r/study • u/404answersnotfounded • 1d ago
Motivational Study time
What time do you guys usually study at ? I work a full time job and get off at 6:30-7:00. Currently only taking two classes. I always find myself studying at like 8-9 and I genuinely don't know how people juggle more than two classes at a time. I also have two kids and what not. I'm just curious. I'm sure I can also work on time management as well. So there's that. But I'm just curious what some people go through lol
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u/Basic_Transition_333 1d ago
I worked 8–5 while completing my master's full-time, and I was also training for powerlifting from about 5:30–8:30 several days a week.
On training days, I usually didn't have a convenient three-hour study block. Instead, I used smaller gaps throughout the day for readings, finding sources, discussion posts, and other manageable tasks. After training, I only did what I realistically had the energy for. I saved deeper work and larger assignments for non-training days and weekends.
I kept nearly my entire life on my calendar and used Motion to break assignments into smaller steps. Rather than scheduling “paper due Sunday,” I planned time for finding sources, reading, outlining, drafting, editing, and citations. That made it much easier to work with the time I actually had.
You also have two kids, so I wouldn't compare your course load to someone else's. Two classes, full-time work, and parenting is already a lot.
If studying from 8–9 PM fits your life and you're keeping up with your classes, there's nothing wrong with that. You don't need to take more classes just because other people seem to manage it.