Success as a Law Student: Two Mindset Tricks
What do you say to new law students about being successful in law school? We will welcome our incoming law school class at the end of this week. For the first time in many years, I will play a role in our week-long Introduction to Law course. At the end of the week, I will give a presentation on test-taking skills and strategies. I gave this talk for the first time earlier this summer during our LSAT prep course. This week-end I updated it with several helpful tips based on a couple of blog postings. The first blog posting -- Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals -- suggests that fundamental changes must happen at our level of identity. If you seek change by focusing on your appearance or your performance, the change will likely be short-lived. So, for example, if I want to lose 40 pounds by Christmas (as I do), I can focus on how my body looks in the mirror or to my friends. But, as all dieters know, it takes at least 8 weeks be...