I wouldn't say I'm a brainlet but I'm definitely hovering around average. I read books every day (fiction and nonfiction) but forget most of what I read. I study physics at an average local school (couldn't afford anything bigger). I'm trying to persevere in my free time to actually learn about different things but sometimes it feels like I'm not bettering myself, nothings going in, or that I'll never apply any of it and change the world.

How does /sci/ cope?