Started- my mom made me.
True, the World Cup did NOT have to start now.
Group studying helps a lot.
For OL 99% of my Biology learning was group studying.

The difference in ideas and concepts all help in remembering while doing the paper.
And yes, short notes is VERY VERY important.
After doing a paper 1, for the ones you've got wrong, write those down in brightly coloured paper. The concepts stay in your head.