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    Question Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    I've reached a rut..

    Has anyone else lost motivation to work and study? I don't know why I'm feeling this way, I'm so frustrated that I can't focus and don't know how to get back on track in terms of studying.

    How do you guys work through this?
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    I feel that way sometimes too. I just take 1 day off doing nothing but pure schlomping and the next day I feel ready to do work again.

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    rambo the exam

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    At the moment I just feel blah and like everything is unachievable.
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    I feel the same.

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    I know exactly what you mean. I feel so overwhelmed with work that I don't even know where to start so I don't bother doing anything.
    I think once you make a start, it gets a lot better from there on.

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    I feel the same but worse - On Saturday I spent basically all day lying in bed being sad that after nearly 13 years, school's finally coming to an end.
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    Make a checklist and gamify studying.

    Achieve x amount of things to do; get y.
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    Quote Originally Posted by Nooblet94 View Post
    I feel the same but worse - On Saturday I spent basically all day lying in bed being sad that after nearly 13 years, school's finally coming to an end.
    Really? I'm ecstatic that it's finally ending! I do the same.. except I sit on Facebook, in bed.
    I fail at checklists. I lack self control. If I write out 30 minutes of bio notes and allow myself to watch 10 minutes of tv, I guarantee I'll still be sitting in front of the tv an hour later. I'm trying this new thing where I don't get on Facebook for a week. If actually helps my studying and I don't just find other ways to procrastinate (i.e. what I'm doing now lol), maybe I'll make it a weekend only indulgence.. or maybe even only sunday afternoons.

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    you guys have burnt out, take a break for a day or two, it'll help freshen you up and clear your mind

    then you can resume a study regime through a to-do list etc to help you guys keep on track

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    Quote Originally Posted by OzKo View Post
    Make a checklist and gamify studying.

    Achieve x amount of things to do; get y.
    Or just get y without bothering with x

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    I've been feeling like this all year.

    I got behind at the beginning of Year 12 last year, and rather than making an effort, I put it off and started a vicious cycle. On top of that, I'm failing in half of my units (getting 80-ish in three subjects, 50s in two subjects and 30 in my favourite subject - art).

    It doesn't help that I have my trials right now - this is my second last chance to pick up my marks, and until now I haven't been making much effort.



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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    You'll be alright . Never give up xD. Just think about about it, theres only 1 more term left.

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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    Me been bribing myself with gaming. It works okay. Until, well, when I take the entire night to game instead of dividing it half-half. I also have the drive to meet my goals and keep my first-in-subjects, so that helps too.
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    Quote Originally Posted by esu_chan View Post
    I've been feeling like this all year.

    I got behind at the beginning of Year 12 last year, and rather than making an effort, I put it off and started a vicious cycle. On top of that, I'm failing in half of my units (getting 80-ish in three subjects, 50s in two subjects and 30 in my favourite subject - art).

    It doesn't help that I have my trials right now - this is my second last chance to pick up my marks, and until now I haven't been making much effort.



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    Quote Originally Posted by ismeta View Post
    Me been bribing myself with gaming. It works okay. Until, well, when I take the entire night to game instead of dividing it half-half. I also have the drive to meet my goals and keep my first-in-subjects, so that helps too.
    What games?

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    lmaooo ive feel so tired from the beginning of the year. holidays Thursdayso im going to take off a few days to 're-energise' or 'recharge' as some people have referred to it. i hope it works i need to do a lot of study for my trials
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    Quote Originally Posted by esu_chan View Post
    I've been feeling like this all year.

    I got behind at the beginning of Year 12 last year, and rather than making an effort, I put it off and started a vicious cycle. On top of that, I'm failing in half of my units (getting 80-ish in three subjects, 50s in two subjects and 30 in my favourite subject - art).

    It doesn't help that I have my trials right now - this is my second last chance to pick up my marks, and until now I haven't been making much effort.



    oh dear god I hate my life
    This is what happened to me, exactly. I've been really really sick (all medical certs and everything covering me) and I've missed out so much work, except I haven't had my trials yet. At the rate I'm going, I'm going to completely bomb. I could have caught up, but I didn't. Now I've got 2 weeks to learn the content D:

    These holidays I'm not doing practice exams, I'm just trying to learn the content instead of sleeping, watching anime, drawing and playing games :3

    Being told there is only a term left is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that it will all be over soon (yayyayyayyayyay) but a curse in that there is no way I'll do well enough with the time I have left. I wish I actually started focusing a while ago.
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    Re: Is anyone else struggling to stay focused...?

    haha i'm finding english a killer, it seemed so easy coming into year 12, but now it takes up most of my time ugh. i'm also in the same boat, my problem being that i didnt have a goal entering hsc, so my subjects were all over the place aha. wishing hard i could turn back time or have one of those time chambers in dragon ball z. at the moment im just trying to do as well as i can so i could get into a science related course at uni, but im really scared.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eric sparkles View Post
    haha i'm finding english a killer, it seemed so easy coming into year 12, but now it takes up most of my time ugh. i'm also in the same boat, my problem being that i didnt have a goal entering hsc, so my subjects were all over the place aha. wishing hard i could turn back time or have one of those time chambers in dragon ball z. at the moment im just trying to do as well as i can so i could get into a science related course at uni, but im really scared.
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