Need advice - revision motivation - please help!!

Hey (year 11 girl here)
As we all know GCSEs are coming up soon and IDK why but i literally have NO MOTIVATION at all to revise. My mock oral is in a month and before I know it, the rest of my GCSEs will be too. I have been spending this February half term literally doing barely anything and i cannot find the motivation to do so. I am also worried that my mock exams (jan) have got me too content as i achieved very good grades in those (all 8/9s) and had only 3 weeks to revise for those.
The problem is, i remember how much of a STRUGGLE it was for me, crying almost every day in the last week as i felt very nervous and underprepared. I told myself that i would start to grind all of feb half term and im here now having done no revision. Whenever i try to, i feel bored and overwhelmed. Or i subconsciously think that it will all be ok since mocks went well and I didnt revise tonnes for them.
My question is HOW DO I FORCE MYSELF TO REVISE cause rn i am not feeling the pressure at ALL, despite going to a school where all students are aiming for 8s and 9s. I really want to revise I do, i just dont know where to start at this point (since i ‘started’ with my revision timetable on 1st of feb I am now 19 days behind schedule). Genuinely pls help to try and find me the motivation, i really do not want to let anyone down.

Hey, I'm in year 11 too and I'm currently not feeling the pressure. But what I'm doing currently in the feb half term is focusing on my weak subjects (for me they are geography and maths). So for instance, I am doing some hard maths topics and watching videos on how to do them. For geography, I am going over flashcards that I have previously made. Some motivation for you: Imagine the day of your first GCSE. You wake up and you're extremely anxious. As you make your way to school, everyone is confident that they are going to do well. You on the other hand don't think you are going to well. GCSE results come and you get U'S and some 4's. Everyone around you gets 7's, 8's and 9's. Do you really want to be getting those grades? Make yourself and your family proud from working hard during your GCSE'S. Think of the summer as a reward for working hard. Main idea: If you revise little and often consistently focusing on what you need to improve from your mocks, you can achieve great things. Perhaps do a past paper a week on your weakest subject and mark it. All the best, try not to worry too much you have time. Honestly, get started with revision but make it fun like reward urself after 20 minutes or use cute stationary. Also consider making a revision timetable that you can follow after the half term stick with 1/2 hours every night if possible. Good luck, you've got this! (I'm not the best at giving advice but I hope this helps).
Edit: Continue with your coursework (if you do subjects with coursework), make revision resources for topics that you have gone through in class and if this helps- don't think about GCSE's for the moment, just tell yourself that you are going to revise but don't think about GCSE's. It might make studying feel easier and less stressful but idk.

Hey (year 11 girl here)
As we all know GCSEs are coming up soon and IDK why but i literally have NO MOTIVATION at all to revise. My mock oral is in a month and before I know it, the rest of my GCSEs will be too. I have been spending this February half term literally doing barely anything and i cannot find the motivation to do so. I am also worried that my mock exams (jan) have got me too content as i achieved very good grades in those (all 8/9s) and had only 3 weeks to revise for those.
The problem is, i remember how much of a STRUGGLE it was for me, crying almost every day in the last week as i felt very nervous and underprepared. I told myself that i would start to grind all of feb half term and im here now having done no revision. Whenever i try to, i feel bored and overwhelmed. Or i subconsciously think that it will all be ok since mocks went well and I didnt revise tonnes for them.
My question is HOW DO I FORCE MYSELF TO REVISE cause rn i am not feeling the pressure at ALL, despite going to a school where all students are aiming for 8s and 9s. I really want to revise I do, i just dont know where to start at this point (since i ‘started’ with my revision timetable on 1st of feb I am now 19 days behind schedule). Genuinely pls help to try and find me the motivation, i really do not want to let anyone down.

The biggest thing that works for me is to turn my study into a bunch of small challenges as opposed to one big chore. Ive done this in different ways, for example when I just cant get myself to do anything - I find one of those really short pomodoro timers that are only 25 minutes and challenge myself to get that done. But on other days I will find longer pomodoro timers. I dont know how to explain it but i try break things so i can have that "just one more chapter" feeling, because I know when I play video games that "just one more day" mindset is really addicting- so yesterday I kept studying cause I was so close to filling up the sheet of paper. I find having a way to visualise the study ive gotten done in terms of flashcards made or pages written helps boost your confidence. If you feel you just arent up for it and are bedrotting or doomscrolling (im soooooo guilty of this), sometimes setting a 5 min timer and setting the goal to work only for that 5 min can get you up and motivated to do more - and if not at least you did something!. The hardest part is just getting up. This really depends on the person, but ive found the gyg really helpful because sharing my goals gives me a sense of obligation to complete them. However before gyg I would ask friends or teachers to set me goals and I would let them know when its done. I dont feel much obligation not to let myself down but I hate letting down others. Body doubling is also great - I tend to go to my schools supervised study but the library works too. Youre a lot less likely to scroll on your phone if your classmates are studying. Or studying with very motivated students can be good - as im always scared to talk or look unfocused because theyre so locked in. Back on the gamifying view of study - I like creating challenges with my friends. where whoever studies less owes the other a drink - the edge of competition makes the study seem worth it. I find this very hard and still cant do this, but try not feel guilty on your breaks - your body needs rest <3

tysm this is very helpful!! somehow today i managed to find the strength to start my revision lmao and honestly i just needed to get started and stop procrastinating and not think too much about the actual GCSEs - like you said. ur motivation honestly got me scared (in a good way tho! as i would work to not get those fears of mine come true). Good luck to you too! You're gonna smash it 😉

It sounds like you needed that half term as a break, now we need to think about going forward.
Ways to force yourself to revise

Hope this helps

The biggest thing that works for me is to turn my study into a bunch of small challenges as opposed to one big chore. Ive done this in different ways, for example when I just cant get myself to do anything - I find one of those really short pomodoro timers that are only 25 minutes and challenge myself to get that done. But on other days I will find longer pomodoro timers. I dont know how to explain it but i try break things so i can have that "just one more chapter" feeling, because I know when I play video games that "just one more day" mindset is really addicting- so yesterday I kept studying cause I was so close to filling up the sheet of paper. I find having a way to visualise the study ive gotten done in terms of flashcards made or pages written helps boost your confidence. If you feel you just arent up for it and are bedrotting or doomscrolling (im soooooo guilty of this), sometimes setting a 5 min timer and setting the goal to work only for that 5 min can get you up and motivated to do more - and if not at least you did something!. The hardest part is just getting up. This really depends on the person, but ive found the gyg really helpful because sharing my goals gives me a sense of obligation to complete them. However before gyg I would ask friends or teachers to set me goals and I would let them know when its done. I dont feel much obligation not to let myself down but I hate letting down others. Body doubling is also great - I tend to go to my schools supervised study but the library works too. Youre a lot less likely to scroll on your phone if your classmates are studying. Or studying with very motivated students can be good - as im always scared to talk or look unfocused because theyre so locked in. Back on the gamifying view of study - I like creating challenges with my friends. where whoever studies less owes the other a drink - the edge of competition makes the study seem worth it. I find this very hard and still cant do this, but try not feel guilty on your breaks - your body needs rest <3

Great advice thank you. Just yesterday i started the shorter pomodoro timers and broke down one big task into a few mini ones and it really helped! Unfortunately i go to one of those schools where the students are focused on 'beating each other' rather than helping each other. But me and one of my close friends has created a study room on flora and we can hold revision sessions together and also see how much the other has done to motivate us! Ive thought about starting a gyg but im not sure many people would be interested or if i would be able to maintain it as my school finishes very late, then i get home quite late. Ive instead made myself a personal to do task list for each day and managed to get them all done yesterday! Thanks sooo much for the tips tho!!

A GYG can be helpful and it gives a nice sense of community. People will definitely be interested (if you make one be sure to tag me, and remember the '!' at the end- people usually forget haha). You can maintain it any way you want, there's no pressure to post daily or weekly, and no pressure to even make one in the first place. If you ever need help with something revision wise or have a more subject specific question you can ask on there as well, people from all years will do their best to help

Hey all again. I'm still getting soooo much homework from school (just first day back i got 3 pages of maths h/w, 2 history practice questions, 5 rs research tasks and german learning words and 9 questions to answer!) My question is, how do i still complete my homework to a high standard and still make time for revision. Cause these deadlines are so tight too! Half of these tasks are due Wednesday (todays monday) and then by that time, i will have been set loads more. And since i get back from school quite late, how, on after school days, do u suggest that i can find time for a good amount of revision while still meeting the deadlines for my homework and without staying up so late (which is getting worse these days😬). Gosh i know homework is sometimes helpful, but dont teachers know gcses are right round the corner 😅

Annoying situation, but homework deadlines are the current priority. A lot of this homework will sort of count as revision though so try not to think of it as lost time. I'd suggest as soon as you get home you try and finish any homework that was set that day and get it out of the way. Of course you have a couple of pieces at the moment so next few days dedicate the first hour or two at home to finish them. If you have time after that maybe aim for at most an hour revision on a subject (as you don't want to go to bed too late, and you've already had a full day of school and homework and don't want to burn out). The days you don't have homework/weekends you can focus more on revision

Hey (year 11 girl here)
As we all know GCSEs are coming up soon and IDK why but i literally have NO MOTIVATION at all to revise. My mock oral is in a month and before I know it, the rest of my GCSEs will be too. I have been spending this February half term literally doing barely anything and i cannot find the motivation to do so. I am also worried that my mock exams (jan) have got me too content as i achieved very good grades in those (all 8/9s) and had only 3 weeks to revise for those.
The problem is, i remember how much of a STRUGGLE it was for me, crying almost every day in the last week as i felt very nervous and underprepared. I told myself that i would start to grind all of feb half term and im here now having done no revision. Whenever i try to, i feel bored and overwhelmed. Or i subconsciously think that it will all be ok since mocks went well and I didnt revise tonnes for them.
My question is HOW DO I FORCE MYSELF TO REVISE cause rn i am not feeling the pressure at ALL, despite going to a school where all students are aiming for 8s and 9s. I really want to revise I do, i just dont know where to start at this point (since i ‘started’ with my revision timetable on 1st of feb I am now 19 days behind schedule). Genuinely pls help to try and find me the motivation, i really do not want to let anyone down.