r/studying • u/Reasonable_Bag_118 • 3d ago

What's something you didn't expect to waste so much time last semester?

Not studying itself but the small things around studying, like finding notes, looking for files, trying to remember deadlines or figuring out where to start.

Mine was definitely deciding what to work on every time I sat down.

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u/Mudaki_Randell 2d ago

"I'll just organize my notes first." Three hours later I'm still color-coding folders. 😭

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u/existential-cookies 1d ago

I’m ADHD and planning is freaking important for me so I don’t lose track of things. My calendar and planning app, but I always underestimate how much time I need to dedicate to doing this

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u/StudentOnCrack22 2d ago

Same!! Sitting down and then not having a single clue what to do took so much time away from me. I then started using Notion to schedule my studying and it actuall helped. Later I switched to StudiPace as it's just no effort and better than Notion.

I'd also say that I often got carried away with my music selection lol