Law Students

To reduce the level of stress this year during the exam period, I have decided to continue with my daily activities: work, exercising, eating, sleeping. I have tried to cut down my study hours.

Yes, you have read it correctly. I have been staying away from the books. I do not want to fall asleep holding one, and I do not want to fall asleep on top of one. It is harder than it looks, really.

The way I see it, when I over-study, I only stress myself out and make myself tired and cranky. Since I either know the material or not by this point in time, I really should be focusing on putting the material together. If I concentrate 100% for 15 minutes, taking a break every five minutes, and repeat this process for the next two hours, I accomplish the same result as sitting in front of the book for six hours. So far, the strategy has worked for me.

Words of caution: I am taking mostly grad classes this semester, not law classes, so it is a special scenario.

This does not mean I sit idly during my “spare” time. I try to surprise myself by asking myself (silently) random questions throughout the day and see if I know the correct answer.