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>>9103088
I thought I suddenly had a problem focusing or that I went retarded and my depression led me to procrastinate and feel guilty all the time.

This helped me get productive again:
1. find a sleep rhythm that works for you:
I always wanted to be the guy that gets up at 4 to start working early but I cannot do it. Even 8am is too early. I always scheduled my day around getting up at 8, when I got up at 11/12 I was already "late" which lead to stress and me procrastinating even more because I am mad that I could already have finished halve of it.
I know get up at 11am/12 and REALLY get my ass out of the bed. When I looked at the clock at 7/8am my brain told me it's too early go sleep a little bit more, even if I already slept 8 hours and then I'd have headaches and feel like shit after waking up which lead to being unproductive. When I look at the clock now my brain thinks it's time to get up and since I didn't plan on getting up earlier I am not "late" for anything and don't feel so stressed. I know this may sound incredible stupid to some but it helped me as I always felt guilty not getting up early.

2. Use a timer/ the pomodoro technique. At first I thought those techniques were memes but it really helped me as I know I only have to stay focused 25 minutes and then I can take a small break.

3. Turn off all distractions. Turn your phone on silent/lay it flat on the screen so you don't see the notifications. No need to reply asap, your pomodoro session will be over soon anyways.

At first I was studying with background noises but now I've switched to ear plugs. I always got distracted by cars passing by or people chattering on the side walk. The ear plugs were a game changer since I now get in the flow more easily and time passes faster as I'm truly focused. Noise is really stressful for me in general and I can't stand it and I don't know why I thought studying with noise would be better (maybe because some people here say else you're a brainlet )