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How George Passed His CPA and Stayed Focused by Using a "Dumbphone"
Episode 16913th March 2025 • CPA Exam Experience from SuperfastCPA • SuperfastCPA
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In this SuperfastCPA podcast episode, you'll hear how George nailed down his study process and stayed focused and distraction-free by trading in his smartphone for a "dumbphone".

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  • 00:00 Interview Edit
  • 03:34 Getting Into Accounting
  • 04:24 Deciding to Pursue the CPA
  • 05:44 How He First Started Studying for the CPA Exams
  • 07:30 Things That Happened Working for His Accounting Credits
  • 09:37 Finding SuperfastCPA
  • 11:49 The Difference It Made Implementing the SuperfastCPA Strategies
  • 13:39 The Time It Took for Everything to Click
  • 15:23 Presented a Timeline to Pursue the CPA and Passed Earlier Than Expected
  • 17:12 Exams Timeline and Waiting for Score Results
  • 19:35 Ditched His Smartphone to a Dumb Phone During the Whole Process
  • 21:45 A Tip to Dumb Your iPhone During Your Study Process
  • 24:44 Used the Audio Notes on Idle Times
  • 26:18 Daily Study Routine
  • 29:23 His After Work Experience Before SuperfastCPA
  • 30:05 How He Got His Wife to Agree to Study with SuperfastCPA
  • 31:28 Study Process for the Sims
  • 33:17 Stuck to the Same Routine on Weekends and Never Took a Day Off
  • 36:13 A Realization He Got With the Short Gap in His Test Dates
  • 38:21 Gained Momentum, Built a Routine
  • 39:33 Wife Probably Noticed a Difference With His Study and Expecting Another Baby
  • 41:32 How George Tackled Difficult Topics
  • 44:02 Scoring Around the 80s on His Re-Reviews
  • 45:50 Felt Like It's More Productive to Do Re-Reviews Than the Practice Exams
  • 47:12 George's Final Review Process
  • 48:42 Scheduled His Exams on a Monday
  • 50:18 Talks About Testday Anxiety
  • 53:26 The Overall Benefits He Got from SuperfastCPA

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