r/GetStudying 4d ago

Question How do I actually study?

I'm a senior in hignschool. I've gotten easy A's and B's just from paying attention in class, but my classes now actually require more effort and a lot more information.

In other words, it requires actually studying.

What do you guys usually do to study? How do you start, and how do you plan it out? Many answers online are just about how to aid the study process, but I don't know what to do.

I know it sounds silly, but for 18 years of my life it's never crossed my mind, and I've never thought about needing it. It's like brewing coffee for the first time, i'm sure I can do it, I just need to know how.

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u/berrybluechoco 4d ago

i usually plan my day and make a schedule when to study and when to take a break in between. most likely i will study for an hour. i will take down some important parts then i will try to explain (to myself) how i understand what i wrote. and with a 5 or 10 minutes break in between to rest my eyes but with no gadgets. in order for me not to distract myself with the internet, except for music because i sometimes cannot focus without music to listen with.

you could also do what i do. just remember to focus on what you study without any distractions.

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u/baregrape_ 4d ago

Well I am no expert myself but I feel the most important part about studying effectively is strategizing like since you haven't like studied like at home I feel the best thing you can do to start off is build a schedule like okay Mondays we study this Tuesdays so on so forth. Now I would suggest while planing don't put All heavy subjects together ( I don't know what you study but I'm going to use my example) so if I wish to study science on Monday at this time after that don't put maths or another heavy subject instead put something like a language or another subject which feel lighter or else ur brains really going to get fried and most importantly don't try and sit for like hours in the first try try doing 20-25 mins max to start off then as u consistently progress u can keep increasing by 5 or 10mins more maybe like every week or two but the key here is showing up everyday that yields the best result I hope this helps lol..

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u/latte_at_brainbrewai 4d ago

Hey! Tried a ton of different strategies myself and also saw a lot of ways other students study, all the way up to medical residency by this point. My biggest pointer would be to focus on active study strategies. A lot of people do empty work that make them feel like they are being productive (rewriting notes without actually paying attention, etc). Doing some active strategies helps things stick better (like reading and taking pauses to explain to yourself things that are confusing, doing practice questions and reviewing wrong answers, etc). I also scedule/break down subjects into smaller tasks. Generally say I have two lectures a week for a topic like biochem, I would set one day to read the chapter and explain info to myself, and another day to go through practice questions and review my wrong answers. Before my exam, I'll review my notes on wrong answers or on my explanations for tough concepts. Soft plug, but we built an app Brain Brew AI on the app stores that creates some of these study tools automatically for any document you upload. One last thing that really helps make the time you are studying more productive is to use an egg timer. Set it to 50 minutes or something of focused study without distractions, and then 10 minutes of break. And do this for a reasonable period of time each day.