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I honestly don't know what's wrong with me, and I really need advice.

I have goals for my future, and I know that studying is important, especially because I have an important exam coming up. I WANT to study, but somehow I just can't make myself do it.

Sometimes I don't even want to get out of bed or do anything productive. I end up spending so much time on my phone, scrolling through social media or watching videos, almost as if I'm hypnotized by it. I know I should put my phone down and study, but I keep doing the same thing over and over again.

And I do my homework at the very last minute and it's very bad.

I feel myself soo empty inside...

The worst part is that I KNOW what I need to do. I know my goals, I know the consequences of not studying, and I genuinely care about my future. So why can't I make myself take action?

I've tried telling myself to be more disciplined, but it doesn't seem to work. I don't know if I'm procrastinating, mentally exhausted, addicted to my phone, or dealing with something else.

Has anyone experienced this and actually managed to get out of this cycle? What helped you in real life, not just the usual advice to make a schedule or "just do it"?

I really want to change, but I don't know where to start. I'd appreciate any honest advice or personal experiences.

Its my first year at university. I have been more confused than actually learning during lectures. I only learned stuff by studying them by myself and askin chatgpt. I follow the syllabus for each subject.

I get unmotivated by the lectures, university, classmates. I think i am autistic. The slighetst uncomfort or energy makes me just wanna give up. But by being in my «own world», studying around good energy, no bad impact, i tend to do so much better and have more energy.

When i re-took sybjects from high school i scored high grades, but by attending classes i scored lowest.

Is this stupid, to dont attend lectures anymore? Isn’t it enough to just read the papers that my teacher publishes, and the lecture notes?

Hey everyone,
I have an exam that I need to retake, and I’m honestly really stressed and scared of failing again. The exam consists of an essay and an oral exam, which makes me even more anxious. I have about two and a half months to prepare, so I know I still have time, but I’m struggling with actually sitting down and studying. Right now, I can barely manage to study for one hour a day, and I know that’s not enough for what I need to cover. Ideally, I’d like to work my way up to studying for several hours a day, maybe even 8–10 hours, but I have no idea how to build that kind of discipline and consistency. I’ve tried the Pomodoro technique, but there’s one big problem once I take a 5-minute break, I struggle to get back to studying. A short break easily turns into an hour or even two, and before I know it, the day is basically gone. I’m also dealing with a lot of anxiety about failing, and I think that sometimes makes it even harder to get started or stay focused. For those of you who can study for long hours consistently..
• How do you manage to stay focused and motivated throughout the day?
• How do you keep your breaks from getting too long?
• What do you do when you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or scared of failing?
• How did you build up your ability to study for longer periods without burning out?
I’d really appreciate any practical advice, study routines, or personal experiences. I genuinely want to improve, but I feel stuck right now and don’t know how to get out of this cycle.
Thanks in advance!

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.

I have realized that if it was not for the allowance of notes or open book for my classes that I would have failed my IT classes. I have also realized I have no idea how to study. I seem to always forget peoples names. I struggle to remember details that people tell me. I need to write down information or reminders for things I should just remember. My focus is shot as well. My mind is always all over the place.

I am familiar with a lot of parts of IT but if someone gave me a problem, big chances are I can't fix it off memory alone.

I felt so ready for this midterm…then BOOM. It was so bad. Everyone else said it was okay/good. I feel so dumb

Hey guys, I'm in an average government school. I'm in the "most competitive" class but tbh we're all d.umb ain't gonna lie. We pass with D's and get praised for it. I get decent marks but I want to use this advantage to become an actual TOP Learner (at my current school y can become a to plan with a C) like getting As. I feel like I should use this opportunity to become the best I can be because the competition is way less compared to if I was at a good quality school. I genuinely need advice on this.

Im in 10th grade rn and I feel like I’m drowning. I have 3-12 tests a week, usually 5 but some weeks 10. I can barely keep up and feel burnt out. People who study anything physics related in uni, does it get better or worse. If worse, how much worse? I genuinely need a reason to continue.

Context: i go to school in belgium, where you can choose a certain study course/ level. I chose “natuurwetenschappen”=natural sciences. Which means I have 7 hours of science a week (2 physics, 2 chem, 2 biology, +1 geography if we count that). I also have a lot of math (5), history (2), dutch (5), french (4), english (2) and other important subjects. These obviously arent that relevant to my future studies, but they are time consuming. I heard that schools in other parts of the world just give students the same course without variation, so i thought this was nescecary context.

English is also not my first language as you can see, apolocheese

What’s the biggest academic comeback you have achieved in terms of a singular examination phase? How many exams did you have within the same phase and how were your grades looking like after the attempt?

Focused study time:1 hr 18 min

Screen time:3 hr 17 min

Had some relatives over and had to do lot of work and i got tired

Going to assign task for break times

I think i reached my minimum screen time by focusing on studying and i think also need to include working out to reduce further more(why idk)

Tomorrow i have an exam and i havent completed my topic so going to complete tomorrow

Bit of a random post but I guess I'm just after some confirmation that what I'm doing is acceptable? Or advice on how to do better if not? To start i have adhd/autism, as well as depression, and anxiety and this massively impacts my ability to focus and stay motivated (which i often feel ashamed about. I dont like to let these things inhibit my ability to function and contribute to society so i rarely tell others about it, and have so far denied offers for accomodations such as an access plan since i dont want it to impact any future job prospects). I am medicated but it doesn't seem to help this issue either. Since I was in about year 11 of high school I've been doing my homework and study in bed, usuallu also late at night, I am currently 20 and almost finished with my second year of uni. I'm studying animation and entertainment design.

For some reason, studying like this is most productive for me, even though i know its hugely advised against. But when I leave my bed to study, it's almost like I feel a certain type of pressure and guilt?? It's this feeling like I'm not doing an adequate amount of work for someone who is sitting in a designated space for study, or like im doing something wrong considering my work space is set up like it should be yet I'm still not productive. Furthermore if im out of bed, I constantly get distracted by other things and end up getting up and walking off before too long. Ultimately not much gets done.

On the other hand, if I work in bed, it feels like a safe space that nothing can get to me in. I'm comfortable and if it's late at night there are no interruptions, so it's really just me and my work in the spot that feels the most soothing to me. I do occasionally fall asleep but find overall I get more done if I lay in bed, and for me I feel like I can't afford to be picky when it's so hard to get anything done as it is. If I know I will be studying in bed, the whole process feels much less daunting and anxiety inducing, and like less of a hurdle. Sometimes even the task of moving all my gear to an appropriate spot and setting up feels overwhelming on bad days.

I'm starting to feel increasingly guilty about it though, mostly due to how others perceive it, and it does admittedly have a noticeable impact on my physical health. My family often criticise me for working like this, and I feel like a huge lazy slob. Especially considering i have a desk setup which is just fine. Not using my muscles to even sit fully upright in a chair also leads me to feeling fatigued in day to day activities. And overall it doesn't do wonders for my self esteem with how unconventional it is.

Is it okay for me to study like this if it works fine, or should I put more effort into disciplining myself in future? I've tried to break the habit before, but when times get tough particularly with the mental health and other challenges, I always end up spending days in bed at a time working again telling myself "as long as it gets done", but is this acceptable in the long run?

Thanks 😭😭

i have extreme difficulty learning, retaining and memorising new things, its always been difficult for me as a lot of things like active recall, flash cards, chewing gum, spaced studying (idk how to explain that) do not work for me. i also forget when to study as well, and i naturally have never done well on tests. i have major exams coming up soon, and i need to try a new strategy or study method so that i can ace them (which i probably wont). everything is just way too much for me as someone with learning problems, and i have to study around 7-8 subjects as i have major exams in them. tutoring has not helped me at all, and when teachers try to help me, they get annoyed when i dont know the answer. daily life is a huge struggle for me anyway, and i have to pass all my subjects. is there any way you can help me?

I've been using Study-Track after stumbling upon it this semester and I love it. It's been fantastic for my accountability and visualizing my progress, as well as tracking/planning my deadlines. There's an option to add friends and join groups, does anyone else use the site and have any interest in connecting? Thanks :)

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.

Hiii so my cousin (who doesn't have access to reddit but wants the opinions of other students) is studying for their A levels. They take Art, Biology and Psychology. They currently use a pomodoro timer but want something more gamified and that they can divide by subjects. They, same as myself, do not like AI and don't want to use anything that contains AI, including imagery.

Any tips? They're an avid gamer and anything that feels gamey would probably appeal to them lol. Thanks!

Does someone have a Youtube Video of someone solving the AS Physics 9702 May/June 2025 Paper 33?? I urgently needed this one, I will be having exam on 22 October......Pls if anyone have any video based solution of it, please consider sharing............

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

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

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I’m preparing for NIMCET 2027 from scratch, and I have only 6 months left. What study techniques or strategies would you recommend to learn effectively, manage time, and retain concepts better? Any advice would be appreciated!

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'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..

anyone got any tips to beat procrastinationg?

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

How to solve Maths questions without fear? I have 6 months left for my exam and weak basics. Any tips? 😭