Is it just me or studying for exams gets harder as we grow older. I’m feeling dumb and dumber by the day.

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Yes, I’ve lost too many brain cells doing HC work to be able to sit for any standardized test.

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I started by using an app to increase my focus. I felt like i was v easily distracted, so that as a first step helped!

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Focus keeper

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Because you have a full-time job!

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Studying GMAT at 31 was brutal. Even my cake MBA classes at 33 and 34 were tough. No more tests for me.

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Ha- I was the same age and felt like it was a lot more difficult bc of how much time had passed since school! Oh, and technology had changed completely since college...another interesting point

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Standardized tests, no. But tech exams and lab certifications I struggled more with than in the past. Being stricter with both sleep and working out helped tremendously for me. I think passing my 20s with little to no sleep was doable back then. 30s, I gotta stay fit and sleep to have my mind operate at an acceptable level.

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Also any ways you’ve discovered that help get back in the rhythm?

I’ve just set time specified for studying. But I’ll break it down by section. So like I need to finish xyz sections by a certain day. Start small then take on more as you get used to it

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