Exams Have Taken Over :( Motivation ?

[Prableen]

Well, I'm a A Level student and I'm just finding it so difficult to balance everything in my life. I've completed 3 exams and have 3 to go and the 3 that i just did,

,i completely messed up because i started panicking in the exam hall, i guess everything happens for a reason. The worst thing is i put so much effort in to it and basically had time for nothing else. And i really am thinking what's the point ? I know what the real path and i feel like i'm wasting time in these worldly exams. I'm getting upset about things that i shouldn't get upset about and it makes me feel silly . And its like time is ticking and i spend so much time on school work and i don't spend time in sangat and just feel completely detached . I still have 3 exams to go and i'm feeling completely down about the others and don't know what to do to keep going I was just hoping if anyone could give me advice / motivation as i have 10 days to go til the next 3 exams come , i would honestly appreciate it a lot

Thank you !

[MaiVelleeHaan]

I have been in a similar situation and still am sometimes. But I tell myself this what is most important to you? And the number one on my list is guru Jee so that's my first propriety. Do Simran, sangat, seva, etc. When I start focusing ALOT on school and stuff then i don't do well with my spiritual life, if I focus ALOT on bhagti and everything then I don't do well in school. Thing is we need balance in our life. Study for your exams but not like crazy. Have breaks when your studying, on your break go do some Simran. Going to sangat is super important if I miss sangat then my life starts falling apart to the max. Go to sangat !!! But also study for your exams. Go to sangat for however long it is and then left over time study. I don't know if this helps but I try to do it. I make sure that my number one thing gets done. It's all about balancing if you ask me. If you do simran and focus on guru jee then he will help you, he will do everything for you, im not saying dont study, study but not like crazy. Have faith in guru jee, dont worry about ur exams guru jee will do everything if u do Simran, u will be like wow guru sahib Jee I never even thought about my exams and everything went well u did it all for me by urself, I just did Simran and never worried about anything and u u made it happen and I never even had to ask you for help etc. Do u get what I'm trying to say ? Hope I helped a little and if I said anything wrong then I'm very sorry.

[jasdeepsingh2k125]

U COULD FOLLOW DAAS'S IDEAL TIMETABLE GET UP IN MORNING FIRST DO UR PATH N SIMRAN,THEN EAT SOMETHING FORGET TV AND COMPUTER, FOR CHECKING SS & FB U COULD USE UR FONE BUT NEVER EVER TURN ON UR PC............AFTER BREAKFAST SIT AND STUDY FOR THE TIME ITS POSSIBLE..THEN HAVE A BREAK ...LISTEN TO SHABADS OR DO SIMRAN WHATEVER U LIKE....JUST FOR HALF NR.....NOT MORE ..SIT STUDY TILL LUNCH...WATCH TV IF U LIKE WHILE EATING....THEN STUDY TILL EVENING..THEN GO TO GURUDWARA SAHIB RELAX CGILL OUT..... SLEEP AT 9:00 PM TO RISE EARLY TO DO PATH...

HOPE IT HELPS.................

[Wicked Warrior]

When I was studying for A-levels, I was putting in around 12 hours per day in three hour chunks. Exam technique is important and you need to practice this skill.

Do not let nerves get the best of you. Before even touching the paper, I would recite mool mantar paath.

When doing the exam, the first thing I did was look through the whole paper to make sure there were no nasty surprises and it allowed me to focus my time appropriately eg spend more time on sections with higher marks.

The second thing I would do is do all the easy questions that I could answer quickly.

If there were any essay/lengthy answer sections, I'd make an essay plan of things I wanted to cover before writing so I didn't get writers block.

If there were any times when I got stuck, I'd close my eyes for a few seconds, recite Waheguru a few times and then have another look at the question.

Finally, I would spend the last 15-20 mins of an exam reading through my answers, making sure I filled the appropriate sections, didn't make any silly mistakes or miss out and questions.

You can only give your best. An exam is an artificial condition and you need to practice this stuff. In my 12-hour revision sessions, I would sit three exams and mark them (took 3h each) and then spend 3h looking at what I did right/wrong and then made sure I learnt it.

Good exam technique will help you through life.