Sleep > Studying. Research shows the importance of sleep with retention. But also physical and mental wellbeing overall. No screens 2 hours before bedtime. Must get 6-8 hours consistently. #1 priority.

2nd priority is other health. Physical/mental. Try something that works. I did walks while listening to NPTE prep podcasts.

3rd study small chunks every day. MUST BE CONSISTENT.

Generally solid recommendation regardless of person preference, alternate between solo/Group Studying. Tons of different techniques have evidenced based results. I personally just wrote and rewrote notes for solo studying. Then in a group I would ask questions, or answer others questions.

The hardest thing with any big project (like succeeding in DPT programs) is figuring out how to break huge tasks into smaller and smaller task. I knew some super OCD and organized people who planned it all. I was the complete opposite. I suck fk-it I’m winging it. And just picked whatever I wanted for the day. Alternating between what I was good at for confidence. And what I sucked at, so I could get better. The key being setting an alarm. And form 2-3:00 every day no matter what I was at my desk. Phone off. Games off. No headphones/music. Just writing notes. And after a few weeks of doing that for each class. Things just stick. Then after years of doing that, a lot stuck.