Can anyone give recommendations for how to get out of a nonproductive rut? Since my semester in college started I have felt so unmotivated and have barely done any studying. It’s making me feel awful and stressing me out, I’m never usually like this!

Have you talked to a therapist/psychiatrist? I went through a period of being extremely unproductive and depressed and was diagnosed w ADHD shortly after that—could be worth exploring! Otherwise I rely on time pressure/adrenaline to get stuff done (terrible advice) and thinking about setting small goals every week—eg go to bed before midnight, do 30 mins of work when you wake up, etc. also trying to work somewhere different (library, coffee shop, etc) or with friends. Start small—studying 30 mins is better than 0 mins, so make that your goal to start!!

I had this during my last semester and honestly, just schedule in time and stick to it even if you don’t feel like it. Sometimes we need to do things we are less excited about but just need to be done. Get things done now so you don’t have to worry about it later and do everything last minute, spread it out over the time you’re given