The Open Fist Reset

Stuck, stressed or putting off revision? Reset in under a minute.

The Open Fist Reset is a free, printable guide for GCSE and A-level students. It teaches the core skill of the Open Fist study method: a simple five-move reset, using just one hand, that helps you study calmly, confidently and consistently.

Make a fist, then open one finger at a time:

• Open: reset your attention

• Feel: regulate your feelings

• Inhale: relax your posture

• Soften: reframe your thinking

• This: restart your work, one small step at a time

  
  

It’s quick, nobody can see you doing it, and it works anywhere: at your desk, when your phone is pulling you away, when your mind goes blank, or in the exam hall.

Inside the free PDF:

• Why getting stuck isn’t laziness, and what’s really going on

• The five moves, with photos of each one

• Six moments to use it during revision and exams

• A 5-day Reset challenge to build the habit

• What comes next: the full Open Fist Method for revising on your own

Written by Glenn Cosby, a former teacher and Head of Sixth Form who spent years helping students revise for themselves, and who was a terrible student himself.

Parents: try the Reset together. It works for grown-ups too.

Instant download. Free.