Water_Melon_boy

joined 2 years ago
[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

I probably wont try "Video game between sessions", I would just not go back to studying LOL.

As for the take more break & don't expect too much part, I agree! Progress is progress.

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Good luck on finding new mechanisms! Feels like experimentation & messups, are forever parts of our lives (more so on our quirky brains).

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nighttimes are quiet and calm. Perfect for study. But mayyy mess up sleep schedule quite a bit.

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Perhaps its because we are good at "pretending to be focused"?

A lot of people said I give off the impression of a "good student" but deep down I wonder how fast people will figure out.XD

Having dependable/depended friends sure sounds like a good motivation.

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how well this will work for math related subjects. Will definitely do this for Spanish learning though!

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A lot of people mentioned Pomodoro timers, I should pick this one back up and use it in non-library studying.(To better motivate myself in different environment.)

As for music cueing, I almost forgot that I had an album that do just this! My mp3 got so many new music over the years, think I lose sight of what the mp3 was intended to do. (Less distraction + nice music to study)

Lastly, 5~4 class a semester? Yeah... feels like I should cut back on how many hard classes I tackle at a time. Currently 3 heavy class + 5 filler class(class that are easy but have homework on a per-week basis)。

Points taken, Thanks for the advice!

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

When the amount of time management, task tracking, studying guide I found helpful have ADHD labeled on them.... I started to connect past experiences together.

It got to the point where I just need an answer and get this question out of my system.

Got myself evaluated, and the rest is history.

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Long-time lurker, encouraged by this community to get properly diagnosed recently (Thanks!).

Ok, to the point: I know taking longer to reach a college degree is normal, and I should just make peace with the fact that it might take me an extra year or two. But two whole years into college, trying hard and never being enough (to prevent failing subjects & falling behind) is ...just sad.

Studying feels like trying to make the stars align. I will have to be in the library, with minimal smart devices (Laptop + MP3 player at most), properly prepare for what I need to study (The correct textbooks, maybe a calculator, the right notebook, etc..), in order to have 90% chance of studying.

(Basically the good ol' "For the next 3 hour I am holding you hostage" way)

This works.... but it is really slow and takes a lot of time for average amount of studying.

I would love to experiment with other methods, and hope to hear about how other people manage their studying.

[–] Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

Works... sometimes. Could never really follow it, tried different versions of it(50-10, 40-20, 30-10) and results are mixed.

I would say not to focus too much on the timer , get up and walk around if you feel like so, just remember to not touch addictive stuff in the breaktime (Video game, YT, etc....).