#CFA I finished Reading 3 over the weekend. Good way to "break the ice" and get back into a study rhythm. I was able to grasp the material and now that I've actually read thru a full CFAI reading using nothing but the curriculum, I think I see why the tests wind up easier for those who follow this route. I think there are certain things you synthesize more when you use the curriculum vs a study guide. One of the reasons the readings are so long is that they repeat a lot of concepts but in different contexts. I've also been forced to take my own notes instead of relying on what someone else thinks is important. 

I'm moving on to Ethics now. This should be a quick read, looks like a lot of it is the same old stuff with some extra material on the AMC at the end. I don't plan on spending too much time on Ethics for now since I can easily recall most of it from L's 1 and 2 and will definitely be reviewing in detail during the last month. 

Goal for this week is to finish Ethics by the weekend and use weekend to do a more thorough review of Reading 3, updating my notes and cheatsheet. Lots of little wrinkles and things to recall that are perfect for flashcards/cheat tables. I definitely want to incorporate a review session every few readings to keep material fresh in my mind. I didn't do this for L2 and I think it hurt me a bit. Starting early this year will afford me the time to do this and still have enough review time at end. 

I do need to sit down and plan out the rest of the studies to see where I'll wind up come early May. Should be done with all readings and ready for mocks, mocks, mocks and more mocks. 

I definitely recommend doing Ethics and Behavioral Finance to kickstart the studies. Helps to "ease" into the studies after a layoff since it's pure reading and conceptual.