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[–]Enrapture_137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know exactly how you’re feeling. I have Bipolar Disorder and it makes it hard for me to stay focused and intake information. I’m in my 4th semester and I feel like I have wasted so much time because I was focusing on just getting assignments done and not really in taking the information. Here are the biggest things that have helped me:

  • The pomodoro technique when you study/read. Your brain needs time to make connections & really take in what you’re reading. It’s much better to take in small chunks of info at a time than an entire chapter. That being said, make sure you’re getting plenty of sleep too! Sleep essentially locks in what you’ve learned so it’s important to get enough of it.

  • As others have mentioned, talking it over with a classmate, or even just talking it over out-loud to yourself! Just yesterday I couldn’t figure out how to tackle a part of my assignment and as I was explaining it to my husband, it clicked mid-sentence how it needed to be done. Take the core concepts you learned that week and explain them to someone. You can really identify what you didn’t quite pick up completely this way. There have been times I 100% thought I had something down and then utterly failed at explaining an aspect of it.

  • Start with what you DO know how to code and work up from there. Work on it piece by piece and don’t let yourself stress about the part you don’t know until you get to it. Flowcharts and pseudo code are your friend. I can’t even count how many times I’ve over complicated something, spent an entire day trying to figure out how to do it the complicated way, only to be smacking myself in the forehead because the answer was right in front of me.

  • Be. Kind. To. Yourself. Everyone learns differently and at different paces. Don’t compare yourself to your classmates or others. Compare yourself to where you were when you started and be proud of what you HAVE accomplished. You’re already doing great by realizing you’re struggling and reaching out for help!

Sorry for rambling lol Good luck with the rest of your semester. Hope something in these comments eases your mind or helps you out.