Work With Your Brain's Natural Rhythm

Your brain physically cannot focus for more than ninety minutes straight without a break.

That textbook stare is actually your prefrontal cortex shutting down from cognitive overload.

When you sit down to study, your brain burns through glucose like crazy,

which is why five minutes in you suddenly need to check your phone or sharpen pencils.

Your attention span operates in cycles called ultradian rhythms, peaking and crashing

every hour and a half. The wild part is that distractions feel necessary because

your brain is literally searching for dopamine hits to recharge. Those message notifications trigger instant

dopamine spikes that studying never will. The solution is not grinding harder