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[quote=Anonymous]I think you've gotten lots of good advice and perspectives on this thread. I've been a litigator for 13 years and here are some practical things I'll add, that haven't been mentioned. I'll +1 on almost everything else. 1. When I can't fall asleep at night, I read books I've read a million times before or watch TV reruns where I know all the character's voices (that way, I can close my eyes). 2. I keep pen and paper by my bed so that when I am trying to fall asleep and things are running through my head (or when I wake up in the middle of the night), I write down my idea for closing or the phone call I need to make or whatever and try to put it out of my head until morning. 3. Do not cut any ethical corners. Be super organized so that you don't miss deadlines. Document conversations with follow-up emails or letters. Stressing over these things will eat you up inside. Limit the stress to the responsibility you feel to your clients, not on this avoidable stuff. 4. I don't know if you have kids but when I had kids the emotional angst/stress actually got easier for me. Before I had kids, I didn't have any priority more important than work (what? happy hours with the girls? going to the gym? reading for pleasure? they all got regularly pushed aside because working for my clients (over preparing) was more important, or work was always running through my mind while I was doing other things). When I had kids, they became more important. I still over-prepare, but not to the extent I used to. It's much easier to leave work and say to myself "I'm not the one who is ultimately responsible for this... I didn't drive drunk/I didn't break a contract/I didn't have kids with an a-hole who in now need to divorce. I will do my best with the facts I have, but this is not my fault." And then, when I'm with my kids, they take all my attention so work is not running through my mind as much, unless I'm actually trying to do two things at once. Best.[/quote]
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