

Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Student Learning
Yesterday, I wrote about LeBron James becoming the new NBA all-time scoring leader. A new photo has gone viral since James broke the...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 9, 20232 min read


LeBron Makes History, and What Basketball Analytics Can Tell Us About Prioritizing Bar Exam Topics
Lakers superstar LeBron James became the NBA's all-time leading scorer last night after draining a fadeaway jumper in the third quarter...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 8, 20235 min read


The Onion: "ChatGPT Forced To Take Bar Exam Even Though Dream Was To Be AI Art Bot"
Here’s a humorous article, titled "ChatGPT Forced To Take Bar Exam Even Though Dream Was To Be AI Art Bot," that appeared in the The...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 31, 20231 min read


Improving Your Posture to Improve Your Confidence
Novak Djokovic won his 10th Australian Open this morning with a relatively easy 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) victory over No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 29, 20234 min read


ChatGPT's Tips for Preparing for a Practice MBE Exam
It's the end of January, so this is the time when people preparing to take the February 2023 bar exam are likely getting ready to take a...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 25, 20234 min read


The Test-Anxiety Loop, and How to Break It
Here's a great article published in the National Conference of Bar Examiners' recent edition of "Bar Examiner" that discusses the test-anxiety loop and how to break it. The article, " Breaking the Test-Anxiety Loop: Using Self-Regulated Learning to Improve Bar Exam Performance ," is a must-read for anyone taking the bar exam. According to the article, anxiety accounts for an estimated 5% of variance in scores on professional examinations: "Even small negative effects of test

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 24, 20231 min read


Swift's Covers and Cover
Yesterday, I wrote about Taylor Swift and explained what some of her songs can teach us about the bar exam. Today, I want to write about...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 22, 20232 min read


I Admit It: “I May Be a Swiftie”
I was recently called out as a “secret Swiftie” on a podcast. Here’s the backstory: A couple of weeks ago, I filled in to help co-host an...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 21, 202312 min read


NCBE Statement on SCOTUS Decisions and the Bar Exam
The National Conference of Bar Examiners released the following announcement yesterday regarding the recent United States Supreme Court...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 19, 20232 min read


MLK Day of Service
In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, which transformed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into a day dedicated to volunteer...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 16, 20232 min read