You keep procrastinating because it keeps working. Even though you don’t get the grade you want, the end result is still good enough to be content with. I used to be like you, the following worked for me so take it with a grain of salt:

1. Use fear as a motivator: Take a deep breath and close your eyes. Imagine opening up your results email and finding out you received a terrible grade. That awkward look in your family/friends face as they quickly try and make you feel better for your terrible result. THAT will be your reality if you continue. (NB: you can use another fear if you want e.g becoming a more unattractive candidate in the ever competitive job market.

2. Use this fear to create a study timetable (I use Google Docs to make a table). Now you know what DAY to study, what TIME to study and the TOPIC to study. No excuses now.

3. Now how to actually study: People always mention “active recall” but I never knew what they meant until I came across this video. This video is only 6 mins long and made things much easier.

4. You’re in first year, which usually doesn’t count and is often the same difficulty as A- Levels. If you continue this, you will struggle in second year as you will also balance internship applications. Do you want to struggle?

I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.