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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.

Pass

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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