A seven-hour study week

Two evenings, one weekend morning and a little reading on the commute.

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Most online programmes ask for five to nine hours a week. That sounds like a lot until you split it into fixed slots.

Pick the live slots first

Put your programme’s live classes in the calendar as if they were meetings. Two evenings of two hours already covers four hours.

Keep one weekend morning

Three quiet hours on Saturday or Sunday are enough for the week’s assignment and catching up on any missed recording.

Use the small gaps

Recorded lectures play on a phone. A commute, a lunch break or the wait at a tea stall adds up to the last hour.

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