How to Balance Multiple Subjects: Revision Calendars

Today we'll compare and contrast the revision calendar/timetable systems used by study Youtubers Ali Abdaal and Simon Clark. These techniques can be used to balance many university subjects at once. Enjoy!

Introduction: 00:00
Background Knowledge: 00:34
The Two Revision Frameworks: 01:29
Ali Abdaal's System: 02:52
Retrospective Revision: 03:28
Pros/Cons of Retrospective Revision: 06:48
Simon Clark's System: 09:04
Prospective Revision: 09:57
Pros/Cons of Prospective Revision: 12:25
Final Thoughts: 14:08

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[SethuChandra]

YOOO WHAT, I thought you had 1 million subs! Your videos are amazing and informative, keep going! :)

[httywsq]

Could you do a video on the best techniques/strategies you’ve employed to succeed as a computer science major? I’ve been trying to find out a way to implement active recall to learning some programming languages but I find that writing myself questions is becoming tedious

[matthewsegura]

Good video, currently 2nd year compsci major!

[caraho]

Your video was so helpful! Glad I found you. Continue in making videos about studying tips and memorizing tips 😊 can you also share your schedule for daily activities? Thank you 😊

[chlh]

Which camera and editing software do you use?
Btw love your videos!

[sarahderksen]

7:42 let's say I'm hanging with the boys *clip of what looks like stock image bros in a video* i can't haha
Loved the video! I'm not great at prioritising so the retrospective timetable could work for me! But the spaced repitition calendar I've kind of tried but I'm usually too busy the day I scheduled the 2nd or 3rd revision appointment. Well, 'busy', I've got new priorities, so the freedom the retrospective system gives would probably work better for me.

[IamRonisha]

How does retrospective revision work when you have 12+ subjects to study for a licensing exam? Since It's hard to study 12 subjects in one day and you determine the next date of study based on the performance of day 1, how do you know what day to start say subject 9?

[rvp]

Love the video! But what about like topics i have already learnt a while ago for the 2nd study plan.

[لاتىاااااتتبتل]

i have a problem what if you studied a topic today but didn't complete it like your teacher says we will continue the next day bcz on the retrospective method we assume that the topic is completed at class

[swisssaidal]

Hey, how do you suggest spacing the revisions according to the level of confidence? For example, if I´m "red" in a topic, when should I study it next? And what happens if I feel pretty confident, when should I revise it? Great video!! Helped me a lot!

[swiftie]

I'm in high school, and I take 10 subjects. How do I do this across many many topics for 10 subjects?

[meadowashton]

So I have end of year exams beginning of June 7th and I have a history exam on the 7th of June and an RS exam on the 10th and 11th. My question is how do
I revise for it because I also have lots of tests beginning June 14 and I am confused whether I should revise
For my history and RS exam a few
days before and focus more on my tests on June 14

[akathiyahsiasacademy]

Sir are you from India, I am from tamil nadu

[meowmeow-dwbi]

great video! how long do you study each subject for? and in the video you mentioned computer science subtopics, if i were to do this with different subjects such as english, history and geography would it still be as effecient?

[MysticMD]

Hey great video!!! :) you are a great communicator! As a creator myself, could i ask how you got the amazon affiliated links and any tips for my videos? Thanks :)

[oo-jii]

Hey the quality of your videos are great! I suggest for you to maybe wave your hands less while talking.

[hammadrafi]

Hey u have so much similarities with Ali abdaal

[nicoblaytherealflamingo]

Hanging out with the boys on a Sunday and all my Monday c!asses get cancelled. Only one answer to this scenario! Fall semester, your school held a home game beating a top ranked school, students stormed field and parties last to the final minutes of McDonalds breakfast serving time.

Economics should be future history writers. I'm sure you understand five year process is planned via augmented rooms with grey paint. That means you left