Struggling to stay motivated / revise for my A-levels

Hi, (Feel free to add study tips or whatnot in replies)

My names Katy and during my A-levels i really struggled to stay motivated and revise for my A-levels, a lot of my teachers were off sick or just left and i had barely any support. I still managed to get into uni with some decent grades due to being consistent and forcing myself to study essentially. I used to not revise at all and think it would all be fine but as soon as Easter came around i felt cooked.

So here are some things i did that might help you:
- Made compromises with myself, e.g. if you study for 30 mins you can doomscroll on tik tok
- downloaded an app called flora - Green Focus, and every time i studied for a certain amount of time it would grow a cute flower or tree and i ended up having a really cute garden by the time i finished my A - levels (You can also add your friends and link up with them to study so both of you can have two cool gardens and compete against each other with how many hours you studied)
- Romanticized my studying, listened to music and lit a few candles to provide a chill environment while i studied
- BLURTS, literally got a piece of paper blurted out keywords, things i remembered and whatnot about a topic and then looked at what i didn't mention, added that info in a diff colour or highlighters
- did past papers when you feel really motivated or like you actually need to lock in, even if the results awful you know what you can work on now (better now than never)
- Do something before you revise, i used to go to the gym because it made me focus on my goals and then when i got home i would just revise because i would already be locked in
- Always used to remind myself or have a physical reminder of WHY i was actually in college (e.g uni or job / just wanted to be genuinely successful in life) My motivation was because i wanted to get away from where i lived as it was quite a rough area

Hope this helps! Feel free to add anything or ask anything, you got this !!!!
Katy,
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DerDracologe

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Thank you for all these great tips! Im sure people will find them very helpful 🙂
I’ll be keeping your tips in mind over the next week as i revise for my mocks :yep: