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Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 15:18:07 2019 No.11139534 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>11139617 >>11139808 >>11139878 >>11139920 >>11142841 >>11142850

Whats the most sci/effective way to study large amounts of material for someone with adhd?

I have a pile of books on my desk but I cant even get past 5 pages without being distracted

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 2019 15:59:04 No.11139617 Report

Quoted By: >>11139763

>>11139534
Stop watching porn.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 2019 17:03:33 No.11139763 Report

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>>11139617
Already trying it, anything else?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 2019 17:30:41 No.11139808 Report

Quoted By: >>11143377

>>11139534
read one page then decide whether you can read another page or not etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 2019 18:01:50 No.11139878 Report

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>>11139534
be an autistic savant at STEM so you barely have to study anyway

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 2019 18:18:22 No.11139920 Report

Quoted By: >>11143377

>>11139534
leave the books open and make a habit of going to them often, just walking past them or sipping tea by them, even better if you keep your phone and PC away so you are forced into boredom

eventually youll start skimming proofs and get into it

also leave all the books open not just 1, adhd likes to flit

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 12 Nov 2019 20:53:32 No.11140268 Report

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Amps my dude

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 15:19:34 No.11142841 Report

Quoted By: >>11143377

>>11139534

1. Meds

2. Do small things to benefit your concentration like improving your diet, eating regularly, exercising and keeping to a decent sleep cycle

3. Read while walking, knitting, pretty much anything mindless that will make you less likely to get distracted

4. Try Pomodoro technique

5. Alternatively, leave studying to latest possible date since ADHD brains excel when under pressure

I don't know what the studying is for but consider choosing a degree you're interested in the future so you can take advantage of autist-like hyperfocus

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 15:23:22 No.11142850 Report

Quoted By: >>11142853 >>11143377

>>11139534
Look up everything you dont understand reading a given paper in field of your choice.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 15:25:09 No.11142853 Report

Quoted By: >>11143377

>>11142850 cont
Read papers not books as they are concise and to the point. In books learn to read for thesis statements, supporting elements, results, and conclusions. Skip over philosophical ponderings on implications or attempts to "wow" read with insight.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 19:37:43 No.11143377 Report

Quoted By: >>11143440 >>11143608

>>11139808
>>11139920
>>11142841
>>11142850
>>11142853
the problem is I get distracted by the most ridiculous things and it gets tremendously worse when I have to use the internet
sometimes I waste 4h+ hours browsing shallow shitty sites instead of doing anything productive

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 20:04:22 No.11143440 Report

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>>11143377
Same OP I feel your pain. I can only get shit done when I'm in my flow state. Idk if this is how it works for you, but I kind of have to force myself to transition away from my "diffuse" state and then just force myself to do my work to get into the flow. For a few hours I try to force myself to work and catch myself getting distracted without much luck until finally I push through and my brain shuts off and I achieve godlike concentration. I like to think of it as a boom-bust cycle. Usually I'm distracted and my mood is shit, but occassionally I push through and achieve peak concentration and elevated mood (this goes for both course work and social life). Its likely I have some form of cyclic mood disorder rather than ADHD but idk, I dont believe in these labels.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Nov 2019 21:17:55 No.11143608 Report

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>>11143377
I use a site blocker that's hard to get around whenever I want to get work done

ADHD (inattentive) btw

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