I’m tired boss. I’ve had a really rough semester and I can’t look at my calculus without my eyes glazing over. Now that it’s time for the final I’m looking back at all the concepts I had “breakthrough” moments with… And I got nothing. Can’t remember a lick. I don’t have any gusto in me still, I’m already planning to retake the course but fuck me ive never experienced burnout like this.
Is this normal?
I remember studying until I forgot. It’s normal.One year I had 4 final exams on one day - it was a real “Jesus take the wheel” moment…
Attention takes cognitive energy, and once that energy is depleted you go stupid.
Best practices: -Sleep around 8hrs, mandatory, helps with memory consolidation,error correction and resetting the battlefield for next day ( see “Why we Sleep” by Mathew Walker of Stamford).
-Exercise or vigorous activity -break a sweat -it’ll refresh the neurochemical soup in your brain.
Sugar snacks and caffeine before and during studying - brain uses a shit tone of energy and it loves glucose, and the caffeine does some Dopamine stuff that helps. Spread it out through the session, don’t smash it upfront and crash an hour later.
-Creatine monohydrate supplementation 20grams/day will supercharge your cognition when burnt out/sleep deprived- plenty of research on it- it’s a precursor to ATP and brain loves it some ATP.- check out the studies/protocols on it.
Other things Nicotine gum- boosts memory.
Modafinil /Adderall and Vyvanse etc… get your dopamine roaring- spiking focus, cognition and memory- but they are like flipping a switch. But be mindful of state dependent learning, dependence ,legality, clean supply etc.
How the hell did you have 4 exams the same day? Are your professors that mean?