

Same Beat, Different Bars: What Megan Thee Stallion’s Remix and Bar Prep Terminology Have in Common
This morning, deep into a Zone 3 hiking workout on my Peloton Tread, something familiar—and unfamiliar—popped up on the screen. "We Will...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 133 min read

The Humor Habit, and Why Bar Takers Might Need It Most
Let’s get serious about not being so serious. Bar prep is brutal. It’s all-consuming, often joy-depleting, and it can turn even the most...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 65 min read


Digital Highlighting for Law School Exams: How to Make the Most of On-Screen Questions
Back in 1L year, many of us treated highlighting like a form of art. Rainbow-colored casebooks, color-coded outlines, and highlighter...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 44 min read


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