Should you study alone or with other people?

Study groups, studying next to someone, study-with-me videos as company.

Axis: studying is a multiplayer game … studying is solitary

Answers by date: 10 records in 8 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2018), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2018-06-12	Ali	Practising history-taking cases in a group with Seb, Ali and his friends read out a patient's presentation, fall silent while everyone thinks or writes down possible diagnoses, then discuss: everyone practises active recall and nobody is spoon-fed, since each will take the exam alone.	Study with me + The Magic of Categorisation - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #38 00:06:16
2018-05-28	Ali	For palliative care, Ali and three friends each summarised one of four topics for about 15 minutes and then explained them to each other, crowdsourcing the knowledge in about a quarter of the time.	Study with Me + How I take notes - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #36 00:04:32
2018-05-28	Ali	Ali advises teaching what you have learned to someone else: it consolidates your own knowledge and teaches the other person, making studying collaborative rather than competitive.	Study with Me + How I take notes - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #36 00:04:03
2018-05-21	Ali	Ali ended the day with a relaxed group revision session with friends in his room, revising together so they all enjoyed it more.	Study with me + More revision tips - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #34 00:10:02
2018-05-01	Ali	Ali says group studying can be unproductive but is fun, and becomes productive as long as someone takes the lead.	First Live Hangout + Rapid-fire Q&A 00:16:01
2018-04-24	a guest	The student says the medics of their Cambridge college have worked really hard to collaborate and share resources.	Study with Me + Revision tips from friends - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #32 00:08:55
2018-04-24	Ali	Ali likes working with other people because it gives a realistic idea of how little everyone else works; studying alone in a library, especially for A levels or at university, inflates what others seem to do and makes you think you are not doing enough.	Study with Me + Revision tips from friends - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #32 00:07:14
2018-04-18	Ali	Ali's fifth tip: in any work session with friends at least one person must take the initiative and say what the group is doing, as Paul did; the others will follow.	Study With Me + 10 Productivity / Revision Tips - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #31 00:03:20

date	who	answer	source
2018-04-14	Ali	Ali treats school exams as a team effort: you and your friends work together against the rest of the world, not as individuals competing with each other.	Last Minute Study Tips, Flashcards, Essays & Maths - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students 00:05:38
2018-04-12	Ali	Ali's tip for staying focused: study with your friends, which he finds really fun.	Motivation, Stress & Time Management - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students 00:04:45