Study guides
Everything here is about the mechanics of studying: how memory behaves, what to do in the fortnight before an exam, how to take notes you can revise from, and how to write practice questions that predict the real paper. They are written the way we'd explain it to a friend in the same course — specific, and honest about what doesn't work.
Study methods
Why re-reading your notes feels like studying and isn't
Re-reading is the most popular study method and one of the weakest. Here is what the evidence says, why it fools you, and five ways to replace it that cost no extra time.
8 min read
Spaced repetition, explained properly (and how to schedule it yourself)
Why spacing your reviews beats studying in one long block, what the forgetting curve really predicts, and a review schedule you can run with paper cards or an app.
9 min read
How long should a study session be? A practical answer
Pomodoro isn't magic and three-hour sessions aren't discipline. How to pick a session length by task type, what to do when focus collapses, and a weekly structure that survives a real timetable.
8 min read
Exam prep
A two-week exam plan you can actually follow
A day-by-day revision plan for the fortnight before an exam, built around triage, active recall and timed practice — including what to do if you start with four days left.
10 min read
How to write practice questions that predict the real exam
Most self-made questions are too easy because you write them while looking at the answer. Six question patterns examiners actually use, and how to build a question bank from a chapter in 20 minutes.
9 min read