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How to Study When You Don't Feel Like It review
A $17.99 ebook on procrastination and study motivation, credited to a doctor with a degree that does not exist.
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Starting is the hard part, and the fixes that work are unglamorous: shrink the task, set a timer, remove the phone, begin badly. If the book says that, it is saying the right thing. It is also charging $17.99 for it while crediting a PhD in Student Psychology that no institution awards, from a seller that publishes no website and no author profile. Procrastination that never lifts, especially with low mood, is worth mentioning to a doctor rather than treating with a motivational PDF.
- Price
- $17.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Nobody: the same tactics are free and better sourced elsewhere
- Not for
- Students whose lack of motivation may be low mood
How to Study When You Don't Feel Like It at a glance
The book addresses procrastination and mental blocks, building small manageable study routines, finding motivation and holding focus, making sessions less unpleasant, balancing breaks with output, and the mindset changes behind long-term consistency. It arrives as an instant download without a stated page count, costs $17.99 next to a printed regular price of $47, and carries a 60-day refund window.
- Format
- Ebook, instant download after purchase
- Length
- Not stated: the order form gives no page count
- Contents
- Techniques to overcome procrastination and mental blocks; How to create small, manageable study routines; Tips for building motivation and maintaining focus; Ways to make study sessions more engaging and less stressful; Strategies to balance breaks, energy, and productivity; Mindset shifts to develop long-term study consistency
- Price
- $17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Credited author
- Hina Sarwar
- Credited co-author
- Dr. Janice Phillips, described as holding a PhD in Student Psychology with 26 years of experience
- Readership claim
- Claims 357900+ readers
- Sales page
- None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
- Seller
- GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
- Digistore24 ID
- 633489
Getting started, not getting inspired
Procrastination, small routines, focus, engagement, breaks and long-term consistency.
Shrinking the task and timing the session are the tactics that actually work.
When it is not procrastination
Persistent inability to start, with low mood or exhaustion, can be depression rather than laziness.
That belongs with a doctor, and the ebook carries only a generic educational disclaimer.
The co-author's degree does not exist
The listing credits Dr. Janice Phillips with a PhD in Student Psychology and 26 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across all 84 titles from this seller: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.
Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.
The rest of the numbers are decoration
Claims 357900+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.
The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.
Pros and cons
What works
- Addresses a real obstacle
- Content list is concrete
- 60-day refund window on the order form
- Instant download, no add-ons in the cart
What does not
- Motivational advice without sourcing
- No help if the cause is low mood
- Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
- Permanent $47 anchor price
- No sales page, author bio or sample
How to Study When You Don't Feel Like It FAQ
Does it cover procrastination?
Yes, that is the main subject.
Is it aimed at students only?
The framing is student study, though the tactics are general.
How much does it cost?
$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.
Who wrote it?
The listing credits Hina Sarwar, with Dr. Janice Phillips as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.
The bottom line
Starting is the hard part, and the fixes that work are unglamorous: shrink the task, set a timer, remove the phone, begin badly. If the book says that, it is saying the right thing. It is also charging $17.99 for it while crediting a PhD in Student Psychology that no institution awards, from a seller that publishes no website and no author profile. Procrastination that never lifts, especially with low mood, is worth mentioning to a doctor rather than treating with a motivational PDF.
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