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Habits, routines and rewards — Exam preparation tips

Habits do the hard work for you once they are set. Start very small (10 minutes), do it at the same time every day, link it to something you already do (“after dinner, I revise for 15 minutes”) and tick it off. A small, healthy reward after the task — a walk, a favourite snack, time for a hobby — makes it easier to come back tomorrow.

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Small, same time, rewarded — “a tiny habit at a fixed time, with a small reward after it, grows by itself”

  1. A habit sticks with: the same time every day, a very small start, a cue (“after dinner…”), a ready study corner, a tick chart.
  2. A habit fails with: “only when in the mood”, starting too big, no fixed time, skipping two days, the phone beside you.
  3. Good rewards are small and come after the work (a walk, a snack, one episode); poor rewards undo it (skipping the next task, a whole day of games, staying up very late).

Use it for: Daily revision, reading, homework, music practice and exercise.

Worked example: 🎁 Good or poor reward after study: a whole day of games? → a poor reward

  1. A whole day of games is far bigger than the work and eats tomorrow’s study time.
  2. So it is a poor reward.

Check: Try it: choose one 10-minute study habit, its cue and its small reward, and do it for 7 days ✓

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