A day before the exam, even the mind which has the faintest of idea of how to study wakes up and starts studying. why? it's because of pressure. (not air pressure of course) It's the stress and emotional pressure that urges the mind and urges it to achieve the seemingly impossible feat! human mind (and for that matter Any God damn animal's mind) works best under pressure.
Remember the last time you didn't study for your test and had to do everything in a night? You did well, and you wondered how. Well, you overclocked Ur brain ! it's possible, very possible. Even animals do it !!
Human mind has about 4000GB of memory (including short term memory, like RAM [random access memory] , and normal storage memory. But most of it is RAM, which explains why we can't retain everything for forever, or for very long. Some people learn to use the storage part, and excel in learning up, some use more of ram, and do logical tasks and intense brain applying tasks well.
So to speak, we are different, yet very alike at the same time! We work best under pressure, but too much of it is dangerous, very dangerous ! (too much of anything is dangerous for that matter)
Too much leads to depression, nausea, anxiety, excessive stress, blah blah.. But in adequate amount, it's good. And there is indeed one way to reduce the side effects of pressure - have confidence in yourself, and think that you can do whatever it is. Think of every situation, every job, every task, as a way to prove yourself, as if the task shows who you are, and there is no one like (or better than) you! Do it, u'll feel great, u'll feel proud of yourself, and remember to not feel overconfident, that's the trick! ;) have a good day ! cya ! Live strong, live happy, live confident! :D
So to speak, we are different, yet very alike at the same time! We work best under pressure, but too much of it is dangerous, very dangerous ! (too much of anything is dangerous for that matter)