I am in high school (Italy), and i have always had serious issues with studying. I literally cannot focus into anything for more than 5 minutes or so, before my vision gets blurry and i just stop understanding what i read. And because Italian schools decided to be unique, i need to study subjects i have no interest in, like physics or latin, which are basically impossible to get into my head. I tried many methods, namely: taking regular breaks, going somewhere without any technology, studying with friends, watching videos, listening to music; but it never worked out, i’d always just drop the topics I’m studying, and i’m kinda jealous of those who study 30 minutes and get the best grades, because i can never get to what they know even in infinite time. What can i try?

  • sumsinj@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    What are the specific problems (these are not yes or no questions, at least answer for your self the how and why’s (eg emotions) if you don’t want to share):

    • are you unable to start?
    • are you unable to continue because of boredom or is it actual physical repulsion to learning?
    • do you force yourself to start and continue even thought your mind is somewhere else?
      Identify where the problem arises and why and if there are parts you are able to do. It might be emotional or it might be a structure problem (like problems with starting and getting into it might be lack of understanding the topic and the thing you need to learn because it feels overwhelming.)
    • do you feel pressured to learn (parents, system and future, by yourself and your stamdards)
    • do you have a clear structure of the thing you need to learn? (Do you understand the assignment and the steps associated with it)
    • is it for things like homework or for learning for exams or staying ontop of the learning (reviewing notes) or do you struggle in all aspects
    • have you any strengths on what things can keep your attention and what you are drawn towards (games, being creative, literature, movies/ series, art, music, makijg presentations, teaching/ explaining things, experiments, etc.) you can try and extrapolate a solution on how to engage with a topic from that. If you like to write, then it might be fun to write a short story about idk a wizard who summons physics spells so you’d have to engage with latin and physics to make your story work
    • do you have any mental health problems you need to adress, trauma, depression, etc (or as mentioned here neuro divergence like adhd and autism) They all impact your abilies to concentrate and engage with learning most things get better with meditation/ mindfulnes practise but only do so when it’s save for you
    • do you just want to get good enough results on the exams? I always thought it’s the most fun to engage with tests directly and answer questions and look up answers for questions then a practise book or online ressources might help.