Stuck

hi! im in year 11 currently. i had a really productive revision year in year 9 and did really well in my mocks but ever since then my motivation has declined and my grades have dropped (not significantly, only by 1 grade or 2 across all subjects except textiles which im predicted an 8 or 9 for) i feel extremely lazy and i want to do everything other than revision. i know this is an important year but really all i can think about is getting it done with and moving onto college, which i feel will be much better and more freeing as i will be studying subjects i’ll actually be enjoying so i will have more motivation but for now im struggling to live in the present which is taking gcse exams. ive already had my english and maths mocks which have both crushed and uplifted my confidence. (edexcel maths has completely destroyed me, i think im going to fail or maybe im just being dramatic and i will *just about* pass) plus, ive always wanted to be working in a creative field, so surely my portfolio matters more BUT i have also been considering fashion law due to an interest in sustainability and ethics within the industry yet it is a more demanding path and i WILL need much better gcses. It would be nice to get all grade 9s due to it openeing more doors but it feels so out of reach for me with the lack of productivity and motivation ive been experiencing. :/ (for context i have already got one gcse in the bag, grade 9 in my native language)

hi! im in year 11 currently. i had a really productive revision year in year 9 and did really well in my mocks but ever since then my motivation has declined and my grades have dropped (not significantly, only by 1 grade or 2 across all subjects except textiles which im predicted an 8 or 9 for) i feel extremely lazy and i want to do everything other than revision. i know this is an important year but really all i can think about is getting it done with and moving onto college, which i feel will be much better and more freeing as i will be studying subjects i’ll actually be enjoying so i will have more motivation but for now im struggling to live in the present which is taking gcse exams. ive already had my english and maths mocks which have both crushed and uplifted my confidence. (edexcel maths has completely destroyed me, i think im going to fail or maybe im just being dramatic and i will *just about* pass) plus, ive always wanted to be working in a creative field, so surely my portfolio matters more BUT i have also been considering fashion law due to an interest in sustainability and ethics within the industry yet it is a more demanding path and i WILL need much better gcses. It would be nice to get all grade 9s due to it openeing more doors but it feels so out of reach for me with the lack of productivity and motivation ive been experiencing. :/ (for context i have already got one gcse in the bag, grade 9 in my native language)

You seem like an ambitious and able student so the first thing I’m going to tell you is don’t think that all grade 9s are out of reach, the more you think you won’t get them, the more likely it is that you won’t. Sometimes you will feel that you won’t get back to the peak you reached in year 9 and truth be told that’s true, I finished my gcse last year and did in facts get all nines but I never got to the standard that I was at in year 9 and sometimes you benefit in accepting that you have gotten worse and basically ignoring this, moving on and working. To sum up, the first thing you need is a mindset shift. It’s less than a year of hard work which you won’t regret doing, but you may end up regretting if you don’t work hard. I’m glad to give more subject specific advice - actual revision tips and what not if you want it… otherwise good luck

I have been through that stage where you have burnt yourself out from revising to much or you might have some other reason. To gain motivation I think I personally watched YouTube reels of this women who posted about 5:30am morning Stanford routines and though this is small when I watched her reels every day and the busy schedule she use to post gave me inspiration and it became normal to have such a busy day. Now I am able to have such a busy day and still feel motivated the next day. In terms of, getting started to revise start by simply half an hour revision a day then slowly build it up or trick your mind into thinking your going to revise 5 minutes and end up revising 2 hours. Tricking your mind to revising seems foolish I thought so as well but it works.