Posted: 26 Sep 2008 at 15:46 | IP Logged
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I studied for FAR from the middle of June until I took the exam on Aug 22... during that time, I did a ton of stuff. I didn't really cut down on my social life at all, I just cut down on things that were wasting my time. A few suggestions that helped me have a life and get work done at the same time.
1) Don't waste time when you exercise. I lift 4-5 days per week and a workout used to take me 90 minutes. I cut out all the bs-ing and long rests in between sets and cut my time in the gym down to 50-60 minutes. Doesn't sound like much but adds up to about 3 hours a week.
2) Don't waste time doing nothing. Aka, watching tv -- especially if its something you aren't really interested in.
3) Don't sleep in so late on weekends. I used to sleep in to 11 or noon on Saturdays and Sundays. But now, I wake up around 9 and I'm usually done with my studying for the day by noon. That leaves the rest of my day free if I want to do something. Or I can pick it up again around 4 and study for a while and still be done early enough to go out.
4) Go to bed at a decent hour. I can get a lot more efficient studying done when I'm working on a good night of sleep. I usually get about 8-9 hours now. Sounds like alot but if you go to bed at 10 or 11 and wake up at 7, its pretty easy to get that amount.
Note - I am 23 and living with my girlfriend. She is in dental school so shes studying even more than I am. It makes things a lot easier for me. I don't live near my family, I just moved here so I don't have a lot of friends yet either and I have no kids. So I essentially don't really have many distractions so these minor changes were plenty for me.
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