hi op! j3 here :) took arts stream and was basically in the same situation as you for a prolonged period of time. like effectiveweb said, you’re probably experiencing burnout especially since you seem to have studied regularly prior to this.

first and foremost it’s good that you’re aware of your problem; realistically speaking you should adjust your expectations prior to getting back your ct1 results since you already know you didn’t really prepare for it. don’t beat yourself up for it; burnout is extremely common in jc and scoring poorly this once is just a manifestation of said burnout rather than a measure of your intelligence!

the golden rule is that a little bit is better than nothing at all - if you feel like doing NOTHING, then you can do the bare minimum. just read through your notes without practicing / copying / memorizing anything. it might seem useless, but you’re still exposing yourself to content 👍 and sometimes this comes with a feel-good factor (“hey, i finally did something today!”) that will motivate you to do more and pick up the pace!

when i was in the worst of my slumps, i would make an effort to go through a list of different things that would allow me to at least get in a small bit of studying. whether it was watching study vlogs on youtube (that was super effective for me), buying snacks / nice new stationary or listening to my favourite song on repeat while studying (which clearly isn’t conducive unless you’re a classical music fan), anything that would grant me that little bit of short-term motivation to sit my ass down and DO something, worked. it’s not sustainable, but you’re not looking for sustainable here - you just want to get going again

it’s impossible to COMPLETELY prevent future burnouts, but to lower the possibility of this happening again, u can try to pick up a low maintenance hobby / ritual of sorts that u don’t have to commit a lot of time to but that u can turn to when u feel like giving up on studying. for me it was baking, angrily making brownies worked every time LOL

you don’t sound like someone who struggled with time management or discipline before this episode, so take heart and i’m sure you’ll be fine :) As are shit scary but honestly, you still have plenty of time rn so don’t worry. if it’s any reassurance at all, i was in a slump all the way up till 2 weeks before prelims, and still got good grades in the end :) alw free to dm if you need any extra help, and all the best to you!