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Massachusetts Trial Court Law Library Online

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Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) is working with the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries (TCLL) to provide an easier and more efficient tool to access books and resources.  At LCL, our physical lending library has been a valuable resource, providing legal and wellness books to countless practitioners.  Now, in place of this physical library, our clients and the Massachusetts legal community can access the Lexis Digital Library, including ABA titles and Nolo eBooks online, with a TCLL library card. Find more here!

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Tips for Practicing Good Sleep Hygiene

Getting regular, quality sleep is one of the most important factors in good physical and mental health. Our bodies need sleep in order to repair and refuel our energy. While many of us use caffeine and sugar to replace the energy we should have gotten from a good night’s sleep, nothing can replace the benefit of a night of quality sleep. And while it seems simple, regularly getting quality sleep is difficult to do. Any parent can tell you that a full night’s sleep can be more of a fantasy than a reality. However, there are some practical tips (generally called Sleep Hygiene) that can help us improve our sleep experience.

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The Secret to Effective Communication is Active Listening

Have you ever been told that you don’t understand, even though you think you really do understand? Have you ever had a person tell you something over and over again and wondered why they felt the need to tell you again? If so, the reason is because that person did not feel truly understood. When we do not feel as though the listener understands us, we want to explain it again in order to achieve understanding. Once understanding is communicated, support is felt.

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The Importance of Sleep

It might be obvious to say, but sleep is really important. No, really. It’s really important. We all know that it is important to get a good night’s sleep, yet most of us do not get adequate sleep at night. The average adult needs 7-9 hours of sleep each night. This, by the way, does not count the minutes/hours spent lying in bed awake, reading, thinking about your day, making to-do lists, etc. I have often had the thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if I only needed an hour of sleep a night? I could be so productive!” This mentality frames sleep as a barrier to productivity. The reality is, adequate sleep is what allows us to be productive in the first place.

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The 2-Minute Rule: Fighting Procrastination

One of the more common issues that professionals struggle with is the all-too-common procrastination. Procrastination, just like salsa, can be mild (putting off a simple task that you eventually complete within a few days), extremely hot (developing a pattern of avoiding certain activities or tasks that one day lead to serious consequences), and everything in between. However, unlike salsa, there is no mango version of procrastination.

Simply put, we are motivated to pursue pleasure and reduce discomfort. And the motivation to reduce discomfort is stronger. Procrastination is a particular response to discomfort, that response being avoidance as a way to temporarily reduce the discomfort. Avoidance provides an immediate, albeit inadequate, relief of the discomfort. And the more you avoid something, the harder it is to confront. It’s like that email you got from an old friend to which you were meaning to reply. At first you put it off because you weren’t sure what to say (avoidance), then maybe you forgot about it, then you remembered that you hadn’t responded, you then felt bad, and then continued to avoid responding because it was now more uncomfortable because you still don’t know what to say AND you feel bad about it.

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