How many hours a day is enough when studying while working?
The number that matters isn't how long you sit down, it's how much genuinely focused time you get.
Short Answer
The number that matters isn't how long you sit down, it's how much genuinely focused time you get. Use a stopwatch and only run it while you're actually locked in — pause it the moment your attention drifts. Getting 1 to 1.5 hours of real focused time on a weekday counts as a full success. I usually tell working students to block out about 3 hours on weekdays, because out of that, actual focused output tends to land around 1 to 1.5 hours once you subtract warm-up time and distractions.
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