by Matt | April 12, 2014 | coaching, family, stress reduction
One major source of stress for people preparing for the bar exam is how their single-minded focus on the bar exam affects their significant other and close family and friends. Because of this, I recommend that you speak with these people early on or ideally before you...
by Matt | April 2, 2014 | coaching, journaling, stress reduction
Keeping a journal is a great way to gain self-insight, to blow off steam, and to mull over new ideas. The basics of keeping a journal are: (1) get paper; and (2) write on paper. But, to make it more effective, consider these nine journal writing tips. First, make sure...
by Matt | March 30, 2014 | bar exam tips, coaching, exam tips
Bar exam testing accommodations can be crucial to enabling some people to pass the bar exam. Getting these accommodations can be time consuming and frustrating, so if you need an accommodation, you should start the process as soon as possible. Who gets accommodations?...
by Matt | February 20, 2014 | bar exam tips, coaching
The importance of ritual tends to be overlooked in modern society. We love to believe we have moved beyond the dark ages when ritual was comforting and made us feel safe from the things that go bump in the night. But, I think some ritual in life is a good thing. One...
by Matt | February 12, 2014 | coaching, essay preparation, essay study tips
So, the bar exam is in less than two weeks. For some general advice about what to do during the final two weeks, check out this post or this podcast. Here, I want to focus on essay preparation during the final two weeks. By now, you have likely written many practice...
by Matt | February 3, 2014 | bar exam tips, coaching, studying
You have probably heard that there are three major learning styles: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Auditory learners learn best hearing information. Visual learners do best seeing information. Kinesthetic learners do best while applying the information or...
