Good evening; this is Brins


I've been spending this holiday period of mine (yes, I have a holiday now; the October break, which lasts up until next Monday I believe) revising and accomplishing homework for the upcoming term and beyond.

'WHY?!', you say? 'What kind of boring individual would do such a thing with their holiday?', you say? To both of these questions, I respond: Fine.

But really, for the betterment of the school year, there is no more economical a pursuit than some good old cramming several months in advance during your holiday period. Besides, I have a strange naggling chip at the back of my mind which vibrates rapidly if I'm not doing something beneficial to my studies. I can't go five hours without doing revision of some form. It's always been like that really, starting with Standard Grade back in S3 and beyond. I feel guilty to neglect study for any length of time. Still think I'm a boring individual?

Well, that's a matter of opinion. Anyway, it pays off.

Here's some useful information: Revise throughout the whole year. Now, I know I'm abnormal and don't have all the social mechanisms and reputations to maintain, but that's just my personal advice to you all. Most do nothing until one week before tests or exams, which just doesn't work. And another thing: they tell you about 'revision plans', 'timetabled revision', 'schedules and graphs, flowcharts' and so on. Am I the only one that finds that scary?!

Here's what I've done my entire exam life, and by Locke, it works better than anything else I know of: look briefly at a book or two from random subjects every so often. For 10 seconds, even. Just glance through it, whenever the feeling passes. Even once a day, twice a week, just keep it up; the information is instilled in your head, and when you come to look over it seriously nearer exam time, you'll likely find yourself surprised at how much you know already; then it's a simple matter of filling in notches and tying loose ends.

And yes, it works. Believe me.

Wow, it's been a while since I wrote an essay. That was fun!
  ¶ 9:48 pm