Category: Motivation

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The Barbri Regret: Is It Really Working for You?

Bar exam results. Tens of thousands across the country face them time and time again. Hope and despair, rinse and repeat.

You endure the onslaught of “aww… you got this” and “I’m sure you passed!” for weeks and months. Like can we just agonize in PEACE?

Waiting is the hardest part. Anxiety, excitement, and uncertainty squirt into your heart every time they think of the moment of truth. Uncertainty is being locked in a padded room alone with your hopes and worries.

Then… the ruthless truth. This is the result of all your work, condensed into one phrase: “You were not successful on the exam.” Someone out there deemed that your efforts weren’t enough.

How do you face your family and friends? How do you face yourself?

You want to “trust the process.” But does something need to be changed?

"The more I review, the more I realize what a waste of time the big bar prep programs are. . . . Never will I 'trust the process.'"
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The 20/10 Cycle: How I Hacked My Motivation to Study 12 Hours a Day

I’ll be the first to admit that it is difficult for me to concentrate, to achieve flow. I’ll be the first to tell someone “I can’t focus because I have the brain and charisma of a goldfish.”

Yet at one point I was studying for the bar 12 hours a day and getting stuff done, from getting up to going back to sleep. Part of it was an honest admission that I need to work around the fact that I can’t concentrate for long.

Enter the 20/10 cycle.

I used the 20/10 cycle to crank the productivity dial to a level worthy of my middle name (Danger, unofficially) and churn out those condensed outlines, cooked essays, and even time for entertainment.

You can also tweak it to suit your needs. Maybe you can even make time to “work out” or “have brunch” or “watch the game” or “travel” or “sign up for Barbri” or whatever weird activities you people do.

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