This is a time of year when many medical boards are coming up in the next one to three months. So, for many exam candidates, their remaining study time is growing short. Indeed, some exam candidates have a mere one to three weeks left to go.
This blog post is for anyone who feels they’re behind in their board prep and is beginning to panic. Let this post serve as an antidote to that counterproductive, panicky feeling. Let it… Click to Read More
How Exam Prep Time Is Often Wasted
It’s not merely how long you study but what knowledge and exam-taking skills you achieve. Today, I share with you three ways exam candidates waste their precious study time.
Gauging Study Success By Hours Spent ‘Studying’
One way exam candidates waste time is by tracking their study hours without reference to how effective that study was. For example, if you can barely keep your eyes open or you’re reading material over and over because you’re not paying any attention to… Click to Read More
Board Prep? Stop Procrastinating and Start Preparing – Here’s How!
Procrastination snowballs; that is, procrastination leads to ever more procrastination. The stress of delay leads to more delay, which leads to more stress and so on. Procrastination grows until the pressure to do the required task grows so high that, finally, action is taken. Of course, once action is taken, the work is often done under conditions of emotional duress, a reduced ability to focus, and too little time to get the job done well.
Since procrastination has led to… Click to Read More



