030: Changing Bad Bar Exam Study Habits and Setting Useful Goals

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about goal-setting and changing bad bar exam study habits.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What ‘shrinking change’ is and why you should consider it
• Why small, attainable goals are the key to lasting change
• Why relying on willpower alone to get through your bar studying is a mistake (and what to do instead)
• Why being realistic and paring down your goals is sometimes what you need to do to succeed
• The Circle method – how something as simple as coloring can boost your mood and confidence

Resources:

• Changing Habits? You Need to Shrink the Change (https://chriskresser.com/changing-habits-you-need-to-shrink-the-change/)
• Is Willpower a Limited Resource? (https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/willpower-limited-resource.pdf)
• California Center for Functional Medicine (https://ccfmed.com/)
• How Napoleon Would Have Approached Law School or Why It’s Good to be Lazy (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/12/how-napoleon-would-have-approched-law-school-or-why-its-good-to-be-lazy/)
• Need to Get More Done in Law School? Try the Circles. (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/08/tips-time-management-awesomeness-with-the-circles/)
• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• The Brainy Bar Bank (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• Writing of the Week (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/)

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Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Episode-30-Goal-Setting-and-Changing-Bad-Habits.pdf)

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee