Having achieved your goal, you can then relax with a clear conscience. Try to organise your studying in such a way that you feel in control of it. It is probably most effective to work for reasonably short, concentrated blocks of time, of, say 30 to 45 minutes, in between which you take short breaks. Research has shown that concentration can only be maintained at a high level for discrete blocks of time like this. When you sit down to work, get stuck in.
Some students find making a checklist at the start of the session useful.
Tick off items as you achieve them. Active Learning Becoming an active learner Being an active learner means taking a pro-active, interrogative approach to your study. Above all, it means making your learning your responsibility. This can't be achieved through passive learning, where you simply try to remember what lecturers have said, agree with it, and commit it to memory. Until you know that you understand the key concepts, you should ask questions, do some more reading, talk to your friends, do whatever it takes until you are sure that you are on top of it.