Caught myself Daydreaming on last few PTs

Quick Silver

I caught myself daydreaming a bit on my last few PTs. And I barely finished on time.

I know daydreaming sounds crazy because time is so precious, but imagine part of it is because my mind wanted a break - given that we must stay so mentally focused at an intense level throughout a long test.

Does anyone have tips for keeping mentally alert throughout the exam?

I have some ideas:

1. Awareness - if I catch it happening, I can remind myself to stay on task - I can daydream after the test ;-)
2. Maybe on test day the pressure will keep me moving quickly.
3. Use the desire to daydream as a signal for a mental break - so take a few seconds to do less mentally taxing tasks ie bubble in answers (I bubble in parts), or look over for any mistakes.
4. If I catch myself daydreaming, look ahead a few pages to remind myself that I have lots to do - and some of the later stuff is probably harder, so more incentive to move my ass and stay focused.

Any other ideas?

cmb_1992

A lot of things that I've seen on LSAT forums and such address this sort of thing. More often than not, the suggestion is to meditate regularly. I haven't tried it, but I think I might start. Idk if you're taking the test tomorrow or not, but if not, then you have time to really get in to a regular schedule of meditating.