Your mind going blank in an exam isn’t your memory failing. The information is still there, stress is blocking the door to it. 👉Here’s what actually happens: When panic hits, stress hormones flood your brain and worry starts consuming the exact working memory you need to retrieve answers. The knowledge didn’t leave. Access did. Which means the fix isn’t studying more. It’s managing the stress response. 👉BEFORE THE EXAM 1️⃣ THE 10 MINUTE WORRY DUMP: The morning of the exam, write down every single worry about it for 10 minutes. In a study published in Science, anxious students who did this scored significantly higher. Worries on paper stop circling in your working memory. 2️⃣ PRACTISE UNDER PRESSURE: In the days before: past questions + timed + no notes. Mild pressure during practice teaches your brain that exam conditions are normal so the real thing doesn’t set off the alarm. 👉WHEN THE BLANK HITS 3️⃣ THE LONG EXHALE RESET: Inhale, then exhale slowly twice as long as the inhale...