I'm no expert on religion, but not convinced the problem is any different for people who want to spend time doing other things - eg hobbies, family, socialising in their 20s etc.
Personally, I found it a challenge, but not an impossible one. I spent an average of at least 10 hours a week on a particular hobby and that doesn't include the socialising after the activity - which might add up to almost the same amount of time.
Many say don't just find time - make time! Not just for study but for other things that are important to you.
But a few other meaningful pointers might be:
Start studying as early in the session as possible. The earlier you start, the less per week you need to do. And it also gives more time for things to sink in.
Don't try to do too much - many students successfully pass more than one exam a session - but you need to appreciate the commitment (prefer that word to sacrifice) and if you don't want to commit that much then do less.
Study efficiently! We've all done it - aimed to study for hours but spent half of that time thinking about other things or not working as hard as we should. Try to timetable in lots of short study sessions so you stay focussed. If you end up getting too focussed and engrossed in something, so a short session turns into a long session then win-wn - as long as you're not late for work
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Look for time slots that might otherwise go to waste. I was never disciplined enough but was always impressed with someone who did an hour of study before work.
And do take time off - quality off-time will help the study-time be more productive, and feel worthwhile.
You do have a choice about how quickly you want to qualify and how much time you want to commit. I think I got the balance about right. I took a couple of sitting off to re-change the batteries. But when you do take an exam - go for it and don't just go through the motions t oreduce th chance you have to do it again.
No-one is saying it's easy - but whatever you want to do in life, it's likely to be difficult and require a certain level of commitment. It will all be worthwhile when you get there.
Very best of luck.
NP
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