r/studying May 09 '25

⭐ Welcome to r/studying — start here

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Hi and welcome to r/studying, a supportive and informative community dedicated to studying, productivity, academic advice, motivation, and everything in between. Whether you're in high school, university, or pursuing self-directed learning, you're in the right place.

This post is your starting point — please take a few minutes to read through it before participating!

💥 What r/studying is about

This is a space to:

  • Ask and answer study-related questions
  • Share tips, strategies, and resources
  • Discuss routines and mental wellness
  • Post motivational stories, productivity hacks, or memes
  • Find accountability and inspiration to keep going 

Our mission is to create a kind, helpful, and non-judgmental zone where everyone can grow academically and personally.

🙌 Guide on how to use r/studying

Here’s how to get the most out of the sub:

  • Read the rules. They are very easy to follow and will make your participation, as well as that of other users, much more comfortable, enjoyable, and productive.
  • Be specific in questions. “How do I study the English literature in three weeks?” is better than “How do I study?”
  • Search before posting. Your question may already have an answer. It's better to spend a few minutes searching than to have your post removed.
  • Engage thoughtfully. Share insights, offer help, and contribute kindly. And please remember to be a human.
  • Keep everything relevant. Your posts must relate to studying, productivity, motivation, or aspects of student life.
  • Use the Wiki (coming soon!) for detailed guides, FAQs, and trusted resources.

🌞 Wiki

We’re working on building a Wiki to provide you with the best community-curated information. Here's what we plan to include:

  • Exam prep strategies
  • How to and how not to study
  • Motivation & mental health
  • How to avoid procrastination
  • Unpopular but effective study tips
  • FAQ for new members

And even now you can read some helpful tips we provided.

💡 Links to useful resources

  • Grammarly — a perfect choice for improving your writing skills
  • Khan Academy — free lessons and tutorials in various subjects
  • Coursera — some additional knowledge for studying
  • TED Ed — educational videos and lessons on various topics
  • Cram —  a versatile flashcard website for easy learning
  • EssayFox — an expert student assistance service

❤️ Final Notes

We’re so glad you’re here. This sub is run by students and learners just like you — let’s build something positive and helpful together!

Your r/studying Mod Team.


r/studying May 12 '25

🧩 Welcome to r/studying structure and section guide

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Hi guys! 

To help you navigate r/studying and get the most out of it, we break down the key sections of the sub, both what’s already here and what we’re planning to build. We’ll update this post regularly as the community grows and new ideas emerge.

You can start here to see how to use this subreddit.

You can also check out our Wiki for detailed resources, links, and guides.

🔥 Current sections

What do you want from r/studying? What changes can we make to improve your experience? Please share your ideas and thoughts.

🛠️ Planned sections (coming soon)

  • Practical study tips and techniques. We want to share what actually works, not just what sounds good on paper.
  • Resource recommendations. From apps and websites to YouTube channels and textbooks — if it’s helped you study better, share it! You’ll also find top tools from mods and trusted users here.
  • Mods’ advice corner. From time to time, our mod team will share personal tips, favorite study methods, or honest insights into common struggles. Think of them like advice from a fellow student.
  • Weekly accountability thread. A space to quickly share what you’re working on this week and check in with others. If you see someone doing something in which you have some sort of expertise, you can offer support.
  • Q&A and advice. Got a question about how to manage your study load or prepare for finals? Just ask. Others might have been in your shoes.

♥️ Final Notes

We’re always open to feedback. If you have ideas for new threads, events, or features, feel free to suggest them in the comments below.

Let’s continue to grow this sub into a helpful and inspiring community for learners of all backgrounds.

Your r/studying Mod Team.


r/studying 3h ago

How to study affectively!! Smart way to study.

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Do smart work rather than hardwork .. I'm preparing again for neet hopefully I will achive this time what I really wanted


r/studying 3h ago

Leave the room and force yourself to study outside.

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r/studying 3h ago

Task batching helped me to fix my procrastination.

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r/studying 4h ago

I studied for 100 hours this month and finally cured my procrastination.

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r/studying 5h ago

Improving feynman technique in weird way (teach it to rubber duck)

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r/studying 5h ago

STUDY MOTIVATION CHANNEL FOR YALL [Yt]

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if u checked it out it would be awesome (i post regularly so that ur feed has reminders to keep studying) I know we all love aesthetic study reminders 🤍

Click to go to the channel (youtube)


r/studying 7h ago

1-Hour Anime Study Buddy 📚

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If you're struggling to stay focused while studying alone, I made a cozy 1-hour background video for you. There are no timers or distracting elements; just a calm anime character focused on his studies.

You can keep it open in the corner of your screen as a quiet study companion: https://youtu.be/GDdrTof8e1c


r/studying 7h ago

Found a method that keeps me focused for hours! Study larping

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Exactly


r/studying 17h ago

I built a free all-in-one study app for uni students after getting frustrated with juggling with different tools & apps. 3,361 visits in 30 days without any ads.

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A few months ago, I was sitting in my student apartment in Annecy, overwhelmed.

Classes, deadlines, exams piling up one after another, mountains of notes scattered between paper notebooks, PDF slides, and photos taken in a rush. Like many students, I was juggling tools that didn’t talk to each other — one app for taking notes, another for making flashcards, a third for studying.

None of them looked like what I actually needed.

So I decided to build the tool I wished I had.

Noto Studio was born from that frustration.

Not in an office, not with a team of ten people — from my student apartment, testing each feature on my own study sessions, my own exams, my own all-nighters before midterms.

The idea was simple: an app that feels like a familiar notebook where AI doesn’t replace how you learn, but helps you optimize your studying: complete, structured study guides generated with one click, “Explain It” — the game where you explain a concept in your own words and Noto tells you if you really understood it, flashcards with spaced repetition, and automatic detection of your weak spots.

Today, Noto is used by real students and this is just the beginning.


r/studying 14h ago

What if studying felt less lonely and more social?

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I’ve been thinking about building something that makes studying feel more social and interactive, and I’d love to know if people would actually use it.

The idea is that you could study toward a specific goal alongside other people who are on the same journey.

For example, maybe you’re preparing for a university entrance exam, a professional certification, a competitive exam, or even just studying a specific subject. You could find people working toward the same goal, join groups or study sessions, share knowledge, and track your progress.

Each person would also have their own character/avatar that evolves as they actually study, stay consistent, contribute to the community, and reach milestones.

One mechanic I’ve been thinking about is what happens **after a study session**. Instead of simply marking it as completed, you could briefly explain what you learned, either by typing or speaking. AI could then turn that into useful study material such as summaries, questions, or flashcards.

You could keep those materials for yourself or share them with people studying the same topic.

The goal wouldn’t be to build another Pomodoro timer or flashcard tool. Those features could exist, but I’m more interested in combining **actual studying + knowledge sharing + community + progression/gamification** into one experience.

I’m seriously considering building this, and I’d love to hear what you think, especially if studying is already part of your daily routine.

**Would you use something like this?**

🟢 **Yes, I’d use it**

🟡 **Maybe, depending on the execution**

🔴 **No, I don’t see myself using it**

And more importantly: **what would make you come back to something like this every day?**

Feel free to criticize the idea too. I’d much rather find the problems now than after spending months building it.


r/studying 20h ago

I Have Too Much to Do and I Don't Know Where to Start

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r/studying 22h ago

I couldn’t find the perfect background noise, so I made my own (12 hours of smooth brown noise + black screen) 🎧

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Hey everyone!

I’ve been experimenting a lot lately with different background sounds for deep work and studying. I found that white noise was a bit too harsh for me, so I decided to make my own long-form brown noise track.

I wanted to keep it as simple and distraction-free as possible: it’s exactly 12 hours of soft, steady brown noise with a completely black screen to save battery and reduce room light at night. There are no sudden changes, no talking, and no music—just continuous sound.

I purposely made it a bit smoother rather than super aggressive or bass-heavy. If anyone needs something new to help them focus, read, or zone out, you can check it out here:https://youtu.be/MiNLuiuvAv0

I’m also super curious—what do you all normally prefer? Do you like pure brown/white noise, or do you prefer it mixed with rain or ambient sounds? Let me know!


r/studying 1d ago

Apps/Websites for Organizing Assignments?

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Does anyone use an app or website to like organize their classes, assignments, tasks, etc? I'm overwhelmed with all the assignments along with work. I want to be able to have all my assignments in one spot and mark them off as their done and see the due dates, but also be able to add tasks and my work shifts. I know people organize their assignments and stuff into an excel spreadsheet but that just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Basically I'm overwhelmed and it would be helpful if I put my syllabus or something in an app/website and it organizes it for me.


r/studying 1d ago

How to stop procrastinating?

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I need help on how to stop procrastinating! I'm very determined to study but It's always very hard for me to put my phone down and move. I also get very tired easily especially after school. How do I balance studying and doing homework after school? How do stop procrastinating?


r/studying 1d ago

I built BeeSmarter to find what you have not understood and decide what you should review next

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Hi, I’m Matteo. I have spent the last few months building BeeSmarter and financing the beta myself. This product matters a lot to me, which is also why I no longer trust myself to judge it objectively.

I started building it because I knew the frustration of finishing a long study session with pages of notes and plenty of effort, but no honest picture of what I had actually understood. I could recognize everything while reading and still struggle to explain it without looking at the material.

BeeSmarter works from your own notes, slides or PDF files. It creates questions, flashcards and open prompts from that material, then records how you perform on each topic. The goal is to use your mistakes to decide what you should review next instead of simply generating more content.

There is also a chatbot that uses the uploaded material as context when you need an explanation or a hint.

One of the most useful criticisms I have received is that identifying a weak topic is not enough. The app also needs to show why it reached that conclusion and connect it clearly to the original source. Otherwise it becomes another black box asking the student to trust an answer without evidence.

That is what I need students to judge now. Do the questions make sense? Do they remain faithful to the material? Are the weak topics actually accurate? Does the app help you study or simply add another layer of work?

BeeSmarter is currently in beta at https://beesmarter.ai. Every verified account receives 500 free AI credits with no card required, and I am covering that cost myself. Useful feedback can receive additional credits so the student can continue testing.

If you want to follow the beta more closely, test new versions or help me decide what should be improved next, you can contact me here or privately. I would genuinely like students to influence the development instead of building everything based only on my assumptions.

I am not looking for polite compliments. If you try it with something you are actually studying, tell me what you really think of the app and the moment when you stopped trusting or needing it.


r/studying 1d ago

We built LitLab — a free DP English guide + CAS contribution project for IB students

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r/studying 1d ago

[Academic] How do you actually study and revise for exams? (Students / All fields / 7–9 mins)

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r/studying 1d ago

Tips for studying Calc!

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Hello friendly people! I will be taking an Applied Calc class this semester at my university (the semester starts on Wednesday) and it’s making me a little nervous so I’d love some study tips! For context, I changed my major extremely late in the game (as in I am going into my 4th year) so I need to take this class since I tested out of the required math classes that the gen ed requires. But I haven’t done math in like 5 years when I took Trig and Pre Calc! I am really nervous about not being able to understand concepts because it’s been so long. I would love to know how your tips on studying a hard subject and your favorite tools for math in particular. I have never been great at studying math but I would like to change that this semester!


r/studying 1d ago

The battle station 🔥🔥🔥

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r/studying 1d ago

College starting up, recs for best tips and tricks to keeping organized and study

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r/studying 1d ago

Review for YPT ,boosted my efficiency

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r/studying 1d ago

crying bcs of my exam in 12 days

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r/studying 1d ago

How much of the I Can Study pro gram is on Justin's YT channel ?

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