The goal is not maximum speed on every question. Protect easy and medium questions by reading accurately, while having a clear cutoff for items that are not progressing.

Use timed blocks where you classify questions as straightforward, solvable with work, or likely time sinks. That makes pacing a decision skill rather than a panic response.

Review whether your errors came from rushing or from not knowing the method. Those need different fixes.

easy q mistakes are the worst because you're rushing for no reason.

I started giving myself permission to spend 20 extra sec on freebies. score went up.