3 Time-Saving Tips for those working full time and studying in the Evening

1. The "Study Sequencing" Method

Start your evening study with the hardest, most complex topic first—when you still have mental energy. Then move to easier review. Most people do it backwards (easy stuff first, hard stuff when fried), which wastes their peak evening energy. By tackling the tough material first you compress study time because you are more likely to actually understand it the first time rather than having to re-learn it later.

2. The "Prep the Night Before" Ritual (this one is so important to me!)

Lay out everything you need for your study session the night before—notes, highlighters, and the area of study you will action first. Remove every friction point. When you sit down after work, you are not hunting for stuff or deciding what to tackle. You start immediately. This sounds tiny, but it reclaims 15-20 minutes per session and kills the "I don't have time to get started" excuse.

3. The "Energy Anchor" System

Link your study to something you already do every day—right after dinner, right after your commute, right after you change clothes. Your brain learns: this trigger = study time. Less willpower needed, no decision fatigue. You are using habit stacking to make studying automatic rather than something you have to motivate yourself to do. That removes the mental resistance that actually eats more time than the studying itself! Time blocking is important here.

…..and if you can meal prep, get your clothes out for work the night before then you are winning!

I am always a big supporter for saving time!

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