Studying for an exam is a short term, intense, focus with a defined end date. Once the exam is over it's over you get your reward, you rest, and then you're on

Studying for an exam is a short term, intense, focus with a defined end date. Once the exam is over it's over you get your reward, you rest, and then you're on to something new. It's not comparable to the decades long treadmill that is a career.