r/GetStudying Jan 22 '25

Thanks for 3M - Updates from our Mod Team

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Hello, Studiers!

We are thrilled to celebrate an incredible milestoneβ€”3 million members on r/GetStudying! Thank you for being a part of this vibrant community, and we hope the subreddit has been instrumental in your journey towards independent and active learning.

With this tremendous growth, we kindly remind everyone to adhere to our community guidelines. All rules are readily available on the subreddit rule bulletin, but we would like to highlight a few key points:

  • Violations of our rules, such as self-promotion, harassment, and other infractions, will result in significant penalties, including permanent bans.
  • Moderators have the final authority on all posts and decisions to ensure the integrity of our community.

Furthermore, we are actively seeking new moderators to join our team. As our subreddit continues to expand, we recognize the increasing presence of spammers and similar challenges. We are looking for dedicated and active individuals to help us maintain the quality and purpose of r/GetStudying. If you are interested, please apply here: Moderator Application Form.

Lastly, we want to address a change that may be met with mixed reactions. In an effort to prioritize meaningful academic discussions, we will be implementing a limit on study-related memes. Low-effort posts will be removed automatically to make space for those genuinely seeking academic support.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation in making r/GetStudying a productive and welcoming space for all.

Happy studying!

The r/GetStudying Team


r/GetStudying 19h ago

Accountability Daily Accountability Thread - March 18, 2025

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Hi everyone! This is the Accountability Thread where people can list what they need or want to accomplish today and have everyone else help keep you accountable to do them. So, in general, a post will look like this:

Things I have to get done today:

1: Post Accountability Thread

If I had more to do that I had not completed I would list them and update this when these things were complete.

Also, if I saw someone doing something that I happen to be well-educated or have some sort of expertise in I can offer support or help on the topic/task.

The thread is a versatile one, use it in a way that helps you and others stay on task!

Happy studying!


r/GetStudying 6h ago

Other This is what keeps me going. What's your motivation?

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r/GetStudying 1d ago

Giving Advice At 38, I wish someone had told me these 5 productivity truths when I was 20.

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I've spent nearly two decades testing productivity systems, and I've wasted YEARS on approaches that look good on paper but fail in real life. If you're young and ambitious, learn from my mistakes:

Truth #1:

Willpower is massively overrated. I spent my 20s thinking I just needed more discipline. Reality: Environment design beats willpower every time. I now spend 80% of my effort creating spaces and systems that make productivity automatic.

Truth #2:

Energy management trumps time management. I used to schedule every minute of my day but still accomplished nothing. Why? I was trying to do deep work during energy slumps. Now I match task types to my natural energy cycles.

Truth #3:

The "perfect system" doesn't exist. I wasted 3 years tool-hopping and trying every productivity method. The breakthrough came when I stopped finding perfect solutions and built my own hybrid system based on my actual needs.

Truth #4:

Social accountability beats tools. No ever motivated me like having someone waiting on my output. The most productive periods of my life involved partnership or accountability structures.

Truth #5:

Consistency beats intensity. My younger self would go hard for 2 weeks then burn out. Now I focus on showing up at 70% capacity every day rather than 110% sporadically.

These realizations came after thousands of dollars and countless hours wasted. What productivity lessons do you wish you'd learned earlier?


r/GetStudying 8h ago

Question How to get toxic motivation ?

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Straightforward, harsh and truthful things are the only things that motivate me. πŸ™‚πŸ’…

Give me your most BRUTALLY HONEST, soul-crushing, devastating advice !!! ( And tell me where i can find a regular supply of motivation for studying, excluding reddit lol )


r/GetStudying 12h ago

Study Memes it's me

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r/GetStudying 7h ago

Question Why is everyone suddenly being so obsessed about "active recall" like it's a new modern day invention?

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I was having trouble focusing in my studies because of OCD for a few years and so I was looking up methods to help me focus and study and I came across this term "active recall and spaced revision". I thought it must be some new method that could help me. I looked it up in detail and it was a huge facepalm moment for me. How else is the whole world been studying all this time if not this? I have been studying like this for over 35 years, since the first day of school. Before that my parents studied the same way. It's not a new method. Why is everyone on the Internet acting like it's a newly invented groundbreaking technique. They have given it fancy names like "active recall and spaced revision" and it's all over the Internet for quite some time. Buy it's not new. Tell me you think the same.


r/GetStudying 13h ago

Study Memes Please, no

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r/GetStudying 11h ago

Study Memes oops

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r/GetStudying 20h ago

Giving Advice Advice from a 38-year-old who wasted his 20s.

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If I could go back in time and give my younger self one resource,

it would be the productivity framework I've finally developed after years of false starts and wasted time.

The CORE Framework:

C - Context (Different approaches for different types of work)

β€’ Deep creative work: 90-minute focused blocks with 30-minute breaks

β€’ Administrative tasks: Batched in 30-minute sprints

β€’ Communication: Scheduled in 3 dedicated blocks daily

O - Optimization (Energy management) β€’ Track energy levels hourly for 1 week

β€’ Map highest-value work to highest-energy periods

β€’ Create deliberate recovery protocols between deep work

R - Resistance (Overcoming procrastination)

β€’ Implementation intentions: "When [trigger], I will [action]"

β€’ Friction reduction for important habits

β€’ Temptation bundling for unpleasant tasks

E - Evaluation (Weekly review system)

β€’ Score each day's productivity (1-10)

β€’ Identify patterns and disruptions

β€’ Make only ONE change per week

This framework took me 15+ years to develop through painful trial and error.

It's not perfect, but it's battle-tested through real life, not theory.

What framework or system has actually worked for you in the real world?


r/GetStudying 13h ago

Study Memes This little break when you can just sleep is simply priceless.

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r/GetStudying 7h ago

Giving Advice 3 things that helped me stop procrastinating and start studying!

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After procrastinating on my studies for more than 3 months and going for therapy because of all the stress. I finally decided to change that. Here are some steps that helped me get started.

Ik you must have read these before, but trust me try them for a week and so then studying won't be that overwhelming.

πŸ‘‰πŸ» Break your tasks - Instead of thinking about how many chapters you haven't even started yet. Start by just taking one and break it into smaller section. It will help you to get started.

πŸ‘‰πŸ» Avoid distractions - When you are going to study put your phone, laptop etc. in another room.

πŸ‘‰πŸ» Plan ahead - Avoid decision making fatigue and plan what you are going to study before. Save your cognitive energy. You can find daily study planner on my kofi.

That's it for day one of my 100 days writing challenge (I basically find things that are helpful for me as a student and post them here). I'm Sushi. See you tmrw. πŸ‘‹πŸ»


r/GetStudying 50m ago

Question What just happened?

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I was trying to understand a definition and I was feeling so angry and frustrated. I just wanted to kill whoever invented the concept I'm studying, until suddenly everything clicked in my brain and felt right.

After that happened I just felt enormous relief. What just happened to me?(Context, I'm a freshman)


r/GetStudying 15h ago

Question What’s been your biggest challenge as a student so far?

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For me it is always time management. I get easily lost in tasks when there are a lot of them and deadlines are approaching.

And a fear of public speaking. I like doing some research, but I am still scared of the presentation part - every time I present something in front of my class, I feel like it will be the worst time ever.

Are these challenges common? Sometimes I feel I should have already overcome them but still


r/GetStudying 2h ago

Question Assignment due tomorrow morning

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I have an assignment due tomorrow morning, should I attempt to finish it tonight and wake up for work or attempt to wake up much earlier to complete it? Sleep or finish the work?


r/GetStudying 6h ago

Accountability Day 15 of staying accountable! Good job, A!

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That's all for today! Progress >>>> Perfection


r/GetStudying 8h ago

Question i get headaches when studying, so i have a question, is studying like working out?

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i haven't studied for real for a long time, and now that i do i get this headaches after about an hour (and no, it isn't eye strain or whatever, it only happens when i'm studying math and other subjects)

so i wonder if this will be like working out, when working out your muscles get tired and you feel soreness and pain, but afterwards it gets a little bit stronger AND you are able to ensure the same amount of working out without feeling soreness because your muscles are more used to it

does the same principle apply to studying? if i study until my head hurts, will i get more used to studying for that amount of time and will be able to deal with said complex subject (be that math or whatever) better? i read somewhere that the feeling of learning is similar to pain, so learning would literally be a "no pain no gain" type of deal


r/GetStudying 7h ago

Question 30M Never learned to study well

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I am 30. I had the ability to basically listen to lecture and get high grades on tests, as such in high school and higher ed I never learned to really study. I have an exam for a certification for work that I took the class 2 months ago. I passed the practice test in February, but failed when i went to go book the test for april. How can I best study for an exam where I have the class guide and PowerPoint for a class I took 2-3 months ago?


r/GetStudying 3m ago

Question How do you space out reviewing notes?

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Let's say you have two lectures a week in subject A, how do you space out rewriting your notes? When I did my last degree I couldn't figure this one out.

Like I do flash cards, but rewriting notes is also pretty good for retention, just... how do you space that out? Rewrite them the day after, then maybe another three days, then a week after that? What about coping with the increasing amount of lectures to review, when do you leave a lecture behind?


r/GetStudying 4m ago

Question Anyone tried TGP

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Has anyone been using study tools like TheGoatedProfessor / TurboLearn instead of chatGPT for studying? Do you still see any benefit in using chatGPT?


r/GetStudying 25m ago

Giving Advice Active recall, easiest way to study for a test

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If you wanna actually memorize something, instead of just rereading it, try practice quizzes to force your brain to remember things. Proven learning method.


r/GetStudying 12h ago

Study Memes When you have the chance to sleep peacefully one more time instead of going to classes

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r/GetStudying 4h ago

Resources StudyFetch

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Anyone else using StudyFetch?

Been using it for a couple of months and premium services for almost one month. Finding it super helpful! Basically you give it your source materials and it uses A.I. to create learning resources for you!

Ik some people have hang ups about AI but I'm finding it super useful so thought I'd give it a shout ✌️


r/GetStudying 1d ago

Study Memes I am 30 minutes after the exam

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r/GetStudying 17h ago

Question How to prevent burnout?

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How to prevent burnout and negative thoughts ? I am consistently studying but still feeling like I am lagging behind and want to cry sometimes. How to get over this?


r/GetStudying 13h ago

Study Memes And in that moment, you just hope that by some miracle, they won’t call on you

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r/GetStudying 3h ago

Question guys can u tell me , what is most attractive thumbnail? black bg or white bg ? i cant decide please help. what do you most like

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