Exams start in a week and I just can't get myself to sit down and study. What's your advice?
Hi anon! Thanks for asking me! Firstly, I’d advise you to start studying earlier next time, since it will relieve a lot of time related stress for you, but no worries, we all have our reasons!
The first thing you need to do is internalize and truly believe that these exams are not going to be worth much in the long run. Take them seriously, and try your best, but don’t break down if it’s harder than expected, or if things don’t go well. If the issue is that you dont care about them enough, then realize that they will emotionally impact you if you both fail to do well AND you know that you personally did not do anything to prevent that.
Control everything you can control.
Do everything in your power to optimize yourself for your test, but don’t stress if something out of your control prevents you from doing your best ^^ By mapping out exactly what you can control, you’re going to feel more at ease and confident about studying for your exams, and perhaps it will be easier to sit down and start if you have that air of confidence!
Find a (serious) friend
If you have a study buddy who works harder than you and has better study habits than you, they’d be a great person to work with before the exams to motivate/force you to study!
Use some apps.
Forest app
pomodoro timer (there are apps, but it’s a concept more than anything)
USE THE POMODORO METHOD IF YOU HAVEN’T BEFORE!
Just try it out ^^
Break it down and be detailed about what you have to do each day.
If it seems too overwhelming for you, fear not! There’s probably less to do than you realize. Get some printables ready/write on a whiteboard or large poster and block out a timeline of exactly what you need to do every day. Get some printables or make one yourself if you want to; I recommend browsing through my /tagged/exams tag for some bloggers’ printables. If anyone wants me to create some as well, shoot me an ask <3
I listed an example of a mock schedule for 8 days before an exam. If you would like to see how I would personally space out last minute cramming for three subjects, click the “Read more” button!
MASTERPOST TO CHECK OUT:
Advice when you’re stressing for exams @areistotle and added on by @academla
How to study with ADHD part ONE, TWO by @studiix (WE have a lot of trouble sitting down and starting assignments, maybe some of the tips will aid you in your time of trouble <3 )
Again, make sure to check out /tagged/exams on my blog for other resources! Good luck, my love ^^