Am I the only one that feels guilty whenever I take a day or 2 off during the week?
I feel as if I could be getting so much done but instead I'm not. lol
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Am I the only one that feels guilty whenever I take a day or 2 off during the week?
I feel as if I could be getting so much done but instead I'm not. lol
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@kbk2785537 remember that the lsat doesn't test your vocabulary. So yes, it is possible for any ESL person to do well on the LSAT. You just have to focus and dedicate time to learning the structure/skills of the LSAT.
@2543 it's funny how many of us lsat freaks lift ... #doyouevenLSAT ;)
@2543.hopkins Thanks for the analogy. I appreciate as an amateur powerlifter. :P
@nielsinha488 HAHAHAHA I will work on flaws when my show ends
*opens the trainer* but wait my show starts in 30 mins lol brb hahaha
Thanks @2543.hopkins for that analogy. Makes me feel less guilty now :)
@alexandergreene93842 live, love, lift, LSAT. #sorrynotsorry U 'mirin bro ??!!?
I combat my 'day off' guilt by doing the absolute minimum. I'll maybe do one small quiz or watch a few video lessons totaling 10-15 minutes. Those 10-15 min. are pretty negligible but help me with LSAT separation anxiety. They do not; however, prevent me from consuming entire packs of licorice as happened this afternoon... #sorrynotsorry
Allow me to illustrate the importance of rest with a bodybuilding analogy: if you don't rest and go hard all the time, you run the risk of overtraining. Overtraining is not only counterproductive—you don't gain as much strength or skill as you would under more balanced conditions—it's actually dangerous: you set yourself up for injury due to wear/tear and/or improper form; furthermore, the emotional and mental aspects of overtraining can appear unrelated to exercise (irritability, lack of focus or perhaps hyper focus, depression) but nevertheless are caused by simply doing too much in disrespect of your actual needs.
I've heard it said that if you don't rest at least one day a week or if you train the same body parts every time you train, you are putting yourself in a position where you will burn out and need to take two days off due to exhaustion; if you had rested properly and varied your training, you could have trained on one or both of those days missed due to exhaustion.
One last thing to note ... Typically when we talk about "rest" in bodybuilding, we don't mean lying in bed all day (although I don't think that a total rest day like that is bad—it's just not what's generally meant by "rest day"). Usually rest days are described as "active rest days"—where you're still active, moving around, but in different or less specifically structured ways (for example, going for a walk at the lake or cleaning the house). Sedentary days beget sedentary ways, and that's generally the exact condition we're trying to undo by committing to an active lifestyle.
So I think periods of "active rest"—whether that means a block of a few hours or given days of the week—within the context of LSAT study/practice are in order. What do I mean by active rest? For me that might mean taking a Saturday afternoon between PT's to check out 7sage or TLS, play with my rather elaborate Excel sheets I use to track my LSAT progress, read some cases or judicial opinions, or read about constitutional history. Active rest like this helps ward off any guilty feelings since these activities indeed contribute to achieving my ultimate goal of succeeding in law school and becoming a practicing attorney.
With that said, I am also strongly in favor of dedicating 2 hours on Thursday nights and 2 hours on Sunday mornings to activities that have utterly nothing to do with the LSAT (for me that is my ladies' Bible study and church, respectively). That's because I will still exist when the LSATs are over and neglect of relationships is not a habit I would cultivate now or in the future.
@nielsinha488 I know. But I've yet to feel a burnout or anywhere near. & I started studying in Jan. 30-40 hours per week. But I still feel as if I should do something. Like read a chapter or re-watch a video lesson.
@licknee10505.on.me as long as you get there! That's what really matters!
@licknee10505.on.me you were suppose to have been finished with the LG bundle by today -__- lol
@mpits001889 you, unlike many of us in the forum, are still in a position to improve your undergrad GPA ... So I wouldn't complain too loudly ...
I hate lifting my trainer makes me do it lol but now I have muscles and can beat the lsat with it lol jk
lol RE how 7sage forum suddenly transitioned into a bodybuilding.com forum.
@2543.hopkins Nice analogy on lifting, I was thinking the same thing. Over training, "burn out". Same thing
@nielsinha488 Yeah well it was my first 15 months of lifting. lol. Went from 1 plate to 4 plates so I realized those noob gains.
@nielsinha488 You might want to get that checked out if it's still hurting after a month. I love deadlifting though. In about 15 months I added 270 pounds to my 1RM. lol
You WANT to get back to that LSAT trainer.... You NEED to get back to that LSAT trainer (Jack Nicholson parody - A Few Good Men) ;)
@licknee10505 yea, i know. But I always feel guilty when I take a day off.
Taking time off can actually be beneficial. It helps you rest and be more productive when you return. And even though you aren't directly doing LSAT work, your brain is still processing what you have worked on so far
@2543.hopkins this is my final semester. Whether I do extremely well or average my GPA rise/fall will be marginal, and will not really affect my application whatsoever. So, the workload feels trivial.
Guys, I am ESL student. Its very hard for me to study for lsat. I really liked the program. And I think I can do well. I can see people having same issues and talk about them. So, I was wondering is anybody here same ESL student as I? Do you have any suggestions for me? I would love to hear them. Thank you:)
that didn't happen :-( @licknee10505 baby steps still feel good
I definitely give myself the guilt trip. For multiple reasons, I took almost 3 weeks off from the LSAT. Today is my first day back to doing lessons, feels so good.