Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 26, 20243 min read
Avoiding Bunkers and Blunders: Strategic Bar Prep Inspired by the Old Course
It's been a pretty good August for professional golfer Lydia Ko . Yesterday, the New Zealander and future Hall of Famer captured her...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 21, 20243 min read
No Medals, No Problem: How Raygun Turned a Zero into the Ultimate Win for Self-Expression
Lessons from Raygun's Olympic Performance: Be Yourself, Have Fun, and Overcome Backlash Recently, I found myself wanting to join in on...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 20, 20243 min read
Seeing Green: How Optimism Bias Can Impact Your Bar Exam Preparation
Lately, I’ve been thinking about repainting the walls of my home office. After years of working in a space that feels a bit too neutral,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 18, 20243 min read
Seeing the Sweetness in Every Challenge
Recently, I found myself drawn to a display of delightful ube chiffon cakes, each one adorned with an adorable panda face. As I admired...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 1, 20242 min read
The Rule of Thirds
The first week of the 2024 Paris Olympics is well underway. As we watch the feats of athleticism on the world’s biggest sports stage,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Let Snoop Dogg’s Olympic Torch Light Your Bar Exam Essays
When the Summer Olympics officially kicks off Friday, an unusual torchbearer will be carrying the Olympic flame through the streets of...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 16, 20242 min read
Bar Exam Slugging: Why Home Runs Can Lead to Strikeouts
Last night, millions of baseball fans tuned in to watch the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, where the sport’s greatest sluggers swung for the...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 9, 20242 min read
Who Did “Houdini” Better, and What It Has to Do with Bar Prep
In the span of less than six month, both Dua Lipa and Eminem separately released lead singles with the same name, “Houdini.” Eminem's...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Show the Font Some Love on Comic Sans Day
Today is Comic Sans Day. No, really, it is! I previously wrote about the effectiveness of the Comic Sans font in 2017 (“Vary the Fonts in...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Less Is More: The Case for Short Conclusions
When responding to bar exam essays, you might feel compelled to craft lengthy conclusion paragraphs to wrap up your response, putting...