hey hsc 09'ers
as i wonder the hallways of boredofstudies.com all that seems to come up is either:
- procrastination!!! OMFGGGG:burn: or
- im doin 8 hours a day, im doin 10 hours of study, full hardcoreeee
alright...
this must stop lol
nah but seriously this is something you should check out. for all those who do more den 8 hours or do 5 hours straight. THEN STOPPP lol
this information that follows is from
Study Hacks which i suggest that you take a look at. its more for university students but by skimming through certain articles and using your imagination you can realte it very much to your own studies.
Anyways:
some of you may thing that -
work accomplished = time spent studying
but in fact:
work accomplished = time spent x intensity of focus
FOCUS is the operative word here!!
focus over time (rating focus on a scale of 1 - 10):
hour 1 : 10
hour 2 : 9
hour 3 : 5
hour 4 : 2
hour 5-10 : 1
[For math geeks, this is standard exponential decay.]
So you can see if you are studying 5 hours straight your focus is practically diminished.
but if we spend less time and have more focus, for example:
Intensity of Focus over Time for Short Burst Approach
hour 1 (sat) : 10
hour 2 (sat) : 9
hour 3 (sun) : 10
hour 4 (sun) : 9
Clearly, this work schedule is much less painful. Just two hours at a time. And a whole day separating the two sessions.
In other words, working fewer hours, in a much less painful configuration, the short-burst accomplished more work than the marathon approach. (19% more to be exact)
i could continue but its best if you are interested to read the article:
Study Hacks Blog Archive The Straight-A Gospels: Pseudo-Work Does Not Equal Work
HAPPY STUDYING EVERYONE!
you'll be fine... trust me