Is it possible to study "complex material" for 10-12 hours a day and still retain 100% ?

Answer 1

Maybe on drugs- caffeine and nicotine are widely used in colleges, but then so are alcohol and other drugs. I suppose you would have definitely avoid some of these. But, performance-enhancing drugs are not used by athletes alone.

Seriously, though, you would have to be more specific about how you define "complex material" and "retain 100 %". A few (very, very few) people have actual photographic memories. They could look at a page from the white pages in a phone book and be able to reproduce the entire page. No studying - or understanding either.

Most complex material such as advanced math or science requires conceptual understanding as well as memorization.
In order to do so you have to think about what you are studying, and perhaps even discuss it with your peers. To some extent, the more of your life you devote to a subject, the better you will get at it. Chances are if you are surrounded by science students, you will do better in science than if you are surrounded by gangsta rappers. Hey- this approach got me an "A" for a year of organic chem at Harvard summer school.

I think that psychologists have demonstrated that taking breaks while you study helps to consolidate material in memory (and it also helps to use different modalities such as visual. auditory, tactile when you can). I don't know how much studying 12 hours/day increases test scores beyond what you would find if you 'only' studied for 8 hours/day. Everyone is an individual with different talents and different needs.

There are a variety of things which we need to be healthy people, such as adequate sleep, a good diet, exercise, social interaction, etc. But you may not need to sleep as much as I do, etc.

There probably have been many studies done on this over the years in Psychology Departments at different universities. You might consider calling the main office of the Psychology Dept. at your nearest large university to find out which Professors there do research into human learning and memory. Maybe one of those Profs would be kind enough to bring you up to date on the latest research.

Answer 2

it is but i would not advise it. i am 22 and studying 10 hours a day whenver i can and it drives me up the wall with both easy and hard subjects! study for less then 10 hours so that you actually comprehend something, are not exhausted menatally and physically on a day by day basis and do not have to go to bed at 3or 4 am almost daily! and as for retaining all the info, you cannot do that even though you can take brakes because by the end of the time is up your brain will be fried and you cannot think straight anymore.

Answer 3

totally depens on hw often u revise n hw uve studied in th 1st place!! like seriously r jus fr th heck of studin!!