This is a guest post by Ali Hutchinson. She’s a wellbeing coach and the mother of a teenager taking GCSEs. Today she’s sharing with us her top tips on how to eat during exam season. As a wellbeing coach I know I should practice what I preach but with a teenager in the house doing […]
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It seems like you’ve been revising for months. In fact, you can barely remember life before revision. You revised through the Christmas holiday, February half-term and the Easter holiday. Now you’re on exam leave it seems to be all you do. And you’re BORED of it. Oh, dear. Don’t stop now. There are ways that […]
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If you’re being clever about your revision, you’re taking breaks. However, it can be really hard when you lift your head from learning something complicated to know what to do with your revision break. Sometimes you might feel a bit dazed and confused and it can be quite bewildering knowing what you should do with […]
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If you’re revising properly you’ll be taking regular revision breaks that are in proportion to the amount of time you’ve already spent revising that day. In this post I’m going to help you to work out how long your revision breaks should be. I’m also going to explain why you should use the pomodoro technique […]
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For some people, once exams have actually started and you’re no longer waiting for them anymore, things get a lot easier. Doing the do is easier than waiting the wait. However, if something goes wrong during exam season it can be really tough to stay on track. It’s also really hard if you fall ill […]
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We’ve all been there. You’re sitting at your desk, doing the right thing, and trying to revise for your exams. However, you’re very aware that you couldn’t repeat a single thing that you’ve ‘revised’ in the last 30 minutes. It’s disheartening, dis-spiriting, and when your exams are only days away, it’s stressful too. In this […]
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You’ve spent hours and hours making a revision plan. You’ve tried your absolute best to stick to it. But, for whatever reason, your revision just isn’t going to plan. This is something my readers experience time and time again (and it’s something I experienced, too, when I was at school). One reader wrote to me […]
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Are you finding yourself stressed out, over-whelmed and anxious during revision season? Do you find it difficult to concentrate and focus? Well, today I’m offering you a new solution. I’ve been meditating daily for nearly two years and it makes a massive difference to my mood and my patience. It also calms me down when […]
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We all do it. Whether it’s choosing the chocolate bar over the apple or watching a movie rather than going for a long walk, we choose the thing that’s less good for us. We are resisting the things that we know will help us be the better version of ourselves. When it comes to revision, […]
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Loneliness can be a real problem when you’re studying. It gets particularly bad in exam season when everyone you know is focused on their revision and it’s hard to find good times in the day to maintain regular contact with others. I have suffered from exam season loneliness on many occasions. When I was at […]
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