How do you turn your brain on? Like activate study mode?

Cause it feels like mine is stuck in sleep/airplane mode. I try to read something to learn and the information goes through my brain like a sieve these days. I got to read it 3 or 4 times and maybe in a weeks time my brain is like, 'hey you know something.'
But most times it's snippets of information I remember from things I probably wasn't paying close attention to at the time...

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PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F

Doing something physical works for me, I have to move if I have to focus, too much time sitting and I can't think. I also use aromatherapy a lot, a few drops of rosemary oil on a tissue or in a diffuser is great for clearing your head and getting your brain working.