Hi guys anyone else feel guilty when taking a rest day? How do you deal with it? I’m struggling especially since I take the Oct LSAT but I’m also trying to remind myself it’s just a test.
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Hi guys anyone else feel guilty when taking a rest day? How do you deal with it? I’m struggling especially since I take the Oct LSAT but I’m also trying to remind myself it’s just a test.
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took one to many restdays... now im catching up on 4-5 days of missed lessons. You got this!
Thanks! Do you think the rest days were needed to study/function better?
the gap definitely helped me because I kept on making the same mistakes by studying everyday. It was a good break and I'm understanding things better
Use a 5-question LR drill as a litmus test for how your brain is doing. I put 3 hours + my entire soul into reviewing one of the modern LR sections the other day; the next morning, I could feel my brain cells tripping over 1-2 star questions. I think I took a solid 72 hours off after my most recent PT, which allowed me to reset and put 100% effort into the review process.
Treat it like exercise--recovery is AT LEAST as important as the actual thing. You absolutely can dig yourself into regression without adequate rest.
Hey I was dealing with this leading up to the September LSAT. I felt guilty so I didn't take any rest days, and as a result my PT scores started dropping and I was back to my diagnostic score. I realized I NEED to take a rest day and not doing so is hindering me, and once I rested my score went back up!! I would say take a full rest day and if your stress makes you feel guilty, remind yourself that a rest day is helpful, maybe even more helpful than studying and its necessary. I also took a full rest day before my test day and my test day went so good because of this. You got this, trust your training!!
I try to remind myself that doing something LSAT-related every day doesn't always equate to doing better on the exam. You're really just training your mind to think in a certain way. And for anybody that's trained for anything, rest is just as important as the actual training itself.
Also, if you find this helpful -- I was on vacation for about two weeks a few months ago to visit my family. Brought my laptop but didn't open it once. Tried not to feel guilty and instead focused on being grateful that I got to rest. After I came back from vacation and took a PT, I broke 170 for the first time. Sometimes rest days are the missing key.
I just took a 6-day vacation to Florida and even brought my laptop to study, but I had no motivation to study...rightfully so. Studying was always in the back of my mind and I couldn't help but think of all the catching up I would have to do. However, after about 3 days of studying, I am back to where I was and I am even performing better than before (missing one to two less questions on LR section!). The break was MUCH needed. Maybe not a whole week...but a few days would be so helpful. Don't feel guilty about it. The odd are that the day or two off will help your performance.
What helped me is to sometimes watch a recorded lesson or question run through on those days. It eased my mind knowing that I looked at something, but not something as "intense" and draining as multiple drills on what is supposed to be a day off.