Study Mechanics — a lab notebook for focus and learning Systems,
Systems,
not willpower.
For people who study alongside a job: we try, measure and compare systems for focus and learning, and write down what happened.
No motivation advice. Screen Time measurements, fixed-period experiments and app comparisons.
Where are you stuck?
Focus I sit down to study,
and pick up my phone. Friction instead of willpower: notifications, placement, locks and measurement — and what each one did. 0 articles → Study Design I make a plan,
and it dies in three days. Plan granularity, review intervals, and logging. The difference between plans that held and plans that didn’t. 0 articles → Learning While Working After work,
there is no time to study. Measure weekday free time, then compare certification study, courses and books per hour. 0 articles →
and pick up my phone. Friction instead of willpower: notifications, placement, locks and measurement — and what each one did. 0 articles → Study Design I make a plan,
and it dies in three days. Plan granularity, review intervals, and logging. The difference between plans that held and plans that didn’t. 0 articles → Learning While Working After work,
there is no time to study. Measure weekday free time, then compare certification study, courses and books per hour. 0 articles →
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