i've never studied anything i was just smart enough to know everything but i failed calculus because there was a lot of shit to remember and i could not figure out how to sit down and study
like how do you do it? it's really boring you just have to remember how to solve problems, i had no problem with logic because it's interesting

i probably spent on average more time jacking off to anime in a week than i spent studying during the whole semester

I think the main thing is you just read some info about a topic, and remember it. If you don't remember it, it's probably too boring to worry about.

>>16699611
perhaps
i think i have some sort of memory problems related to mental unwellness

>>16699612
it's possible. I fixed my mental unwellness but my memory is pretty bad still. Especially short term like very often I walk into a room and I'm like wait why did I come in here....?

>>16699614
yeah exactly like i can get 3 different cups from a cupboard while making coffee because i just forget that i already did that or i think of turning off the light and i open fridge instead turn key in the wrong direction for no reason or do a lot of typos for no reason
it's hard to do math like that

1. Buy a book
2. Open the goddamn book
3. Read the chapter
4. Do the exercises

You aren't smart OP, if you haven't figured out yet

>>16699617
>2. Open the goddamn book
i fail this step

>>16699620
Then your fate is to fry burgers at McDonalds and suck cocks at the central train stration

>>16699623
better fate than posting redditbob and shitbulls on the internet

>>16699625
You clearly got no soul if you dislike both. Enjoy cum and aids in your butt and mouth!

>>16699629
the soul being the suburban redditman mutt zeitgeist

>>16699631
I wear my soul on my funko pop shelf

>>16699578 (OP)
you lack discipline and/or IQ.

>>16700229
>you lack discipline
HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

>>16699617
What if I read something and I don't get it? It always feels frustrating since this has never happened to me before Vector Calculus this semester.

>>16699578 (OP)
Do it in a problem-centric way. Attempt problems instead of passively reading the text or watching lectures. Passive approach feels great because it hardly uses your brain. Focus on HW, Quizzes, old exams problems. Textbook problems and problem books come later.

Check problem 1, try it with what you know, refer back to text, try again, check older similar problems from HW and whatnot, try again, ask classmates, try again, ask TA, try again, ask online, try again. Rinse and repeat. Check the solution after you've made a decent attempt like the next day or next week. Compare it. Identify the wrong step caused by your misunderstanding, mistake, lack of knowledge. Take a note of this. Regularly review this collection of mistakes. If you really have brain issues that make it difficult to remember things despite doing a fuck ton of problems, try Anki. You only need to learn 2 features of Anki. Reverse cards and cloze.

A good mindset to have: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/33656/whats-better-strategy-to-handle-tons-of-formulas-definitions/33987#33987

If you have great difficulties solving the problems in a calculus course, you most likely lack:
1. Algebra skills. Don't look down on it. AOPS Prealgbra and Intro to Algebra are enough.
2. Problem solving skills. At least expose yourself to some of the mindset and techniques from Paul Zeitz's The Art and Craft of Problem Solving.
3. Proof writing skills. Just use Hammack's Book of Proof.

>>16699578 (OP)
Nigger were you ever in any school at all? You must be from Baltimore

>>16699578 (OP)
Read - skim key points
Review - see how much you can remember
Test yourself - see how you can apply it to real or fictional problems

That's it. It's the basic university model of lecture-homework-exam. Do this for each chapter, every couple days, and you'll learn.

>>16699578 (OP)
become interested in what you are trying to study. adore it. you now have a soft spot in your heart for it. to study it is a joy

>>16701070
i dont even have chapters to learn just some faggot doing lectures, no textbook no pdfs no nothing
weird shit
>Test yourself
i struggle with this
also the big issue is that the only resource i have is my own notes and it's hard to relate what i'm studying to any external resource since the problems are very specific to the course or at least i feel that way
>>16701080
i used to have this when i was younger
i still feel that way about logic and related fields but not computing some fucking roots and limits and remembering algorithms to get rid of something in the equation
>>16700681
>ask classmates, TA
if only
>try Anki
maybe i will
i've tried learning japanese a few time so i'm familiar with it, i've seen some people use it for memorization heavy fields like medicine but maybe it would help me, idk
really the problem is that i know what i should be doing but i literally cannot do it and even if i somehow try and do something i just keep doing mistakes that i shouldnt be making and it's really mind wrecking
i can't really allocate time, i can't anchor study time to anything since i dont eat at any set hour or anything of that sort so the only way would be to do it immediately after coming back home or at the library but the latter is problematic since ideally i'd have access to my PC

>>16699578 (OP)
Bro, I have been here.

Studied the least, and yet topped my class and excelled in everything.

Then went to study Physics in college and it kicked my ass. Could not keep Physics major.

Then I got my act together. Learned to study by forming habits, always tracking what was left, attempting mock tests, and being more in the society of students as opposed to being a loner so that I would shame myself for not covering how much others covered.

I got a Master’s in a rigorous CompSci degree, learned AI on my own, and landed six figure job in healthcare AI. Scored really good in MS, too.

Videos from Dr. K of the YouTube channel Healthy Gamer GG helped. Particularly this one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QUjYy4Ksy1E

I also meditated and grew as a person. Got into Buddhism.

You need to learn to study if you are gifted, because school was much less demanding and a good degree will kick your ass if you don't learn to study properly.

>>16700659
Dude are you studying the best books? You need to haul yor ass to the library, and then compare ten books and pick the one or two you liked the most.

Work through every example and problems of picrel.

And study problems from assignments, and last years' midterm/final problems. Make that your endgoal, and work through the books.

Seek help from peers or professor in office hours.

Read a good book like Riley, Hobson, Bence or ML Boas to learn what's going on. Watch good YouTube videos.

Learn through two pronged approach-

1. Understand it
2. Learn to solve your uni specific problemsets in tests

You will be great.

>>16699578 (OP) Dude, grab a pen and find some exercises related to the topic and try to solve it directly. This is the only damn solution for my porn addicted brain. If you can't solve it right away, ask Chatgpt and try to solve it again. Repeat until you converge to a fixed point

>>16701798
>ask Chatgpt and try to solve it again
my first experience with chatgpt was trying to solve really simple algebra problems and it didnt do a great job at all
>>16701768
>Then I got my act together. Learned to study by forming habits, always tracking what was left, attempting mock tests, and being more in the society of students as opposed to being a loner so that I would shame myself for not covering how much others covered.
how
>>16701798
>Dude, grab a pen and find some exercises related to the topic and try to solve it directly.
i would if i could

You guys sound like pajeets.

>sit down
>open the book
>look at the book
>close the book

>>16702932
>open the book
how

i fucking hate myself

>>16702822
> how

Because I was used to get the most respect, I was ahead of everyone in school, but not anymore, so that pained me.

I saw others and dumbos making money and going to trips and living life.

I wanted to be on top again. I wanted to buy expensive stuff.

I didn't want to face the deriding comments and mockeries of my parents.

Try the pomodoro technique, there are some apps and websites for it. It helps me a lot when studying algorithms and higher level math.

Calculus is really not that hard, just take your time to learn each element one at a time. I spend 11 hours studying algorithms yesterday thanks to this technique.

>>16703257

>I spent 11 hours studying algorithms yesterday thanks to this technique.

Even while fasting Sunnah from food and water, this technique helps me a lot to focus. Today is not a fasting day, so I am going to brew some tea and get back to studying algorithms.

Did you know algorithms are an Islamic invention? Al-gorithm. Same with al-gebra. Being a Muslim helps a lot with intellectual pursuits as it enforces soberness and discipline.

Tea and coffee are permitted (halal) as they are not considered intoxicants and improve brain function when used in moderation.

>>16699614
hmm maybe start playing some simple memory games on lumosity. especially if you don't socialize much. you need to get your brain thinking socially even if it's just a LARP

>>16703253
i dont want anything anymore so that won't work

>>16699578 (OP)
Go to adv you fucking faggot

>>16700681
not op, but thank you

>>16703257
I think this is a bigger problem now because of how everything is on computer screens. I would be a complete psychopathic machine if (((blue light))) wasn't destroying my eyes.

>>16699617
The exercises in the biology book just ask recall questions, you answer them because you just read it, but you forget stuff later. Is it really just memorization?

>>16704019
A N K I my boi
Make short flashcards for each concept-definition pair. Review each flashcard deck until your final exam.
I remember back when we used to laugh at Pre-Med majors and Japanese learners for being "flashtards", until the pandemic hit and the "flashtards" turned out to be the only ones who were still doing well on their tests, as opposed to just failing everything like the vast majority of us did.
Practicing solving problems is extremely useful for Math/Physics-related subjects, but some subjects have a fuckton of concepts and terms you simply have to memorize the definitions of.

>>16703624
If you don't want anything anymore why are you so sad and worried?

>>16704102
i have this ego masturbation autism tick and it pisses me off
i mean i kind of do want some things but i dont feel about them anthing at all
i'm sad because i'm going to have to slave away for $800 a month working minium wage like a dog until i rot and shoot myslef in the cranium in my 30s

>>16699578 (OP)
Anon, you need to work extra hard.
https://youtu.be/F8qcKa4bE4A

>>16703693
how could It be a fault of (((them))) if how color is represented in computers is with values in the three primary colors?

>>16703693
also, e-ink

>>16701086
Excuses. Excuses. Excuses. You gonna fail calculus again it seems.

>>16706683
what

Studying is not trivial. It's a skill like anything else. There are lots of helpful techniques you can learn, but none of them help if you don't use them.

Studying is really about learning to recall information. The process of understanding the information is necessary, but if you can't recall your own understanding then it doesn't do you any good. You just need to figure out what methods works for you and adopt them.

My best advice is

1. Start. Just start. Motivation issues usually wane after you crack the book open unless you burned your dopamine up on video games or scrolling beforehand.
2. Interrogate the text. Always ask questions or clarify anything you don't understand.
3. Take regular breaks and try to recall whatever it is you just studied afterwards. Just your brain. No book, no notes, just memory. This is how you train yourself to recall information.

Repeat ad infinitum. You can try any techniques you like on top of this and you might find some you really like. Pomodoro is good. Interleaving is cool, but not typically practical, spaced repetition with Anki is really good for remembering durable facts, but can get tedious. At that stage it is mostly just up to personal taste. Also remember that very few people can stick to insane study schedules for long periods of time, burnout is real,