ive never been this nerd i never liked stem subjects but i did okay most of the time.

i dont remember a time of my life where i wasnt juggling between studying , not being depressed and friends.

but these past few months ive burnt out completely
i cant get myself to focus on one thing
subjects like math and chemistry physically brings me pain trying to understand.

the worst part is i dont know if i even want to like whats the point? seeing everyone do so so much better than me with half the effort i make just hurts . now i spend most of my time with my friends or on tiktok or playing since i wont even understand anything if i sat down with papers infront of me.

help me figure out whats wrong with the way i do things.

I am 18 years old student (yes, genZ), but I haven't been able to break the habit of using my phone since high school. I think I spend almost 12 hours or more on it every day. If I had spent this time studying, my GPA would be 4.0 by now. I have tons of assignments, labs, exams, and midterms, but far from feeling any sense of urgency, I just repeat the cycle of studying for an hour and using my phone for five hours.

I deleted everything like Instagram, Facebook, and X to stop my phone from bothering me, but I even developed a habit of searching for and reading random things on Wikipedia like rocks and gems and some weird stuffs😭

I've tried apps to limit phone time or things like the Pomodoro technique, but I always end up disabling them myself just to use my phone. Even if I turn my phone off completely, it turns back on in less than an hour.

I don't think it's a concentration issue, because I don't usually feel the urge to use my phone when I'm doing other things. It's just that when I'm studying, I find myself reaching for my phone, whether because it's too boring or because I just don't want to do it.

If anyone has had a similar experience, I would like to ask how you resolved it and what mindset you had. Something like methods, motivations and more. The main issue is that I don't feel motivated to study, not even feeling urgency during exam seasons, reaching to my phone whenever I try to start study.

Idk how to study, i keep watching lectures, noting everh word down, and when im done, i dont retain anything. But if i dont write, i wont retain anything either. I just entered the most competitive uni year of my life, i havent studied shit and all my classmates are 3 chaps ahead. Idk what to do

I sit to study, remove all distractions, but my mind is blocked. Its been this way since 6th grade. I passed hs by a miracle.
Idk what to do i cant focus, i cant remember, i cant retain….
Pls help

This is my last year of high school, and the most important one. To make things even harder, I chose engineering, which is one of the hardest fields (we have a weird education system)

I’m supposed to have finished HALF of the material by the end of October, but I haven’t even started yet.

I’ve tried deleting all my social media apps, but that didn’t work. I ended up downloading them again within two days. I’ve even started watching YouTube Shorts, which makes everything worse.

I’m genuinely so frustrated with myself because I KNOW I have potential. I know I’m capable of doing well, but I keep getting distracted by literally anything. Even eating when I’m not hungry has become a way to avoid studying

I have so many online lessons to catch up on, and I’m not exaggerating when I say there are over 100 hours of videos I need to watch.

Right now, it’s 3:20 AM, and I have to wake up at 6 AM. I also have an English exam, and I had the entire weekend to study for it, but I didn’t even open the book I was pretending for my mom

I feel like I’m wasting my potential, and I’m honestly so upset with myself. I don’t want to keep repeating the same cycle of procrastinating, feeling guilty, promising to change, and then doing absolutely nothing. everytime i think about studying my chest feels heavy and i loose all passion

I really need help, and I’m open to anything, no matter how harsh or strict it is. I need something that will actually work because clearly, what I’ve been trying so far isn’t working. i once locked my phone and threw the keys (didnt work too)

Please don’t recommend AI apps or anything like that. I want something lets sat traditional? idk

And honestly, going to school is almost completely useless to me because I don’t learn much there, but I still have to attend because getting 21 or more absences means an automatic fail.

I know I can do better than this, and that’s what makes it so frustrating. I just need someone to help me figure out how to get my life together before it’s too late

I'm seriously struggling with this, it takes me a whole day to study 1-2 lectures. I am able to understand what I'm studying but I don't understand why it takes me soo long. I do active recall with notes I wrote it in my own words. Any tips? I really need a more efficient way or atleast reduce the time. Also I've been dealing with this same issue while making notes, it takes me SO long. I think I have this fear that I have to have everything remembered/understood right away before moving on. Any study ways/tips are appreciated please..

No set times or subjects!!! u join whenever ur ready to study, and get it done alongside whoever else is on.

We need active people. by active i just mean people who show up and put hours in. not daily check ins or intros or streaks.

study groups tend to go quiet after a week and id rather this one be for people who actually use it.only rule is u study. if u never put in hours ur removed.

reply if u want in and ill send the invite

Edit: U can join from my bio

I understand that I can get good grades easily because I have good intuition and follow the lesson carefully, but I feel like I've never worked hard for a test, others study and revise all the week while I only study the night before

I want this year, to study for something and actually deserve to get good results

Please help

my lecturer wont post or give slide decks,

makes us discuss random political stuff in class,

and gives us readings way above undergrad level (he said himself they are above undergrad level and we probably wont need stuff from them).

there is no past papers for me to look back on and its 100% exam.

Its his first time teaching this exact module although he does teach 2 very similar ones, its constitutional law.

is there anyway any of you studied for it except the long way? this module is threatening my whole degree atp.

I’m so used to “under preparing” for exams. I’m fed up of my bad grades. What on earth do people mean when they overstudy or over prepare for an exam.

I have a life changing exam in less than two months, but I can't get my lazy ass to study no matter what. I'm really at a loss. I can't concentrate at all, so at the end of the day, nothing gets completed.

I don't wanna study at all. I have zero motivation.

Hi everyone, hope you guys are fine. I recently just took some overdoses of a med in result of my increasing stress in previous days. many people here guided me, and I eventually recovered by having right treatment on time.

Now a days I'm again feeling depressed ... I convinced a lot to catch up in my studies and get good grades because I shifted from matric to A levels and i know its very hard but its already 2 months in there and Im not doing good at all when i supposed to exce; in my matric classes and exams .

JUST FEW QUESTIONS NO TIME WASTING:

1... IS STUDY OVER YOUR HEALTH???

2...HOW CAN I STOP MYSELF FROM NOT STUDYING. (IM NOT DUMB BUT TRUST ME I DONT WANT TO DO THAT DANGEROUS LIFE TAKING MISTAKE AGAIN). WHENEVER I START TO STUDY, I GET LIKE NOT INTERESTED INTO IT AND THEN STOP IT OR IF I DO IT THEN FAILS TERRIBLY AGAIN IN TESTS WHICH DEMOTIVATES ME.

3...SHOULD I REDO THE 1ST SEMASTER ? BECAUSE IM STILL ADAPTING EXAMS ARE COMING NEAR LIKE IN JUNE JULY . OR SHIFT TO ICS OR I.COM ?

Hi everyone!

As someone with ADHD and working memory issues, I find that taking notes or keeping up with fast-paced lectures is absolute hell.

If my mind wanders for even 30 seconds, I completely lose the professor's train of thought. Listening to two-hour recordings afterward completely drains my energy, and spending the whole day staring at laptops and tablets causes terrible mental fatigue.

I've thought a lot about how much easier life would be if we had dedicated physical tools without screens—like a simple button to replay just the last few seconds of audio when you get distracted, or better yet, paper-based tools instead of endless screens.

How do you manage lecture fatigue and loss of concentration without completely burning out from screens? Do you use any physical/non-digital strategies that actually work?

How to study? For more than 5 hours but it gets progressive more focused?

Any tips?

Study time:4 hours 26 min

Screen time: 4 hours 10 min

Score:2/8

Couldnt complete the topic so going to complete it tomorrow

Did exercise today which i didnt yesterday since screen time affected my workout and other break times

Thinking of assigning something to do in my breaks instead of watching youtube(i would bargain and postpone my pomodoro if I start watching youtube)

Ideally my screen time should be less than 1 hour so going to do that till day 21

96 days left

4th year student and currently struggling to focus in studying, kind of busy in other matters but still i wanna passed

hi yall i have major exams in like less than a week but im behind my practices but i cant bring myself to study… i know my content and everything so it‘s not so bad but i cant bring myself to pracitce to cut off loose ends. ever since i got my mock exam results a month ago i havent been able to study properly because i didnt get the score i want. i think im slightly burnt out but i dont know what to do. every night i cant go to sleep because i feel guilty that i didnt study much and whenever i start trying yo do work i cant focus and then i get really tired. what should i do? i tried changing environments, drinking coffee, washing my face getting rid of distractions etc but i still cant do work. im so tired of this how can i properly make myself study?

Do any one wanna join study group , i want us to be 10 people because I feel it want be productive if we were more than that, if any wan want to join send a dm

Mai 7th ,8th class tak studies mai kaafi accha tha lekin uske baad 10th ayya jisme maine serious padha tha lekin mujhe usme acche grades nhi ayye vo result anne k baad hi maine apne special person ( mom)ko kho diya unke guzarne k baad mai apne life ka purpose kho diya or mai single child tha na koi bhai or behen to mujhe kissi cheez ka idea nhi tha, relatives apna rang dikhane Lage sabko merese problem hone lagi Chachi ne bol Diya k sabka boj mai hi uthao ,sabko meri jaan pe chod gaye ,khane ki pareshani hone lagi , 1 saal mess lagaya badme paiso ki tangi k wajeh se wo chod kar firse unke pass hi khane laga vo kaafi baar mere samne bolti hai k mujhe kaafi tension hogaya sabka , dusre ke baccho ko mai kyu pakao ussi chakkar mai mere study bhi nhi hori thi ya fir kahi mere study ka man bhi uth gaya tha 12th ka exam diya to usme mushkil se pass huva jabke 10th mai 75 ayye the , abhi padhne ka sochta hu fir bhi padh nhi pata ,saare technique used karliye lekin abb dil se padhai nikal gayi hai , mujhe padhna hai kya karu

Need someone to study with online/offline.

Hey guys, I'm in my 2nd year of engineering and was wondering what your daily routine was like at this stage.

How many hours did you usually study each day? Did you study regularly or mostly during exams? How did you manage your studies along with assignments and other stuff?

Just curious about how you guys did it because I'm still trying to figure out my own routine lol.

Hey I'm 18 years old female in class 12th Pcb stream

I failed in 12th last year, that's why I am repeating the year. This year also it is the same, the whole year is about to end but I have not studied anything.

It is not that I have not studied anything, it is that whatever I study, I do not understand anything, like I do not even know the basics of anything, this time I really want to pass 12th with good marks.

And if I am not able to do this then my family will get me married and now I am afraid of this thing, should I not do this, there is no one here who can help me in getting good marks in the exam.

I have just joined this platform I don't even know how to use it, I have been posting since yesterday two days and I have not received a single DM or reply, does no one want to help me

One of my tuition mates told me about this platform that it is very useful for studies, so I am trying it here one last time, my post does not get any views than how can people connect with me?

Please help me dm me or comment I hope this post get enough reach

I’ve been wanting to get serious about DSA and system design for a while now, but one thing I keep struggling with is staying consistent. I’ll start with a lot of motivation, make big plans, study intensely for a few days, and then somehow lose momentum. Before I know it, I’m procrastinating again and struggling to get back on track.

So I thought, why not find someone who’s in the same boat?

If you’re also starting your DSA or system design journey and struggle with consistency sometimes, feel free to join me. The idea is simply to keep each other accountable, quick check-ins, set realistic goals, share progress, and make sure we’re actually putting in the work instead of just planning to.

If this sounds like you, drop a comment or DM me. Let’s figure this out together!

well when i was 15[F] i made a mistake of talking to my cousin brother online but my typical indian family found out about it, and sham.d me so much that i still have n!ghtmare about it and i completely stopped studying and tried to distract myself with watching reels daily. its been more than 2 years but i am unable to forget the taunts they said.

i am [18F] on oct 1, they found a note in my home in which 'i love you, and my nickname' in it , i am still pretty sure my causin sis (chaha ki ldki) wrote it even though she is refusing, as i only go to library and i talk to no one, so i am sure this note was written by her and no outsider can come into my home and put that note on my home dustbin

so due to this, my elder bro checked my phone and found out i was playing online games with many girls and boys, and our conversation started on insta as well. so they read all the chats and scolded me again that why i am playing with boys, why am i talking with boys, are they from my library, etc. and said so many harsh words i am unable to forget.

now i know the only solution for me is to study well and get into a collage asap and i am a dropper. but as i pick up my book to study or watch a video lecture - all their taunts come into my head and i get extremly disturbed. i am unable to study even though i want to. i am tired of all the bad dreams i am getting. i really wanna study but i guess i will be stopped from going to library as well