School is going horrible , my grades are going down , I have to much stress , I even didn’t went to school for a week because I had to much stress , this is because I just cannot find the motivation to learn and make homework , I try to plan stuff and make homework but I end up doing nothing.
For example I need to learn for a French test , I learned 2 days but after that I cannot find the motivation to learn again . When I am learning I end up crying cause I feel it’s to much.
Who haves tips?
For example I need to learn for a French test , I learned 2 days but after that I cannot find the motivation to learn again . When I am learning I end up crying cause I feel it’s to much.
Who haves tips?
The first thing you should do is talk to your teachers. Trust me, they understand how badly the school system is stressing out kids. They really don't want to assign a ton of work, especially because they understand we don't need it to understand the concepts they teach, but everyone has a quota they have to fulfill. So the first thing to do is work out something with your teachers in order to take some of the stress off your back.
Secondly, take an hour to decompress after you get home from school. Whether you respond to roleplays, take a nap, watch some TV or play some games, it helps immensely if you allow yourself to breathe before getting started on your work. Then, you get down to business.
Music helps me get my thoughts together. For some, it's the opposite. Silence breeds thought for them. But put away all the distractions until you can at least get a little done. One of the biggest problems with being/feeling overworked is that you think you have to get everything done. If you can, that's cool, but sometimes you need to cut your losses. "I can't finish everything, but I'll do what I can."
Figure out a plan to get things done. It helps if you have everything laid out in front of you, so you don't forget anything. And then? Just dive in. Forget the plan. Don't think about all the work you're doing, just get started and work your way through it. The mental journey is 99% of the process. How do I know all this? Currently am a senior in high school and I suffer from stress and overwork too. Just remember that your mental health is important. Talking with friends and family who can empathize can help a lot. And if you need to vent about school and how much it sucks, shoot me a PM.
Secondly, take an hour to decompress after you get home from school. Whether you respond to roleplays, take a nap, watch some TV or play some games, it helps immensely if you allow yourself to breathe before getting started on your work. Then, you get down to business.
Music helps me get my thoughts together. For some, it's the opposite. Silence breeds thought for them. But put away all the distractions until you can at least get a little done. One of the biggest problems with being/feeling overworked is that you think you have to get everything done. If you can, that's cool, but sometimes you need to cut your losses. "I can't finish everything, but I'll do what I can."
Figure out a plan to get things done. It helps if you have everything laid out in front of you, so you don't forget anything. And then? Just dive in. Forget the plan. Don't think about all the work you're doing, just get started and work your way through it. The mental journey is 99% of the process. How do I know all this? Currently am a senior in high school and I suffer from stress and overwork too. Just remember that your mental health is important. Talking with friends and family who can empathize can help a lot. And if you need to vent about school and how much it sucks, shoot me a PM.
If there are tutorials, take advantage of that. I know I do.
Also get plenty of sleep, after all, you cant learn if you're asleep.
Meditating helps clear your mind and helps de-stress.
Listening to classical music while studying and doing homework helps me a lot.
As for studying...
Write what you need to know two times. Record yourself saying it, and then listen to it. This helped me a lit for my bio test.
Asking a friend or teacher for help helps a lot. There will be plenty of people who will be willing to help you.
Manage time. Even I have a problem with this, but it helps.
I am a student myself, and balancing essays, projects, and drill team, dance, and rp is stressful. But I hope these tips help you, because this helps me.
Also get plenty of sleep, after all, you cant learn if you're asleep.
Meditating helps clear your mind and helps de-stress.
Listening to classical music while studying and doing homework helps me a lot.
As for studying...
Write what you need to know two times. Record yourself saying it, and then listen to it. This helped me a lit for my bio test.
Asking a friend or teacher for help helps a lot. There will be plenty of people who will be willing to help you.
Manage time. Even I have a problem with this, but it helps.
I am a student myself, and balancing essays, projects, and drill team, dance, and rp is stressful. But I hope these tips help you, because this helps me.
The school system is so different there that I dunno but I'm sorry you're stressed honey! *hugs*
Thanks for all the tips!
Abigail_Austin wrote:
The school system is so different there that I dunno but I'm sorry you're stressed honey! *hugs*
*hugs*
A friend of mine used to let herself eat one m&m for each page she read in her text book when she was in pharmacy school, because the subject was so boring to her lol she was like ok I read 5 pages...I can eat 5 m&Ms.
It really depends, and different people have different ways to keep themselves motivated.
One of my friends needs to have someone studying with her, or else she will find herself folding thirty paper airplanes two minutes after she ‘began’ studying. She really just needs someone to keep her in check, and remind her to study.
I myself, for some unknown reason, get motivated when I see others who are motivated and productive. So, if I want to study, I would either look for videos where people are just generally being productive and keeping their life together, or I would sit with my father when he is working on his latest project etc.
I know someone who prefers studying in a different environment as often as possible; when she gets tired of studying in her room, she would pack up her things and sit at a cafe or head to the library instead. It also helps that she is really conscious about what people think about her, so she would force herself to continue studying in order to not look like a lazy person-and that works for her.
Some people need constant rewards to motivate themselves to study (I myself make a huge pot of tea and drink it after ever subtopic I go through) and some others just need the right environment. Having white noise, or instrumental playing in the background is pretty helpful as well- and you can avoid getting distracted and procrastinating if you just move to the dinner table or somewhere else where you won’t have access to your laptop/phone/games/books.
Also, some people are visual learners and some people find that they learn better if they listen to it. Try to find out what works for you, and think about how you can retain information for a very long time. Personally, I memorise by finding the pattern in things, so subjects like Chemi, Bio, Physics and History come easily to me. However, I find it difficult to memorise specific terms, so I would compensate by making flashcards for it.
However, for subjects like Mathematics and Physics (when it involves calculation), there is really no going around doing revision and past-year papers months before your exam or test and to do it consistently
As for languages, it really just consist of reading, listening, speaking. Watch films in that language, look for songs in that language, sing those songs, try to read books in that language, use that language in daily conversations and try to stick them in even if you don’t speak that language. (It worked really well for me when I was trying to learn English, or Malay, since neither are my first language)
(( On a second thought, maybe throw some french into your character’s dialogue?-if they know french that is lol))
If you are going to be tested for a novel, write down the main points if you haven’t got it; write down a summary for the plot, for the main characters, for the moral values and everything else that might be tested. ( Over here, we are tested like that, though I am not sure if it is the same elsewhere.)
And don’t start on subjects you enjoy, or those you find easy- many find this difficult even though they know that they should start with the subjects that they are worst at, so this is just a reminder.
Do your best to put away some time for studying for several times a week, it doesn’t have to be everyday, it doesn’t always have to be at a certain time or anything- in fact, just 30 minutes per day, consistently, for the months leading up to any major tests/exams will do. Better if you can study for longer periods of time, but if you aren’t used to it then try to start at 30 minutes.
I know this is kinda messy, but I have got one last tip- this is something I do, that is kind of similar to doing revision...but basically, a day, or even 30 minutes before the exam, I would sit down and basically vomit out everything I remember about the subject on paper. It doesn’t have to be neat, but I just need to write down every single detail I know and quickly review those that I can’t recall as well as others. This way, you can not only reinforce what you already know last minute, but the memory of the topic you are unfamiliar with will still be fresh on your mind and would hopefully stay till the end of the exam.
P/s: if you are like me and like looking at pretty things, making pretty notes-even if it doesn’t actually help in the revision- might just motivate you to study ^^
P/ps: Must. Take. Breaks. Especially if you feel stressed and emotionally drained! Do something you enjoy, or do nothing at all, for hours if you need to. Take a nap-anything, and only continue studying when you are calmer and not a zombie. Also, I don’t know if it is available on the App Store, but Playstore has an app called Forest-Stay Focused which you can download for free. Basically, it lets you plant trees if you can stay away from your phone for a certain period of time. I find it really useful when I am trying to concentrate and my phone is just there.)
One of my friends needs to have someone studying with her, or else she will find herself folding thirty paper airplanes two minutes after she ‘began’ studying. She really just needs someone to keep her in check, and remind her to study.
I myself, for some unknown reason, get motivated when I see others who are motivated and productive. So, if I want to study, I would either look for videos where people are just generally being productive and keeping their life together, or I would sit with my father when he is working on his latest project etc.
I know someone who prefers studying in a different environment as often as possible; when she gets tired of studying in her room, she would pack up her things and sit at a cafe or head to the library instead. It also helps that she is really conscious about what people think about her, so she would force herself to continue studying in order to not look like a lazy person-and that works for her.
Some people need constant rewards to motivate themselves to study (I myself make a huge pot of tea and drink it after ever subtopic I go through) and some others just need the right environment. Having white noise, or instrumental playing in the background is pretty helpful as well- and you can avoid getting distracted and procrastinating if you just move to the dinner table or somewhere else where you won’t have access to your laptop/phone/games/books.
Also, some people are visual learners and some people find that they learn better if they listen to it. Try to find out what works for you, and think about how you can retain information for a very long time. Personally, I memorise by finding the pattern in things, so subjects like Chemi, Bio, Physics and History come easily to me. However, I find it difficult to memorise specific terms, so I would compensate by making flashcards for it.
However, for subjects like Mathematics and Physics (when it involves calculation), there is really no going around doing revision and past-year papers months before your exam or test and to do it consistently
As for languages, it really just consist of reading, listening, speaking. Watch films in that language, look for songs in that language, sing those songs, try to read books in that language, use that language in daily conversations and try to stick them in even if you don’t speak that language. (It worked really well for me when I was trying to learn English, or Malay, since neither are my first language)
(( On a second thought, maybe throw some french into your character’s dialogue?-if they know french that is lol))
If you are going to be tested for a novel, write down the main points if you haven’t got it; write down a summary for the plot, for the main characters, for the moral values and everything else that might be tested. ( Over here, we are tested like that, though I am not sure if it is the same elsewhere.)
And don’t start on subjects you enjoy, or those you find easy- many find this difficult even though they know that they should start with the subjects that they are worst at, so this is just a reminder.
Do your best to put away some time for studying for several times a week, it doesn’t have to be everyday, it doesn’t always have to be at a certain time or anything- in fact, just 30 minutes per day, consistently, for the months leading up to any major tests/exams will do. Better if you can study for longer periods of time, but if you aren’t used to it then try to start at 30 minutes.
I know this is kinda messy, but I have got one last tip- this is something I do, that is kind of similar to doing revision...but basically, a day, or even 30 minutes before the exam, I would sit down and basically vomit out everything I remember about the subject on paper. It doesn’t have to be neat, but I just need to write down every single detail I know and quickly review those that I can’t recall as well as others. This way, you can not only reinforce what you already know last minute, but the memory of the topic you are unfamiliar with will still be fresh on your mind and would hopefully stay till the end of the exam.
P/s: if you are like me and like looking at pretty things, making pretty notes-even if it doesn’t actually help in the revision- might just motivate you to study ^^
P/ps: Must. Take. Breaks. Especially if you feel stressed and emotionally drained! Do something you enjoy, or do nothing at all, for hours if you need to. Take a nap-anything, and only continue studying when you are calmer and not a zombie. Also, I don’t know if it is available on the App Store, but Playstore has an app called Forest-Stay Focused which you can download for free. Basically, it lets you plant trees if you can stay away from your phone for a certain period of time. I find it really useful when I am trying to concentrate and my phone is just there.)
Birdy99 wrote:
It really depends, and different people have different ways to keep themselves motivated.
One of my friends needs to have someone studying with her, or else she will find herself folding thirty paper airplanes two minutes after she ‘began’ studying. She really just needs someone to keep her in check, and remind her to study.
I myself, for some unknown reason, get motivated when I see others who are motivated and productive. So, if I want to study, I would either look for videos where people are just generally being productive and keeping their life together, or I would sit with my father when he is working on his latest project etc.
I know someone who prefers studying in a different environment as often as possible; when she gets tired of studying in her room, she would pack up her things and sit at a cafe or head to the library instead. It also helps that she is really conscious about what people think about her, so she would force herself to continue studying in order to not look like a lazy person-and that works for her.
Some people need constant rewards to motivate themselves to study (I myself make a huge pot of tea and drink it after ever subtopic I go through) and some others just need the right environment. Having white noise, or instrumental playing in the background is pretty helpful as well- and you can avoid getting distracted and procrastinating if you just move to the dinner table or somewhere else where you won’t have access to your laptop/phone/games/books.
Also, some people are visual learners and some people find that they learn better if they listen to it. Try to find out what works for you, and think about how you can retain information for a very long time. Personally, I memorise by finding the pattern in things, so subjects like Chemi, Bio, Physics and History come easily to me. However, I find it difficult to memorise specific terms, so I would compensate by making flashcards for it.
However, for subjects like Mathematics and Physics (when it involves calculation), there is really no going around doing revision and past-year papers months before your exam or test and to do it consistently
As for languages, it really just consist of reading, listening, speaking. Watch films in that language, look for songs in that language, sing those songs, try to read books in that language, use that language in daily conversations and try to stick them in even if you don’t speak that language. (It worked really well for me when I was trying to learn English, or Malay, since neither are my first language)
(( On a second thought, maybe throw some french into your character’s dialogue?-if they know french that is lol))
If you are going to be tested for a novel, write down the main points if you haven’t got it; write down a summary for the plot, for the main characters, for the moral values and everything else that might be tested. ( Over here, we are tested like that, though I am not sure if it is the same elsewhere.)
And don’t start on subjects you enjoy, or those you find easy- many find this difficult even though they know that they should start with the subjects that they are worst at, so this is just a reminder.
Do your best to put away some time for studying for several times a week, it doesn’t have to be everyday, it doesn’t always have to be at a certain time or anything- in fact, just 30 minutes per day, consistently, for the months leading up to any major tests/exams will do. Better if you can study for longer periods of time, but if you aren’t used to it then try to start at 30 minutes.
I know this is kinda messy, but I have got one last tip- this is something I do, that is kind of similar to doing revision...but basically, a day, or even 30 minutes before the exam, I would sit down and basically vomit out everything I remember about the subject on paper. It doesn’t have to be neat, but I just need to write down every single detail I know and quickly review those that I can’t recall as well as others. This way, you can not only reinforce what you already know last minute, but the memory of the topic you are unfamiliar with will still be fresh on your mind and would hopefully stay till the end of the exam.
P/s: if you are like me and like looking at pretty things, making pretty notes-even if it doesn’t actually help in the revision- might just motivate you to study ^^
P/ps: Must. Take. Breaks. Especially if you feel stressed and emotionally drained! Do something you enjoy, or do nothing at all, for hours if you need to. Take a nap-anything, and only continue studying when you are calmer and not a zombie. Also, I don’t know if it is available on the App Store, but Playstore has an app called Forest-Stay Focused which you can download for free. Basically, it lets you plant trees if you can stay away from your phone for a certain period of time. I find it really useful when I am trying to concentrate and my phone is just there.)
One of my friends needs to have someone studying with her, or else she will find herself folding thirty paper airplanes two minutes after she ‘began’ studying. She really just needs someone to keep her in check, and remind her to study.
I myself, for some unknown reason, get motivated when I see others who are motivated and productive. So, if I want to study, I would either look for videos where people are just generally being productive and keeping their life together, or I would sit with my father when he is working on his latest project etc.
I know someone who prefers studying in a different environment as often as possible; when she gets tired of studying in her room, she would pack up her things and sit at a cafe or head to the library instead. It also helps that she is really conscious about what people think about her, so she would force herself to continue studying in order to not look like a lazy person-and that works for her.
Some people need constant rewards to motivate themselves to study (I myself make a huge pot of tea and drink it after ever subtopic I go through) and some others just need the right environment. Having white noise, or instrumental playing in the background is pretty helpful as well- and you can avoid getting distracted and procrastinating if you just move to the dinner table or somewhere else where you won’t have access to your laptop/phone/games/books.
Also, some people are visual learners and some people find that they learn better if they listen to it. Try to find out what works for you, and think about how you can retain information for a very long time. Personally, I memorise by finding the pattern in things, so subjects like Chemi, Bio, Physics and History come easily to me. However, I find it difficult to memorise specific terms, so I would compensate by making flashcards for it.
However, for subjects like Mathematics and Physics (when it involves calculation), there is really no going around doing revision and past-year papers months before your exam or test and to do it consistently
As for languages, it really just consist of reading, listening, speaking. Watch films in that language, look for songs in that language, sing those songs, try to read books in that language, use that language in daily conversations and try to stick them in even if you don’t speak that language. (It worked really well for me when I was trying to learn English, or Malay, since neither are my first language)
(( On a second thought, maybe throw some french into your character’s dialogue?-if they know french that is lol))
If you are going to be tested for a novel, write down the main points if you haven’t got it; write down a summary for the plot, for the main characters, for the moral values and everything else that might be tested. ( Over here, we are tested like that, though I am not sure if it is the same elsewhere.)
And don’t start on subjects you enjoy, or those you find easy- many find this difficult even though they know that they should start with the subjects that they are worst at, so this is just a reminder.
Do your best to put away some time for studying for several times a week, it doesn’t have to be everyday, it doesn’t always have to be at a certain time or anything- in fact, just 30 minutes per day, consistently, for the months leading up to any major tests/exams will do. Better if you can study for longer periods of time, but if you aren’t used to it then try to start at 30 minutes.
I know this is kinda messy, but I have got one last tip- this is something I do, that is kind of similar to doing revision...but basically, a day, or even 30 minutes before the exam, I would sit down and basically vomit out everything I remember about the subject on paper. It doesn’t have to be neat, but I just need to write down every single detail I know and quickly review those that I can’t recall as well as others. This way, you can not only reinforce what you already know last minute, but the memory of the topic you are unfamiliar with will still be fresh on your mind and would hopefully stay till the end of the exam.
P/s: if you are like me and like looking at pretty things, making pretty notes-even if it doesn’t actually help in the revision- might just motivate you to study ^^
P/ps: Must. Take. Breaks. Especially if you feel stressed and emotionally drained! Do something you enjoy, or do nothing at all, for hours if you need to. Take a nap-anything, and only continue studying when you are calmer and not a zombie. Also, I don’t know if it is available on the App Store, but Playstore has an app called Forest-Stay Focused which you can download for free. Basically, it lets you plant trees if you can stay away from your phone for a certain period of time. I find it really useful when I am trying to concentrate and my phone is just there.)
Holy moly these tips thank You!
Abigail_Austin wrote:
A friend of mine used to let herself eat one m&m for each page she read in her text book when she was in pharmacy school, because the subject was so boring to her lol she was like ok I read 5 pages...I can eat 5 m&Ms.
I could try this!
No problem ^^ Thanks for the kudo as well ^^
Oh, if you are more of a auditory learner then you should really check out Khan Academy! ^^ I don’t use it often but when I do it is pretty good imo
There are youtube videos, practice questions and such, it is really useful I promise ^^
Khan Academy Website
Oh, if you are more of a auditory learner then you should really check out Khan Academy! ^^ I don’t use it often but when I do it is pretty good imo
There are youtube videos, practice questions and such, it is really useful I promise ^^
Khan Academy Website
NP, I meant every word of it 
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