The only thing I remember from law school is my negotiations professor saying this in class randomly:
“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.”
Is bar preparation worth doing? Then it’s worth doing right.
After all, you’re the dean of your own studies. And for sustainable momentum we know that we must enjoy the process (not just fixate on the goal of passing the bar).
Just as what’s enjoyable is personal, bar prep is also personal. Your study plan and schedule are personal.
There are many reasons your schedule will look different from everyone else’s:
- You might be working while studying for the bar exam.
- Maybe you have every day free for bar prep.
- Or maybe you only have the first 6 hours of your day free while the kids are at school.
Meanwhile, your bar review course could have a cookie-cutter schedule that packs in an overwhelming number of tasks or “self-study” sessions where you have no direction on what to do.
Is there a smarter, more effective plan that would serve your needs more and improve your odds of passing?
Here’s one example of what such a personalized study schedule could look like:
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