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my top 8 productivity tips: 

✶ visualize everything —write (ideally by hand, but typing is fine too) down your to-do list so you have a clear understanding of what you need to get done. Plus, you also get to cross things off, which is super satisfying.

✶ break down your tasks — instead of “doing my coursework”, say “read chapters 2.1 to 2.4″ and “finish my notes on this class”. Don’t make it too big for yourself because it’ll get overwhelming really fast.

✶ think of it as a few tasks rather than a big task — imagine yourself being productive: what does that mean? what is the very first step? add it to your to-do list if needed: step one, getting some tea.

✶ reserve a space for yourself —don’t do your work in bed. Sit at your desk or a dining table and clean it up a bit. Get yourself a drink, light a candle, shut the door, open a window.

✶ make sure you’re comfortable — get warm and cozy, wear something that makes you feel comfortable! It’s 100% worth it to take time getting into something you feel good in.

✶ find a study/work method that fits you — I personally use the pomodoro study method because for me it’s important to have something to look forward to (like a break), but there are a lot of them out there. Find a ‘study with me’ YouTube video if necessary, lots of youtubers implement methods like that. And, if someone else tells me I can take a break while I’m in the middle of something, I often prefer to finish the task first (which I think helped my productivity/motivation too).

✶ create a productivity playlist  — preferably something without lyrics so you don’t get distracted. I have one with classical piano music, another with modern piano music, and another with lo-fi beats. They’re perfect for setting a relaxing mood.

✶ reward yourself — if there’s something you feel good about, reward yourself with a walk or a pet-cuddle or a phone call with your friend. It’s so important to recognize what you’re achieving as you go because it’ll motivate you in the future, too.

(Take it from me: if you see studying/being productive as something uncomfortable and bad, chances are you’ve been doing it wrong. It’s not supposed to be uncomfortable, even if it’s hard.)

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here’s a quick guide on how i proofread and edit my essays as an humanities undergrad! i tend to spend more time on research and editing and much less time on writing and my first drafts are often horrendous, so editing is really important for me :^)

i’ve also created guides on essay preparation, the 5-paragraph essay, how to research, and how to write essays. you can find all my other masterposts here.

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✽ how i revised gcse science

✽ flashcards

these bad boys SAVED my science grades. anything i needed to remember? it went on a flashcard. a process for biology? flashcard. an equation for chemistry? flashcard. a concept for physics? flashcard. i reviewed them all weekly and they pushed my science grades from Us to 7s.

✽ youtube

another of my science savers were primrose kitten and freesciencelessons youtube videos. i put their videos on a quicker speed and took notes as they explained concepts which was very helpful for things i didnt understand.

✽ mark schemes

for my science gcses i literally learnt the mark schemes. i did every past paper i could find, every exam question i could find on the internet, even if they weren’t created by the exam board themselves and i did them. repeatedly. it was so helpful to know where an answer hits the mark scheme so that i didn’t overwrite in the exam.

✽ biology specific

for biology specifically i focused on learning processes and learnt them in a 6 mark format. this meant any 6 marker they gave on any concept, i had an answer ready to go. it also meant i could explain processes fluidly. i drew and redrew diagrams to learn how to and i put the biological processes into pictures and created flow charts to prompt my memory.

✽ chemistry specific

i learnt the equations for chemistry like my life depended upon it. now i hated chemistry so much but it was so helpful to focus on concepts such as learning how to solve half equations. it’s a pain in the arse, but you have to know how to do everything.

✽ physics specific

me and physics never got along. ever. i went through 3 years of failing physics before i finally kicked myself and made myself just learn it. i focused on learning the concepts and how to explain them as well as memorising the equations and doing every question i could find. it took so much practise but it was worth it!

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♡ 💝 》 These are some of the YouTube channels that I watch the most while studying

💞 》Some of these channels also have videos on A Levels, and have videos on all exam boards

••••••••••• To be honest, I like Cognito the most, as they have these sort of animated videos, and the videos are just super easy to understand.

Amoeba Sisters is amazing, and Freesciencelessons is literally a lifesaver (except for the blue background he uses in his videos which just annoys me for no reason)

I really can’t tell how amazing both @sparknotes_ and Mr Bruff are. They have really easy summaries and explanations on books. Mr Bruff also has these videos on writing letters, essays and etc

The Crash Course has videos on like all of the subjects, and the videos are very easy to understand

The GCSE Maths Tutor’s videos are also lifesaving, as he explains everything in a way that is easy for the students to understand

For Atomi, you have to pay to watch more videos, so it is kind of a downside, but their videos are really nice anyways

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Corbett maths

A very well known website to spotlight here: Corbettmaths.

https://corbettmaths.com/contents/

This man has created such an excellent bank of worksheets an videos for use within the classroom (both virtual and real). His worksheets always contain a wide range of tasks as well as a bonus set of exam stye questions. A textbooks worth of questions are available online for free (what a legend for producing so much high quality material)

Not only are there worksheets, but videos to help demonstrate to students different techniques and methodology for mathematics topics.This really helped me try and show how to enlarge or rotate objects.

Whilst I still have not fully explored this website, using ctrl+f to find different topics has been very helpful for me.

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This will be my goddamn life motto after i finish my GCSEs

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rip to me and many others taking gcse history

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This is for y’all GCSE 2021 students

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Revision tips 101

Watch free science lessons

Make notes while watching the video

Read over notes

there u go have fun

also!!! captions are a thing!!! watch that thing with subtitles oh yeah babey!!!

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shaun's top revision tips <3

https://youtu.be/B-1gB8fi82U

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