by Matt | August 22, 2020 | angst, COVID, stress reduction
I recently received a comment on a Facebook post referencing my article discussing how the Covid 19 epidemic pandemic might affect the bar exam. The comment asked how to keep a positive mindset in light of the fact that bar exams are being delayed or postponed and the...
by Matt | May 17, 2011 | angst, Hope, stress reduction, studying
I recently came across an informative law review article entitled “Hope, Again: Hope Theory in Bar Exam Preparation” (48 Duq. L. Rev. 513) by Professor Rebecca A. Cochran. Prof. Cochran’s basic thesis is that people who are “high hope” individuals...
by Matt | January 6, 2011 | angst, MBE, Oregon
Not much. Actually, surprise surprise, the comparison is a metaphor. Here is the metaphor: no matter how hard a rock is, water will eventually wear it down to dust if the water just keeps dripping against the rock. See where this is going? If you were like me, you...
by Matt | January 2, 2011 | angst, bar preparation course, diligence
When you first receive your bar prep materials, whether from BarBri or any of the other bar prep courses out there, it is overwhelming. This feeling is made worse by staring at the inches thick stack of course books when you first receive them. As you begin to attend...
