Perspective Shift

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• Small_victories Free Trial Member

  May 2018 104 karma

  Thank you for sharing your perspective shift. I've been suffering from focusing too much on the score that studying became too emotional. Every wrong question seemed to tell me how terrible I was at this test which really hurt my morale and motivation.

  I'll try to implement your method in my studies!
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  teamteamvicster Alum Member

  May 2018 774 karma

  I love this. I am definitely feeling the test anxiety, and I think taking a deep breath and shifting my perspective will help. Thanks for posting!
• goingfor99th Free Trial Member

  May 2018 edited May 2018 3072 karma

  @Emmetropic said:
  I have implemented perspective shift as I prepare for my test. I used to be extremely concerned with point improvements, finishing on time, test day performance, etc. But I think that these thoughts take up a lot of real estate in my head, inadvertently causing anxiety and interfering with my abilities.

  Since the beginning of May, consequently, I have tried to implemented a perspective shift and now only focus on two things: a) doing my best each on each section and b) learning from my mistakes. I don't really care about what score I ultimately get: maybe it'll be below, at, or above my average. I'm not going to go too fast or too slow to be perfect, I'll just react the way I normally react.

  This has made preparation much more enjoyable for me. I now simply focus on learning about my intellectual/personal weaknesses and getting better at them. Each wrong question is no longer a blow to my ego, but a chance to learn about myself.

  Good on you. In my opinion, this is how you should view the LSAT, and is ultimately how law schools want you to think about yourself. Schools want you to be mentally healthy for a number of reasons.