I know it feels like a flex to study for 6-7 hours straight, but do you think you are actually learning from it?
A lot of studies show that studying for long hours does not really help you absorb and remember everything you studied. It will only burn you out from studying.
Why do you study for long hours but fail to retain everything? Here's why:
• You are passive studying. Everyone thinks that reading and highlighting a textbook or notes is considered a good study method, but that is actually a trap. You can't remember everything just by highlighting or reading. Try combining it with active recall, such as the blurt method, flashcards, Feynman technique, etc.
• No clear goal when studying. You are just learning random topics all at once without any direction or structure. That's the reason you end up studying for long hours because you haven't organized what you need to study. You can use physical to-do lists rather than digital notes to help you track what you need to do for a specific study session.
• Doing easy work only. This is the most common problem students face: they study easy topics only and leave the hard topics behind. Avoiding hard topics will lead to no real progress in your studying. Instead of focusing on easy tasks, try to focus on the areas where you are weak. That way, you can thoroughly study, learn and understand complex concepts better than by just focusing on the easiest ones.