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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

Now with your classes, meals, and activities filled in, you have eliminated the time you cannot use for studying. But what about the free time you don't want to use for studying? We call that "me time," and you should fill it in everywhere where you're not sure about what you'll be doing, but you're sure as hell you will not be studying. These are mainly your Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and Saturday nights.

Since you're building your ideal schedule, put in as much "me time" as you think you'll need to reward yourself for the hard work you'll be doing each day. Same as with your events: if in doubt, overestimate your "me time" so you don't think you have more study time than you actually do. At the end of this course, once Shovel starts doing some calculations, you'll see if you left yourself enough study time to get everything done on time. And if you didn't, you may need to eliminate some of this "me time" you've put in, but we'll cover that later.