Episode description
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode we're talking about starting the new year with a focus on better time management. We discuss how working on small, attainable goals can produce some big changes in the long run.
In this episode we discuss:
- Is it really difficult to create a new habit?
- Taking a serious look at how you're spending your time
- The truth about multitasking
- Limiting common time-wasters
- Creating a schedule of practical things and fun things you want to spend time on
- How to hold yourself accountable for sticking to your schedule
- Setting up incremental, attainable goals
Resources:
- Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/)
- The Washington Post – How to help your brain form healthy habits and break the bad ones (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/12/21/habit-formation-practice-tips-brain/)
- Glennon Doyle – We Can Do Hard Things podcast (https://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/)
- Implementing Changes – Building Sustainable Habits for a Successful 2024 in Law School and Beyond (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/implementing-changes-building-sustainable-habits-for-a-successful-2024-in-law-school-and-beyond/)
- Podcast Episode 7: Time and Life Management Basics (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-7-time-life-management-basics/)
- Podcast Episode 381: Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World (w/Eve Rodsky) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-381-find-your-unicorn-space-reclaim-your-creative-life-in-a-too-busy-world-w-eve-rodsky/)
- Podcast Episode 427: A Discussion with Author Jessica Elefante on the Power of Influence in the Digital Age (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-427-a-discussion-with-author-jessica-elefante-on-the-power-of-influence-in-the-digital-age/)
Download the Transcript
(https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-432-creating-new-habits-and-optimizing-time-management/)
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Alison & Lee