[ WHAT TO DO IF YOU'VE LOST MOTIVATION BEFORE EXAMS ]
What To Do If You've Lost Motivation Before Exams
27/10/2025
We all feel demotivated at some point when preparing for exams, but it's about how we bounce back that matters. In this video, I run through some advice for students who are in this motivation trap, and need to recover from it.
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Stop trying to beat gradeflation
Everyone's grinding harder, the bar keeps rising, and nobody feels ahead. Here's why that's not the problem you think it is. Read the full essay: https://jerryjin.dev/insights/life/stop-trying-to-beat-gradeflation Join my newsletter for more: https://jerryjin.dev/newsletter --- Tools & Resources --- Sentuent — the all-in-one platform for private tutoring: https://sentuent.com Referhood — the place to share and use referral links: https://referhood.com VCE Resources: https://triumvirsacademia.com/resources --- Socials --- YouTube: @jerrydjin Instagram: https://instagram.com/jerrydjin X: https://x.com/jerrydjin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jerrydjin Website: https://jerryjin.dev --- Music --- Music by Vincent Rubinetti Download the music on Bandcamp: https://vincerubinetti.bandcamp.com/ Stream the music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SRhEEt2tlDQWxzwfUo9Dl --- Chapters --- 0:45 - The Lie We're Sold About School 2:30 - What Learning Actually Is 4:15 - What School Actually Is 6:00 - The Mindset Shift You Need 7:30 - How to Actually Use School #productivity #selfimprovement #school
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How to escape cargo cult productivity
Stop copying other people's productivity systems and wondering why nothing changes. Learn how to steal principles instead of tactics, and build a system that actually works for you. Read the full essay: https://jerryjin.dev/insights/life/how-to-escape-cargo-cult-productivity Join my newsletter for more: https://jerryjin.dev/newsletter --- Tools & Resources --- Sentuent — the all-in-one platform for private tutoring: https://sentuent.com Referhood — the place to share and use referral links: https://referhood.com VCE Resources: https://triumvirsacademia.com/resources --- Socials --- YouTube: @jerrydjin Instagram: https://instagram.com/jerrydjin X: https://x.com/jerrydjin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jerrydjin Website: https://jerryjin.dev --- Music --- Music by Vincent Rubinetti Download the music on Bandcamp: https://vincerubinetti.bandcamp.com/ Stream the music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SRhEEt2tlDQWxzwfUo9Dl --- Chapters --- 0:00 - You've Been Doing This Wrong 1:15 - What Cargo Cult Productivity Actually Is 3:00 - It's Not About Never Learning From Others 4:15 - How to Identify When You're Cargo Culting 6:00 - How to Actually Steal From Productive People 9:00 - Stop Copying, Start Building #productivity #selfimprovement #school
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How to make the most out of school
I wasted high school by treating it like a competition instead of an experimenting ground. Now I'm learning the hard way in university. Here's what I got wrong and how you can avoid the same mistakes. Read the full essay: https://jerryjin.dev/insights/life/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-school Join my newsletter for more: https://jerryjin.dev/newsletter --- Tools & Resources --- Sentuent — the all-in-one platform for private tutoring: https://sentuent.com Referhood — the place to share and use referral links: https://referhood.com VCE Resources: https://triumvirsacademia.com/resources --- Socials --- YouTube: @jerrydjin Instagram: https://instagram.com/jerrydjin X: https://x.com/jerrydjin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jerrydjin Website: https://jerryjin.dev --- Music --- Music by Vincent Rubinetti Download the music on Bandcamp: https://vincerubinetti.bandcamp.com/ Stream the music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SRhEEt2tlDQWxzwfUo9Dl --- Chapters --- 0:45 - The Lie We're Sold About School 2:30 - What Learning Actually Is 4:15 - What School Actually Is 6:00 - The Mindset Shift You Need 7:30 - How to Actually Use School #productivity #selfimprovement #school