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Anonymous Wed 14 Aug 2024 19:37:38 No.1482225 View View Reply Original Report

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This fall I'm taking uni math courses that I need to get 80% in. I'm not retarded or anything, but I've never put huge efforts into my studies. I need study advice and general life advice. How do I as a lazy underachiever go about studying to achieve max results? How do I study for long periods of time without stopping? Do you have any general advice for excelling in Differential and Integral Calc?"

I NEED to do well in these courses, and I know it's pretty unrealistic to suddenly change overnight. Any advice except "take Adderall" would be appreciated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Aug 2024 19:54:55 No.1482230 Report

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>>1482225
I got through college by sitting my ass down, chugging a few energy drinks and just grinding. Not much better advice than "take Adderall", but it is what it is. Sooner or later, you need to sit your ass down and actually study. If IQ isn't a problem for you, there's really nothing else to say. Sit down. Study.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Aug 2024 20:10:50 No.1482233 Report

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>>1482225
>lazy underachiever
stop being a lazy underachiever

>I've never put huge efforts into my studies
you need to put in huge efforts

they're stupidly obvious answers because you're in a stupidly obvious situation
you say
>I'm not retarded or anything
but then have to ask
>How do I study for long periods of time without stopping?
you just fucking do it

read the textbook
figure out how to solve problems
then practice solving problems until you hammer it in
go to office hours if you're stuck

you want motivation? think about how many hours of minimum wage it would take to amount to your tuition+book+boarding costs

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Aug 2024 02:29:04 No.1482311 Report

Quoted By: >>1482358

>>1482225
Use caffeine smartly. Read, study, and practice. Take short breaks and then continue. Make yourself as interested in learning math as you would be interested in learning a new video game. You can do it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Aug 2024 02:35:59 No.1482315 Report

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>>1482225
I have advice for you OP. PLEASE listen to me to avoid my fate (loser, college dropout)

sign up for Math Academy. just look it up on google you'll find it. it's basically leetcode for math, and its easily the best way to learn.

start grinding that daily. if you need to watch videos to understand use khan academy or find some other video lectures for your class subject. the point is that watching the videos won't help you learn, doing the problems will, which is why math academy is important.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Aug 2024 03:18:21 No.1482325 Report

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>>1482315
Sound advice. I'll just offer a couple buzzwords:
* Pomodoro Technique - study intensely for a 20/3 0 minutes, take a SHORT break, repeat
* spaced repetition - make flashcards of your newfound knowledge and review them periodically (vast oversimplification)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Aug 2024 05:29:06 No.1482358 Report

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>>1482311
>>1482315
>>1482325
>>1482233
>>1482230
Thanks guys. Ill look into this stuff. I'll do my best

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Aug 2024 05:56:35 No.1482360 Report

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>>1482225
Maybe you could see if you might be suffering from sleep apnea. I was in the same situation in university and had to take stimulants to make it. Only a few months after my graduation I figured out I actually had sleep apnea for years and that was the entire reason that I was lazy and unmotivated when sober.

>Do you have any general advice for excelling in Differential and Integral Calc
Practice alot and practice multiple subjects every day.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Aug 2024 22:58:40 No.1482520 Report

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>>1482225
Use Emacs with Org Mode and Org Brain. Learn to use agenda mode and get on with your life

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Aug 2024 15:14:14 No.1482938 Report

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>>1482225
I don't think grinding and pulling all-nighters is the right way to go about it.
It's not that complicated, just practice regularly. Sit down after class every week and don't stop until you understand what you're doing. I did this with classes that were said to be the most difficult, and it paid off.

If you still don't understand shit, don't sit around waiting for the weeks to pass and the material to pile up, hoping there would come a sudden enlightenment because that's not how it works. Hire a private tutor who takes you through the material from the beginning and gives you extra homework for practice. If a teacher is good, they can explain the material in an intuitive way. But don't wait until midterms or finals, take extra classes from the start if you need to.
Also, many college courses build on or reiterate shit from other courses, so it's better to have a strong foundation and put in the effort up front.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Aug 2024 16:31:42 No.1482949 Report

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>>1482225
Read over the notes after lecture to make sure you understand them. Set aside time to do this. If you don't understand the lecture, go to office hours of your professor or TA and ask about it.

Read the book, preferably before the lecture. If you don't understand something hopefully the lecture will clear things up.

Do problems from the lecture and/or the book on your own. Try to do them without looking at notes/the book.

Do all your HW. Do at least 2 problems PER DAY. If you have no hw problems to do on a particular day then find a couple from your book or the internet. 2 a day.

Utilize the internet. There are videos on youtube on whatever you're studying, most likely. Remember that at the end of the day you have to be able to do problems ON YOUR OWN. Try to do problems on your own first. Look stuff up when you get stuck. If a particular problem is hard, do it again later WITHOUT NOTES. If you have to look at notes, do it again later. Repeat until you don't need notes.

If there are certain theorems or facts you have to keep looking up, those are things to put on a notecard for tests if you get one. Otherwise memorize for exam.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Aug 2024 08:57:27 No.1483389 Report

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>>1482225
this guy is right: >>1482938

you should never pull an all nighter. it's not a good habit, it's bad for your health, and it's bad for your psyche - it will stress you the fuck out.

also you shouldn't really be studying for long periods alone either. this might be counter-intuitive, but hear me out.

this guy: >>1482949 has a lot of good advice.

this should be obvious, but go to EVERY lecture. You DON'T need to be fully alert during lecture, ok? Try and capture as much information as possible, but think of lecture like watching youtube videos - it's a start, but it's not the full learning process.

Personally I don't even think you should take notes during lecture, just listen in.

After the lecture is probably a better time to read the book imo. You've already been introduced to the material at a high level during lecture, and can get a more rigorous background in the material from the book at that point.

Reading is important. Arguably the most important part of learning.

MOST of your studying should be with OTHER PEOPLE. This works best if they are your friends (don't be autistic!) and if you set dedicated time aside for this process. Studying with others is helpful because they keep you accountable and it leads to a situation where you almost never get stuck on any specific problems you can't solve alone.

Other useful advice I read but never followed:

think of assignment deadlines like ticking time bombs. You shouldn't be doing assignments on the day before the deadline, give yourself space for fuckups. Try doing assignments as close to the date they are ASSIGNED instead. this is easy at the beginning of the semester and gets harder as you go ofc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Aug 2024 08:58:40 No.1483391 Report

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>>1482225
>How do I study for long periods of time without stopping?
I just want to re-iterate this because it's important:

don't do that. don't sit alone and study for long periods. even if you can - don't.

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