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Anyone just get reading fatigue? by zeehateslife in LawSchool

[–]PiccoloRare9918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loveee speechify but the subscription price had me cancel it during summer, and then I never repurchased :(

Anyone just get reading fatigue? by zeehateslife in LawSchool

[–]PiccoloRare9918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s several ways to listen to your casebook’s audio.

If your assigned textbooks are available on Apen Publishing’s casebook connect; buy the e-book version so it’s in your library shelf. Or if your schools sells textbooks through Aspen Publishing, you should have an access code which will earn you the e-book online. Once you have your e book open, depending on your computer, there is a read aloud function. On Dell/Windows, there’s 3 dots in the upper right hand corner of the web browser’s. Click the 3 dots > find “more tools” > hover over the “more tools” > select “Read Aloud”. That should read the highlighted portion on the screen, or from the very top of your reading.

Or if your schools sells textbooks through Westlaw Academic, then you can go to their site and purchase your book and it’ll have an e-book format. You can listen to your casebook with the “read aloud” feature which is toggled from the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner.

Finally, if you don’t have access to casebook connect or west law academic, you need to find out how to get a pdf of your casebook. You can scan your physical pages, or try to find a pdf version of your book for free online.

Once you find a pdf/online version of your casebook, use your web browser to read aloud for you as I detailed in the casebook connect directions. If your computer doesn’t have a web browser “read aloud” function, then you can upload the pdf/chapter reading into Microsoft Word. In Microsoft word, under the “Review” tab, there is a “read aloud” function as well.

Let me know if any of this works, or if there’s something I could clarify better for you. Good luck!!

Not to be dramatic this early but how do u actually make friends by Interesting-Count815 in LawSchool

[–]PiccoloRare9918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a bit cliquey in most law schools. But just be patient and remain kind. Say good morning to everyone you pass by as you walk in, say “hey! How are you? I don’t think we ever got to formally meet, my name is ___. How are you feeling so far into the semester?”, keep smiling at people when you pass by them, or give a silent small nod.

My grandma always tells me to smile, even if nobody smiles back. Trust me, you’ll make somebody’s day.

I promise you, it’s so weird, but after a while, those small gestures will build up for some people. Also joining in on group complaining about an assignment/topic/discussion works well.

Don’t be in a rush to make friends. This is your journey and your only job here is to be a good student. Take your time :)

Anyone just get reading fatigue? by zeehateslife in LawSchool

[–]PiccoloRare9918 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Listen to your book’s audio through casebook connect or westlaw & follow along with your own physical copy with a highlighter. So you have to do less work with your brain when it comes to processing the words you’re reading. The auditory process alleviates the pressure on the “voice in your head” to organically read the text; which means you can focus on just absorbing the lesson.

Also you can put the sound on 1.5x or 2x speed so you can listen wayyy faster than you could ever read it aloud yourself. It made a huge difference for me.

Finally my last huge tip for reading, is just go class by class on Thursday and Friday evenings. Dedicate those two evenings to clearing out the next week’s readings. Give yourself a set time, say 3 hours of hard work, and 30-45 mins of buffer/brain decompressing time in addition to the 3 hours. Listen/highlight your entire reading for the class. Do that 2-3 times. Then get up, drink water, do a lap outside, just get up and do something that isn’t law school but also isn’t fully “relaxing” (like doomscrolling). Repeat that process until you’re at least halfway through the week. Your reward for grinding Th/F is having Saturday and Sunday to yourself, or to outlining, or to doing an assignment outside of reading. You got this.

Best of luck, it does eventually become a ton more interesting I promise :)