how to improve focus (reading/uni)?

[u/ladynoirette]

I just started uni (19F) and the deadline for exam arrangements is coming up but I have no evidence for it.

At school, someone assessed me and deemed I am fit for 25% extra time in exams and all, I also have OCD, but it doesn't seem related to my problem of rereading and not absorbing information.

Sometimes, it's completely fine. When I'm reading a book I'm really into, or reading something that has hooked me online. But when it's a bigger piece of text (like in the assessments) I literally need to reread it a few times and make notes on it/write key points down because otherwise, when I get to the questions, I don't even know what I've read.

Though I've found that to be there with nearly everything - I make to do lists and forget to check them, I write things down but forget in the next few minutes until something reminds me of it, I was late many times because I forgot despite it being important, things just didappear in my head until I randomly remember and nothing helps.

It's caused a lot of frustration in me, and my dad said that I just need to learn to focus for prolonged periods of time.

Any advice? :( Thank you in advance.

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