I was by Reb Matisyahu’s house and he was “Shraying Chai Vekayom against it.
I kept my mouth closed because the Yeshiva I was in had done Kiddushin that year, and we only got until Daf Zayin(7) in a whole year!
Cue the jokes.
Someone came to Telz for a Farher. Rav Gifter asked him what he was learning in his previous Yeshiva. When he said “Yevamos”, Rav Gifter said, Ok, Open to Daf Samech(60)”
He said, “Erm we didn’t get that far”
Rav Gifter said, “Ok, Daf Nun(50)”
etc etc
Rav Gifter said, “Ok, Daf Yud(10)”.
He said that we didn’t get that far!
Rav Gifter said, “So what do you want me to Farher you on? You didn’t learn anything”!
On their way down to Mitzrayim, Rashi says that Yackov sent Yehuda ahead to open up a Beis Hatalmud (Genesis 46,28 Rashi)
But why Beis Hatalmud, why not Ponevizh or Mir?
The Mefarshim answer that if Yosef was still doing the same sugya for the last 22 years (Eglah Arufah) then he was probably learning in Beis Hatalmud!
Jokes aside, when I was learning in Yeshiva, we learned very slow, 10 daf of Gittin, and 6 of Kiddushin in two years!
I was able to finish those Mesechtas many times throughout the year with putting in a lot of spare time. (Ok you can stop slapping my back now!)