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 14, 2011 | journaling, stress reduction
If you are feeling worried, anxious, nervous, and/or depressed about the bar exam, don’t keep it bottled up inside. Start a journal. Why journaling? Journaling is the systematic recordation of your thoughts and emotional responses to those thoughts. By creating a...
by Matt | May 29, 2011 | Brain, Stress, stress reduction
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...
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 | June 21, 2010 | anticipation, diligence, endurance, exam tips, performance test, repeaters, stress reduction, studying, vizualization
As someone who has taken two bar exams within 19 months of each other (Oregon, July 2006; California, February 2008), I have something akin to the perspective of a bar exam repeater. The best part about repeating a test is that you learn things about the testing...
by Matt | June 7, 2010 | diligence, quotes, stress reduction
“He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.” – William Blake, “Proverbs of Hell,” The Marriage of Heaven and Hell “Shallow men believe in luck . . . . Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Emerson, The Conduct of Life...
