 Here is a very simple way of guaranteeing some free time while you're in school and also improving on the efficiency of your studying. Most students make the mistake that they try to make their studying as efficient as possible and then try to find time for themselves and their hobbies that they enjoy. But oftentimes you can actually force that efficiency by guaranteeing yourself for a free time by first looking at open slots in your calendar and saying, you know what, I'm going to take an hour of that first and spend it on myself. Now in turn what happens is if you had five hours and you took an hour away for a personal obligation that's non-negotiable, you will start looking at your study task and saying what actually needs to be done to be able to be effective in those four hours. If you had for example three lectures to review, how would you do it in four hours if the test was going to be right after that fourth hour? You're going to start thinking a lot differently of what material and strategies to use that really aren't worth its time. Now you start to identify parts of your study strategy that are there because you feel like they need to be done but in fact they're not actually helpful at all. Now if you want more study tips and insight like this on your medical journey, make sure you hit that follow and subscribe for more content just like this one.