Hi everyone.... I want to know your opinion in this schedule

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a proposed study schedule aimed at addressing a personal issue related to academic planning. Participants provide feedback on the structure and feasibility of the schedule, focusing on its implications for effective study habits and time management.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses concern that the proposed schedule is overly structured and may lead to self-deception regarding task completion, suggesting that it sets the individual up for failure.
  • Another participant emphasizes the importance of incorporating recovery days into the schedule to accommodate unforeseen circumstances, such as illness or burnout.
  • A different viewpoint critiques the focus on time management rather than subject mastery, using an analogy of a bicycle race to illustrate the potential pitfalls of rigid planning in changing conditions.
  • One participant argues that a more effective approach would be to adopt a day-to-day planning strategy, allowing for flexibility and immediate goal setting based on daily needs.
  • Concerns are raised about the unrealistic nature of the schedule, particularly regarding the allocation of time for studying alongside other classes and the potential for misunderstandings of material affecting future learning.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus; multiple competing views remain regarding the effectiveness and structure of the proposed study schedule.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight limitations in the proposed schedule, including the lack of contingency for unexpected events and the potential for misunderstanding material that could impact future studies.

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Hi,
I was published a post few days ago go and read it : here
and I have set a schedule to solve my issue.

I want to know your opinion and what is your suggestions ♥

 

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This is a bit too structured. I know I would never be able to follow such a plan because if I did I'd lie to myself that I satisfactorily did the task just to stay on schedule. Basically, you are setting yourself up for failure. Also, there are no recovery days in case something unforeseen happens, flu, snow day, time out to recover from burn out, prof lays on the homework or a special project that must be done...

There is a curious Ted talk on procrastination where the speaker did something similar for a project in college. Listen to what he has to say:

 
Your scheduling questions while important to you, are very repetitive to everyone else. Check out my post as to why I think you are setting yourself up to fail ie focusing more on the time and not on the subject.

Imagine you're in a bicycle race and you plan on riding 100 miles per day as that is what you have done on flat ground in the past. The race, however, is very mountainous and now your plan falls apart and you get depressed because you can no longer meet your goals.

The more effective scheme is to plan from day to day and gear your studies so as to complete everything before the upcoming test. Set a goal to accomplish X today and then accomplish X tomorrow. Day to day ie just in time scheduling.
 
Your schedule is unrealistic, given the constraints of your other classes and your plan to allocate two hours per day for your study plan.

Your day-to-day plan looks pretty much like this:
Lecture N - Day M​
Memorize Lecture N contexts - Day M + 1​
Problems on Lecture N - Day M + 2​
etc.​
This plan doesn't take into account any snags caused by not fully understanding material in Day X that get used again in Day X + 9, for example.

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