if done correctly, the daf is wonderful. ive been in several shuls learning while the daf was going on and ruba diruba of the men are dozing or checking their email on their bbs. thats not called correctly. and men in koillel learn 10-12 hours a day and learning that much is tough, even if you have a geshmak. i bet you all my money in the world that if those baalibatim you know would learn ten hours a day for five months theyd also need a break. its not that they bi’etzem have more geshmak, its that an hour a day is a tease and only a morsel. its like finishing the meal after the first course; they want more. theyd be stuffed after the second, whereas a yungerman, a good one, isnt stuffed until hes had two portions of dessert. gedolim also took breaks. im gonna stop typing this cuz its getting me mad.
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