As you said, you are good at what you do…and i believe you are… thus, as i see it, the answer to your question is simply asking yourself not HOW but WHY you want to become a better student.

Find something to divert some of your energy so that you will not get tired easily at the end of the day and so that studying will not simply be a routine for you. If you won’t mind, find an outreach program that not only challenges your skill as a student but also your teaching prowess. I know you have one. Help others study, especially those who find difficulty in learning. Do this in a part-time basis if you like.

These are my points of view in life. Hope that I am able to help shed a few of those burden off your shoulder. Don’t let you worries linger, shake it off.

GOD is good, All the Time…Listen and be aware of the signs of your life. God Bless…

You need to have a goal. Need to have a career you’re reaching for. Have you in the past been enjoying what others have been teaching you but in addition to that you have not been working toward a goal? If you just learn what they teach you then you will be lost when you graduate. You must also do research on your own, become curious about things, see what different fields are out there, try different areas (like do volunteer work, and finding professionals who do jobs and inquire about what their jobs is like), etc.

An overstretched mind will refuse to take in more like a fully soaked sponge cannot absorb any more water.

Take time out and waste it in conscious idleness and let things to sink in leaving the outer brain ready to take in more.

Explore this site and see how much of that can apply to your case. You can try out one or two ideas to see if they work.

http://www.how-to-study.com/