There's a pattern I see over and over:
Student A: Studies 6 hours a day, highlights everything, rewrites notes perfectly. Student B: Studies 2 hours a day using specific methods, tests themselves constantly.
After one month? Student A looks more productive. After three months? Student B is wayyy ahead of student A…
And after six months? Student A burns out. Student B keeps accelerating.
The difference is that Student B followed a simple method.
While Student A is stuck in busy work that feels productive:
- Highlighting (low retention)
- Re-reading (illusion of knowledge)
- Copying notes (passive learning)
Student B is using methods that actually build memory:
- Active recall (forces retrieval)
- Spaced repetition (fights forgetting)
- Practice testing (trains performance)
This is why I built StudyCoach University!