by Matt | January 12, 2013 | diligence, nutrition
It takes a lot of willpower to sit and study for the bar exam day after day, especially since just about anything else is more fun. So, it is important to boost your willpower as much as you can. According to Kelly McGonigal, the author of The Willpower Instinct,...
by Matt | January 10, 2013 | bar exam tips, coaching, studying
Success on the bar exam boils down to this: Butt in chair time. What I mean is that the only way that you are going to pass the bar exam is if you spend enough time learning bar exam law and practicing bar exam questions. The amount of time needed will vary for each...
by Matt | December 19, 2012 | bar exam tips, Brain, studying
I just read a very interesting article about how to use storytelling to remember things and to influence people. (Hat tip to @Mythosopher.) I highly recommend you read the article, but the gist is that when we hear stories, the emotional and motor cortices of our...
by Matt | December 8, 2012 | Brain, coaching, nutrition
Did you know that dreaming helps you find creative solutions to problems? Creativity can help with your bar exam studies. But, isn’t the bar exam all about rote memorization and interminable practice tests? I don’t think so; at least, not entirely. While...
by Matt | November 24, 2012 | anxiety, bar exam outlines, MBE
When you first study start studying for the bar exam, you wonder whether you can fit all that information into an outline. Well, you can. The best way to assure yourself of this is by reviewing outlines from others who have passed the bar exam. That brings us to this...
by Matt | October 23, 2012 | coaching
Do you feel like you are facing obstacles to your goal of passing the bar exam? Are you having a hard time motivating yourself to study for the bar exam? Do you want to do something to overcome those obstacles? This post provides some questions to ask yourself to help...
by Matt | October 16, 2012 | bar exam tips, bar preparation course, studying
If you have spent any time around lawyers, you will know that most of them love to talk about how many hours they have billed. They love to do this because to them it is the same as saying, “Look at how much money I have made.” Why? Because they are trading hours...
by Matt | August 21, 2012 | book review, diligence, stamina
When I actually have some time between family, work, and trying to get some exercise, I try to read books about health, nutrition, and mental performance. Recently, I read The Willpower Instinct, by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. The subtitle of Dr. McGonigal’s book is “How...
