My brain is fighting me

In my college psych class we learned we have to space out our studying in 25 minute intervals each over the week. Aparrently that helps you.

It's best to separate your revision into chunks of 30-60min and review each chunk multiple times over several weeks before the test. In the end cramming is better than nothing but its not great for your recall or your stress levels. Also your brain doesn't have to remember every detail of someone's face for you to recognize them.