How to Make Studying Easier! 5 Simple Ideas to Level Up Your Study Game & Get Results

I was reflecting the other day on my school days—let’s just say it’s been a few years. Back then, we were staring down the terrifying beast that was School Certificate and University Entrance. The pressure was real because we all knew what awaited us if we failed: a fate worse than death (or at least, that’s how it felt at the time).

The problem? My subject choices did absolutely nothing to inspire me.

• Learning French verbs by rote in multiple tenses? Torture.

• 5th form Geography? The pits.

• English? Let’s just say I had no idea what on earth they were trying to teach me. My School C English mark? A dismal 35.

I had zero clue how to study—apart from regurgitating meaningless facts over and over again, only to forget them the second I left the exam room. It was futile, and I was completely uninspired to persevere.

The outcome? I failed School C by a few marks, and if it weren’t for my dad begging the principal to let me into 6th form, I wouldn’t have made it through. But even then, it didn’t get much better. I scraped through my UE year, still memorising, still regurgitating, still not understanding.

 Why am I telling you this? Because even today, exams are still designed to test how well you can cram and recall facts under pressure—whether they’re useful or not.

So how do you actually make studying meaningful? How do you retain what matters, study smarter (not harder), and make the end-of-year exams a cinch instead of a nightmare?

That’s exactly what I’m tackling in this week’s YouTube video! I’m sharing 5 simple, practical study tips that will actually help you level up your study game.

Start now, and by the time exams roll around, you’ll be ahead of the game.

Check out my latest YouTube video below!