTube Channel, I post videos about learning how to learn there.

the title says it all pero I really need y’all help. cets are just around the corner, I don’t wanna waste my time na huhu.

Hey everyone,

I’m currently studying for a certification in Cloud (AWS Solutions Architect Associate – SAA-C03), and I thought it would be a good idea to connect with others on the same path.

I’m trying to put together a small study group for anyone who is:

studying cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

preparing for certifications

or already working in cloud and willing to share experience

The idea is simple:

help each other stay consistent and motivated

discuss concepts and clear doubts

share resources, tips, and practice questions

maybe do some hands-on labs or small projects together

I’m personally aiming to take the exam around October.

If you’re interested, feel free to comment or DM me. We can set up a Discord or something similar depending on what works best for everyone.

Everyone is welcome

Everyone talks about studying longer.

I'm more interested in the small habits that quietly made a big difference.

For me, tracking my study sessions instead of relying on motivation helped me stay consistent.

What's one study habit that gave you better results than you expected?

Could be anything:

- A study technique

- A daily routine

- A mindset shift

- Something that sounded simple but actually worked

Every time I study at night , i feel drowsy even though i slept for 3 hours in the evening 😭😭😭 I've school on morning so I try to study late night but I feel too much sleepy ... What to do 😭

I already own a windows laptop it's fast and only a year old. I was thinking of buying an iPad Air M4. For those of you who use both, has an iPad genuinely made a difference in how you study, compared to just using a laptop?

If so, I'd love to hear specifically what it's helped with — I'm trying to figure out if it's a worthwhile addition or just an unnecessary expense.

what stops me from even sitting down to study, or studying for long hours is study anxiety. the sheer size of the syllabus, the feeling i get when i flip the page look at a brand new page full of information. even at points where i dont actively feel anxious about it there's that subconscious in me telling me the efforts not gonna be worth it, based on my past experiences of failing. Youtubers like penrose are great. They tell me tackling this fear is by realizing and becoming aware that u are putting off from fear. But I'm st this said stage of awareness where i start to put off work then realize what's happening, but even tho im aware i cant make myself stop