Study plans

Mugging quote!
"Tests are all about luck. If you're lucky you get easy questions and if you're not, you don't." - Anonymous

And despite me not believing in this, I will post this quote anyway. (Though of course not as big and bold as the better one just above this paragraph.)

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

That's irony and paradox all rolled into one, but then again they are pretty much the same anyway. If you fail to plan = you don't plan because planning is something you either do or don't do, it's not like Chem where you can score 1/100 or 2/100. This is ALL or NOTHING. And in this case failing (sounds like Fehling) means not planning.

Thus, if you do not plan, how can you plan to fail?

Yes now I pass my logic test. But let's move on to more important stuff.

Logic test part two!!
How should you formulate your study plan?

From careful analysis, vigorous research and intensive study done by Muggology experts (I'm included), I am proud to present you the results of it today. By the way, Muggology is the study of mugging patterns, of which we see which produces the best results.

Trust me, I've seen mugging plans - from the great extensive to the minor specific. And from this research I present you the four big groups of mugging plans that people use that are arguably ineffective. Especially if I'm the one arguing, then I'd definitely try to convince you it's ineffective. Here's why.

1. Great extensive
Type One mugging plan is usually done by hardcore muggers who plan it LONG TIME AGO before promos are even looming near. Then before you can mention "promos" as it comes by they bring out their mugging schedule along with tons of ten-year-series. You realise they mean business, and their timetable details nothing but which TYSes to do. Terrible, I say. But teachers love them. Still doing TYSes aren't studying, they are practice. So in my opinion it's a bad study plan because you don't study at all.

You are just preparing for examinations.

2. Great but not so extensive
Type Two mugging plan does not involve TYS, but redoing tutorials and Mugging Second Round and Mugging Third Round (note the capitals). These schedules usually have some buffer space because they want to cram in whatever extra time they have to, well, cram in extra info. These are the people usually very hardworking, but not as smart. Much as I'd like to call this studying, it isn't smart. It's just cramming.

Thus it's generally a bad idea to take on this sort of study plan. If the gaps in between is buffer space for subjects, chances are you WILL use it to mug. And then you'd go mad because you have no break. Now how's that for a sad life.

3. Detailed (topic)
Lower class muggers looking for some last-minute revision will adopt this tactic. Dividing their workload into topics, they plan for themselves to study which topic on which day. However, the details end there. They do not bother adding additional requirement on when and how they will study them, but just by a daily basis. Often the indisciplined end up straying and going off-schedule.

Then they realise "shit I'm gonna get owned" at the eve of the exams. I guess it's okay to try it out if you're the disciplined kind, if you're not leave it. You WILL get owned.

4. Detailed (detailed)
As the title suggests, this is your ultimate schedule, your ultimate study plan. The study planner will observe his/her studying habits and traits, go for personality tests and slowly find out 1001 ways of how he/she functions. Following which, he/she will slowly plan a timetable according to his/her abilities, perhaps even inviting a time management expert to help him/her formulate his/her timetable.

The efficiency of it? ZERO DUH. EH BY THE TIME YOU FINISH PLANNING YOUR SCHEDULE YOUR EXAMS OVER ALREADY LA.

I think all of them have their pros and cons. More cons than pros, needless to say.

So we should all adopt MY way of study planning. A template to learn from, a system to get used to.

I call it the "YJ study plan". It involves looking at the number of subjects that you have, and then plan for the day if you intend to study or not. For example, I could give you my plan lasting up to first day of promos. The promos week plan is a bit redundant because like obviously I'll mug during THAT week.

THIS WEEK
13/9 (wed): study
14/9 (thu): study
15/9 (fri): don't study (- that's to prevent burnout)
16/9 (sat): study
17/9 (sun): don't study (preventing burnout is really important, you know..)

NEXT WEEK
18/9 (mon): study
19/9 (tue): study
20/9 (wed): don't study (abuse study break rjc gave us hahaha)
21/9 (thu): study
22/9 (fri): study
23/9 (sat): study
24/9 (sun): don't study (mind relaxed before exams.)

PROMOS WEEK (OMG SO NEAR!)
25/9 (mon): study
(then like duh study all week long 26/9-28/9)
29/9 (fri): study.. ..MY ARSE. PROMOS END TODAY GO PARTYYYYYY!!!

Good or not? It lacks details, but that's what makes it so exciting. It gives me the flexibility to mug what I want, and if I leave it all to last-minute I still can theoratically whack all the worksheets because my schedule allows it. You don't need anything specific, just use the plan with an open mind and you'll be fine.

After all, a STUDY PLAN should strictly be a STUDY PLAN. This programme entails only whether I should STUDY or NOT. See, that's simple and good for you. No frills, no cramming, no TYS-ing and best of all NO FAILING (assuming all other factors constant, ceteris paribus)!!!!!!!

Thus everyone should use my study plan today. =)

You don't need the time, the subject, nor the place.

All you need is to study.