Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 19, 20223 min read
Staying Focused Over the Long Term
I once shot 15 over par. On one hole! I made an 18 on a Par 3. I might have set a record for the course. It was 2016, and I was playing...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 18, 20222 min read
Varying Your Study Location
I recently revisited an older article from The New York Times titled, “Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits,” that originally...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 17, 20222 min read
The 1 in 60 Rule
The Mount Erebus disaster occurred in 1979 when Air New Zealand Flight TE-901 flew into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 15, 20223 min read
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
Stepping outside your comfort zone is the primary way by which we grow and learn. But, many times, graduates who are studying for the bar...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 14, 20222 min read
Combatting Parkinson’s Law
Work will expand to fill the time available for its completion. In other words, if you give yourself a week to complete a relatively...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 6, 20223 min read
The Benefits of Walking
I remember getting ready to meet with a graduate who was preparing for the February bar exam a few months ago. She was studying in one of...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 5, 20222 min read
Visualizing Success
Visualization is recognized as a powerful tool to improve performance and help you reach your goals. For visualization to be effective,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 4, 20223 min read
The Force and Studying for the Bar Exam
Happy Star Wars Day! Today, May the 4th, is the day that Star Wars fans, like myself, rejoice and celebrate all things in the galaxy far,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 2, 20226 min read
Making the Most of the Last Three Weeks
The bar exam is three weeks from today. A lot of things can happen in three weeks. The Winter Olympic Games will have started and ended....
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Celebrate by Decluttering
Lunar New Year celebrations begin today and continue for the next couple of weeks. Also known as Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival,...