Everybody knows about mind maps and spider diagrams, and how well they can help you study.

But not everybody uses them. And according to Brian Costello of HeadStrong, there are three top tips you can follow to maximise the potential of this study technique.

Watch the video above and you will see how these relate to some of our previous videos on word association or chunking.

Each day this week we will have another exam study tip. Day 5: Stress Management.

Here are the previous tips we spoke about as well as one video on breathing properly.

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