23rd Rule of Acquisition - Nothing is more important than your health… except for your money (How I Study)

 My pre-covid study routine was to go to the local Starbucks on Saturday and Sunday and:

1. Take a Focus On Force practice exam

2. Create flashcards on the topics 

3. Review the material 

I would do this every weekend until I was getting above 90% on all the exams in the course. I would then schedule the exam and then start taking the exams during the week. I would shift from picking the right answer to eliminating the wrong answers. Usually I would take the Friday off before the exam to study and then take the exam on Saturday. As a general rule, I try to never tell anyone that I am taking the exam. 

With the local quarantine restrictions, I have to stay at home. I realized that while I can set aside the same amount of time if not more to study, the coffee house atmosphere was very conducive to studying. I can’t explain it since there are probably more distractions at the coffee house than at home. I find that I am taking longer to get the next certification as compared to my pre-COVID path.

Of the many things I am looking forward to when we can go outside again, is being able to study for exams at a Coffee House. I may try to find other non-chain places to study at. BTW - English Breakfast tea, unsweetened is my beverage of choice when I study.