How to break bad studying habits?

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Hi! I'm also a junior and I have a 96.98% cumulative average so i believe I can help! For me, one of the biggest things is making connections with teachers, you don't need to be a teachers pet but maybe come to them after school and ask about clarification on something, or compliment their swearer- something to make there be a connection! I once totally failed a geometry test but since I established a connection with my teacher, she let me retake it! As far as studying goes, I learned that for most tests it is best to watch a video about the topic the test is on and write EVERYTHING down by hand, then do some practice questions! It can be the night before but you have to write it down so it sticks! If you just have trouble to start studying, make it fun! Get yourself a milkshake or fun drink after school, get in comfy clothes, light a candle, and get to work! As soon as I stopped relaxing for an hour after school and got straight to studying it made it so much easier (plus you can set a cut off time for studying, for me its after 8 i have to stop and relax)! Also split up the studying (unless its a quiz on a single unit or something), do one unit one day and the other the next. Another thing that could help is facetiming a friend and studying together- this gets you off your phone and motivated you by having a buddy, however this can also be distracting, it really depends on the friend and the material. I really hope this is helpful, I know I went a tiny bit overboard with the advice haha!

first of all, you're not alone. this stuff is harder than we get credit for LOL. I struggle so much with the same stuff you're describing, and I promise you're not lazy or stupid or anything. Lazy people don't feel awful about not being able to do their work!! Look into executive dysfunction and some strategies to help; resources for it have been really helpful for me as I have ADHD :) good luck out there

Hey,

I’ve also struggled with this problem all throughout high school but it never really affected me until junior year. I’m working on it myself so I’ll share what works for me :). I recommend using a list or an agenda to remind yourself what assignments need to be done and when. I don’t know about you but my biggest problem has always been assignments that aren’t due the next day, so work on those assignments whenever you have downtime in a class finish your test early? Do a little homework. Try and do a little each day even if it’s just a few questions push yourself do do just a few. I can’t promise you’ll get a perfect work ethic and it won’t always be easy but you just need to push yourself you sound dedicated so my best advice is just do everything to your best ability but downtime in class is the best for completing homework. Hope this helps :)