With the new school year starting soon (or already started for some...), I will officially be launching the Academic Comeback study challenge, to help us all kickstart this school year on the right foot.
Me and my friends created an app called Focustown, and for those of you who don't know...
🌱 It's a study timer (completely FREE!) 👥 You sit in a room and study in real time with other people who are actually studying right now ⏱️ Set your timer, pick a room, and you're locked in with strangers who already started 🎁 You earn beans and unlock stuff for your avatar and your town the more you focus:)
----------------- 💎 PRIZES 💎 🥇 1st place 🧸 FocusTown plushie 🫘 5,000 golden beans ♾️ Lifetime Pro + $30 Amazon gift card!
🥈 2nd place 🫘 2,000 golden beans ♾️ Lifetime Pro + $20 Amazon gift card!
🥉 3rd place 🫘 1,000 golden beans ♾️ Lifetime Pro 4th to 10th place : 🫘 500 golden beans each
------------------ ❗How to participate ❗ (Challenge Starts August 20th and ends September 20th) 1️⃣ Download FocusTown (App Store or play store) 2️⃣ Join the server 👉 www.focustown.app/i/X1tgHmdYYT91sL5uxA2G 3️⃣ Go to the 'challenges' tab and sign yourself up (use IOS or webapp)! Then Start studying 📚 (leaderboard starts Aug 20th) ----------------
See you guys there and I hope this will motivate all of us to lock in! I'll also be there when I study, and if you see me come say hi:)
It is over. What a bittersweet feeling it is, the feeling of post exam freedom.
Seeing all of the notes, textbooks, past papers laid was a strange feeling. All that I had immersed into my brain.
But all good things must come to an end, and it was a good 7 year long relationship but now we must break up.
I will miss you, maths. (apart from stats). I will miss you, English. I will miss you, bio I will miss you, econ I won't miss you, psych I won't miss you, latin
BUT I know that for many of you you're only halfway through with your battles, and I wish you great luck in your studies. Keep fighting until the end, this is the last time you can study for them and just make sure you walk out the exam hall with no regrets.
I streamed everyday for 32 days, and genuine thank you to everyone who turned up to those, it very much helped me stay locked in. I am sorry I cannot be by your side for the rest of your exams, GCSE and A level gang. I will cheer from the sidelines!
FREEDOMMMMMMMMMMMMM
( I didnt really burn my notes, I am eco conscious) x
Just walked out of my Latin exam and caught myself going through the questions against my notes and asking AI to predict my score 😭
Stopped myself. That's probably the worst thing you can do mid exam season. The paper is done. You cannot change a single mark on it. Every minute you spend replaying it is a minute you're not preparing for the next one (is what I told myself)
Your only job right now is the next exam so although it might be hard and its easy to ruminate, don't let one exam ruin them all.
The most asked question on my 'study with me streams' is "I have exams in 5 days, what should I do?"
The answer is simple. Do.
Not plan to do. Not ask what to do. Not watch videos about doing.
Do.
Open a past paper. Start the timer. Answer the question. Mark it. Fix the gap. Repeat.
Action is the antidote to anxiety. The students who will ace their exams in 5 days aren't the ones with the best plan. They're the ones who stopped thinking about it and started, that's what you should do right now. Do. Do. Do.
It's the last day of January already! At the start of the year I asked you to set goals and really lock in for 2026.
So be honest with me, how’s it actually been going so far?
Because here’s something interesting.
Research shows that around 80% of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by February. Not because they’re lazy or incapable, but because life happens. Motivation dips. School gets busy. You miss a few days and suddenly it feels like you failed.
Ngl, 2026 hasn't gone off to a perfect start for me either, but here's the thing:
Getting off track is not failure.
Think of your goals like a GPS (let me cook)
You set a destination at the start of the year. Then at some point, you miss a turn. Or take a wrong exit. Or stop paying attention for a bit.
Does the GPS give up on you?
No. It just says: Recalculating
It doesn’t judge you, nor does it say you took a wrong turn.
It just redirects you back toward where you wanted to go.
Your goals work the same way.
If January didn’t go how you planned, that doesn’t disqualify you from having a great year. It just means you’re recalculating. And you can do that any day, not just January 1st.
So
– What goal did you set at the start of the year? – Are you still moving toward it, even slowly? – And if not… what’s one small turn you could make this week to get back on route?
You don’t need a perfect restart. You just need a redirection.
I’m still cheering you on, and I genuinely believe 2026 can still be one hell of a year for you and myself, no matter how the first part’s gone.
Let me know in the comments how you’re doing. I’m reading them all <333
jspark
With the new school year starting soon (or already started for some...), I will officially be launching the Academic Comeback study challenge, to help us all kickstart this school year on the right foot.
Me and my friends created an app called Focustown, and for those of you who don't know...
🌱 It's a study timer (completely FREE!)
👥 You sit in a room and study in real time with other people who are actually studying right now
⏱️ Set your timer, pick a room, and you're locked in with strangers who already started
🎁 You earn beans and unlock stuff for your avatar and your town the more you focus:)
-----------------
💎 PRIZES 💎
🥇 1st place
🧸 FocusTown plushie
🫘 5,000 golden beans
♾️ Lifetime Pro
+ $30 Amazon gift card!
🥈 2nd place
🫘 2,000 golden beans
♾️ Lifetime Pro
+ $20 Amazon gift card!
🥉 3rd place
🫘 1,000 golden beans
♾️ Lifetime Pro
4th to 10th place : 🫘 500 golden beans each
------------------
❗How to participate ❗ (Challenge Starts August 20th and ends September 20th)
1️⃣ Download FocusTown (App Store or play store)
2️⃣ Join the server 👉 www.focustown.app/i/X1tgHmdYYT91sL5uxA2G
3️⃣ Go to the 'challenges' tab and sign yourself up (use IOS or webapp)! Then Start studying 📚 (leaderboard starts Aug 20th)
----------------
See you guys there and I hope this will motivate all of us to lock in! I'll also be there when I study, and if you see me come say hi:)
To getting the grades you know you can get,
Steven:)
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jspark
It is over. What a bittersweet feeling it is, the feeling of post exam freedom.
Seeing all of the notes, textbooks, past papers laid was a strange feeling. All that I had immersed into my brain.
But all good things must come to an end, and it was a good 7 year long relationship but now we must break up.
I will miss you, maths. (apart from stats).
I will miss you, English.
I will miss you, bio
I will miss you, econ
I won't miss you, psych
I won't miss you, latin
BUT I know that for many of you you're only halfway through with your battles, and I wish you great luck in your studies. Keep fighting until the end, this is the last time you can study for them and just make sure you walk out the exam hall with no regrets.
I streamed everyday for 32 days, and genuine thank you to everyone who turned up to those, it very much helped me stay locked in. I am sorry I cannot be by your side for the rest of your exams, GCSE and A level gang. I will cheer from the sidelines!
FREEDOMMMMMMMMMMMMM
( I didnt really burn my notes, I am eco conscious) x
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jspark
Just walked out of my Latin exam and caught myself going through the questions against my notes and asking AI to predict my score 😭
Stopped myself. That's probably the worst thing you can do mid exam season.
The paper is done. You cannot change a single mark on it. Every minute you spend replaying it is a minute you're not preparing for the next one (is what I told myself)
Your only job right now is the next exam so although it might be hard and its easy to ruminate, don't let one exam ruin them all.
Keep cooking
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jspark
The most asked question on my 'study with me streams' is "I have exams in 5 days, what should I do?"
The answer is simple. Do.
Not plan to do. Not ask what to do. Not watch videos about doing.
Do.
Open a past paper. Start the timer. Answer the question. Mark it. Fix the gap. Repeat.
Action is the antidote to anxiety. The students who will ace their exams in 5 days aren't the ones with the best plan. They're the ones who stopped thinking about it and started, that's what you should do right now. Do. Do. Do.
You already know what to do. Go do it.
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jspark
Weekday study with me schedule!
I shall be live 18:00 - 22:00 every day this week (unless I perish), so that you guys can tune in after school, to get evening revision in!
I've had really good feedback from my recent streams, looking forward to doing more, and seeing new names!
See you there!
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Doing a study with me Saturday and Sunday! Come lock in with me.
Times I'll be live on both days (BST):
10am - 2pm
6pm - 10pm
Whether you're a gcse, a level, ib, or any other student, you're all welcome!
WE are acing our exams.
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The panic you'll feel in three weeks is optional. What you do this week determines whether it shows up.
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jspark
Something nobody tells you about exam season.
Everyone talks about revision techniques. Flashcards, past papers, Pomodoro timers.
But the thing that actually separates students who perform from those who don't isn't technique. It's how they handle the two weeks before the exam.
Because that's when most people either lock in or fall apart.
Here's what I've noticed: the students who do best aren't the ones who suddenly study 10 hours a day in the final stretch.
They're the ones who stay calm, keep their routine, and trust the work they've already put in.
Panic studying in the final days is like trying to fill a leaking bucket. You pour more in, but the anxiety means it just leaks out faster.
So if you're heading into exam season right now, here's the only thing I'd tell you:
Don't change your system. Trust it. Refine it, yes. But don't blow it up and start from scratch because you're scared.
You've put in the work. Now let it show.
How are your exams looking this year? What subject are you most nervous about? Let me know below, I'm reading all of them.
Ps. make sure you're sleeping 2l a day and drinking 8 hours of water
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18 years on this Earth today! Very grateful and thank you all for a fantastic year:)
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It's the last day of January already! At the start of the year I asked you to set goals and really lock in for 2026.
So be honest with me, how’s it actually been going so far?
Because here’s something interesting.
Research shows that around 80% of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by February. Not because they’re lazy or incapable, but because life happens. Motivation dips. School gets busy. You miss a few days and suddenly it feels like you failed.
Ngl, 2026 hasn't gone off to a perfect start for me either, but here's the thing:
Getting off track is not failure.
Think of your goals like a GPS (let me cook)
You set a destination at the start of the year. Then at some point, you miss a turn. Or take a wrong exit. Or stop paying attention for a bit.
Does the GPS give up on you?
No.
It just says: Recalculating
It doesn’t judge you, nor does it say you took a wrong turn.
It just redirects you back toward where you wanted to go.
Your goals work the same way.
If January didn’t go how you planned, that doesn’t disqualify you from having a great year. It just means you’re recalculating. And you can do that any day, not just January 1st.
So
– What goal did you set at the start of the year?
– Are you still moving toward it, even slowly?
– And if not… what’s one small turn you could make this week to get back on route?
You don’t need a perfect restart.
You just need a redirection.
I’m still cheering you on, and I genuinely believe 2026 can still be one hell of a year for you and myself, no matter how the first part’s gone.
Let me know in the comments how you’re doing. I’m reading them all <333
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