As some of you may know, I'm currently a 3L at a law school in Northern California. I've been noticing though, that this year has been more difficult, much more difficult, for me than the past 2. It's not so much the work or the material. I think it's that I feel tired after every class. This may be partly related to the long commute, although, I doubt it. A significant part of it, is having tasted freedom only to return to a final year of school. I think the largest cause of my stress though is that I come to class to find so little conservatism. This I think is causing me more stress, because it seems like people carry such odd illusions about the way people conduct business or live their lives. I think mostly I feel as though I go to a place detached from reality, and it is wearing me out.
Posted by Joel at September 28, 2004 01:45 PM | TrackBackPretend to have a political change of heart, fake being a liberal, and hook up with the liberal chicks at your school.
There is no honor in fighting the good fight if it is making you depressed, just take the blue pill and have fun until school ends, because you are going to need to have your fun reserve full when you hit bar exam study time.
Think of being liberal like a game, or think of it as research, or think of it as honing your courtroom skills by pretending to be passionate about something you think is wrong.
If you want a REAL challenge, try to hook up with the outspoken liberal chicks.
Posted by: Kaltes at September 28, 2004 07:00 PM (Permalink)Interesting.
Both my parents said that the first year was by far the toughest, and that once you adjust to the legal way of thinking, it gets much easier.
Posted by: John A. Kalb at September 29, 2004 08:11 AM (Permalink)No hooking up with outspoken liberal chicks...
Posted by: Joel's Wife at October 2, 2004 02:26 PM (Permalink)