Eight focus blocks of 25 minutes contain 200 minutes of study, but the full session takes longer when breaks are included. A plan that counts only focus time can run past the time you actually have.
Study Session Planner calculates focus time, break time and elapsed checkpoints. It is a session planner. It does not run a timer, notify you or record completed blocks.
Set a pattern you intend to follow
Enter the number of focus blocks and minutes in each block. Choose a short break, a long break and how often the long break occurs.
A long break replaces the short break after each completed cycle, provided another focus block follows. There is no break after the final block, because the planned work session ends there.
A zero length break is accepted as an arithmetic choice. The tool does not decide whether that pattern is comfortable or appropriate for you.
Eight blocks take 245 minutes here
Use eight blocks of 25 minutes, five minute short breaks, a 15 minute long break and a long break every four blocks.
There are six short breaks and one long break between the eight blocks. Break time is therefore 30 plus 15, giving 45 minutes. Added to 200 focus minutes, total elapsed session time is 245 minutes.
The eighth block has no following break. Counting a second long break after it would add time after the work session has already ended.
The small plans explain the rule
One block of 25 minutes takes 25 minutes, regardless of the entered break pattern, because no second block follows it.
Four blocks with the same settings use three short breaks and no final long break. Focus time is 100 minutes and break time is 15, for a total of 115 minutes.
Leave room for real interruptions
The worksheet assumes blocks and breaks happen in sequence. Phone calls, meals, travel or a longer pause are not included unless you allow for them outside the calculated session.
Treat elapsed checkpoints as a guide rather than a record of completed effort. If a difficult question needs more time, update the plan instead of counting an unfinished block as completed study.
For topic deadlines, use Revision Calendar to decide where focused minutes belong. Break minutes should not also be entered as focused study capacity in that calendar.
Try the plan during a normal study session and compare the elapsed time with the estimate. Your own pace and availability are more useful than assuming one block pattern must suit every subject.