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How To Build The Perfect Study Plan

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  1. START HERE

    College Is Different Than High School
  2. College Should Be Fun
  3. Why Your Grades Matter
  4. What Is a Real Study Plan?
  5. FIND YOUR STUDY TIME
    Schedule
  6. Awake Time
  7. Commitments
  8. Me Time
  9. How to Build Your Schedule in Shovel
  10. Commute Time
  11. Adjust Study Time
  12. Month View
  13. Study Time Recap
  14. CALCULATE YOUR WORKLOAD
    What Is Workload?
  15. Everything In One Place
  16. Import Tasks
  17. Create Tasks
  18. Due Dates
  19. Task Categories
  20. Estimate Tasks
  21. Reading Tasks
  22. Start Dates
  23. Create Repeat Tasks
  24. Adjust Multiple Tasks at Once
  25. Workload Recap
  26. KNOW IF YOU CAN GET IT DONE
    Can You Get It Done?
  27. Cushion Example
  28. How to Make the Cushion Positive
  29. See Your Cushion in the Plan Sidebar
  30. Cushion Recap
  31. TIME-BLOCK YOUR TASKS
    Time-Blocking (Planning)
  32. Ways to Plan
  33. Time Left to Plan
  34. How Far Out to Plan
  35. Big Study Blocks
  36. Small Study Blocks
  37. Planning Exams
  38. Time-Blocking Recap
  39. TRACK & ADJUST
    Check Things Off or Replan
  40. Make Adjustments
  41. Adjust Time per Page
  42. Flexibility
  43. Personalize
  44. NEXT STEPS
    Where You Are Now
  45. Next Steps

I cannot count the number of fun parties I missed because I didn't get my studying done on time or worse yet, the amount of times I was stressed out when I was chilling with my friends because I knew I should be studying. What I found out later was that I was social at the wrong times because I didn't have a real study plan. It was easy to get pulled away by my friends when it suited them and not when it suited me. But once I started following the real study plan framework, I went to more parties than ever while getting good grades and feeling less stressed as opposed to what many students think.

Managing your study plan doesn't mean stuffing your day with work, but rather reducing your stress levels. Without a plan, Looming deadlines and obligations clutter your mind, making it hard to focus when working and to relax when socializing. This leads to poor results and a potential breakdown. I know how much fun college can be, and I don't advocate sacrificing the fun for better grades. In fact, I want you to shock all of your friends when you strut across the stage at graduation and pick up your diploma because they saw you at every party they went to these past four years.

The goal of this course is to present a time and task management system that will help you achieve this stress-free balance of work and play. I know you can do it because Jim has done it, I've done it, and thousands of students using Shovel have done it too. For example, thanks to Shovel, Jake was able to switch to a more demanding major, get a 3.9 GPA, and land a high-paying job as a data engineer all the while having fun at the same time. Wouldn't that be awesome? Another success story is Charlotte. She didn't get off to a good start, but when she started using Shovel and following the real study plan framework, she was able to go from almost failing to straight A's in upper-level neuroscience while kicking ass on a D1 team. Isn't that amazing?

I promise you this. Once you create a real study plan, you will spend less than 10 minutes a week managing your schedule. You will be in complete control of your academic life and have all the information you need to make the right choices. You will be fully focused when working and fully relaxed when socializing. Your schedule will be flexible, not rigid. You will start your assignments early and never get caught off guard with too little time. If all of that sounds good, I'll see you in the next video.