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A couple of days ago I took an exam for (pre-med) Biochem. Some of the topics covered were glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, electron transport chain, ATP synthesis, breakdown of pyruvate, Calvin cycle and light reactions, glycogen degradation and synthesis. This is roughly 4 weeks of material, our class meets 3 times a week for 65 minutes each time. Long story put short... I literally learned everything 1 and a half days and I got an 96% on the exam. The class average was a 71%. How I did it? Day 1: 5am - 2pm went through my text book and lecture slides and made anki flash cards while processing the information. Took a break. 2:30pm-9:30pm went through ALL of my anki cards. Sleep. Day 2: 5am - 8am went through my Anki again. 9am - 2pm did all the homework and found my weaknesses/ misunderstandings and corrected them: 3:30 Took the exam. Post exam: was exhausted, took a nap
So why do I have to Cram? - I never go to class and I am always behind and why?... I have this bad habit where i dont break up studying between classes, what i mean by that is if i have 2 exams 2 weeks away, lets say exam A on tuesday and exam B on friday. I will spend ALL of my time studying for exam A for 2 weeks, I wont touch material for exam B at all until I am done with exam A. I think this is due to the anxiety of Not doing well on exam A.
So my Question is: Is it possible to achieve this kind of productivity and NOT get burnt out? The stress and pressure almost made everything more "efficient" there was no scrolling through tiktok when waking up, No snap chatting people randomly, I ate fast, showered fast. I walked with speed and purpose. Normally I can focus for 1-2 hours but under pressure and stress, I was focusing on a task for 7-8 hours at a time. How is this even possible? I've never experienced anything like this before! Is this what they call flow state? How are people able to study for 8-10 hours for the MCAT every single day? (without being stressed out.) I think that without a stressor i definitely do not have the stamina to study for 8-10 hours a day. How do I train myself to study for 8-10 hours at a time? (Im sure this skill will come in handy in medical school )
Thank you in advance for your feedback and advise
A couple of days ago I took an exam for (pre-med) Biochem. Some of the topics covered were glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, electron transport chain, ATP synthesis, breakdown of pyruvate, Calvin cycle and light reactions, glycogen degradation and synthesis. This is roughly 4 weeks of material, our class meets 3 times a week for 65 minutes each time. Long story put short... I literally learned everything 1 and a half days and I got an 96% on the exam. The class average was a 71%. How I did it? Day 1: 5am - 2pm went through my text book and lecture slides and made anki flash cards while processing the information. Took a break. 2:30pm-9:30pm went through ALL of my anki cards. Sleep. Day 2: 5am - 8am went through my Anki again. 9am - 2pm did all the homework and found my weaknesses/ misunderstandings and corrected them: 3:30 Took the exam. Post exam: was exhausted, took a nap
So why do I have to Cram? - I never go to class and I am always behind and why?... I have this bad habit where i dont break up studying between classes, what i mean by that is if i have 2 exams 2 weeks away, lets say exam A on tuesday and exam B on friday. I will spend ALL of my time studying for exam A for 2 weeks, I wont touch material for exam B at all until I am done with exam A. I think this is due to the anxiety of Not doing well on exam A.
So my Question is: Is it possible to achieve this kind of productivity and NOT get burnt out? The stress and pressure almost made everything more "efficient" there was no scrolling through tiktok when waking up, No snap chatting people randomly, I ate fast, showered fast. I walked with speed and purpose. Normally I can focus for 1-2 hours but under pressure and stress, I was focusing on a task for 7-8 hours at a time. How is this even possible? I've never experienced anything like this before! Is this what they call flow state? How are people able to study for 8-10 hours for the MCAT every single day? (without being stressed out.) I think that without a stressor i definitely do not have the stamina to study for 8-10 hours a day. How do I train myself to study for 8-10 hours at a time? (Im sure this skill will come in handy in medical school )
Thank you in advance for your feedback and advise