{"id":9242,"date":"2008-05-04T20:33:47","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T01:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/05\/04\/sound-mind-and-body-tcl-is-too-muc"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:28","slug":"sound-mind-and-body-tcl-is-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/05\/04\/sound-mind-and-body-tcl-is-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"sound mind and body? TCL<\/i> is too much"},"content":{"rendered":"

D<\/strong><\/em>on Hutcheson, the Editor\/Publisher of the online magazine The Complete Lawyer<\/em><\/a>, is a valued friend of mine. Nonetheless, I have to say this:<\/p>\n

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TCL<\/em> is too big — too complet<\/em>e. Every edition has far too many interesting, useful, often challenging, articles and features for me to read and digest. It simply doesn’t leave me with enough time to get my weblog written, friends and family attended to, haiku crafted, and naps taken<\/a>, so that I’ll feel like a well-rounded (retired) member of the legal profession. And, the topics covered by TCL<\/em> are almost always too important to ignore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

C<\/strong><\/em>ase in point: The newly-posted current edition<\/a> of The Complete Lawyer<\/em> (Vol. 4 No. 3, May-June 2008), which focuses on A Sound Mind in a Sound Body<\/a><\/strong>. It reminds us that “Nearly 75% of TCL<\/em> readers are at risk for burnout and 45% suffer from high levels of acute stress.”<\/p>\n

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T<\/em><\/strong>he burnout is “the result of high levels of stress over time, [and] is associated with fatigue, overwork, and not enough time to get things done.” And, as you lawyer already know, the “Acute stress shows up in anxiety, difficulty concentrating, poor memory, and indecisiveness.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To help lawyers avoid burnout and anxiety, and achieve a “sound mind in a sound body,” the new issue “focuses on proven antidotes to stress: some are traditional, such as regular exercise and improved sleep; others, like meditation, yoga, and taking cognitive rest breaks during the day, are less mainstream but have proven to be equally effective.” Among the 40+ articles and columns in the current issue, you will find:<\/p>\n