I always get these grand ideas in my head that I'm going to sit down and study and work my *** off and be so productive but it never happens. I just end up sitting there "working" for hours on end and afterwards I realize I didn't really get anything done. I waste 3 hours at a time.... then end up studying for 1 hr at a low-quality. I have everything I need to study: quiet space, time, notes, etc. but somehow nothing works! I sit down and I get started but afterwards I realize I have actually achieved nothing! Either my brain simply won't listen or something... everyday I have this new motivation to get things done but at the end of it it's always the same.... I start studying for exams and tests extra early, and people know me for being the good student, but no matter how hard I try, my marks don't show the effort that I have put in. I understand all the concepts, but I get to a test and I screw everything up when I understand everything perfectly. It's really frustrating. I am doing everything I'm supposed to be doing but with no results.

What am I doing wrong?! How can I be more efficient?

- AJ