We all face exams at some point in our lives. Depending on your age and where you live, they’ll be different. No matter when or where you do them, though, there’s one thing that you’ll always have to face: revision.
Usually, it’s a boring and stressful activity. After all, you don’t get the thrill of learning something new or interesting. You don’t get the satisfaction of understanding an idea you struggled with before. Instead, you just sit down and remember old information that you stored in the dusty attic space of your brain. No wonder most of us find it difficult!
Some people out there do well even if they don’t open a single book during study leave. They rely on a mix of remembering details from class and being good at exams – with a tiny bit of luck sprinkled on top. I was one of those students back in secondary school. The problem is, you look back and think: could I have gone to Oxford or Cambridge if I chose to study?
What if I told you that it doesn’t need to be so difficult? It doesn’t! I promise you! It’s just that most of you don’t have the tools to do it right. Sometimes, that might be because you ignored your teacher’s helpful tips. Most of the time, though, no one sat you down and explained what works and why.
So, let me correct that! Allow me to explain why revision is so hard and what you can do about it.
