#5 Integrated Studies : Day 5 of History

Today, it's tine to experiment with one of the studying strategies I found online. It consists of two 4 hour long stretches from 9 AM to 1 PM and from 3 PM to 7 PM. So, let's see how it goes!

30 MINUTES BREAK

06:45 - 07:20 | DNS, Newspaper and Quiz

07:20 - 07:45 | Planning

1 HOUR 15 MINUTES PRE-PREPARATION

08:58 - 13:35 | Medieval History till Bhakti Movement <4 HOURS>

2 HOUR BREAK

15:42 - 19:35 | Finished Medieval History <3 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES>

1 HOUR AND 25 MINUTES BREAK

21:00 - 23:20 | September FOCUS <1 HOUR 20 MINUTES>

23:20 - 23:55 | DNS, Newspaper and Quiz

<10 HOURS OF STUDY DAY>

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Extended Target 2020

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