World Poetry Day Special: Bar Prep Limericks
Today is World Poetry Day , and while most folks celebrate with sonnets or haikus, I’m here to honor the unsung hero of legal mnemonics:...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Mar 212 min read
Moonwalking Through Law School: A Memory Palace for Bar Prep
Today is Pi Day (March 14), a celebration of the mathematical constant pi. It also serves as a reminder of the incredible power of...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Mar 154 min read
Recency Bias and the Bar Exam: A Double-Edged Sword
A student recently shared that she was able to answer an essay question correctly because she had just reviewed the material on that...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 183 min read
The NBA Skills Challenge DQ: What It Teaches Us About Good-Faith Effort in Law School
Last night, during the NBA's Kia Skills Challenge , San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were disqualified for failing...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 165 min read
Teaching Class vs. Peloton: Why My WHOOP Strain Says It All
As a law professor who’s also an avid Peloton user, I found it interesting that my WHOOP band told me that teaching a bar prep class...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 243 min read
Bar Prep Tips Inspired by Food-Themed College Bowl Games
College football bowl season is nearing an end, and my law school alma mater is playing in tonight's Duke's Mayo Bowl . I'm hoping...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 34 min read
Dua Lipa at Royal Albert Hall: Varying Your Study Locations and Strategies for Success
I’ve recently had An Evening with Dua Lipa on rewatch mode since it aired earlier this month on television. The performance was...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 29, 20243 min read
Lessons from a Foggy Morning
This morning, I looked out my window and saw a landscape softened by fog—a heavy, gray blanket that blurred the edges of the world around...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Finding Your Footing Your First Year of Law School
Last night, Dancing with the Stars  kicked off its 33rd season with a premiere that gave us all the excitement we hoped for. From...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Sep 18, 20242 min read
9 Minutes, 3 Times a Day, 7 Days a Week: Enhancing Your Study Routine the Dayton Way
As a teacher, I’m always exploring new ways to help my students enhance their study habits and succeed in law school and on the bar exam....
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 27, 20245 min read