When I studied Physics as an undergraduate, I would regularly spend 3 hours just to really understand the content of the notes I had taken in a 1.5 hour lecture.
The speed of consuming the content was never the limiting factor.
When I listen to an interesting podcast, I often pause the track to think about implications of what was just said or to formulate a rebuttal in my head.
I guess there are different kinds of learning and different levels of understanding something.
With three or four two-hour lectures every day, multiplying the studying time by 3 would leave at most six hours for eating, sleeping, and maintenance such as buying food and bathing. Never mind working. I doubt that many university students could do that.
You probably remember the ones that did take 3 hours to understand but you’ve forgotten all those that were simple enough that you already left the lecture hall with an understanding of the material.
The speed of consuming the content was never the limiting factor.
When I listen to an interesting podcast, I often pause the track to think about implications of what was just said or to formulate a rebuttal in my head.
I guess there are different kinds of learning and different levels of understanding something.