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Podcast Episode 241: Overcoming Common Performance Test Problems

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re talking about common struggles with the bar exam performance test and strategies for overcoming them.

In this episode we discuss:

  • What is the purpose of the performance test?
  • Some of the most common ways people struggle on the PT
  • Managing your time for reading, planning, and writing
  • Tips for writing successful PT answers
  • The 80/20 rule for getting the most points on the test!

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Podcast Episode 240: Quick Tips — Tackling the Bar Exam with ADHD

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! If you’ve recently received an ADHD diagnosis as an adult, you might be feeling daunted by the prospect of conquering the intense bar exam prep process. Join us for this episode as we build a game plan to help you navigate this challenge and be successful on the exam.

In this episode we discuss:

  • How does ADHD manifest itself in adults?
  • Things you might particularly struggle with during bar prep if you have ADHD
  • Creating an optimal environment for studying
  • Tools that can help you stay focused
  • What to do when you feel mental fatigue setting in
  • Applying for accommodations on the bar exam

Thanks for listening!
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Podcast Episode 239: Quick Tips — How Journaling Can Help You Stay on Task During Bar Prep

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today’s episode, we explore how journaling can be used to help you stay on task, manage your stress, and give you a significant edge in your bar exam prep.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The unique challenges of the bar exam
  • The benefits of journaling for bar takers
  • Different types of journaling
  • Practical tips for effective journaling

Thanks for listening!
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Podcast Episode 238: Managing Self-Sabotaging Behavior with a Solid Study Schedule

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we’re talking about setting up a solid study schedule to protect yourself from self-sabotage during bar prep.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The dangers of overstudying and understudying
  • Avoiding distractions during bar prep
  • Planning around big life events
  • When should you start doing practice and how much time to devote to it?
  • How to set up a good schedule that will keep you on track and help you avoid self-sabotage

Thanks for listening!
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Self Sabotage and the Bar Exam

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Self Sabotage and the Bar ExamWe work with a lot of people who’ve failed the bar exam. Most, if not all, of those people struggle – at least sometimes – with self-sabotaging behavior. This can take a variety of forms:

  • Overstudying
  • Understudying
  • Avoiding the things that feel most uncomfortable
  • Not setting adequate boundaries with work to protect study time
  • Staying up super late doom scrolling or looking at social media
  • Self-destructive coping mechanisms (excessive alcohol/drugs)
  • Unrealistic ideas around time management
  • External drama that causes huge distractions

And so on. The list goes on! [Read more…] about Self Sabotage and the Bar Exam

Podcast Episode 237: Listen and Learn — Discovery (Civ Pro)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re focusing on an important Civil Procedure topic: Discovery. We look at the process during which the parties exchange information with each other through required initial disclosures, the “meet and confer” conference, and depositions.

In this episode we discuss:

  • A review of the scope of discovery
  • The initial disclosure requirements under Rule 26(a)
  • The “meet and confer” conference under Rule 26(f)
  • Rules specific to taking depositions of parties
  • Analyzing two hypos involving discovery

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