For the longest time I genuinely thought I just didn’t have discipline.
I’d sit down to study, get distracted, avoid it, or just give up after a bit. And even when I did study, I’d reread my notes over and over and still forget everything.
It made me feel like I just wasn’t built for it.
What I didn’t realize is that I wasn’t actually learning—I was just passively going through the material.
Once I started doing things differently, it kind of flipped:
- testing myself instead of rereading
- focusing on what I got wrong
- forcing myself to explain things without looking
It was way more uncomfortable, but stuff actually started sticking.
Now even shorter study sessions feel more productive than the long ones I used to do.
Curious if anyone else went through this—what actually worked for you?
(I ended up putting together a small tool around this idea for myself too, let me know if you guys want to know what it is in the comments happy to share it)