Study Hours Planner

What exactly is the difficulty multiplier?

A fixed factor applied to raw reading time: Easy ×1.0, Medium ×1.5, Hard ×2.0 and Very Hard ×2.5. It is this tool’s own rule of thumb for extra time spent on notes, rereading and practice, not a measured value, so adjust your difficulty choice if you know you work faster or slower.

How are the study sessions worked out?

The tool assumes 2-hour sessions. It divides total hours by 2 and rounds up, so 15.0 hours gives 8 sessions, then divides pages by that session count and rounds up to get pages per session.

What do Manageable, Intense and Very Intense mean?

They are labels on the hours-per-day figure: up to 4 hours a day is Manageable, more than 4 and up to 8 is Intense, and more than 8 is Very Intense. The cut-offs are set by this tool and do not account for your other commitments.

What if I clear the reading speed or days box?

A reading speed of 0 is treated as 1 page per hour and 0 days as 1 day, and clearing either box counts as 0, so it gets the same treatment, which usually produces a huge number. Enter real values for both for a meaningful plan.

How do I find my pages per hour?

Time yourself on a few pages of the actual material, reading to the level you need, and divide pages by hours. Pages per hour varies with print size and subject, so a figure measured on a novel will not suit a formula-heavy textbook.

Does it plan which days to study or which chapters to cover?

No. It gives totals and averages only: total hours, hours per day if spread over every available day, session count and pages per session. Assigning chapters to dates is up to you.

Can the hours per day be spread unevenly?

The figure is a flat average across all the days you enter. If you can only study on some days, enter the number of days you will really use, not calendar days.