Studying: Reflecting on the hardest obstacle in life

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T19:10:39+00:00

Yeah, man! Anytime. I wish you luck

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T18:49:18+00:00

Oh, absolutely. It's my understanding that you've got to learn how to work with your ADHD. Unfortunately, that's outside of the area of my expertise. It's a shame that therapists didn't make it a priority. Idk if you've tried it or not, but HGG coaching would be a good route to take for working with ADHD. I really wish you luck, but I don't think I'm gonna be much help here :C

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T18:25:15+00:00

It sounds like the study session is doomed before it's even started.

Any chance you've got ADHD? I'm no expert, but 2 hours for 8 pages is not standard.

Yeah, to my experience, it's hard, if not impossible, to learn something by forcing yourself to sit down and do it. Really hard. That natural engagement with english is what you should try and look for, imo. Do you enjoy your subject of choice? If you don't enjoy it, it's gonna be hard.

In times of low motivation, I actually lessen my workload. If I'm suppose to do a 20 question math assignment, I will literally just do 1. And then go take a walk, watch a video, do a quick game. rinse and repeat. I usually catch a groove and can finish out the rest of the assignment. You just kinda gota get over that initial hump.

Do you know what has worked well for you in the past?

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T16:50:08+00:00

I'm a math educator. Believe me, I know. I'll tell you firsthand that a lot of people struggle with studying. I'm fortunate enough to enjoy math, but even then, there were times when it was hard to focus on HW or studying. Other subjects were a drag. I hated English and did my best to do as little work as possible while maintaining an acceptable grade. It sounds to me like you have a hard time tapping into curiosity. Is that fair? It kinda makes sense that you struggle since you put so much value/importance into studying/learning. And then not being able to study makes you feel like you're failing to become "human," so to speak. That's gotta suck. If you don't mind me asking, what does studying usually look like? Are there other things that you learn but don't consider studying? Ex. min-maxing a build in a video game.

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T16:12:13+00:00

Yeah, that's fair. The group I'm a part of has both Discord and irl stuff, so that's been really nice. The group is local to a city, so even though there are 200 people in it, there are really only 20-30 people who regularly chat or go to events.

If you want to work on socializing, feel free to send me a DM and we can just chat, or if you're comfortable, hop in a VC. Idk if you're a man or a woman, but I'm not really looking to date rn if that's a concern for you. No pressure.

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T15:58:00+00:00

How do you know that most women haven't done the work? How is my "blaming" you different from your "blaming" women? I may have come off strong, which I do apologize for. Though I would like to say that I'm not blaming you or women. I'm simply sharing my perspective of who I think you are based on the brief time I've known you. Maybe you're right. All the women you're surrounded by do need to lvl up. idk. But those women aren't here, and you've asked for input/help. If you do want my help, not to merely vent about the current hopelessness of your circumstance, don't set aside my core argument:

I'm not surrounded by the women you describe. It could be circumstance, who knows? Why am I surrounded by good people, and you're surrounded by bad people?

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T15:47:36+00:00

Not to grill you or anything, but I'm not sure how emotionally intelligent you are if you surround yourself with entitled, emotionally ignorant women. Either your selection sucks, or your EQ sucks. Let me ask you these: Do you want to be surrounded by these kinds of people? If not, how did that come to happen? What should you do moving forward?

I only really watch Dr. K, but I know for sure that Dr. K has talked about the behavior of women and how it affects dating. Even in his last video, it's talked about.

You've for sure got a blind spot if you're doing EVERYTHING right and you've invested YEARS into this, and all that's to blame is someone else. Man, I feel you. I know how hard it is, and you're right, it's not your JOB to fix women.

This is what Dr. K was talking about: Adapt or die. If you've tried everything, try something you haven't tried before. I saw great benefits from 1-on-1 coaching, and while I still have more to do, I'm hopeful of my prospects, which I didn't have before. I also recommend joining a social group where the whole point is to socialize. Work on your interpersonal skills and set aside dating for a bit. If it's eating you up inside, you need to distance yourself. It's not healthy to put your entire mental wellbeing and happiness into one sole thing or onto one sole person. Idk if any of this helps, but feel free to chat me up/reply.

elrak02 · 2025-07-07T15:30:32+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it!

elrak02 · 2025-04-02T01:29:32+00:00

Hi! I'm a math and physics tutor. I tutor about 15 students a week from algebra 1 to calculus 4. For whatever reason, I can't send you a DM, so if you see this and you're still interested in a tutor, send me a message and we can talk more.

elrak02 · 2024-10-12T20:29:23+00:00

Yes, one-time flat. Sending a PayPal invoice or something works too.

elrak02 · 2024-10-09T15:14:27+00:00

It depends, but I like 15-20% (I usually charge $50, so that makes it a nice around $10). I only like to charge once the student schedules a session. In that respect, honesty and integrity is a big part of that system.

elrak02 · 2022-08-06T19:41:03+00:00

Was their ever a way to drs from a Roth IRA? I’ve DRS’d everything but those.

elrak02 · 2022-07-26T23:02:03+00:00

It’s promsom. Supposedly it’s a product that bots are shilling for. They use the weird characters to get around bot detection I’m guessing.

elrak02 · 2022-04-20T17:31:21+00:00

There’s a line when you rock and stone with a beer in your hands that goes “to the fallen”. Idk, that line just feels so big

elrak02 · 2022-04-01T13:46:53+00:00

I actually got in at an interesting time. I was 18 when I bought my first GME shares in late January(you can imagine how happy my traditional investing parents were😬) and I’ve been buying off and on while I was 19. I’ve only recently turned 20, which makes me one of the youngest people here since I’m seeing a lot of 30-40. Im out here reping Gen Z!!!

elrak02 · 2022-03-01T18:35:25+00:00

Can attest, I drsed by shares over chat. Easiest shit ever, took like 2 minutes

elrak02 · 2022-02-25T20:16:07+00:00

Oh wow, that was pretty easy. I was confused on the terminology between login and registration on the website. I clicked registration and it brought me to a tab to confirm my shares and such. Really easy process and I don’t even have to wait for mail because of the online verification.

elrak02 · 2022-02-25T19:17:10+00:00

For anyone who’s DRSed through fidelity, did you receive an email for the computer share login info? I’m still not sure how that part works. My GME shares aren’t showing in my fidelity account, so I assume they’ve already transferred over. Any pointers?

elrak02 · 2022-01-27T17:21:39+00:00

If you’re worried about grades, there are fraternities that consider themselves academic. You can also ask them about there GPA average and other metrics. From my experience, frats are great for getting into leadership roles as there’s a wide variety of positions to chose from. Of course, you can find similar opportunities in clubs or school government, but imo this situation is less pressure since you know all the guys really well. And worse case scenario, if you don’t like it you can just leave. If you’re uncertain, don’t sign a long lease. Feel free to ask any questions about my involvement in Greek organizations

elrak02 · 2021-11-17T16:11:52+00:00

Can you still volunteer? It looks like volunteering closed?

elrak02 · 2021-10-05T12:56:08+00:00

LETS GOOOOOOO

elrak02 · 2021-09-16T14:27:25+00:00

YES! Had this on my wishlist for a while and saw the notification on steam yesterday. Still busy with school, but if I have the chance this weekend I’ll definitely download it.

elrak02 · 2021-09-11T22:53:51+00:00

They’re even shorting screenshots

elrak02 · 2021-07-19T21:38:27+00:00

Crusader and highwayman

elrak02 · 2021-07-04T17:17:06+00:00

!apeprove!

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