Passed my licensing exam - what worked for you?

I passed my exam on the second try. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. It was hard to study with so much going on. What should I aim for next?

Well done. Employers like to see that you kept learning.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 3 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.