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0 pointsjason_slack3y ago0 comments

I too read books lovingly, however when I switch to school mode, my reading needs to improve. I am really slow at reading and taking notes. So much so that I am often behind in reading intensive classes.

If anyone has advice, I am desperately in need.

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vuciv13y ago

This happened to me too. I went to speak to a school doctor, got diagnosed with ADHD, and started taking adderall when I needed to for class.

It’s at least worth a shot. It has been huge for me and many others.

jason_slackOP3y ago

Thanks. I take 50mg Vyvanse daily now. It helps but I still have trouble keeping up with reading. The class I am in now has on average of 200 pages per week.

vuciv13y ago

I also recommend learning to skip the filler words and really get the main points of the text that you’re trying to read.

I really tried to read everything in college, but I just couldn’t, and neither did a lot of my peers. I still learned a ton by learning the main ideas, through internet summaries, through discussions with my friends, and discussions in the classroom.

Don’t be so hard on yourself and continue to learn :)

Good luck!

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0 pointsjason_slack3y ago0 comments

If anyone has advice, I am desperately in need.

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vuciv13y ago

This happened to me too. I went to speak to a school doctor, got diagnosed with ADHD, and started taking adderall when I needed to for class.

It’s at least worth a shot. It has been huge for me and many others.

jason_slackOP3y ago

Thanks. I take 50mg Vyvanse daily now. It helps but I still have trouble keeping up with reading. The class I am in now has on average of 200 pages per week.

vuciv13y ago

I also recommend learning to skip the filler words and really get the main points of the text that you’re trying to read.

Don’t be so hard on yourself and continue to learn :)

Good luck!

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