Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re doing a deep dive into a critically important topic — time and life management! If you’re an overstressed law student or young lawyer, this is a can’t miss episode.
Here’s some of what we cover:
- Why is work-life balance so hard in today’s legal profession?
- Has technology made things even more difficult?
- How to focus and get the right things done
- Why multitasking is a bad idea
- Why it’s important to make time for breaks
- Overcoming self-sabotaging behavior in law school
- Effectively using a calendar to manage your time
- How to figure out what you should be spending your time on in law school
- When should you start outlining in law school?
- Strategies for prioritizing and executing effectively in law school
- Common ways to waste time in law school
- How much time should you spend reading cases?
- Using systems to make life easier for yourself
- What can you outsource to create more time for yourself?
- How much time are people really studying in law school?
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Resources:
- The Circles Method for better time management
- How to Calendar Your Way to Better Grades and More Free Time
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