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The relaxed study rhythm rule.
In the middle part of the term or
quarter—which constitutes most of the weeks in the school year—the
student on this program can, in effect, relax into a slow but steady study
rhythm. It’s hard for many students to believe how easy and enjoyable,
yet productive and stimulating, this time of the school year can be, as
long as they have observed the two-week rule.
Most students find they can settle into a pace that involves about two
to three hours of study a day, five days a week. That means only about
10 to 15 hours of study each week—not an unusually heavy load at all

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for secondary school or college.
Of course, the amount of time you devote to study can’t be determined
by some rigid formula. Sometimes you may find that you can do well on
less than ten hours a week. Other times, such as just before the deadlines
for term papers or midterm exams, you may want to put in more than
fifteen hours per week.
Remember, there’s a rhythm to study that you should learn to discern
and follow for the best results. Also, different courses may impose
varying learning requirements that call for different study techniques.
For example, some of your study time will undoubtedly be devoted to
memory work—such as learning vocabulary words in a foreign language.
It’s been suggested that twenty to thirty minutes for one memorizing
session is plenty for most students. Any more, and the mind tends to
wander.
A memory plan that works for many students: Take about twenty
minutes to work on the memory assignment; then take a break or shift to
another area of study, such as reading; and finally, come back to the
memory work for another twenty-minute session.
Reading literature, on the other hand, can continue for two to three
hours at a stretch or even longer if the student remains interested. In
general, though, as I mentioned earlier, most experts feel that about
forty minutes, with five-to ten-minute breaks between sessions, is the
optimum time for study.
What else do the best students do with this relaxed time period in the
middle of the term? They commonly follow several study practices: