Get the full details (along with TONS of examples) in this article I wrote:
Steve
P.S. Here's a reply I got in response to my last article about study drugs:
I was a swimmer for roughly 17 years and my career finished when my time as an undergraduate student was over. I was up at 4 in the morning practicing for about 2 hours, going to school throughout the day, and then going back to practice for 2-3 hours at night and I had this routine for all of high school and all of college. More often than not, I'd have to study after my second practice so I was up all night as well. I always thought I had issues absorbing information and paying attention because I was exhausted but then when I went to grad school and obviously didn't have swimming anymore, I was still struggling to concentrate. At the time, I just attributed it to being miserable as a grad student because the program ended up being different than what I thought it would be going in.
Fast forward about two years after graduating from grad school and I took a job as a paralegal where I had to start reading really lengthy and technical documents. I also had to read a ton of depositions and I found myself having to reread things a million times over just to understand what people were talking about. Reading and retaining were extremely draining and by 2 or 3 in the afternoon I was barely holding on. I still get up really early every day, but it isn't to the same degree as when I was swimming and having trouble focusing was starting to produce a lot stress in my life. I wanted to be very good at my job and I felt like I was getting in my own way. I also started studying for the LSAT about 6 months in to starting my paralegal job which meant that I was studying every night after work at a point in the day when I was pretty drained. I decided I had had enough and I didn't want to let issues concentrating get in the way of my academic or professional goals. I was also drinking a ton of caffeine and I was concerned that I was starting to get to daily doses to keep myself going that were dangerous for my health. I went to a doctor and got prescribed some medication (Vyvanse) she thought might help.
I have to say, after taking it for about 3 or 4 weeks now, my life has changed dramatically. I legitimately did not know it was possible to live like this (without a caffeine dependency and not feeling inadequate because I couldn't retain anything I was looking at) and I'm honestly shocked I've made it as far as I have without this type of help. I actually retain the things I read at work, I don't constantly feel like I'm going to fall asleep, and I feel like my studying has improved after work and over the weekends as well. I know some people take those medications when they may not really need them but I am glad I decided to see what was out there because it has helped me a ton. Just my experience and I can't speak for everyone but so far, this has worked well for me.
tl;dr If you legitimately need them, study drugs can really help!
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