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

Resources:

• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• Writing of the Week (WOW) Bar Essay Workshop (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/)
• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• SmartBarPrep (https://smartbarprep.com/)
• Podcast Episode 136: Outlining on the Remote Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-136-outlining-on-the-remote-bar-exam/)
• Writing Practice, From Week One Until the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-practice-from-week-one-until-the-bar-exam/)
• When You Should Start Doing Partial or Full Practice Exams (https://barexamtoolbox.com/when-you-should-start-doing-partial-or-full-practice-exams/)
• Start Early, Practice Often: Developing a Study Schedule (https://barexamtoolbox.com/start-early-practice-often-developing-a-study-schedule/)
• Steps to Making Your Own Bar Exam Study Schedule (https://barexamtoolbox.com/steps-to-making-your-own-bar-exam-study-schedule/)
• Tricks for Staying on Track and Avoiding Distractions When Studying for the Bar (https://barexamtoolbox.com/tricks-for-staying-on-track-and-avoiding-distractions-when-studying-for-the-bar/)
• How to Pass the Bar by Doing What Makes You the Most Uncomfortable (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-pass-the-bar-by-doing-what-makes-you-the-most-uncomfortable/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-238-managing-self-sabotaging-behavior-with-a-solid-study-schedule/)

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Alison & Lee