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Marcelien wrote:
i have to study a lot at home on my own, and i really suck at it. i get easily distracted and stuff.

what r ur best tips for studying?

i use the "hold" app on my phone so i dont use it, but i take notes in my PC, since its so much, and its so easy to just go on the internet when i get distracted and cant focus....

i also listen to calming music (lofi-music) to not get distracted from out-of-context-sounds, as that distracts me a lot.

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My best tip is to take most notes on paper because that's the exact thing that will occupy you from browsing around. I mean, taking notes on a laptop doesn't work for me unless it's just a small amount. You just need to embody self-restraint tbh. And don't check your phone as well. Like if you get notifs etc. let them sit until you're done or until a break. Just focus on your work and if you're not motivated then take a break and go outside for some fresh air instead of browsing.

Otherwise, have a designated working space where you don't go on other pages (until you're done for the day.)

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My best tip is to take most notes on paper because that's the exact thing that will occupy you from browsing around. I mean, taking notes on a laptop doesn't work for me unless it's just a small amount. You just need to embody self-restraint tbh. And don't check your phone as well. Like if you get notifs etc. let them sit until you're done or until a break. Just focus on your work and if you're not motivated then take a break and go outside for some fresh air instead of browsing.

Otherwise, have a designated working space where you don't go on other pages (until you're done for the day.)

its just hard for me to write down notes by hand, since its so much, but i can try.

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i also get super distracted at home, or dont even start lol

it helped to to the library to study insted, tho maybe u dont wanna do that in these times

i havent studied since the start of the year bc i hopped out lol

at least for me the hardest part was to even get started, so i set a time like 30 min ill have to write as much as i can, or even just 15 min to make it easier n then i can stop. n usually i kinda get into it n keep going even after the time i set.

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Marcelien wrote:

Nesta wrote:
My best tip is to take most notes on paper because that's the exact thing that will occupy you from browsing around. I mean, taking notes on a laptop doesn't work for me unless it's just a small amount. You just need to embody self-restraint tbh. And don't check your phone as well. Like if you get notifs etc. let them sit until you're done or until a break. Just focus on your work and if you're not motivated then take a break and go outside for some fresh air instead of browsing.

Otherwise, have a designated working space where you don't go on other pages (until you're done for the day.)

its just hard for me to write down notes by hand, since its so much, but i can try.

I don't know what you're studying but at least what I do since I read poems and books and such is that I have a digital table for those where I fill in all the information about the stuff I read in the word doc. and then, for basically, all the rest of my topics I note down the important, highlight digitally and in-book. I also simply learn so much better when I write it down compared to writing it out on laptop.

But you do you.
I am used to write endless pages of notes for hand so unless I don't have the time, I do that. If I have too little time and too much to cover, then I summarize everything on word, write the document out and read through it and notes down on it until it sticks.

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Marcelien wrote:

Nesta wrote:
My best tip is to take most notes on paper because that's the exact thing that will occupy you from browsing around. I mean, taking notes on a laptop doesn't work for me unless it's just a small amount. You just need to embody self-restraint tbh. And don't check your phone as well. Like if you get notifs etc. let them sit until you're done or until a break. Just focus on your work and if you're not motivated then take a break and go outside for some fresh air instead of browsing.

Otherwise, have a designated working space where you don't go on other pages (until you're done for the day.)

its just hard for me to write down notes by hand, since its so much, but i can try.

maybe writing only keywords? also mindmapping