5 Ways Your Brain Tricks You into Sticking With Bad Habits | Cracked.com
#3 & #4 are applicable for this thread.
That being said, I can't even give you the standard answers. "Just sit down and do it!" It's not that easy, but ironically enough that's what it boils down to. Studying has to become a habit that you choose to form. If you're even average intelligence, you can just get by in College without too much studying depending on the major & your ability. If you want to excel above and beyond expectations...or get into a good graduate school..well...unless you're absolutely brilliant..there's no way around it. I really had no choice. Had to basically force myself to sit down and study.
First few days, I was barley retaining any information. Boy telling me he was headed out to a party with plenty of females drunk, willing, hot, and bothered. Plenty of nights looking at my Chem textbook and then out of the window like
After awhile, though, studying wasn't a chore. It was just something I did because it was necessary, and I actually began to retain the information. I hated it, but I couldn't afford to fail out of the class. You've got to establish that habit and force yourself to do it. Even if you barley retain
anything the first couple of weeks, eventually your brain will get used to it & it won't feel as much of a chore but rather a habit. Ultimately, only you can make that decision. It's not easy by any means, but even if you don't study for 4-6 hours, just do about 20 to 45 minutes and get up. Next day, same thing. Like others also said, music helps(preferably music without lyrics; they're potentially distracting.)
Eventually, you'll be

to the prospect of studying. That summer vacation drought & beginning of Fall semester will
still have you like

no matter how adept you get at studying. Trust me.
You have to start by logging off, though, breh.
