I study computer science and any time I sit down to code, I just browse or watch Youtube. Anything but do the work. Days and even months have gone by like this where I haven't done even an hour of learning. Its tough because in order to code I need to be in front of a screen but my brain refuses to study and just looks for that dopamine hit. My grades have suffered and I feel like a constant failure.

To clarify this is not an effect of the pandemic but has been happening for the past few years.

  • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    A lot of these things have worked for me, and I'll add two more:

    1. If you take a break and read slop on the internet, make it only a 10-15 minute break, not something indefinite.
    2. Don't post, just read.