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How I Study For Tests

This is basically what happens when I study for a test next day. 
Pen? Check.

Sharpened pencil? Check. 
Eraser? Check. 
Fresh notebook? Check. 
Text book? Check. 
Highlighter? Wait... I didn't get my highlighter, so I'd better get it now. 
I get up from the bed (which also happens to be my comfy study table) and jog to the living room. My mother is on the iPad and my grandmother's seated beside her, chattering about the greenery and beauty of her village. 
I stop midway, realizing that I haven't checked my Facebook notifications. Nor have I looked at my WhatsApp messages. 
I take my phone from the coffee table and tap on the green WhatsApp sign. Instantaneously, all the messages appear. Some random messages in some random groups which don't concern me... some messages from classmates reminding me about what I'm supposed to bring to class... some messages from besties about how cute my dp is... some messages from guy buds about guy stuff... 
I scroll down my con…

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Oh, Walt Disney! This quote of yours really inspires me. 
But I can't manage to get my butt off the computer chair and solve all those Accounts sums. 
I would like to tell you, the reader, that I'm a very punctual person and I love to do everything at the right time. I would love to go on about how dedicated I am towards my work and when I'm doing those Trigonometry sums or revising English/German grammar, I'm not distracted by anything at all. 
Unfortunately, I'm a huge procrastinator. 
I have my finals next week and I'm not at all prepared. 
Come on, I've got nine-ten days of spare time and I should utilize it wisely - I should forget sleep and all the pleasures of life (in my case, it's listening to music, reading and writing!). I should just focus on my academics - solve those Accounts sums, revise all my mathematical formulae, revise my German grammar and go through my Economics textbook thoroughly. 
But I'm doing none of that and I'm proc…