Academia 29: How to Revise during the Christmas Holiday

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Hello my beautiful friends!

It's nearly the Christmas holiday and, whilst Christmas is a time to relax, I know a lot of students have January mocks. My January mocks commence on Monday 21st January, so I will definitely be revising during my holiday. Hopefully, I will be sharing my revision timetable with you next week, but this week I will share my top tips regarding how to revise.

Write a list of everything you aim to complete over the Christmas break. 
Whilst you probably will not complete this list, you will be much more productive knowing exactly what you need to do. Be specific by writing down the papers you want to complete, flashcards you want to review, etc.

Plan your revision around your Christmas activities. 
As I am creating my revision timetable, I am inputting any events before allocating time to my subjects. This enables me to view exactly how much time I have to revise and I can allocate hours to subjects accordingly.

Use all of the time you do have. 
For example, if you have 30 minutes free before you must go to a Christmas party, use this time to quickly review some flashcards. These small pockets of time do add up and save you work later on.

Revise on Christmas Day. 
Throughout the Christmas break, I am visiting various family members; however, I am spending Christmas Day with my parents and siblings. I will spend time celebrating with them, but plan to revise if I have a few hours spare. Of course, revising on Christmas Day is not a necessity, but it is useful to use this time if you are not busy.

Use the Pomodoro Technique. 
If you're feeling unmotivated, use the Pomodoro technique to complete short bursts of effective revision.

Do long stints of revision. 
Alternatively, you could complete long stints of revision to get your work done. For example, if you have a whole day free, do an 8-hour revision day to tick some tasks off your to-do list. The Flipd app is great for removing distractions and keeping you motivated during this period. Join my group using the code EFAUAS.

Mix up your revision. 
By mixing up your revision by subject and technique, for example completing an hour-long review of Physics flashcards, and then a 2 hour maths paper, you are more likely to keep your brain focused and interested in the task.

I hope these tips have been useful and I wish you a very productive Christmas holiday. Please do leave your own tips in the comments.

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