Episode 73: Accomapocalypse

Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Education

4.8 • 868 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2016

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Nathan introduces a new Thinking LSAT feature: Really Dumb Move of the (September 2016) LSAT. A tutoring student of his receives the honors this time for discussing the test’s difficulty with a friend during break and then letting that discussion throw off her performance later. Honorable mention is awarded to a really loud wrist watch. (6:28)

Nathan recommends a Rolling Stone article, Why We’re Living in the Age of Fear. The piece discusses the discrepancy between how safe we feel and how safe we actually are in the world today. Check it out, especially if you’re feeling nervous about the outcome of today’s election. (18:40)

Ben, on the other hand, isn’t afraid of this election or guns or even of taking LSAT practice tests! We both urge listeners to take them early, take them often, and take your test prep to the next level. (24:15)

Listener questions include asking for advice on how to best use the time-and-a half accommodation, why we suggest planning for two test dates, and how to best write an addendum- what to include and what to leave out. We hear a happy update from Episode 62’s Overwhelmed Dad (39:00) and a sad update from listener Tom (46:50), hang in there, Tom!

Ben recommends two books that discuss some underrated traits, being messy and being a quitter. Messy presents the idea that some of the most successful and rewarding times in a person’s life happen when they aren’t planning and organizing perfectly. In Choose Yourself! Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream, author James Altucher suggests quitting strategically and how it can improve your life. (1:02:00)

Cam asks about LSAT India’s prep tests and almost makes Ben swear. (1:23:00) Grace needs motivation to keep studying for her second LSAT attempt. (1:27:16)

We wrap up the episode with some stats on the podcast, a big thank you to all the listeners, and Ben speaking Japanese. Domo arigato Ben’s high school Japanese teacher! (1:35:00)

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0:15.0	Rolling. I am as well. as well.
0:17.0	It's on you.
0:20.0	It's on you, man.
0:24.0	on you, Ben.
0:25.0	I was sitting in the passenger seat here.
0:32.0	Okay. Okay.
0:33.0	Hello and welcome to episode 73 of the Thinking Elsap
0:38.8	podcast.
0:39.4	This is Ben Olson in Washington, D.C.
0:42.4	Nathan Fox, how's it going?
0:45.0	Great, I'm in Los Angeles.
0:47.0	I'm about to move from Los Feelis to, I believe I'm going to move to the Arts District which is on the other side of downtown and it's
0:56.5	been busy I've been flying around and looking at apartments and all kinds of craziness but hopefully things
1:02.2	will settle down here by the end of the year.
1:04.8	So wait you weren't settled already? I thought you were. Well I am but I don't actually
1:09.4	like my current place. I like the neighborhood here but I don't like the actual current unit and they want to jack up my rent so I then now I'm just been looking all over Los Angeles for a different spot.
1:21.0	So I'm going to move again this time just across town and it
1:28.0	shouldn't be that big of a deal because it's awesome once you move then you
1:30.5	get rid of all your stuff and so now I don't have all that much stuff to move so it'll be much easier
1:35.4	Yeah, that is nice that is the nice thing about moving. I hate it, but getting rid of stuff is always always feels good
1:48.4	Oh, I'm trying to remember it. Have you heard of this book? Oh shoot. It's about getting rid of stuff. It's by this Japanese woman. Yeah, yeah, Marie Condo it's called yeah life
1:55.2	changing art of tidying up or something like that. Yeah yeah I did that before I
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