What finally made working-full-time study plans feel less random?

The most useful starting point is matching the cognitive demand of the study task to the energy available after work. If that is not clear, slow down before comparing the answer choices.

I would keep the practice narrow: reserve new content for high-energy blocks and use work nights for focused review. That gives you something observable to review after the set.

A common trap is planning the same long session for every day of the week. Naming that pattern before practice can make it easier to catch in the moment.

Try explaining the decision out loud in one sentence. The explanation should connect directly to matching the cognitive demand of the study task to the energy available after work.

I would bring this to RN review with one example where the framework worked and one where it still felt ambiguous.

The plan sounds sustainable. Recheck it after several sets and look for whether planning the same long session for every day of the week is happening less often.