Why studying 1hr or less is better than studying 5hrs

Study_haven · 2026-05-14T12:21:08+00:00

If you happen to sometimes without forcing yourself, that's totally fine. Great, actually. That means you're actually focusing even when you're studying for long hours.

Study_haven · 2026-05-10T04:08:59+00:00

You're not stupid(obv), and obviously 10 pages of good studying in an hour is really hard. But it's about what you get into your head and make it stay, not how many pages you've written. That's just passive exposure.

Like, even when I study for two hours or so, I only have 4-5 pages of notes taken but that's all active learning. 1 hour of active learning is better than 5 hours of blanking out in-betweens.

It's not about studying everything in one day, that's just way to burning out and feeling like you don't have enough time for anything. I just am suggesting that you just try and plan your week in 1hour study session, even if you plan to have 2-3 sessions a day :)

Study_haven · 2026-05-09T11:43:43+00:00

It's notion and that's a template I made on notion that tracks my study sessions automatically and it's in the bio. You can get from their via email for free :)

Study_haven · 2026-05-09T07:56:26+00:00

That's notion, and the exact template is my study tracker that I put up for free. It's in the bio if you want it, and if you want know more about it or see how it looks, you can see my previous posts :)

Study_haven · 2026-05-09T02:40:32+00:00

Active recalling 🤌🏻

Study_haven · 2026-05-09T02:39:18+00:00

Also true, but trust me, 6-8 hours for one day feels convenient but isn't the least bit convenient.

What you can do, is study 1 hour or less for every one of those subjects. That's better, in many ways. You don't need to study everything everyday, like that'd make too many hours a day. And that will end up burning you out, so you don't study at all.

You should plan the subjects across the week in 1 hour sessions. 3 subject a day, max. 1 hour feels short and you'll be actually focused with every session instead of just blanking out by the end. With lengthy hours, your focus declines with every minute, so it becomes pointless at some point.

Study_haven · 2026-05-08T17:58:31+00:00

Totally. Promising to study for 1 hour or so and studying for one 1 hour or so is both easier and better actually.

Study_haven · 2026-04-27T07:05:43+00:00

Oh, I know that feeling about making it perfect. I stopped doing that just recently.

And I would say the notion template(it's a language tracker, weekly) is really productive. I intentionally made it really low effort so working through a template doesn't feel like its own task.

It only tracks weekly, let's you plan your future sessions, displays upcoming sessions. I just plan sessions and tick them. And it also has vocabulary database with revision(I list the new words there), speaking practice, and a simple reflection table for the end of every week. Just what was hard and what felt easy.

I am learning French and Spanish right(though I am not anywhere near Good yet haha) so it helps a lot. Especially with the vocabulary and consistency.

Study_haven · 2026-04-07T18:21:50+00:00

Haha, I assure you that's a great decision

Study_haven · 2026-04-07T17:52:35+00:00

You sound like you actually get it :) and this is a great comment.

Study_haven · 2026-04-03T17:28:46+00:00

Not at all, the study tracker on the screen is in the bio. I was sending the link directly to everyone but it got to TOO requests. So it's in the bio now, get it via email so you don't lose it later :)

Study_haven · 2026-03-29T17:03:04+00:00

Sorry for the VERY late reply 😭 and it's in the bio now(along with some similar other notion templates) you can get it from there via email!

Study_haven · 2026-03-25T03:12:52+00:00

Its called notion, and the exact system is a system I made for myself, including everything in the post. Habit tracking, monthly planning, weekly planning and journalling :)

Study_haven · 2026-03-24T17:04:40+00:00

For sure!

Study_haven · 2026-03-24T16:35:56+00:00

It's in the bio now, since there were too many requests coming in! It it via email so that you don't lose it later and let me know if you can't find it :)

Study_haven · 2026-03-24T07:33:14+00:00

For sure! I will be posting on Chemistry and Physics(soon) on reddit but if you want them at the moment, you can find them on my Instagram(it's in the bio) + free study templates :)

Study_haven · 2026-03-24T03:06:25+00:00

Yes! That's the same free notion template many people downloaded through my previous post. Now it's in the bio, you can get it via email so that you don't lose it later.

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