I find it really hard to study because even when I want to, I always have video games in the back of my head. It doesn't really have to be video games even, because I managed to go on for two months without playing by uninstalling until my friend asked me too play with him.
I can quit video games if I uninstall them, but I still can't fully focus on studying. Instead I just substituted youtube for games, still as unproductive as ever.
Let's say I'm doing maths, and since it's the only thing I'm studying currently, let's say I do one problem, and then I get overwhelmed by finishing the problem and I kind of subconsciously reward myself by watching youtube for "couple" minutes, which often turns into 20 or 30, instead of staying focused on the task.
It's really fucking annoying and I've had this problem for years now. It's messing badly with my studying, and I'm supposed to start university next year, IF I managed to learn enough for the tests required to be accepted.
Help me.
bumping because same issue
Get a website blocker extension. Block those sites that will waste your time. Uninstall your games. Be outside. Stay away from your computer or anything that enables you to procrastinate or waste your time. Turn off your brain and do what you should be doing. Ignore anything your brain tries to convince you of otherwise. If it's not helping you move forward it's pushing you back so tell it to fuck off. Don't go easy on yourself. Never give yourself a break or an easy day. You will relapse and sink deeper than ever.
Try abstaining from masturbation for several days.
You'll start to feel more inclined to do something.
>>17256620
Thanks for the advice. I will incorporate this.
download an app called 30/30. it's a task manager.
say you want to study for 15 minutes then watch porn for 5. it'll have an alarm at the end of the 15 minutes and an alarm at the end of the 15. it helps
>>17257517
did this with my mobile phone orginiser app
did not work for me....
In college, I had to write a small, but detailed paper for a class. At the time, all my friends were playing Halo lans (shush) and it killed me not to be playing with them.
I finally took all my study stuff and a notebook, and went to an empty room in my dorm. I wrote the entire paper in chicken scratch in about 2 hours, and was done with it. That night, after Halo (kicked their asses), I typed up the paper, had my roommate look over it for typos, and sent it in.
Sometimes, you have to PHYSICALLY remove yourself from your temptations. I know it will be bouncing around in your mind (motherfuckers are having fun without me), but you have to remember - this work is serious, and if you don't get it done, you fuck yourself.
Also, try thinking like this - if you don't get this done, NOW, you may limit or even eliminate chances to play vidya later in life. Being homeless or living without access to a console/PC would be a metric fuckton worse then missing out on some vidya tonight while you get your work done.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
