Sounds like it could be burnout, but maybe not worth labelling it as such! I find that if I drill when I haven't slept well or have already done a lot of thought work that day or week, and even more so, when I've been scrolling a lot, that things just DO NOT connect. Taking time to wind down (note: distracting self =/ winding down), reconnecting with my why, and getting back after it fresh and caffeinated makes me much more effective (and the process way more enjoyable, which creates a nice feedback loop). I'm no expert, but getting in my 1hour of effective drilling has been way more sustainable than slogging through anything longer. I've found that LSAT is as much a test of focus and mindfulness as anything else (i.e., not getting tripped up by the timer, or meta-cognition about how many q's you have left). Whenever my practice q's/tests are going well, I'm arriving at every question fresh and attentive. Maybe you're bogged down in the stress of it all. Maybe you're overstimulated. Maybe you're underslept. Maybe you're dehydrated. Maybe your mindset has shifted to become too caught up in your scores, and less about improvement (i.e., deeply understanding why you got q's wrong). Hard to know. Take care of yourself, dear friend. It'll come back. The goal is not to become the kind of person who can get the q's right, but the kind of person who can't get them wrong. If you're making silly mistakes, review why. The improvement is where the discomfort is, and only there. Much love.
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Sounds like it could be burnout, but maybe not worth labelling it as such! I find that if I drill when I haven't slept well or have already done a lot of thought work that day or week, and even more so, when I've been scrolling a lot, that things just DO NOT connect. Taking time to wind down (note: distracting self =/ winding down), reconnecting with my why, and getting back after it fresh and caffeinated makes me much more effective (and the process way more enjoyable, which creates a nice feedback loop). I'm no expert, but getting in my 1hour of effective drilling has been way more sustainable than slogging through anything longer. I've found that LSAT is as much a test of focus and mindfulness as anything else (i.e., not getting tripped up by the timer, or meta-cognition about how many q's you have left). Whenever my practice q's/tests are going well, I'm arriving at every question fresh and attentive. Maybe you're bogged down in the stress of it all. Maybe you're overstimulated. Maybe you're underslept. Maybe you're dehydrated. Maybe your mindset has shifted to become too caught up in your scores, and less about improvement (i.e., deeply understanding why you got q's wrong). Hard to know. Take care of yourself, dear friend. It'll come back. The goal is not to become the kind of person who can get the q's right, but the kind of person who can't get them wrong. If you're making silly mistakes, review why. The improvement is where the discomfort is, and only there. Much love.