Let’s face it—we lawyers have stressful jobs. Between the long hours, client expectations, opposing counsel, numerous deadlines, and emotionally draining facts in some of our cases, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. We know that these types of job stressors can lead to all kinds of unwelcome conditions: compassion fatigue, burnout, anxiety, and even depression. But what would you say if I told you … [Read more...]
Breaking the Cycle: Practical Strategies to Conquer Overthinking
I recently encountered a former colleague, younger in practice than I am, but suffering from the same malady. “Do you ever feel like you overthink everything?” she asked me as the CLE attendees around us filled their coffee cups during a mid-afternoon break. How can it be that some 15 years apart in practice, we are experiencing the same muddy emotions that are slowing down our work progress? … [Read more...]
Strategic Slowing Down
What is Strategic Slowness? As I write this, I have 18 tabs open across the top of my screen. I dart from article to article searching for relevant information while simultaneously chuckling at what I’m researching: the idea of “slowing down to speed up.” One article contains a grim prediction about our hyper-speed work life, “Fast is deadly” while another promises that “Rest is … [Read more...]