What r/GetStudying is talking about this week

Nobody really sat us down and showed us how memory works. So we do what feels productive: reread the chapter, highlight half of it, copy the slides into a notebook. It feels like work, and a week...

i was being so chill about it. finals start dec 11, it’s nov 6, that’s 35 days, i’ve got time. she goes “ok then write them out.” so we crossed out what’s already gone. thanksgiving trip home, 5...

I'm a student, and I'm honestly getting frustrated with myself. My exams start in just 4 days, I have 6 subjects to prepare for, and there's still so much left to study. I know I need to get...

Basically the title. The funnier the better. I'll start: Trying to make computers count the "r"s in strawberry correctly. This is a question for one of the videos I'm making and your answer, if...

Everyone says how “active recall” is so great and i’m sure it is, but what exactly is it, and what are some methods to do it?

No time to study.. i wake up at 4:30AM everyday (getting ready) and im at school till 1:30pm but i only reach home at 3pm.. thats 10 hours gone from my day I need to sleep 6 hours, so now i have...

Most study advice is about how much to study. The research is more interested in what you do during the hour, and a few findings have held up for a long time. 1. Keep the source and your own work...

I’ve been going through a tough time but that doesn’t mean that the world pauses and waits for me. I don’t have the energy to do anything let alone study and I’m so frustrated with myself. I know...

And no, I am not justing asking for tips like active recall or spaced repetition. I am asking about the strategy, the approach, the mindset or whatever it is. I have some important exams exactly a...

Hi, my name is Nick, and I've been homeschooled for 7 years. Not to toot my own horn, but I seem to be the most behind student ever. I'm fifteen, sixteen in 2 months (but whose counting?) and I'm...