Why do so many students revise using methods proven to be inefficient? Libby Rudd Fathers

With exam season coming up, I have been doing a lot of research into how I should best revise, and which tasks are a waste of time. Looking through countless ‘5 ways NOT to revise’ and ‘revision mistakes’ blogs, I’m coming across many techniques that I find myself using. These revision techniques have become a crutch to me and many others, and this is why.