i’m finding it so hard to get myself to sit down and study. What are the key things that are making you guys want to study for the LSAT?? like is there any way that you’ve made it more interesting??
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i’m finding it so hard to get myself to sit down and study. What are the key things that are making you guys want to study for the LSAT?? like is there any way that you’ve made it more interesting??
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What motivates me are the goals the younger version of myself set out. The desire and ambition to be a lawyer, the desire to be a professional in this space which fascinates me, the desire to give back to my family who worked so hard to give me an education. All of these factors drive me everyday to study. Find those reasons that push you, and imagine not giving your all for those reasons. Surely, that will motivate you.
I cringe even saying this because it's so hokey: I made it about the journey, not the destination.
My initial mindset, like most folks, was, "This is a very tedious and difficult task that I need to accomplish before I'm able to reach my goal, and I wish I could just get it over with and move on."
After a few months of slogging through the core curriculum, it struck me that studying for the LSAT felt very similar to learning how to do the big Sunday NYT crossword puzzles. A couple years ago, I was terrible at crosswords, no matter the difficulty. But I kept doing them. I figured out the rules, the logic, how the editors think, patterns that kept popping up, giveaways in clues that make the answers obvious, how to get the right answer even when I don't know the subject matter, ways to avoid trap answers. Y'know, how the game works. Emphasis on game.
So I started treating the LSAT as a puzzle game, instead of just an annoying obstacle. And the more I tried thinking this way, the more I actually felt it. If I actively enjoy solving puzzles in other contexts, like crosswords and video games, why not in the context of the LSAT too?
Now I genuinely find LSAT prep fun. Drills and PTs are just games, and games are fun. I like feeling my brain start to work in different ways, and noticing that I'm instinctively applying what I've learned about logic to everyday things in my life. So prepping for the LSAT isn't something I have to do anymore. Now it's something I want to do (it's also my favorite way to procrastinate at work).
Like I said, it's real hokey, but it worked for me. Learning for the sake of learning.
looking at medians...
My motivation is money. The better my score, the better my scholarship offers may be. I also found it hard to sit down and study at first. I think I was scared of failure. I wanted to be a perfect scorer right off the bat. When I gave myself room to get things wrong (realizing I was the only one caring about my scores), it was easier to do the drills and I started making progress. As I go, I’m finding LR fun to figure out. Good luck with your studies!
I like to do a live class when I’m “not feeling it” it’s super motivating and all of the instructors I find entertaining! After I do a class I find myself eager to study and my brain feels warmed up. For me it’s all about momentum!
MAKE IT A GAME! The games on 7sage help a lot with this. They're honestly a lot of fun. I also try to think of LR questions like a puzzle I'm trying to solve cause I love a good puzzle. RC is the hottest gossip you've ever heard. Oh you want to eat a little treat or watch a funny video or get a coffee? Well you have to finish this section first. Set it up where it feels rewarding and fun in the moment and eventually it'll actually be something you look forward to.
Watch suits. I've rewatched suits three times in the 7 months I've been studying for the lsat.
@jamandaa me but with legally blonde