How to ACTUALLY Stick to Your Schedule (2 Simple Rules)

Avoid common pitfalls when scheduling your day with a calendar.

Every week, I distil what really works for improving results, memory, depth of understanding, and knowledge application from over a decade of coaching into bite-sized emails.

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=== Timestamps ===

00:00 Intro
00:13 Misconceptions about scheduling
00:57 Case breakdown: student’s sample schedule
02:10 Mistake 1
03:31 Tip 1
05:05 What do you do if you are constantly catching up?
06:33 Mistake 2
06:49 Tip 2
08:23 What are the major changes the student made?

=== About Dr Justin Sung ===

Dr. Justin Sung is a world-renowned expert in self-regulated learning, certified teacher, research author, and former medical doctor. He has guest lectured on learning skills at Monash University for Master’s and PhD students in Education and Medicine. Over the past decade, he has empowered tens of thousands of learners worldwide to dramatically improve their academic performance, learning efficiency, and motivation.

[JustinSung]

Every week, I distil what really works for improving results, memory, depth of understanding, and knowledge application from over a decade of coaching into bite-sized emails.

[ishrakmujibift]

"It’s better to be in control of what is being sacrificed, rather than being forced to sacrifice everything." That hit!

[ariekoprasethio]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

Schedule less [4:50]
Estimate tasks to take double the time [3:42]
Pick your losses [6:25]
Review less, learn more effectively [09:11]
Sacrifice short-term for long-term gain [09:25]

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[youtubemom]

This helped me so much! I overschedule and then feel bad about myself for not doing it all in one day. I have such a hard time estimating how long something will take.

[dagidam]

00:01 Creating schedules incorrectly can worsen time management.
01:18 Balancing work and study with a structured schedule.
02:29 Avoid overscheduling to increase productivity
03:42 Scheduling less and overestimating time enhances efficiency
04:57 Avoid over-scheduling to prevent falling behind.
06:24 Actively decide where and when to lose to stick to schedule.
07:49 Reviewing notes multiple times in a week is inefficient.
08:59 Effective time management leads to long-term efficiency gains.

[Deanforbes]

I have to remind my clients of this! If you don't schedule breaks and you are always overscheduling, you're going to burn out! Thanks for sharing.

[GerardfromMS]

This is one of the best videos I've seen. It's a healthy dose of "Keepin' it real".

[sakshamsubedi]

Its been a few days since I have been struggling with my schedules and this video came like the solution walked straight into my doorsteps. Thank you

[Eta_Carinae__]

I've independently come up with the doubling rule, particularly for lectures. Given the way I take notes, it actually takes me double the runtime of the lecture to actually get through.

[Alana]

This helped me sooo muuch!!
I've been struggling to stick to the schedule that I made, and having anxiety and panic attacks, this video came at the perfect time!! Thank you so much :)

[zefcgib]

my goodness Justin, this is just what I needed to hear today, so thank you ❤

[RameshYadav-pqmc]

You truly care about your student thank you 🙂

[sophiacromwell]

Love the message…. “If you can’t win the game, at lest you can plan to win the championship” - thanks for the reminder to keep our eyes on the FINAL Prize!! ❤

[vaishnavisingh]

This video was so helpful. I have been preparing for my exams and I’ve always fallen behind my schedule. This really does make me feel good!

[liambathard]

G.O.A.T 💪🏽 Scheduling and time management are areas I’ve got a lot of low hanging fruit in marginal gains.

[betterinboston]

Over scheduling is smth I've struggled w since 2022, like I'd put so many things on my schedule and when I'm not able to execute even the first few tasks of the day then I'd feel bad and i wouldn't do anything at all. I legit figured it all out myself last month, whatever you said about over scheduling in this video, but it's okay I've learnt my lesson and i wouldn't repeat the same mistake in med school n be a bit better at scheduling my tasks <3

[radharaniiiiiii]

thankyou, this helped a lot! I picked my losses and now I don't think study is gonna be so overwhelming.

[nourashraf]

Thank you justin, much appreciated content

[sashachan]

This video was really great, thank you so much!

[HHH-voec]

An important video recommended to me when i really needed it, ty Justin