Focusing during the Bar Exam

Focusing during the Bar Exam

I recently received a question via Twitter:  “Any advice on how to keep focused during a 3 hour 100 question multiple choice exam? I tend to lose focus around question 28.”  Yes, I have some ideas. I don’t think humans are meant to sit and do anything for 3 hours...

Retrieval Practice and Memorization

Here is an interesting video from Dennis Saccuzzo, a Ph.D. psychologist and bar prep expert, discussing the best way to memorize material for the bar exam.  (In case you missed it, I interviewed one of Saccuzzo’s former students a couple weeks ago.) Spoiler...
Bar Exam Tip:  Meditate

Bar Exam Tip: Meditate

Meditation is a powerful tool for training attention and increasing your ability to focus. The greatest benefits of meditation will come from practicing for extended periods each day over the course of many months and years, but any amount of meditation is valuable....
8 Ways to Relax Your Mind

8 Ways to Relax Your Mind

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...
5-HTP and Stress, Anxiety, and Fear

5-HTP and Stress, Anxiety, and Fear

The bar exam induces anxiety, fear and stress in just about everyone. If these feelings start to affect your sleep or your ability to study effectively for the bar exam, you may want –in consultation with your healthcare provider — to try the amino acid...