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Two of my children opt to do their studies in 2-3 hours of straight work, going from assignment to assignment, quiz to quiz, test to test, subject to subject.
The third gives himself regular breaks.
I have no point, just something I've noticed.
@skaeth I sometimes wonder how I would have done with home schooling.
(I had *abysmal* study/work habits in high school, though that wasn’t reflected in my grades)
As far as patterns I suspect I might have, in time, ended up much like I work now: extended bursts of straight work alternating with periods of frequent breaks.
@montyhayter I did fine in school, but I was bored much of the time, so I didn’t learn to study until college. I, too, tend to work in short bursts alternated by breaks unless I manage to get in the zone and the world (and time) falls away. That’s always fun when that happens.
@skaeth *Love* those “in the zone” moments when everything is clicking.
I *mostly* avoided boredom, thanks to a few key teachers — including a chemistry teacher who gave several of us more or less unrestricted access to the lab and storeroom (chock full of interesting stuff that the school was never going to use due to curriculum changes). I think in another life she would have been a mad scientist 
@montyhayter Those teachers are the best! I had a couple like that, and they were the highlights of my high school years! Then I lucked out and found several similar professors in college and camped out in their labs.
It's really fun for me to let my kids go nuts with experiment design and doing experiments and such. Of course we keep safety in mind, but there's nothing quite like going outside and setting up an explosion to fuel learning excitement.