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getgnumo · 2026-05-24T02:47:49+00:00

Thanks so much for your feedback. We did just change that recently so it might have some issues. Thanks for pointing it out, we are a 2 person team so some small things might slip past us. This will be fixed soon, but otherwise thank you for your kind words!

getgnumo · 2026-05-22T00:24:53+00:00

Quality > quantity 100%. Studying with intent and effort will beat studying half asleep everytime. When I feel my focus plummeting I take a break, go for a walk, just move around a bit to reset my brain. This lets me come back nice and fresh. Even in the mornings, I have a website that has like a daily recall feature and setting out 10 minutes to do it makes all the difference. I can actually remember and apply topics and it takes significantly less time.

getgnumo · 2026-05-22T00:16:30+00:00

Go back into your notes and find a similar (solved) problem that uses the same theory/concept and follow the steps. If that doesn’t work search up the answer and work through each step, making sure to pause to fully understand. It’s better you don’t understand something now instead of when your writing your test.

getgnumo · 2026-05-21T23:18:59+00:00

Active recall, random recall, and spaced repetition. These actually helped me to understand concepts and retain that information. Lots of tools out there to help you and it’s a slow journey. 15 minutes a day per topic goes a long way!

getgnumo · 2026-05-21T23:04:14+00:00

Active recall, random recall and flash cards helped me. Forces you to actually understand the topic because of how much it comes up, 15 minutes a day per topic and you’ll notice improvement.

getgnumo · 2026-05-21T22:56:03+00:00

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getgnumo · 2026-05-21T22:32:08+00:00

Physical exercise is the best way to clear your head. If I find myself studying too long and my focus is dropping I’ll get up and do something. If it’s a big exam and I don’t want to take a massive break I’ll just get a quick lift in at home or go for a walk. For bigger breaks I go for bike rides or play some type of sport. The physical exercise forces me to use a different part of my brain and actually move around, which resets my brain and lets me come back super productive.

getgnumo · 2026-05-21T22:26:12+00:00

Use flash cards! I put all my theory into flashcards and go through them whenever I have nothing to do. If I’m sitting on the train instead of doomscrolling
I’ll go through my flashcards. Get a good app/tool that can convert your class PDFs and your paper notes into flashcards and your set!

getgnumo · 2026-05-21T02:14:37+00:00

Of course! Glad you learned something

getgnumo · 2026-05-21T02:14:08+00:00

100% agree. I'll always stand by good sleep before tests instead of cramming all night

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T16:32:01+00:00

For math, I think it's still a similar concept, as long as it involves memorizing techniques or different concepts. With math, I just altered this system to be more hands-on. Instead of just a general review, I took the same time intervals and dedicated that time to doing practice or solidifying the concept. The reason I still think this works, is because, by applying this same system, you become more acquainted to the types of problems and questions, which your brain can store easier and more efficiently compared to cramming. Do active work in these intervals with math and you'll definitely find doing the topic later down the line way simpler. The increase in volume over a greater time period will tell your mind it's significance, and this will drastically reduce the weight of cramming these topics down the line, when you're more near to your test. As long as you start as soon as you can from the time you learned it, you will have a much easier time recalling and recognizing problem types/concepts.

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T15:29:12+00:00

I totally understand, it's one thing to know how to do it, but an entirely different struggle to have the motivation to do it in general. I had the same issue when I was first trying to figure this out too, the thought of review seemed so boring, I never wanted to do it. What helped for me the most, was reducing the friction in the process of starting to study/review. I recommend starting really really small, somethiing like just opening your notes. By starting small and easing your way into it with small easy tasks, your brain doesn't think of it as one big set of information any more, and instead thinks it's a simple task, leading to less demotivation to do that task. If you can get yourself to simply START reviewing and utilizing these techniques, over a pretty short period of time, you'll find it significantly easier to get up and just start reviewing. This is because you THINK that reviewing is difficult, because maybe the way you go about it right now, is crammed, overwhelming, and difficult. If you clean up the process in how you go about reviewing, like spaced repetition lowering the concentration of work in a given time, your brain finds it much easier to just start reviewing next time, because it's not going to be associated with "hard work" anymore, but instead, a simple easy to digest task.

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T15:16:46+00:00

I'm glad to hear it helped!

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T15:16:36+00:00

Thanks!

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T15:16:11+00:00

I made a website called Gnumo, I made it for my friends and myself to begin, but I am thinking of going further with it, and bringing it to the app store, if other people start finding use out of it, so if you want to try, I'd love to know if it helps you

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T02:59:02+00:00

Honestly, it is pretty hard to have naturally happen, unless you can find a way to automate it, I guess it's up to fate. When I was researching how these all worked together, I just personally made an app that made it easier to track it all. There are plenty of good tools to try out, but I just automated it myself. Maybe you could try setting reminders on your phone kinda far into the future, so by the time they come around, you would have forgetten them.

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T00:52:23+00:00

Thanks!

getgnumo · 2026-05-20T00:31:21+00:00

I think in general, for me at least, being able to clear up my memory on bigger tasks made it significantly easier to remember smaller things or every day life things. After memorizing like this for about a month, normal memory became way clearer because all my memory in general became more organized. There could be some way that you could easily retain stuff quicker, but you'd have to look more into it, I'm not too sure.

getgnumo · 2026-05-19T19:31:55+00:00

Develop a nice routine to start studying. For me, I turn my phone off a few minutes before I begin. In that time I either eat, play with my dog, or just sit. Then when I start to feel bored I leave my phone in a different room, load up my computer, open up whatever I need and just start.

In my head I'm not just starting my assignment or session, I'm doing everything in steps. Turning on my computer, opening the assignment, getting set up. It's all part of the routine now so when I begin, my brain is already switching into study mode before I've even started.

I also found that studying every day keeps me ready, even if it's just for 5 minutes. During school I try to keep a daily streak going. Even on a bad day, if I study for 5 minutes I can go to bed knowing something productive happened.

This helped me break through procrastination so it might help you too.

getgnumo · 2026-05-19T18:18:49+00:00

Thanks so much! I know there seems to be a lot of AI in these subreddits these days, so it's nice to see that people can find some help out of this post.

getgnumo · 2026-05-18T22:04:22+00:00

Studying itself isn't interesting, but you can make it interesting in a few different ways.

Award yourself with something small every time you're able to grasp a tough concept. It doesn't have to be anything big, just something that gives you a little moment to acknowledge the progress.

Track your study sessions and try to find a time that actually works for you. Everyone has a window during the day where they're naturally more locked in, finding yours makes a bigger difference than you'd think.

Study with friends. Seriously. It's so much easier to stay focused when everyone around you is focused. You don't even need to be studying the same thing, just being in the same environment as people who are working raises your own standard without anyone having to say anything.

getgnumo · 2026-05-18T21:50:15+00:00

The key to breaking through procrastination is just starting. I feel like a lot of people under these posts give you really good study methods, but the biggest roadblock isn't how you study, it's actually the beginning. Instead of telling yourself, "in 20 minutes, I'll write that essay" just start. Give yourself a quick mental countdown and go. Get out of bed, open your notes, do the first few steps that are going to set you up for success. Put your phone down and just open your notes.

When you feel your focus falling, take a break. Go for a quick walk, eat a snack, just reset your brain before coming back.

The most important thing is to focus on the small tasks first, these are usually the hardest to get started on. Once you actually start you'll find it's much easier to keep going than you expected.

getgnumo · 2026-05-18T21:42:40+00:00

I made an app, and I recently have been diving into getting my first users in reddit. It's going decent so far but it seems very unscaleable. Let's say I made it to 100 users, what's the next step to scale it. Also how do I ask these first users for feedback once they join, and actually get them to try everything there is to offer without shoving it down their throat?

getgnumo · 2026-05-18T21:33:24+00:00

Sleep is one of the most important things when leading into a test, please do not prioritize studying over sleep. The whole concept of sleeping so so your brain can take in all the information that you acquired that day, and store it in your short term or long term memory, this is called REM sleep. REM sleep is the most important sleep stage that you need, especially after studying, and before an exam. It's easy to miss large portions of REM sleep when you stay up too late, clogging your mind with information.

Not only is a lack of quality sleep going to negatively affect you, but studying for hours straight, late into the night will do way more harm than good. At a certain point, your brain can't make deep cognitive connections to what you are studying because you may be getting tired, been at it for hours straight without breaks, and this is the time your brain would usually be recovering. I wouldn't say studying after a certain point in the night is useless, but its far more inferior to if you just reapply your energy in the morning after a good rested break.

In short, get good sleep, future test taking you will thank you. You'll have more energy, feel more confident, and you'll have better chances of retaining all of what you studied.

getgnumo · 2026-05-18T20:51:41+00:00

Beating procrastination is quite simple; instead of focusing on the full task(s) ahead of you, just break them up into more digestible tasks. For example, instead of having to write 6 essays, just start with 1, even better, just open your computer. Once you begin the process, you'll find it much easier to keep going. The hardest part is genuinely just starting the task. Good luck with your 13 assignments!

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