Studying advice

[JC Denton]

I need to study hard for the upcoming months in order to save the east (and myself). I get distracted easily so it's been really hard for me to start studying. I've been thinking of completely puting away electronics and only focus on studying but since this is going to last for about 3 months, it might be a bit extreme and make me burnout. Do you guys think I should do it or be a little more moderate about it? Also I'm low on time so I need to study everyday for about 7 hours if I want to get a good result. If you have experience in studying for long durations of time then give me some advice on how I can avoid burnout and keep on studying without losing my mind.
This is for university entry btw.

 

[Nihilma]

Depends on how severe your drifting away from work into distraction is. In my case it's almost crippling, so I have to really tell myself "for the next 2 hours, I don't touch my phone".
I'd say overall be organized, know when to work, how much work you wanna do, and know during this time not to let any distraction in the way.
Another good solution is to restrict the amount of distraction you get to a certain amount per day. It's harder to achieve tho imo

 

[Nihilma]

Also welcome to college

 

[Its da snaaaaakes]

Personally I think the best way of studying is if something that doesn’t require math to just memorize it early and keep repeating it. But if it has math then practice it occasionally through the day, it doesn’t require much time and it’s more passive than other ways so I’m not sure

 

[viziercel]

Meditation and exercise are good habits to pick up even just for 20 minutes a day can help you be more productive.

There is a lot of biological detail in motivation/focus that varies from person to person. Psychologists say that task efficiency and "arousal" have an "upside-down u curve" relationship. If you are falling asleep that is unproductive, if you are bouncing off the walls and thinking about other things that is too awake. I tend towards the "too awake/active/aroused" side of the curve and I have mitigated this at times by only listening to music when I am productively engaged. Sure people say multitasking is bad for your brain but if it just helps me use up the extra 30% brainpower that would get bored and rebel then it seems worth the risk. It is less justifiable with stuff like audiobooks, podcasts or streamers where they actively distract you and require actual conscious processing.

I've found that I can enter a semi-manic state when I become hungry over time. I can be productive for long stretches when I am staying up late. Both of these require that I enter the state while productive and do not drift from it into other activities. (more an issue with mania)

Above all it is helpful to know when to use some motivation. I write down all sorts of things that motivate me and reread them when I know I need that boost to get going on the next step in my plan. You won't always automatically know that you've forgotten what you are struggling for and it is important to be able to remind yourself of the many different things you want to achieve. Even "forgotten" isn't the exact thing because you can sit down and remember them, more like they haven't graced your active memory for a while.

 

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I need to study hard for the upcoming months in order to save the east (and myself). I get distracted easily so it's been really hard for me to start studying. I've been thinking of completely puting away electronics and only focus on studying but since this is going to last for about 3 months, it might be a bit extreme and make me burnout. Do you guys think I should do it or be a little more moderate about it? Also I'm low on time so I need to study everyday for about 7 hours if I want to get a good result. If you have experience in studying for long durations of time then give me some advice on how I can avoid burnout and keep on studying without losing my mind.
This is for university entry btw.

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