Hey guys!
...
Massive respect to you for reaching out Neutron!
Lack of motivation and personal drive is really common at this stage of the HSC. Just know that you aren't alone. There are thousands of students in the same boat as you right now. Exacerbated by a procrastination source like Youtube, not a good mix!
I think you should start by removing your problem sources; lack of sleep and Youtube. Download an app like
Self Control and block yourself from Youtube in your working hours (9-9 or whatever). Then, give yourself one hour on Youtube at night, every night, do it at the same time every time. You do
nothing during or after that Youtube binge. You have your hour, then you sleep. This is sort of what I did in my HSC. I had my working hours (usually 9-9 with breaks), then I had a 1 hour chill session, then I slept. The chill session at night stripped the stress and helped me sleep, I reckon it will do the same for you too! Physically blocking your procrastination sources until the end of the day works really well
In terms of study, my advice is really simple. You do know your stuff, it's in there, so you need to focus on
feeling prepared and being ready to regurgitate that knowledge. So:
-
Memorise your essays for English over this weekend. Jump onto our feedback boards and get feedback on a couple, polish them, have them done by Sunday. From there, read them aloud/write them out to get them locked in, however you did it for Trials.
Then, just past papers. Do English past papers on Monday-Wednesday, a Paper 1 every morning and a Paper 2 every afternoon. It will suck, but that's only 4 hours of work, you can do that. Upload one of the essays you struggled with as photos to ATAR Notes, get feedback, try it again in the evening.
After English, just start doing other past papers in rotation, one at a time. One in the morning, one in the afternoon, use the evenings to revise stuff you didn't remember from the papers that day. Just get yourself into a routine, and
keep moving.
The determination has to come from you. It will suck, but pain is temporary man, I know you can do it!