I find chem a lot easier to study for if you totally become a "Chem geek" (tom senior speech definition: someone who has an extreme interest in chemistry) while studying. Actually caring about effective nuclear charge and thinking that nomenclature is cool (alcohols, carboxylics, and binary ionics-- oh my!) makes it a lot easier to get motivated and actually study, rather than being like "chem sucks.. lampes a nazi... SCREW THE WORLD!". Even though that may be true, it's best to ignore it. Think Chem. (okay, i feel like a walking talking apple commercial.. yay)