Tearing Through Technical Guides Over & Over Can Get Boring. Here's How I used James Clear's 4 Laws of Behavior Change to Make IB Interview Studying Easy
Banking attracts the best and the brightest, so you probably already have a million other things on your plate - leadership positions, sports, whatever instrument you’re learning this month, etc.
So - how [in the world] are you going to find time to cram for IB studying?
I used the James Clear’s 4 Laws to land an elite boutique internship in NYC. After that, I was the President of my school’s banking org. and helped > 50 sophomores do the same.
1st Law: Make it Obvious
Articulate what it is you’re trying to achieve and block out time.
- Write + Tape to wall: “I will secure an offer from [Dream Bank] by [Insert Date]
- Plan Grind Sessions: Look at your G-Cal & block ~10hr / wk. Know if you’re more productive in the morning or evening. List boundaries / tactics you will use to avoid distractions
- I put my phone in another room so it wasn’t even tempting
- Recommend noise cancelling headphones (airpods work great)
2nd Law: Make it Attractive
Your 100th rep of practicing how the three statements are tied, you might want to jump off a cliff.
- Community & “In It Together” Mindset: join business orgs at your school to put yourself in environment with people who are all doing the same thing.
- I also had an “accountability buddy” at another college I knew from HS - had weekly mocks & texted everyday to keep each other hyped
- Motivation Ritual - do something right before grind mode that you really really love. Can be listening to a hype song, getting Starbucks, etc. You’ll start to crave studying oddly enough
3rd Law: Make it Easy
To train for a marathon, you start by running 2 miles a day, not 20.
- Start Small: at beginning, do 2hr every weekend. Slowly add more hours over time until you build stamina to ~10hr total per week all in
- Warmup - NOT a full-fledged paper LBO, do a few easier questions to get the juices flowing
4th Law: Make it Satisfying
Treat yourself. My go-to was Peanut M&Ms. Kept a family size bag that I would have a few handfuls of after every successful session. Pride yourself on keeping the “Snap Streak” alive.
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