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How to Study More in Less Time

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        How to Study More in Less Time

        By Sophie,  Regular Contributor .  Check out her  previous posts  to learn how to optimise your life and ace the CFA exams in 18 months, even with a full-time job. She can be found lurking (very…

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          Wow that makes perfect sense. I always feel like I study better during the week than on weekends. I try only have 1-2 hours to spare on weekdays and then I try to pull an Alan on weekends. I’ll definitely be changing up my weekend study habits.

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          Hi @ibal, honoured to have your first post here on my blog post! Glad it’s useful for your prep 🙂

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            wrg

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            And quick disclaimer, I’m in no way advertising for Scott Young lol

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            Thanks for sharing the tips. Actually, in my case they wasn’t very helpful, maybe because I’m a super slow reader… No matter how long my study sessions are, it takes me 1 hour to read and understand 6-7 pages of the CFA curriculum. I tried to study 4 hours in a row and doing breaks every hour – results are the same. But perhaps my retention is better when I split my studies with breaks.

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            Great article. As someone ingrained with the idea that “perfect practice makes perfect,” I wholly support the idea that we not only have to study hard, but also study smart. I’ve recently been looking into the teachings of Scott H Young on ideas to study more efficiently as I get ready for my level II retake and would highly encourage others to learn more about other ways of studying besides the typical rote memorization.

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            Sorry, double post.

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            Thanks @Dollarstodonuts, I thought it happened quite a lot to me whilst studying… hence the post. Keep us posted on your preparation!

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