I’m feeling pretty frustrated after taking a PT today. I’m consistently unable to finish even one section, and lately, it feels like my performance is getting worse rather than better.
I’ve been making a conscious effort to apply what I’ve learned from analyzing question types in my wrong answer journal, but I’m struggling to translate that into better pacing. I often feel like there simply isn’t enough time to work through the questions carefully, and I end up leaving more questions unanswered with no time left to even guess.
Blind review has also become discouraging because I’m frequently having to revisit what feels like the whole section. I’m often flagged for spending 2–3x the recommended amount of time on questions, which makes it difficult to get through blind review efficiently. By that point, I’m mentally exhausted and honestly pretty discouraged by seeing all those darn pink circles.
Has anyone else been in this position, particularly after putting significant effort into reviewing and analyzing mistakes? If so, what helped you break through this and improve your timing without sacrificing accuracy?
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Were we trying to put the roof on the house before the walls have gone up? First we have to dig the foundation and carefully measure our tasks. Have you been following the blueprint, let’s not get too far ahead of schedule. Quit worrying about the dang house and focus on the task.
Set the foundation right, and then settle in for the journey. It’s going to take a long time, but your job isn’t to build the house today. Focus on the task, build the wall one brick at a time, and don’t worry about PT timing.
We can’t do anything faster unless we first have it done right. Slow it down, then go even slower. Try doing a lot less full sections and PT. It’s not quantity- we need quality. Diagram things out fully, for the exercise, passage map, diagram, evaluate all AC; for everything.
Try the rubber duck method, write all your thoughts out as you work through questions- then feed it into AI, this will help to pinpoint flaws in thinking structure.
it sounds like you could be doing too much, as counterintuitive as it seems, less can be more. Early on when I was studying I felt an urgency to grind it out, and that it was a practical matter of time in=score out. Yet I would exhaust myself, stress out, suffer letdowns.. a big problem was pushing past diminishing returns which causes reinforcing bad habits, or incorrect thinking.
I’ve learned that less is more, and approach the lsat like a marathon. We aren’t going to start tomorrow by attempting to run as much as we can each day, it requires a more measured approach, and most of all time to develop.
Slow things down, and take the time to develop the foundation. If I were you I’d open up chat, and copy&paste your post into Sage AI, I am sure it will be forgiving and inspirational, you are being too hard on yourself.
Also dont BR the same day, especially when you are tired, that’s being cruel to yourself 😭
@NoNamed92 Thank you, this was really helpful and honestly something I needed to hear! I think I’m subconsciously rushing the process by expecting the fruits of my labor immediately. It also reminded me of something Bailey said about the turtle 😂 Slow and steady will eventually build speed… or something like that!