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Re:How to maximize a free time at work? by OnionBlender on Sunday December 17, 2023 @03:48PM (#38676257)
If you don't have time to concentrate and learn something new then spend that time reviewing what you've already learned.

Create flash cards (either physical or on a personal git repo you can access with your phone or computer).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition

Don't put the question and answer on the same side. If using a website, require a click to see the answer.

It is temping to be constantly learning something new, but if you don't reinforce what you've already learned, then you're wasting your time on things you're going to forget.

Re:How to maximize a free time at work? by jldugger on Sunday December 17, 2023 @04:14PM (#38676499)
This is the way -- the interruptions are in many ways ideal, if you can pair this practice with some dedicated study time.
Re:How to maximize a free time at work? by felixfoertsch on Sunday December 17, 2023 @05:39PM (#38677164)
+1 get Anki, start building you deck. Especially for the theoretical classes it's a god sent to just know definitions, proofs, etc by heart. They will be useful during all of your studies and it can't hurt to continue knowing them.
Re:How to maximize a free time at work? by BOOSTERHIDROGEN on Sunday December 17, 2023 @08:07PM (#38678121)
Making high quality flash cards deserves concentration as well.