Is it possible to burn out from studying too much and regressing in terms of performance?
For past two days, I’ve been having trouble with questions which are usually my strengths, and noticed that my stamina has decreased as I’m doing a section.
This is after last week when I spent nearly 5-6 hours studying everyday. I’ve been improving continuously but feel like I’m “unlearning” all the diligent practice I’ve developed last couple of months.
Anyone else experience this?
Yes, it’s possible to burn out.
Take some time off. Like a few days to an entire week. You’ll be glad you did it.
When considering that the LSAT is not for another 2 months, there is no way you will be able to keep up that pace and not burn out.
Definitely step away from the material for at least a day. If you are messing stuff up that you usually get right, spend your first day back studying just reviewing what you are getting wrong.
You still have a lot of time left to make a lot of progress. If you don’t relax now, you won’t get better.
Are you keeping track of your health? You need to sleep enough every night and make sure your taking care of your brain. Try to mix some physical activity in between your study session to get the blood flowing. Consider taking a nootropic like Doxiderol it always gives me an extra boost when studying.
Haha my health is ok, I’ve been getting plenty of sleep but my schedule’s a little off since I had spring break last week and went back to classes this week.
Good to know Im not the only one. I also had a change in study routine. Until now, I’ve been drilling by type with a certain number of questions of each section per day at certain times of the day, etc.
However, I recently realized after taking a diagnostic test last week that the drilling wasn’t helping me anymore since I needed to work on my stamina during sections and become comfortable with pacing.
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I think there’s times when you hit plateaus when studying. Your probably doing better just the changes aren’t as drastic as your used to.
Party- Modafinil and Adderall etc are prescription drugs that I never really wanted to get into. Adderall made me feel cracked out.
Doxiderol is OTC and more about giving you a natural boost. I’ve been taking it daily.
how did you hear about doxiderol? i cant seem to find much information about it aside from the proprietor’s website.
Where do you purchase these magic brain pills?
On the magical internet. Use the magical website Google.
I was hoping there was a retailer that I could just go pick some up from. Thanks though.
Drugs are bad…mmmkay?
A) I’m skeptical of anyone with 6 posts pushing a product I’ve never heard of.
B) I’m starting to subscribe to the burnt out mentality recently. Today I got visibly angry and borderline violent with an LSAT book in front of me. I’ve been pushing it way to hard recently I suppose. I wasn’t in a good spot mentally to be taking a full test and realized it about halfway through section one. I don’t have a tremendous amount of untouched tests to be breaking into parts, so I didn’t want to stop and lose another legit PT I could use to feel it out my score. I ended up doing way worse then expected (although not terrible by objective standards), I couldn’t focus, and I had a headache…At some point I was so frustrated I wanted to flip the desk I was in. I got shit wrong that I would never get wrong, which only made me more frustrated after I graded it.
This test can be so frustrating sometimes. When drilling, I will literally answer 95% of questions put in front of me correctly, and always in a time well less then I’d have under testing conditions. If I put 8 on the clock, and a LG in front of me, I get them all right almost always, If I put 35 min on the clock and do four, I get 1 wrong total. If I take a full test, I do worse. Every section is like this. Timed section, -1…Same type section in a real test, -4. Granted today wasn’t really representative of my overall performance, that doesn’t stop me from being awfully pissed about it all night. I need a break. I was so pissed afterwards that I considered smashing into a car that cut me off on the way home. Literally.
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Ikr…
Clearlynostefan… go get laid 
that might take the edge off…
Dude, I was literally going to post this exact same thread. I have been totally burnt out (see my post in “Things to hate about the LSAT”…then buy my nifty miracle pills).
I studied and increased my score steadily and then hit 176 in a diagnostic and felt great, 'cause I was like “OMG 176 with two months to go, I has a 180 maybz?”
Next three diagnositics: 169, 171, 170.
Which are fine and all, but like, worse than before.
I lost my nervous energy before a preptest, with I think helped me stay focus. I used to literally approach it like it would determine my life, and stay pumped and bounce my feet while taking it. Now I’m just like, this is what I do, almost a job mentality except not a cool job or fun job, just a desk and books in front of you.
Oh well, I’ll work on my knowledge and logistics of the test, fall in love with it again later.
Burnout is overrated. Hit the PTs!
Clearlynostefan… Sounds like you need some serious help..
I’m the only one that’s been frustrated by the LSAT once or twice? Find that hard to believe. I have 22 credits this semester, work full time, and am studying the lsat 2-3 hours a day, 6 days a week. Tell me you’ve done that, scored 5-7 points below your average score, and walked away totally happy with it.
just dandy, brah.