My tricks from school: Short term: Colored pens, white paper, make cheat sheets (as if you were planning to bring them with you, but leave them at home). Slig

My tricks from school: Short term: Colored pens, white paper, make cheat sheets (as if you were planning to bring them with you, but leave them at home). Slightly longer term: Get hold of real exam assignments (if possible and allowed) as soon as possible. This helps motivation quite significantly because you can see what you would make you fail today. Knowing one assignement that I wouldn't pass does a whole lot to motivation. Do stuff. I created 3d models (of yet to be invented furniture and tools) out of cardboard (empty pizza boxes where my favourite.) Attempt at getting good/fast in everything you touch. But let no failure ruin your day. Long term: Find and reinforce motivation. Why are you reading that textbook in the first place? Because you are going to be good at something. Why? Because you are going to get good work. Why? Because you want to change the world/help someone you know/etc. Learn to defend yourself against your own and others critisism while not blaming others: There all kinds of things that rise against us: disabilities makes thing harder, economy (hard to study while your brain is working non stop on how to pay x), etc. Tell yourself: If I manage all this, that will be quite a story to tell.