I'm losing my motivation to keep studying, because everytime I think I have studied enough and feel confident, theres so much more information i should have memorized. I know people say to look at the big picture but this is genuinly the first time I have needed to study for critical thinking rather than just pure memorization.

My study methods are to watch videos or read small bits of the textbook and write everything i remember in either a bullet point or as part of a diagram on a whiteboard in my room until i think ive got it somewhat. I thought this was pretty good but it hasnt helped. What is the amount I actually should be doing? I do 7 to 10 hours a week, my teacher only reccommends 7.

Is it supposed to be this hard? Everyone in my class failed the midterm, which implied every single person now has a c or lower.…