How I Study 12 Hours a Day With 100% Focus
Summary
TLDRThis video emphasizes the importance of focus and productivity in studying, contrasting average students with high-performing ones. The speaker shares personal strategies for maintaining concentration, such as the significance of the 'golden hour' after waking up and self-managing study habits. The video also advocates for creating a study plan to manage workload and reduce stress, ensuring ample time for review before exams. The speaker offers two Skillshare courses for free to help viewers study smarter, not harder.
Takeaways
- π Focus is more important than the number of hours studied; being distracted can render long study sessions ineffective.
- π The first hour after waking up, known as the 'golden hour,' can significantly influence productivity for the rest of the day.
- πββοΈ High-performing students exhibit urgency in their actions, akin to being managed by a supervisor with key performance indicators.
- π€ Students must act as their own managers, monitoring and motivating themselves to maintain productivity.
- π« Long-term, 12-hour study days are not recommended; instead, learning how to study smart is crucial.
- π Developing a sense of urgency is key to transforming grades and achieving personal goals.
- π The Pareto principle should be implemented into study strategies for efficient learning.
- π A well-structured study plan is essential for stress management, focus, and achieving good grades.
- ποΈ Spreading out workload evenly and having a review period before exams can lead to better retention and higher grades.
- π©βπ« The speaker's personal experience with a study plan contributed to a stress-free university life and a more enjoyable study experience.
Q & A
What is the significance of studying with 100% focus for 8-12 hours a day?
-The speaker emphasizes the importance of focused study sessions, suggesting that without focus, even long hours of studying can be ineffective. They trained themselves to study with high concentration for extended periods, which was crucial during exam periods.
Why does the speaker not recommend studying for 12 hours a day as a long-term strategy?
-While studying for 12 hours a day might be necessary during exam periods, the speaker suggests it's not sustainable in the long run and implies there are more efficient ways to study, which they will explain later.
What is the 'golden hour' mentioned in the script?
-The 'golden hour' refers to the first hour after waking up, which the speaker believes can significantly influence the productivity of the entire day.
How does the speaker differentiate between an average student and a high-performance student?
-The speaker highlights that high-performance students live with a sense of urgency, manage themselves effectively, and don't need external pressure to perform well, unlike average students who might need more guidance and oversight.
What role does the first hour of the day play in determining productivity according to the speaker?
-The speaker suggests that how one spends the first hour after waking up can set the tone for the rest of the day, influencing whether it will be productive or not.
Why is it important for students to act as their own manager, as mentioned in the script?
-Since students don't have a manager to monitor their performance like in a workplace, they need to self-regulate and ensure they are working efficiently and effectively.
What does the speaker mean by 'living with urgency'?
-Living with urgency means approaching life with a sense of immediacy and importance, recognizing that time is valuable and should not be wasted.
How does the speaker suggest students can study smarter rather than harder?
-The speaker recommends creating a study plan and learning efficient study techniques, such as those outlined in the courses they created on Skillshare.
What is the significance of the study plan created for the student in the script?
-The study plan is significant because it helps distribute the workload evenly throughout the year, reduces stress, and ensures the student is prepared well in advance of exams.
Why is the review period before exams considered crucial in the script?
-The review period is crucial because it allows students to reinforce their knowledge, fill in any gaps, and feel confident and prepared for the exams.
How does the speaker describe their own university experience in relation to stress and study plans?
-The speaker recalls not being stressed during university, attributing this to the effectiveness of having a study plan, which provided a clear roadmap and kept them motivated.
Outlines
π The Power of Focus and the Golden Hour
The speaker discusses their university experience, where they trained themselves to study with 100% focus for 8 hours a day, increasing to 12 hours during exams. They emphasize that while long hours are not recommended, the key is to be focused and retain information. The speaker highlights the importance of the 'golden hour' after waking up, which can set the tone for the rest of the day. They contrast a sluggish start with a productive one and explain how high-performing students live with urgency, managing themselves effectively without needing external pressure. The speaker also mentions their courses on Skillshare that teach efficient studying methods, suggesting that studying smart is more important than studying for long hours.
ποΈ Creating an Effective Study Plan
The speaker shares a coaching session experience with a student who was overwhelmed by her exam preparation. They created an annual study plan using Microsoft Excel, spreading out the workload evenly throughout the year. The plan included two assignments and two modules per month, with all assignments completed by February to allow for a focused review period before the exams in June. The speaker stresses the importance of having a study plan for stress management and staying focused, as it provides a roadmap and motivation. They reflect on their own university experience, where a study plan helped them stay on track and enjoy their studies without stress. The speaker concludes by recommending the creation of a study plan and offers additional resources for efficient studying.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Focus
π‘Distraction
π‘Golden Hour
π‘Urgency
π‘Productivity
π‘Study Plan
π‘Pareto Principle
π‘Mock Exams
π‘Review Period
π‘Skillshare
Highlights
The importance of studying with 100% focus for 8-12 hours a day, especially during exam periods.
The necessity of being focused and retaining study material to avoid wasting time.
The transition from struggling with focus to being able to concentrate for up to 12 hours.
The concept of the 'golden hour' and its impact on the productivity of the day.
The difference between average and high-performance students and the role of urgency.
The idea that students need to be their own managers to monitor and enhance their performance.
The significance of self-management and motivation for high-performance students.
The quote by Henry Ford emphasizing the need for change to achieve different results.
The importance of developing a sense of urgency to transform grades and life.
The advice that one doesn't need to study for 12 hours a day to achieve good grades.
The introduction of two courses on Skillshare for smart studying strategies.
The value of the Pareto Principle in studying strategies.
The necessity of a study plan for effective exam preparation and stress management.
A real-life example of creating an annual study plan to manage workload and exam preparation.
The strategy of completing assignments well before exams to focus on revision.
The importance of a review period before exams to ensure knowledge retention.
The personal experience of the speaker on how a study plan reduced stress and improved university experience.
The recommendation for students to create a study plan for a more organized and less stressful study experience.
Additional resources provided by the speaker for more study tips and strategies.
Transcripts
at university i trained myself to be
able to study with 100 focus for an
average about 8 hours a day increasing
to 12 hours a day during the exam period
although i would never recommend
studying 12 hours a day as a long-term
strategy as i'll explain later on in the
video but the problem i see often is
that you can be studying long hours the
whole day even but if you're not focused
on what you're learning and you're not
processing and retaining your study
material because you keep getting
distracted then essentially you're
wasting your time so in this video i'm
gonna go through how i went from
struggling to stay focused when studying
for even 15 minutes at a time i would
get distracted so quickly to being able
to concentrate for a full 12 hours with
just a few breaks in between this is
something that i've been thinking about
quite a lot recently the difference
between what would be called an average
student and a high performance student
and what makes an average student
average and what makes a high
performance student high performance
i've realized that the first hour of the
day what i'm going to call the golden
hour is kind of what determines how your
day will turn out so whether you have a
productive day or an unproductive day it
is influenced heavily on what you do in
the first hour of the day so let me
explain when my alarm clock goes off in
the morning but i keep hitting the
snooze button and i finally wake up and
i spend 30 minutes scrolling through
social media i then slowly go and shower
and have breakfast watch netflix for a
bit then two hours after waking up i
finally leave the house it's very likely
that that slow energy momentum will
carry on throughout the day on the other
hand let's say i wake up early i get
straight out of bed i get ready i go
straight to my task list and see what
tasks i need to complete first and i
have a very productive morning then of
course i'm likely to have a productive
day too it's this golden hour in the
morning the one hour after waking up
that often determines whether i'm going
to have a productive day or not and i
see this a lot with the students that i
coach the high performance students live
their lives with urgency they have
things to do people to see goals to
achieve and so their actions match that
it's like when you start working your
graduate job and you'll have key
performance indicators or kpis to read
you'll probably have a manager keeping
an eye on your performance so for every
hour that you work the company is
investing money in you so naturally they
want you to work at a decent speed so if
you're working slow and you're not
reaching your kpis and just your general
demeanor is slow and lethargic then it's
very likely that your manager will pull
you into their office and have a world
review and ask you to speed up the thing
about being a student is that students
don't have a manager like you would have
in a workplace right they don't have a
manager to keep track of their
performance and to apply that bit of
extra pressure to speed up their
performance so essentially you have to
be your own manager you have to be
regularly monitoring yourself and be
asking was i productive today was i
working as fast as i could have been or
did i take it easy and just let the day
slip by because i've noticed that this
is one of the main difference between
what you might call an average student
and a high performance student so a high
performance student doesn't need a
manager to be looking over their
shoulder when they're studying they can
kind of manage themselves they can
motivate themselves and once you learn
how to do this and how to manage
yourself properly it's an absolutely
indispensable skill to have not only as
a student but in the working environment
too like henry ford once said if you
always do what you've always done you'll
always get what you've always gotten you
must develop a sense of urgency in the
pursuit to transform your grades you
must step up your efforts in life if you
wish to level up and live a life that is
based on your own terms not on those
dictated by other people your dreams can
be transformed into reality only when
you put in hard work and dedication
apart from you yourself no one else can
stop you from being extraordinary if
others have done it then so can you so
you can take initiative or laser round
in bed all day you're the one who has to
make that choice and live with its
consequences if you are determined to
live with urgency you will know that you
do not have the time in your day that
you can just waste if your goal is to
stand out from those around you then you
will choose to live differently when
urgency is the driving force behind you
you look at every hour as an opportunity
to do something new to become a better
person now at the beginning of this
video i mentioned that you probably
don't need to be studying for 12 hours a
day every day in order to get really
good grades right you need to study how
to study you need to learn how to study
smart so i made two courses on
skillshare which you can access for free
going through exactly how you can do
that on how to maximize your time so
you're studying as efficiently as
possible meaning that you can
essentially study fewer hours right so i
have two one-hour 40-minute classes not
just a short 10-minute video like i have
on youtube but these are in-depth
courses going through topics such as
advanced information processing and
pareto principle and by the way if
you're not implementing the pareto
principle into your studying strategy
then you absolutely should but just in
general skillshare classes tend to be
far higher quality with better teaching
is crazy value for money considering
that you can access all of my skillshare
courses essentially for free because the
first 1000 subscribers to click on the
link in the description will get one
month free trial for skillshare i think
everyone should have a plan of the
content that they need to learn before
their exams so a study plan is so
important when it comes to achieving
decent grades but also when it comes to
things like stress management and
staying focused it's easy to kind of get
distracted when we're studying if we
don't have a plan to follow or we don't
have a schedule or an endpoint inside so
i was in a coaching call with one of my
students earlier this week and she was
panicking because she had her exams in
10 months now 10 months usually is a
relatively long time to prepare for
exams right however this student hadn't
studied much for the last few months
therefore her workload had piled up so
understandably she was feeling a little
bit stressed so on the coaching call we
spent about two hours going through
every single assignment that she had to
hand in and all the course material that
she had to learn and then the exam dates
so she gave me three pieces of
information all the materials she needs
to learn all the assignment deadlines
and all her exam dates then we plotted
this information onto a study plan this
is the annual study plan that i created
for her on microsoft excel when we're on
the call and as you can see i spread out
her workload evenly throughout the
entire year up until her exam dates so
she had four topics to study for maths
economics business and literature and
what i did was i assigned about two
assignments for her to do per month and
two modules to learn per month at the
beginning of the year now this is
suddenly more manageable right mentally
saying i have two assignments and months
to write is a lot more manageable than
saying i have 12 assignments to write in
six months and as she completes each
assignment and learns each module she
takes it off so she can see exactly what
she has left to do that month and just
as a side note there are four modules
highlighted in red these are when this
student has her mock exam so i made sure
that she had learned every module before
each mock exam now her final exams are
at the end of june so i made sure that
firstly all her assignments are
completed well before her exams because
i wanted her assignments to be
completely submitted and finished with
by february so from march she can start
focusing entirely on her exams so her
exams are in june so by may all of her
modules should be learned and
technically by may in theory she should
be ready for her exams and this part is
important because with her class it's
quite unique in that she can actually
choose when to submit her assignments as
long as they're all submitted before
june and i can bet that there are a
whole load of students that would wait
until june to submit their assignments
right but it's the worst thing that they
can do here because you don't want to be
writing your assignments at the same
time as you're having to revise for your
exams so then we have may in june which
is the review period and this is where
she needs to go through all the modules
once again and make sure that all the
information is fresh in your mind and
this is a really important period of
time the one or two months before her
exams where she can test herself and
fill in any gaps of knowledge she may
have and just generally make sure that
she's prepared now did you notice how i
made sure that she had learned all the
material for her exams two months before
her exam date and the reason for that is
twofold firstly things come up right we
get sick or we become particularly
unproductive for a month or we go on
holiday these kind of setbacks have to
be taken into account when making a
study plan so even if she falls behind
in her study plan it's okay there's
still some wiggle room in there however
to really excel in her studies i advised
her to absolutely stick to the plan
because those last two months the review
period is absolutely crucial when it
comes to getting extremely high grades
the month before an exam is usually when
most students are cramming in their
studying and trying to learn all the
material but if you have enough time for
a one or two month period to make sure
that you know 100 of the content that
can be an incredibly powerful position
to be throughout university i really
wasn't stressed at all i genuinely can't
remember a time throughout university
that i was properly stressed and i'm not
saying that to kind of brag or show off
but i just want to kind of illustrate
how effective something as simple as a
study plan can be because i wasn't
stressed so i could actually enjoy my
studying i could in some ways just take
my time and i think looking back now
it's a major factor of why i enjoyed my
studying so much at university i had a
really good experience at university
because i knew that i was on schedule i
kind of had peace of mind that an
unexpected assignment wasn't going to
spring up on me or an exam was coming
that i wasn't prepared for and chances
are when an exam came around the corner
i had been preparing for it and studying
for it for months ahead of time a study
plan helped me kind of stay focused and
know exactly what i needed to do that
day it gave me almost like a road map of
where i was heading and it kept me
motivated because i knew that if i
didn't study that day i'd probably have
twice the amount of work to cover the
next day so if you haven't created a
study plan i highly recommend you do you
might just be surprised how much it
changes your whole studying experience
and if you'd like more tips and
strategies on how to study more
efficiently i made a video seven ways i
study smart not hard you can click on
the card on the screen alternatively i
made another video on why you struggle
to stay focused on one task again you
can click on the card on the screen and
for more in-depth study training my
skillshare courses are available for
free with the one month free trial link
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