Exam prep stops for no holiday — the hours lost while having fun can be hard to make up.   And the fun missed with family and friends can never be recaptured. So here are some tips to have it all.  

When I took Level I it was back in the days when the exam was right after the U.S. Memorial Day 3-day holiday. That year, my husband celebrated the U.S. Memorial Day weekend by prepping for a marathon. He organized a workshop in our living room with four friends and a world class marathoner coach. They were having so much fun and I could not leave my office despite the merriment in the other room.  

Tricks I used to keep focused. (I passed…)

  1) I wanted to be out with the fun. To keep centered on the page in front of me I kept a picture of a friend’s Congratulations note next to my books.  

2) Try doing a “test” every half hour at least. With high distractions it’s easy to read without really reading.

  3) If you’re distracted there are two “fixes”. Get up and do vigorous exercise for 5 minutes every hour. And, be realistic and add hours to your study plan. If you’ve been at it for 6 hours but only really did 3 hours of work, then up the total to 303!  

Good luck in prep and on your next level!!

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