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"HElp! with revising....."

I'm confused with revision really....... i can do it there and now... but i find it so boring sometimes i hate it and come back to my comp or watch TV!
how do you keep concentrated for so long!

I'm confused with revision really....... i can do it there and now... but i find it so boring sometimes i hate it and come back to my comp or watch TV!
how do you keep concentrated for so long!

Go to a different room...

No TV, computer etc

Listening to music helps me... classical recently.

Spent an hour at one subject... have a short break... hour at next etc.

And as an incentive think about how bad it feels when you fail something.

The only advise is to take regular breaks and stick it out, even if it gets boring. It's will power more than anything. Well, it was for me anyway.

If you're still having problems, try looking for different books, I've heard the Letts books are supposed to be easy to read.

Try concentrating, and try not to think about games. I know it's hard. Poor you.

After you have revised for say an hour give yourself a little treat.

10 mins of you favourite game, a litte TV, some cake, whatever.

Positvive conditioning (Or something), works for me.

Conscript a friend(s) to come round and work on revision together...problem is when I did this we instantly played on the N64 all day.

And I'm getting a Cube soon lol...

I hate revision. I can go for about 20 minutes, and then I'll start thinking about other things. I'll end up just skipping pages, or just reading the "summary pages." :D

I go in a room which there is nothing that could put you off work. or I listing to music on a walkman.

I'm going thru exam revision, too. One very important thing is on the night before an exam, don't revise. Relax and get plenty of sleep. It worked for me before. If you revise for an exam the day before, then you panic at it.

I use music, in the background, and i only revise during mornings and afternoons. It works for me. You might have to experiment for a day or two before you find the best method of revision for you. Just think how great it will be when you open the results slip and find u passed everything.

Writing stuff down will fix it in your mind, and depending on what subject you are doing, write a glossary of important related terms. If you are revising maths or physics, write down and learn the important equations, etc.

Good Luck!