095: Top 1L Questions: Time and Life Management

Welcome back! Today we're talking about a perennial 1L problem area: organizing your time and your life so you can get everything done in law school and still be a somewhat normal human being. Law school requires a lot of time, but so do other important areas of your life. Find out how to fit everything in without having a breakdown!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The law school obligations that need to find a place in your schedule
• Non-academic activities that you might consider scheduling as well
• Time-saving strategies for handling mundane, but necessary, errands
• Making productive use of study breaks during off-peak hours of the day
• The importance of sleep and concentrated focus (vs. multitasking)
• Maintaining open, honest communication with the other people in your life about your law school time demands
• Various apps and tools to help you gain control over your time and stick to your schedule

Resources:

• Start Law School Right Course (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/start-law-school-right/)
• Podcast Episode 89: The Leap from Undergrad to Law School (with Keri Clapp) (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-the-leap-from-undergrad-to-law-school-with-keri-clapp/)
• How to Calendar Your Way to Better Grades and More Free Time (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-calendar-your-way-to-better-grades-and-more-free-time/)
• 10 Reasons to Exercise in Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/10-reasons-exercise-law-school/)
• 6 Ways to Make Time to Exercise in Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/6-ways-make-time-exercise-law-school/)
• Amazon Subscribe and Save (https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=rcxsubs_details?ie=UTF8&node=15283820011)
• AmazonFresh (https://www.amazon.com/AmazonFresh/b?ie=UTF8&node=10329849011)
• Five Myths About the Law School Study Group (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/five-myths-about-the-law-school-study-group/)
• Podcast Episode 24: Job Search Basics for 1Ls (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-24-job-search-basics-1ls/)
• Let's Talk About Sleep (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/lets-talk-about-sleep/)
• Wired to Eat, by Robb Wolf (https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Eat-Cravings-Appetite-Determine/dp/0451498569)
• How to Maximize Your Sleep (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-maximize-your-sleep/)
• Is Tryptophan Plus Outlining a Recipe for Disaster? How to Decide Whether to Go Home for Thanksgiving in Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/is-tryptophan-plus-outlining-a-recipe-for-disaster-how-to-decide-whether-to-go-home-for-thanksgiving-in-law-school/)
• Parenting in Law School: Surviving Your 1L Year While Raising a Family (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-kids-surviving-1l-year-raising-family/)
• The Battle of Commuting to Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-battle-of-commuting-to-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 88: Self-Care Tips for Keeping Your Mojo in Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-88-self-care-tips-for-keeping-your-mojo-in-law-school/)
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport (https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692)
• One "Think" at a Time: Why Multitasking Doesn't Work (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/one-think-at-a-time-why-multitasking-doesnt-work/)
• Trello (https://trello.com/)
• Calendly (https://calendly.com/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Episode_95_-_Top_Incoming_1L_Questions_Time_Management-1.pdf)

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Alison & Lee