Why I'm able to study 70+ hours a week and not burn out (how to stay efficient)

Hey all. I don't pull all-nighters. I don't miss the gym for any reason. I don't skip out on four things no matter what. These four essential things help me maintain my focus and efficiency when studying 70+ hours every week in medical school. When I begin my dedicated period to study for the USMLE Step 1 exam I plan to push this number even more to around 80 hours a week.

Here are some of my other videos:

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Sleep
4:52 Exercise
6:39 Environment
9:58 Mindset
12:28 Outro

Sources:
- Ribeiro, S., Goyal, V., Mello, C. V. & Pavlides, C. Brain gene expression during REM sleep depends on prior waking experience. Learn. Mem. 6, 500–508 (1999).
- Wagner, U., Gais, S., Haider, H., Verleger, R. & Born, J. Sleep inspires insight. Nature 427, 352–355 (2004).
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
- Irit Wolach, Hillel Pratt. The mode of short-term memory encoding as indicated by event-related potentials in a memory scanning task with distractions. Clinical Neurophysiology 112, 186-197 (2001)
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
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Who am I:

[firefighter]

My notes:
1. Get proper sleep (at least 7 hours)
2. Exercise (before studying
3. Separate work, play, sleep areas.
4. Mindset change:
- "thank God I get to study", not "oh God I need to study"
- just focus on the day. One day at a time
- specify what you need to do "I need to study x chapter, x number of pages today...". Schedule a plan time

[coramth]

When you're at a point in life, where you just watch videos of others telling you how to study instead of actually studying.

[Evan-bvbh]

The hardest part about COVID is my work environment mixing with my home environment.

[squarejellyfish]

Him: get proper sleep
Me watching at 3am: Interesting.

[se]

Whether you’re a student or professional, his tips overall are about improving workflow by living with intentionality. Solid advice

[everythingonyt]

Title: How to study more efficiently Him: Lets start with sleep oooh I’m already loving this

[japdeepgill]

I’m at the point in my life that I’ve convinced myself that watching other people being productive automatically makes me productive.

[felipebrunetta]

I despise the fact that the human brain dopamine system triggers when you see a video about studying, but doesn't when you actually study

[damagedking]

For me, when I sleep I forget literally everything that happens the previous day. I read all these studies about how sleep cements things into your brain but for me it just makes them go away. I have very vivid dreams that feel almost like reality, so when I wake up, it feels like my dream was literally the previous day, and the REAL previous day's memories slip into the void.

[legendwei]

I've been to med school and I can say that the people who perform best in class are not those who study the longest (like 10 hours+ per day or something).
It's really about talent. The top students are those who don't really study that much, but is able to retain what they have learnt for very long time. They also learn very quickly.

[colai]

Watching this while procrastinating :"">

[sigrid]

"Avoid caffeine"
Me, on my fourth cup of coffee: "interesting"

[finaltheorygames]

I pulled all nighters and don't recommend them at all. In fact you should NEVER pull an all nighter, it only sets you up to fail.

[gianni]

instant like to any video that mentions mindset. Truly the most important thing you can have in life. Your perception of life determines your reality.

[digitalfactory]

the first revelation in Quran was IQRA means "read" . Reading give us info, which help us to think, and right way of thinking lead us to the enlighten path and peace . So, read, from the right sources, to get the right info and think ...

[Acesif]

Mom: Why are you sleeping? You have a test tomorrow!
Me: Exactly!

[pringles]

I can't even focus on a video that tells me how to focus well

[Chenxi-yy]

When I lack energy, I come here for motivation:) Having the right mindset is sooo important.

[ThongNguyen-grvx]

Glad to be acquainted with you. I am also a 5th year medical student. I come from Vietnam. Compared to other disciplines, the amount of knowledge a medical student has to absorb is a lot, so it is very important to arrange a reasonable timetable for studying. Really admire how you organize your study time.

[uboyraz]

Another med student here.
I think working for 8 hours a day is ideal:
5 hours for medicine
1 hour for textbooks
1 hour for linguistics
1 hour for reading books
-Of course sleeping 7-8 hrs a day is very important to stay physically and mentally healthy
-Meeting or talking with your friends and relatives
-Having a nice hobby, its better if it is a sport. I used to swim but pools are closed now so I do calisthenics

That's it guys this is what I do everyday. Most important things are working smart and consistently, staying healthy and social. Have a nice day