Focus
If you're wondering how to get back into studying after a break, start smaller than feels useful. Spend 15 minutes a day testing yourself on what you used to know, and add time every few days until…
Focus
Do study with me videos help? For many viewers they do, mostly with starting and staying at the desk: regular viewers say a person working on screen pulls them in and makes studying alone less…
Focus
How to not get distracted by phone while studying comes down to one rule: decide before you sit down, not each time the screen lights up. Turn on Do Not Disturb, put the phone in a bag or another…
ADHD
Does Pomodoro work for ADHD? For some people, yes, though rarely in its classic 25/5 form, and no published trial has tested it in students or adults with ADHD. In three experiments with students…
Focus
If you keep asking "why can't I focus on uni work?", look at how the work is built before you blame yourself. Much of a degree is study nobody schedules. Essays arrive without a first step, readings…
Focus
Knowing how to study after work when you're tired comes down to four moves. Rest 20 to 30 minutes before you start, and begin at a fixed time with the easiest piece. Give the evening review and…
Focus
Why can I only work under pressure? Because a deadline gives a task three things your plans lack: urgency, a clear end and a cost for waiting. Urgency pulls people even toward worse choices, while…
ADHD
How to start studying with ADHD comes down to making the start smaller than the dread. That means one tiny first action, a set start time and, if you can, someone else working nearby. The delay…
Focus
How to study for long hours without getting tired comes down to what fills the hours, not willpower. Walk for a few minutes every hour and spend breaks away from your phone. Switch tasks before you…