Good study techniques are well known: understand first, then practise retrieval, then space your reviews. The hard part is fitting them into a day. Here's a routine built around those three steps.
Each new lesson (about 25 minutes)
- Read the lesson once in Read mode, following the diagram (5 minutes).
- Type it in Copy mode, focusing on meaning rather than speed (10 minutes).
- Answer the unit's quiz questions on it (5 minutes).
- Mark anything that surprised you.
Later the same day (10 minutes)
- Do the recall pass on the lesson, with key terms hidden.
- Type the model answer to one exam-style question from memory.
Every day after (10 to 15 minutes)
- Review the flashcards that are due. Missed cards come back sooner; known ones after days, then weeks.
- Ask the tutor about anything that still feels shaky.
Once a week
- Take a graded mock exam across the units you've covered.
- Redo the lessons in the units it flags.
Why it works
Reading builds understanding, typing makes you process every word, recall turns knowledge into something you can produce on demand, and spacing keeps it there. Each step does a different job, which is why the routine works better than any one of them alone.