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no, do not study 'all' day! you will probably get burnt out and it will be counter-productive as your brain will struggle to focus and retain information. find the right balance for you. especially since you're still young, doing things you like and engaging in your hobbies is equally as important. i can understand your parental pressure, op, but there's more to life than just studying. good on you for acknowledging that you're not mentally prepared to do that; listen to your own body because you know yourself better than your parents. good luck:)

i’m in the same boat honestly, studying all day sounds good in theory but it’s just not realistic for most people. your plan of splitting it into focused blocks is way better long term. i do about the same, a few solid pomodoros with proper breaks so my brain doesn’t melt. what really helped me stick to it was adding a bit of accountability. i study with mates and we have this thing where whoever studies the least that week has to shout the others $10. we track it on focahq so there’s no cheating, it only counts time if you’re actually on task. makes a huge difference because you’re not just forcing yourself for hours, you’re making those hours actually count. i’d say stick to your plan, do fewer hours but make them good ones, and maybe get a friend on board to keep each other in check.

people study during summer?

Oh how much I relate to this.

Study all day = 30 minutes of actual learning and rest of the time doomscrolling and fucking around...

How much time you spend learning isn't a flex, how much you learn is. Find a reason why it aligns to your personal goals, pleasing your parents is bad motivation.

Pomodoros essentially discipline you to manage distractions for up to 25 minutes at a time.

I'm in exact same situation except that I'm almost 4 years behind with the same two subjects, physics & chemistry being the problem.

Unlike most of the students, I work. WFH. It's not that I get no time, even if I have 2-3 hours a day, I just don't feel like studying.

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Hi, great tips. But pls don't share your school name online for your safety

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Active recall through quizzes is the best way to study according to research. Try www.StudyAnything.academy to automatically generate gamified quizzes. It’s completely free too.

Same problem here 🥲 So maybe the comment section can help me out

Changing my study habits and shortening my study sessions when I feel burnout coming on. Making sure I still have time to actually enjoy life and wind down when needed. Also, taking advantage of study apps such as StudyFetch helps.

I balanced them by spending as much time studying as I needed.

It’s not the answer you were looking for but it is a strategy that works well.

Can’t just play Xbox all day but you’ll still have time to date and gym.

P attention span and NP attention span

It's not a good thing, but my fuel is guilt and remorse. My family has really high expectations of me because my brother was a top student. I don't want to let my family down, so that drives me to spend more time, without making feel burnt out.

There isn't really a 'one size fits all' study method, it's more about spacing them out. Sort them from easiest to hardest (or most understood to least understood), and start with the hardest. If you feel as if you're about to get burnt out, jump to easy stuff. This should give you more confidence, allowing you to sit longer.

You mentioned math isn't your strong suit; that means you need to approach each course at a different angle. What works for one, might not work for the other. I had Calc and Physics in the same semester, and I thought "Well they're both math, so it doesn't matter, I can just study for both of them at the same time." But no. Each course requires its own set study time.

One fun activity I made for economics, is studying yourself. Using a graph, measure your energy, mental state, physical state, and your overall well being. Plot these as if they can be read as the fluctuation of a currency. Find the things that can change them. Food, sleep, social interaction, free time, etc.

Good luck! 🤞❤️

Look into anki, it might just be perfect for your needs

Dude, your approach reminds me exactly of what I used to do when I was a student addicted to Starcraft 2!

I had developed a strict system: I allowed myself to play 5 games(imagines 5 loses in a row :'( ), then I HAD to finish all my work before I could play again. It literally transformed my discipline - gaming became my reward instead of my distraction. Was mid/top master rank back in the day (2012-2013), so you can imagine how addictive it was lol.

Spoiler alert: it worked, I graduated successfully. Went back to SC2 two years ago and got crushed so hard I almost cried lol.

Keep us posted on your results!

I set aside an hour every day to study. An hour is not much, but regularity gives results

1. It didn't really exist when I was in high school... but as an adult... I fucking love youtube. Every problem I want, everything I don't understand, there always seems to be at least one person on youtube who can explain it to me in a way that I will comprehend. Khan Academy is also a great resource.
2. Do it while you see it... type or write what you see the other person doing... sometimes it won't click until later why you did that, but the muscle memory will be there, and contextualizes the understanding better so it will stick around better.
3. Context matters, try sitting in the same seat every day in class (if possible)... if you chew gum during class, chew gum during the test, etc... your memory is a weird thing, and triggers are strange.
4. Pretend every class you have allows you to have an index card that you're allowed to reference. Prepare for tests by filtering out what you think you'll need to know, write it on the card. Make the study card, even if it isn't allowed in class (don't bring it with you or do anything stupid that will get you in trouble). The process you go through while making the study card will help you commit things to memory better, or refresh your memory on topics covered a few weeks ago, and your score will go up, even if you don't actually use the card.
5. If your vision is a problem, straight up ask to sit up front. The number of kids who struggle in studies because they don't want to sit up front, and can't see things because they are blurry to them is frustratingly high. If you are supposed to wear glasses, wear them... I get that you might want contacts or think glasses are uncool, but ffs, how are you gonna pass the class if you can't read the board? If you can't afford glasses, and have vision problems, tell your teacher privately... there's about a hundred different programs to get school kids glasses and vision exams for free.
6. Ask for help. I'm not a teacher, but I tutor once a week for 2 hours, and there are teachers, adults, and other people who tutor/volunteer completely for free just to help people.
7. SLEEEEEEEEEEEP You must sleep. Staying up until 1am, then waking up at 6am is bullshit. It's hard on your body. It's hard on your brain. It's just fucking hard. Studying stuff at midnight, when you're completely exhausted, after doing other stuff for 15 hours, isn't going to accomplish a damned thing. Study when you're awake, not first thing in the morning, not last thing at night.
8. Limit distractions. We all love the five bean burrito from dinner last night, but if you have it for breakfast before the test this morning, you're going to be sitting through the test thinking about how badly you need to fart, and not about whatever the test subject is, no matter how well you studied.
9. Study in Chunks... study for like 30 minutes, take a 10 minute break... stretch your legs, get a drink of water (don't go to facebook, youtube, or any of the time-black-hole websites)... then get back to studying. Think of it like exercising your brain... it needs a little rest and recovery time to work properly... if you try to binge and learn for 8 hours straight with no breaks, you're not going to retain as much.
10. Teach it... work with another student who doesn't understand the same thing, try to explain it to them. I know this sounds weird, but as you try to explain it to someone else, it forces your brain to try dozens or hundreds of ways of explaining the thing, which ultimately results in YOU getting the explanation that works best in your brain.

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Study in short bursts. I remember a psych prof in college saying it’s been proven that after 20-30 minutes of studying your brain starts to retain less and less information. So study for 20-30 minutes, take a quick 10 minute break, then go back to studying.

#1 mistake I made in high school was assuming that my teachers were always good at dispensing content in an understandable way. There's so much variance.

Depending on your teacher:

• Plague your teacher with questions before/after class. They're (hopefully) there to help you.
• Take notes during class. Take a picture of the board if you need to. If your teacher goes off slideshows, get copies of each lecture.
• Supplement your teacher's lectures with lectures from the internet. There's almost always someone online who's figured out a better way to divulge the info than your teacher.
• If your teacher is confusing or going too fast, let them know, maybe multiple times. They might not realize.
• Look into private tutoring. Maybe your school offers it, or your teacher would be willing to help, or something online. A good tutor analyzes what you know so they can teach at your level.
• Get enough sleep and eat right. Keep your brain running at high efficiency for efficient studying.

Learn. To. Plan.

Like, really. Once you get the hang of it you almost think 'why didn't I do this sooner?'.

Know what you got to learn. Get the hang of how long it takes you to study. And make a clear planning from beginning to end. Every subject. Everything you need to learn.

Set out a complete day. I'm serious. Planning is hard, but it saves stress, thinking, and lets you focus. You have to find out what you need to study for the entire year, for every subject. Find out when exams are and plan studie sessions accordingly.

Once you understand how much time is left you'll enjoy life a lot more. You'll never feel guilty for nut studying, because you exactly know what to do.

Don't wait for announcements. Don't do it by semester. Every. Single. Day.

If you need help, I'll even help you.

I just don't want you to feel guilty for not studying, stressful for what might come, or think you might not make it.

Discipline is hard. But once you do it, you can't stop, as the effort pales to the benefits.

Highschool is one of your best times and you should enjoy it accordingly. Having your planner you'll always enjoy the stuff available as you know that that specific time is for having fun.

Read and understand your notes first.

Use index cards to write the most important details of your notes. Key words lang kung pwede and put the rest in your head so every time you see the keyword, the other details will flow from your head.

Keep the index card in your pocket and ilabas mo every time na naalala mong reviewhin. (It's so handy kung naglalakad ka or naghihintay ng sasakyan or simply bored for a minute).

Have enough sleep. Big factor yan sa mental block ko kapag kulang ako ng tulog.

Eat a large meal only after your quiz/exam. Eating large meals before quizzes makes you drowsy during the exam/quiz and most of your energy will go to your stomach to digest the food you just ate.

Only learned this recently, try to understand and not simply memorize. Happened to me recently thru a quiz, I knew enough to solve basic problems using plug-in formulas. But, the moment the complex questions came rolling I struggled real hard.

i think i wont called it a technique but here it is:

• matulog ng kumpleto (8-9 hours)
• wag magpastress (socmed, vid games, overthinking etc)
• be boring, what i mean is sanayin mo yung sarili mo na kayang magstay sa inaaral mo w/o having to scroll tiktok feeds just kase nabobored ka na agad but dont get me wrong u should take breaks in between as well (like im doing rn lol)
• consistency, at first maninibago ka at parang gusto mo ng bumalik sa dating nakagawian pero trust me if magiging consistent ka lang at sasanayin mo lang ang sarili e the rest will surely follow along at mas magiging madali na lang ito sayo as the time goes by
• last is have fun, surround urself with friends na with same interest rin sayo, join communities like discord/fb/reddit etc, make memes (para saken mas natututo ako sa memes LOL HAHAH JK)

intindihin mo inaaral mo

like make up scenarios that use those concepts

Semi-detailed answer

Doing the work (techniques to help you start studying):

• 2-minute rule
  • If a task takes 2 minutes (or less) to accomplish do it now.
  • Train habits by making them take 2 minutes (or less) to accomplish. Don't tell yourself you'll study for an hour, only to not study at all. Tell yourself you will study for 2 minutes. There is no excuse not to do this. Make it a habit, eventually it will become easy to start studying, then you can train yourself to study longer. I think every student knows that the real difficulty is starting a study session. Going from 40 minutes of study to 45 minutes of study is simple, going from playing ML to opening your reading feels impossible.
• Animedoro technique
  • 40–60 minutes of study with a 20-minute-long break (I find this is better than Pomodoro since 25 minutes of study is too short).
  • This is not a religious technique, don't follow it if isn't helpful.
• Deep work
  • Create an environment with no distractions.
  • Do not focus on the factors you can't control. I.e. Don't blame your mom for making noise if you haven't done everything in your power to minimize distraction (no notifs, no socmed, no YT, no hunger, nothing that can distract you). Once you control the factors you can control, try to communicate with the factors you can't control.

Memorization:

• Flashcards
  • Answers on one side, questions on the other.
  • This helps with your recall, which is better than just re-reading.
• SRS
  • Spaced repetition system, it means reviewing information at increasing intervals to improve long-term retention.
  • Do not review only when the test is coming, review consistently over a long period of time. Use flashcards for this or Anki.
• Memory techniques
  • To memorize something quickly, create a memorable image of it.
    • E.g. Anomie is a Sociologicical concept created by Emile Durkheim, if you imagine an old white man saying "Ano mhie?" it's funny and easy to remember.
  • If you want to remember things in order, write a story about it.
    • E.g. Emilio visited Quezon, and they gossiped about Laurel, because Laurel was seen kissing Osmena even though he was already in a relationship with Roxas.
    • The silly sentence is easier to memorize than trying to memorize the first Filipino presidents by just reciting their names in order.

Conceptualization:

• Proper note-taking
  • Stop transcribing notes. Stop writing things exactly as they were said.
  • Summarize, take the key ideas. Write down what you learned. If you can't write anything, it's because you didn't learn anything, and if you didn't learn, you didn't listen (possibly because you were too busy transcribing).
• Second brain
  • Use bidirectional linking to create a second brain which links your notes together
  • Roam Research, Obsidian, Notion etc. all have this feature. This allows you to connect ideas together and seem more knowledgeable than you might be.
• Feynman technique
  • If you can't simplify a lesson, you don't understand it well enough.
  • Practice teaching what you learned to a child (doesn't have to be a real one, just imagine yourself doing it. What would you say?)

Application:

• Pre-test
  • Before studying, ask yourself what you know about the topic
  • Being wrong makes your brain remember, it remembers mistakes because mistakes are embarrassing
• Post-test
  • Measures retention
  • Students often forget things after a test, not being aware that the things they studied will come back in finals. SO it's better to test yourself after you take a test, to keep the memory fresh
• Evaluate
  • Use the concepts you learned IRL. If you're a psych major, examine your own behavior. If you study math, try to apply it. Study your own finances, or how cars move, try to understand the economy based on what you were taught etc.
  • Make the lessons you learned relevant to you outside the classroom
  • A lot of students say that lessons in school are irrelevant. A lot of them are (truth be told) but some of them matter, and it's up to us to make them matter in our own lives. Teachers only give us the tools, it's up to us to use them

Do you need to do all of these to be a good student? No, these are from American resources where they have less classes/units and aren't as bombarded with hw. So don't try to do everything at once, see what works for you and stick to it.