Reading Comp is 50% psychology

A large part of performing well on the reading comp section of the LSAT is changing your mindset. You have to think, "This is SO interesting!" And really believe that it is!

I know this is easier said than done. Usually when given homework assignments, students have no problem mowing through logical reasoning and game questions. It's the reading comp passages/questions that they get flaky on. When asked why they get flaky, most respond by saying, "It's mind numbingly boring."

For those struggling with this very problem, I have devised a method (albeit a quirky one).

When you learned how to walk, you probably first learned how to crawl. Likewise, to transform the reading comp section into an exhilirating experience, you have to first learn to realize that it ain't so bad.

Next time you go to the restroom (to do the deed), I suggest you take with you a reading comp passage. Humor me and hear me out. When you're on the toilet at school (or in any public place), your mind starts wandering. And as if you don't have anything better to do, you begin to scrutinize every scribble and doodle on the stall. Why do we do this?

When you're at an upscale restroom at some fancy restaurant, you don't have these wonderous distractions. So you move your eyes to the restroom floor, where you find many little squares and diamonds. And you sit there counting 'em and/or making bigger shapes.

When you're on the toilet, anything and everything is interesting because your mind is bored.

If the bathroom floor can be this interesting, imagine how interesting your LSAT reading comp passage would be on the toilet.

After doing this exercise several times, when you return to your desk, convincing yourself that the reading comp passage "ain't that bad" is only a matter of remembering your quirky adventures on the toilet.

Several hundreds of students have tried this method, and they've attested to its amazing effect. Try it. What have you got to lose? =)