How I Studied 80+ Hours/Week + Avoid Burnout | Life of a Med Student 

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This is invaluable information. Thank you for sharing 💕. I hope you’re doing ok, and make sure you take care of your mental health. I know how stressful study is. Look after yourself and sending you all the very best xx 🤗

Crazy, for my computer science degree I had to work 40 hours/week at most (and yes, it was at an university). You have to learn to study more efficiently. I did it intuitively, but others seemingly have to learn this first, so try it out. I would help you incredibly.

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Hey!! YOU'RE awesome, thanks so much that means a lot ❤️ 😊

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That’s awesome to hear, thanks so much for watching!! 💕

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Thank you!! I'm SO glad it was helpful to you 😊❤️

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That's incredibly tough. Ultimately you've gotta do what works best for you, and take my advice with a grain of salt for sure but the best, most widely-applicable advice I have is to really focus on developing time management skills (find a system that works for you) and take care of yourself (sleep, eating, hobbies). Sounds basic I know but they really are that important, it's how I made it through school lol.

It is, but requires a lot of careful planning, diligence and efficient ways to handle breaks and clever techniques to get your specific type of work done.

Great question! I make my cards as i go along with lectures and as i get practice questions wrong. I find it easier to do them in the moment so i don't forget or get too tired to go back through the material again. I simplify the cards as much as possible, come up with my own abbreviations/vocab that cuts down on writing time, and try to limit the amount of info per card. At the beginning, card making is super time-consuming but you get more and more efficient at it the more you practice with it and you find your own shortcuts for how to get it done efficiently.

Oh yeah, i burn out just as much as anyone else. The basics like working out, trying to eat decent and prioritizing getting enough sleep helps prevent it most of the time. If it gets real bad though like when i have to pull 70-80 hr weeks before tests or something I'll give myself things to look forward to during/after studying like a reward system, the harder the study session the more fun the reward i treat myself to. Sometimes it's just chocolate, sometimes dinner at my favorite restaurant, maybe a live show i've been wanting to see, whatever motivates me at the time lol.

Thanks for the feedback, video editing is still definitely a learning process for me but hopefully my more recent videos are better!

Oof nI try to cap studying to 80 hrs at the most but I love the idea of meditation! Do you have any go-to resources for beginners?

This worked for me when i needed to pull these kinds of hours, which I've often had to bc i'm not a genius, just a regular person who needs to work their ass off to pass. It sucks, but it's all truthfully what i did. How I study isn't going to work for everyone, so if it doesn't work for you that's ok, move on and find something that you resonate with more.

@@MarleeM-M Let me put you at ease, I know a handful of geniuses (IQs 140 and above) and they had to do the same. I myself am highly gifted and had to study sometimes 40 hours a week (so also a lot; or even 50 hours a week when I hadn't done much throughout the semester and had to study for all the stuff 4 weeks before exams) too. Edit: typo lol

Hi Rhea, welcome and thank you so much for your comment! I LOVE getting feedback and suggestions, I’m so glad this video resonated with you! 💕💕💕 To answer your questions, when I get up and go to bed is actually so variable depending on my school/rotation schedule and whether or not an exam is coming up. For example, the first two years of school I would often wake up at 7 or 8 and go to bed at 11 or 12 but on rotations (especially inpatient and surgery) I have to get up at 5 or 6 and then if I’m lucky be in bed by 10. I love the idea you mentioned, I’ve added that to the lineup so be on the lookout for it in July! 👀

@@MarleeM-M Awww thank you so much for replying to my comment Marlee! I’m glad you saw it, let alone to the time to come respond, so thank you! 🌟☺️. I was of two-minds as I was typing the question about what time you get up and go to bed mainly because it’s such a personal question. And of course it’s going to vary depending on your circumstances. I have come across a fair bit of the ‘rising at 3am’ method (for lack of a better name!) and wanted to see if that was your thing. But I can’t see how that would work outside of a daily study only regime. For eg. If you were rostered for night shifts. But my take away from what you said is that you seem to be trying to pull as much sleep time from each schedule you possibly can, which isn’t always much but one thing I have learned over time is that adequate sleep is invaluable. Oh yay, I can’t wait for new content Marlee!! In the meantime, however, I’ll be doing a binge session of your already uploaded videos! I think it’s also extra important to say, and I say this on behalf of other RU-vid fans of yours, how much we appreciate the time it must take to create content, and to keep that flowing despite having undoubtedly the most hectic schedule a student/human can have! And although this effort is so deeply appreciated, *please* always put your well-being, health & happiness first & if you ever need a break from social media, you take as long as you need and I promise you we will be here when you get back. 🤗 Oh and one other thing: I could not agree more about mnemonics. I live and breath mnemonics for study & I personally think they’re a highly underrated memorising technique! Ohh I’ve come up with some just plain weird ones but as you said, they’re more likely to stick! They certainly 👑 in my opinion! Apologies for the long msgs- they get away on me! Excited to see what’s around the corner, & keep up the humour, it definitely makes it extra special to watch! 😅👍🏼💖 You rule, keep up this amazing content! ✨ Have a wonderful week! 🤩