<p>I skimmed some of the books by Cal Newport. To sum up his entire writing career into 1 sentence: “Studying for 1 hour with focus and without distraction >>>> studying for 10 hours without focus and with distractions.” </p>
<p>I spend a lot of time at the library. Sometimes, it’s packed and noisy. Some people go to the library to talk and screw around on their laptops. It’s sad.</p>
<p>I guess you’re not one of those people. Try practice tests. Go over examples. Don’t just look at your notes and read the book. Going over examples prepares you for the problems you will do. Reading the textbook over and over is completely useless, it lets you understand the concepts, but it doesn’t give your practice for the applications.</p>