1.
Take Breaks – try to stop and de-clutter your
mind every now and again. It doesn’t have to be for long and just do something
that doesn’t require too much thought: dance around your room, go for a short
walk or take a relaxing shower.
2.
Drink lots of water (or tea) – its important to
keep your brain hydrated. Water is like oil for the great machine of learning.
3.
Don’t eat ‘comfort foods’ – sometimes during
your exam period all that you want to do is curl up and cry over a box of
chocolates or a basket of muffins or an entire tub of ice cream (or all of the
above), we’ve all been there. Ok, it’s fine to slip up now and again but those
foods reduce your brain’s function and make it more difficult for you to
concentrate. Try eating a punnet of blueberries instead.
4.
Find your own revision path – some people revise
early in the morning, some people revise best during the night, some people revise
at intervals during the day, find the best way for you to work and stick to it.
They are your exams and you know yourself the best way that you learn.
5.
Exercise stimulates the brain – and you really
want your brain to be stimulated.
6.
Accept your failures (or possible failures) and
move on. Don’t dwell for the whole summer, you have lots of options and can
always re-do things which don’t go so well.
7.
Don’t procrastinate – this sounds much easier to
do than it actually is but put down your phone, deactivate your Netflix and
stay away from the Internet like it’s the plague. Try revising with books, pen
and paper to avoid temptation.
8.
Find out what type of learner you are – some
people like mind maps, some write things out again and again and again, some use
past papers to answer questions. Its all about knowing what’s right for you but
remember to change it up a bit every now and again.
9.
Tell your parents how your exam really
went – its better they know now than in August.
10. Chill
– its not like its the rest of your life or anything.
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