Self-study
For those of you who have tried Headspace and subscribed to the premium version, is it worth it? Also, has it helped you with relieving stress and enhancing focus/concentration? Has it influenced your LSAT studies in any way?
If you don't use Headspace to relax, what other strategies or hobbies do you use to de-stress?
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I absolutely love Headspace. I used to use it every day , but I stopped using it just because life became so busy. It's my goal to get back into it. I feel like the meditation really helps me when I study or take PTs.
I use Headspace (premium) regularly and I really like it. I had been meditating prior to the LSAT studying but not consistently. I meditate daily now, just 15 minutes or so and sometimes again in the evening if I am having trouble sleeping. I find Headspace has a lot of options, you can meditate with a lot of guidance or a lot of silence, depending on what you feel like. I also just tried the Calm app but I don't like it as much. I think with meditation, it can be a lot about "fit" and whether you just simply like the person's voice or not! :)
Meditating has most definitely helped me with test-taking in that it allows you to more readily not identify with your thoughts, to "see" your thoughts, for lack of a better word. I have tremendous text anxiety, even when just taking PT's in my home office and it has helped a lot with that.
My other de-stress techniques are getting myself out for a hike with my pups and just exercise in general. Another decent meditation app is Insight Timer. I just use the free version and mainly without a guided mediation, just for the timer and some bells at different intervals, though they have some great guided meditations too.
Best of luck --
I know this isn't helpful -I have Headspace, but I am terrible about using it. I do intend to get back into it. So hopefully, you and I could both discover this together.
I do, but I didn’t use it for the LSAT—just generally in life. I suppose, though, that it could be especially helpful in the final three weeks of studying.
And it does, but more than that, it helps with taking a different attitude towards otherwise stressful events and being curious about the phenomenology of those feelings. With practice this curiosity can be helpful in general, even after the LSAT.