u/Anxious_Ad_2215

How do you handle short and long term planning? I feel like I have a million things to do and a regular calendar just isn’t enough. I tried using Notion but honestly I think I just don’t know how to use it properly.

I want to get better at planning everything from work and school to my personal life, but I have no idea where to start. Planning every minute and hour feels overwhelming, but just writing “do this today” without any specific time also doesn’t really work for me.

I’m mostly curious about reviews. How do you organize it?

I don’t want to study only from test to test and then forget everything after a week. The problem is I have no idea how to plan reviews in a simple way without making it complicated or overwhelming.

Do you use apps, calendars, Notion, flashcards, or just a notebook?

I’m 19F and for the last few years I’ve been stuck in a really bad cycle. I was addicted to social media and doomscrolling for years. I used to scroll at least 3 hours every single day. Recently I’ve been trying to stop and now on good days I don’t scroll at all, on worse days maybe 2 hours.

I’ve also been vaping for 3 years and honestly I can already feel how much it’s affecting me physically.

This winter I fell into a pretty bad depression and basically stopped leaving the house except for university. Right now I only have one friend and basically no social life. I also struggle a lot with social anxiety.

The worst part is that I actually have big ambitions and dreams for my future, but after failing once I completely lost my motivation and ability to get back up again.

I guess I’m here because I need advice from someone who got out of a situation like this. What should I actually do step by step to rebuild my life?

Gym? Reading? Going outside more? Quitting dopamine addiction completely? Building routines?

I feel like I need someone to point me in the right direction because I honestly want my passion for life back. I really want to change.

I’ve got my last exam tomorrow and then nothing until the end of June, and those ones should be pretty chill anyway. Honestly I feel so mentally drained after this whole year of studying and constantly working.

How do you actually rest without feeling guilty or like you’re wasting time? I really don’t want to spend entire days just scrolling on my phone, but at the same time I don’t really have any hobbies outside of work and studying.

I feel like I’m stuck in this loop and I don’t know how to break it. I scroll for at least 3 hours every single day, Reddit, TT, insta, whatever, and I’m honestly so tired of it. It feels like I’m just wasting huge chunks of my life, but at the same time I can’t seem to stop.

I’ve tried telling myself just don’t open the app, but that clearly doesn’t work. I keep going back without even thinking about it.

Has anyone here actually managed to quit or seriously cut down on scrolling? What worked for you in real life, not just in theory?

I just bought my first dumbphone and I’ve been using it for a little over a week now. The thing is, I still end up using my iPhone most of the time.

I really like the calm feeling when I stick to the simple phone. I notice I have more time and I’m more present in whatever I’m doing. But at the same time I keep reaching for my iPhone without even thinking about it, and then suddenly a lot of time is gone.

Did any of you go through something similar at the beginning? How did it look for you?

I’d really appreciate any tips on how to break that habit and actually stick to the dumbphone more.

Hey, I know this has probably been asked before, but I’ve got a question.

I’ve had Anki downloaded for over two years now. I use it sometimes for English vocab, anatomy, or biology, but only occasionally. I’d like to actually learn how to use it properly so I can remember things long-term, not just for the next exam.

Honestly, how do you use Anki every day without getting bored? What settings or tricks do you use to actually get the most out of it instead of just mindlessly memorizing flashcards?

I’d genuinely really appreciate it if someone could explain how to actually use this app properly

We really shouldn’t be living like this. This might sound obvious, but something just hit me and I can’t stop thinking about it.

I was just scrolling TikTok like I always do, nothing unusual. But at some point I started feeling uneasy. Weird videos kept popping up, making me more anxious, and instead of closing the app, I went into my saved videos and kept scrolling there.

Thousands of “motivational” TikToks. Stuff about getting your life together, changing yourself, starting something new. And then at some point I backed out and was about to keep scrolling, but I noticed the number of saved videos.

18k. Short videos. Mostly about how to fix your life. And the worst part? That’s not even my only account.

That’s when it finally hit me. What am I actually doing with my life? I literally wasted a whole year just scrolling. And with all that time, I could’ve done anything I’ve ever wanted.

Maybe I’m an extreme case, I don’t know. But seriously, be careful with this stuff. It pulls you in before you even realize it.

Now I can’t focus, I forget things, I struggle to connect with people, my nervous system feels completely off. And I kept watching because everyone else was doing it. I was scared of missing out on something online. But honestly, it’s all just noise that doesn’t matter.

Anyway… I don’t really have a big point here. Just needed to get this off my chest, and maybe someone out there will relate.

I have my finals in a week and I am literally stuck under a blanket unable to get up. It is not even that I chose to relax. I just feel completely frozen. I do not know where to start and at the same time I cannot actually rest.

So I just lie here scrolling Reddit and the guilt is getting worse because I am doing nothing. I feel like I am watching myself waste time and still cannot move.

How to even start when everything feels this overwhelming?