🎙 The 15-Minute Study Session

How to Reduce Resistance, Build Consistency, and Create Real CPA Exam Progress

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dawn introduces The 15-Minute Study Session — a simple, powerful approach to starting (and sustaining) your CPA Exam studying without overwhelm. This lesson breaks down why long, “perfect” study sessions often stop candidates from starting at all, and how a small, consistent commitment creates real momentum and measurable improvement over time.

Dawn explains how the 15-minute study session lowers resistance, builds consistency, and gets you into the feedback loop you need to study more efficiently. You’ll learn how this approach helps you collect real data from your studying, strengthen your ability to show up, and eventually expand your study time naturally — without forcing it.

This episode is designed for CPA candidates who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or inconsistent, and want a realistic way to begin studying that actually works in real life. 

🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. What the 15-Minute Study Session Is and Why It Works

Dawn explains how a short, intentional study session helps you overcome all-or-nothing thinking and why 15 minutes is the ideal starting point for reducing resistance and actually beginning.

2. Why Studying Less Can Lead to More CPA Exam Progress

You’ll learn why progress doesn’t come from one long study session, but from small commitments done consistently — and how this approach creates real results over time.

3. How Consistency Creates a Powerful Feedback Loop

Dawn walks through how showing up consistently allows you to gather information about focus, confusion, distractions, and progress — information you cannot access if you are not studying.

4. How to Assess Your Study Sessions Without Judgment

This section explains how to take just 1–2 minutes after each session to notice what worked and what didn’t, without self-criticism, so you can study more efficiently moving forward.

5. How to Work With Resistance Instead of Fighting It

You’ll learn why resistance is normal, how to expect it, and how starting with a small, manageable commitment helps you build confidence and strength instead of burning out.

Key Takeaway

The 15-minute study session works because a small commitment done consistently leads to big results. It lowers resistance, builds consistency, creates a feedback loop, and strengthens your ability to show up and study effectively over time.

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Thanks for listening to today’s episode of the CPA Exam Success Podcast. The 15-minute study session is a tool you can use at any point in your CPA Exam journey — whether you’re just starting or rebuilding consistency — to stay connected to your progress and move forward with confidence.

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