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Hi guys!

I am taking the November LSAT (which will be my second attempt). I have put together nearly every other part of my application except my Personal Statement. I can't seem to put pen to paper and just get it done! I think I'm 50% braindead from prep and 50% anxious about how important I perceive my PS to be.

I know logically that I need to draft it ASAP so that I can edit and tweak in the coming weeks. I just feel like I have a major case of analysis paralysis. Can anyone relate? How have you overcome your writer's block?!

Any tips and motivation would be so appreciated. Thank you :)

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    davidbusis895
    Friday, Oct 19 2018

    More tips:

    Stop analyzing. Bypass the angry little bureaucrat in your brain who's telling you that your idea isn't good enough and just brainstorm.

    Set out to write the CRAPPIEST first draft in the world. Just throw up on the page. It's always easier to go from bad to good than to go from nothing to something.

    Try writing a draft longhand, or closing your eyes as you type it out.

    Try dictating a draft

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    lucykelly459
    Friday, Oct 19 2018

    Sometimes it helps to think about it when you're not writing.

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    mawh2991100 OP
    Friday, Oct 19 2018

    @davidbusis895 said:

    I heard this lesson is kinda helpful: https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/picking-your-topic/

    :wink:

    Haha! Thanks David, I will watch AGAIN. :)

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    davidbusis895
    Friday, Oct 19 2018

    I heard this lesson is kinda helpful: https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/picking-your-topic/

    :wink:

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