you need to stop what youre doing and go to a library and get these booksMake It Stick The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C . BrownMindhacker 60 Tips , Tricks , and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level by Ron and Marty HaleEvansGet Some Headspace How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day by Andy PuddicombeThese books will prime you for new data , sort of like cleaning out a vacuum and setting it up for maximum process . Just scan them first dont try and learn the material , then try to wrap your head around what they might be trying to teach and then read them in detail NEVER OVER FOCUS just take some casual jotes about what each section means to you in your own words think of an anology as if you were going to teach the material to someone else . Then set the books aside and do other stuff and casually read your notes when youre waiting for something e . g . in line or on the bus . the first two will teach you how to get the most out of your mind and the third teaches you how to properly maintain it in optimal working condition . Think of them as manuals , and remember that progress is about doing something over and over again without seeing results until you forget about results and then that change is your results . People get hung up on seeing a contrast , but fail to realize their goal is to change your fundamentals something that goes on in the background youre not conciously aware of it . You did good , youll do better , take care . edit I R no gud at engrish , ill fix the errors when im not trying to navigate a maze .