by Matt | September 3, 2011 | bar exam tips, Brain, stress reduction
When you are engaged in intense, repeated and prolonged mental efforts toward a goal (e.g., studying for the bar exam), your mind gets tired. It is similar to what your body goes through during intense exercise, and everyone knows you cannot punish your body day-in...
by Matt | July 10, 2011 | bar exam tips, stress reduction, vizualization
As I post this, there are about two weeks to go until the bar exam. Yes, it is that close. Recently,one of my Twitter followers asked me if I had any tips for the final two weeks. I do. Switch into memorization mode During the last few weeks, you have been attending...
by Matt | June 13, 2009 | bar exam tips, stamina, stress reduction
The big day has (oops, I mean big days have) arrived: the bar exam. For the next two or three days, you will be a test-taking robot. You have diligently studied, you have practiced under test-like conditions, and you are (relatively) relaxed and at peace. Don’t...
by Matt | April 1, 2009 | anticipation, bar exam tips
The second of the three techniques needed to pass any bar exam is anticipation of conditions. In order to succeed on the bar examination — or any important test of ability — one must prepare for it under conditions approximating that “test”...
by Matt | March 31, 2009 | bar exam tips, diligence
“Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.” — Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich “[Diligence is] the necessity of giving sufficient attention to detail to avoid error and prevail against...
