123. How Many Hours Should You Study A Day?

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Today, we're diving into our "most often asked questions" list, and tackling the perennial question of how many hours should you be studying for each day.
The answer is "it depends" (oh, come on, you knew I'd say that!), but in this episode, I don't duck the question, join me as I break down:

• The 5 key things that it depends ON, so you can make the right call in your circumstances
• The main guiding principle for deciding a sensible study-hours goal
• And my perspective on different specific hours targets, and the circumstances under which I'd consider each a sensible target (yes, there are some actual specific NUMBERS here!)

References:
- Nonis & Hudson, 2006
- Krohn & O'Connor, 2010
- Revision Census https://examstudyexpert.com/Student-Revision-Data/

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