Does anyone know how to get motivated for revision?

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Success brings motivation. We’re very unlikely to feel motivated to do something we feel is impossible. So setting realistic goals and achieving those goals regularly will help build up motivation over time.

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Dopamine. When your brain has the choice, it will always choose the activity that gives it dopamine the most easily. Unfortunately tasks like reading, revision and other slow tasks give you dopamine less easily than tasks like scrolling. A way to increase concentration is to stop or limit your use of TikTok, reels and other very fast-paced content. For example, I try only to watch TikTok after I’ve finished my work for the day, and I’ll do activities like crochet, running, seeing friends or even watching longer-form TV in my breaks from work.

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Romanticise the work a bit. I always find it easier to work if I’m comfortable, maybe with a cup of tea and a candle or a car in my lap. Failing those things, put a real-time study with me video on in the background and imagine you’re being filmed studying in the same way.

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Go to a dedicated study space like a public library where there’s peer pressure to work.

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Set yourself specific tasks to accomplish, like ‘Do one French translation’, ‘learn the 21 physics equations song’, ‘do 5 practice questions on photosynthesis’.

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Learn to recognise why you’re unmotivated - are you genuinely tired or burnt out? Do you just not fancy it? Is there something on your mind? Are you overwhelmed?

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Sometimes (quite often), starting is the hardest bit. Try turning your phone off 10 mins before you want to start and then doing 15 mins of work. After that 15 mins you can see if you have the motivation to do another 15 or even 20 mins.