25 Minute Study Timer

What this one is for

• One pomodoro, then a break
• Four blocks make a study cycle
• Longer break after the fourth

The pomodoro length applied to revision. Twenty-five minutes is long enough to reach a working state on familiar material and short enough that the fourth block of the evening is still worth doing. It opens at 25:00; change that with the chips under the dial.

Worth knowing

• The interval most study systems assume, so most advice you read already fits it.
• Four of these with breaks is a complete evening of revision.
• Do not split one in half; start a fresh interval instead.

Getting the most from the 25 minute study timer

1. Choose the length before you open the bookDeciding mid-session is how study time leaks away. Pick it now and the only remaining question is which topic.
2. Close everything that is not the subjectOne tab, one book, phone in another room. The block is short enough that nothing needs answering inside it.
3. Recall before you re-readSay or write what you remember first, then check. Re-reading feels productive and is the weakest way to revise.

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