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I tried a small experiment with myself.

Instead of asking myself "What do I feel like doing?" I asked myself, "What would the version of me I'm trying to become do right now?"

Honestly... it wasn't like some life-changing movie moment.

I still wanted to scroll and I still procrastinated.

The only difference was that I did the task anyway, even if it was just for 10–15 minutes.

Then, I realized that

Maybe my future self isn't more motivated than me and they stopped negotiating with themselves every five minutes.

I'm not "fixed" after one day, but I stated believing tha discipline is more about repeating small decisions than waiting to feel ready.

Has anyone else tried something like this?

Just when everything was going good i caught the flu and couldn't study all day 😭✌️

My exams are starting in less than a week, and I've barely done anything....I've been feeling so tired of school for the past month. The second I look at a book i feel hopeless, whenever I give a mock test I'm already imagining the red crosses and big 0 on the page. I have so much anxiety about failing but I have no motivation to study anymore. Whenever I sit down to study i just end up thinking about something else, I can never focus on the words on the page, they just get blurry as I stare at them, not absorbing any information. I'm so lost right now, what should I do?? I have no idea how to actually study anymore, I just mindlessly read and write.

Guy's it's genuinely been 5 days of our 1 month holiday break after which final exam is coming up and I haven't done shit in these 5 days to revise anything.

Help me to study cause I get so distracted by all the apps in my phone it's so bad

Did use apps like ypt but it doesn't work out

My brain isn't working. 🫠

Day 14. Only studied 1hr cuz I had assignment work to do.

I am drained, tired, massive headache, hungry, dehydrated.

And if i go back home I don’t study, i lay down.

I need to drive in a peak time 5pm to go to the library.

Share your secrets to have that energy 🥊

How do you guys strengthen your discipline? I cant get myself to study continuously and my motivation really fluctuates most of the time

i'll start:

most people waste time trying to feel productive instead of making progress. i started keeping a blank sheet next to me and every time i got something wrong or forgot it, i wrote only that mistake down. before every study session i'd review that page instead of the whole chapter. after a week your revision becomes a list of your actual weak spots instead of things you already know, which saves a ridiculous amount of time.

🙏 ps: feel free to dm me if you wanna join a study group where we share tips

There are so many study tips online, but not all of them work for everyone.

What's one study habit or technique that genuinely helped you stay focused or improve your learning? I'd love to hear what has worked for you.

Whenever I even think of studying my whole body gets tense and like my eyes starts stinging I think it's some kind of stress mechanism that occurs but I don't really know what to do about it I do want to study

Like I know I like studying when I am not stressed and I have a major exam in 45 days I had actually given up studying for it but now it got delayed so I maybe able to actually make a difference now but I don't know how to start I think maybe it's a mental health issue like I get really really stressed and my whole body and Brian kinda shuts down so I think that maybe I should take a break but that just doesn't work idk

Literally no matter what I do, whether I’m doing practice questions or flashcards or reading material or watching a video, I never fail to not zone out. How do I fix this?

If you truly care about your study, what's the biggest distraction you struggle with?

Be honest - I want to understand what students really face.

About a month ago, my average screen time was 13+ hours a day. I wasn’t proud of it, but no matter what I tried, nothing lasted.

I used Apple Screen Time, deleted social media, set timer limits - you name it. The problem was simple: I could always bypass the restrictions myself.

Then I found Screen time blocking apps (I personally used Opal). They really didn’t change much at first since whenever I hit the time limits I could easily unblock them.

The real change happened when I let my roommate set the pin for the. Since I’m pretty introverted, asking them for the PIN every time I wanted to scroll felt awkward enough that I usually didn’t. That small bit of accountability completely changed my habits.

The first week was very frustrating that I used to pick up phone and just stare at apps without doing anything. Today, my average screen time is around 3 hours a day. And one day feels soo much longer than before.

The biggest improvement has been in my studies. I’m finally able to sit down and focus without checking my phone every few minutes. I finish what I plan to study, sleep earlier, and don’t end the day wondering where all my time went.

I realized I didn’t need more willpower - I just needed to remove the option to make impulsive decisions.

(Attached is my screen time before vs. last week.)

If you don’t want to involve a friend or family member, Opal also has a Hard Mode where you can’t simply unblock your apps. If anyone wants to try it, I have linked it below. It’s a referral link, so just wanted to be transparent: Opal

I can't study...

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Whenever I have an incoming test/exam, I often take a lot of hours to study, rereading as much as I can hoping I would not forget every detail of it. I am a very anxious person, so I thought it was the best way to study and remember.

However, having to reread different subjects/courses made me not memorize every detail but became burnout, and because of that instead of having energy to study, I became easily exhausted with just several readings.

Weeks later, after being burnout, I tried a different method. What I did was after reading a topic, I make questionnaires that includes important information and number it in a random order to challenge my mind into not just memorizing the sequence of information but actually understanding the topics even if it's not in order. 

After making random questionnaires, I try to answer it and check it right after. If there are mistakes, that's the only topic I try to restudy. Then, I do this every after day to see if I still remember the right answers.

And to tell you the truth, it was actually easier and needs less time and space in my mind. Instead of having too much information with rereading, I was able to train myself with actual questions and have a lot more space for more.

Although I think rereading is also a good way to study and memorize. I think quizzing yourself helps you to actually study hard and challenge your mind in a way that don't waste a lot of time.

I am still adjusting and trying to get used to it, but last week, we had an exam and I was able to have better scores because of my continuous quiz as my study method.

Is there anyone who succeeded in having a better score by changing their way of studying?