1L Success

LaBarrister
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:21:22 +0000

Demosthenes49,

At your comment about being “one of them.” I don’t mistake hard work for smart work, but I do work hard. I work every hour of my day almost every day because I enjoy that lifestyle. I am very ambitious. I’m not boasting, but that is just how I am wired. I don’t like to rest, and never have. When I don’t have something to work on, I am not as happy and I feel like I’m not doing something worthwhile. Again, this isn’t a sickness. I’ve been counseled by psychological centers and career mentors and they say that is my number one personality characteristic. I’m just wired that way. So maybe some of the law students you saw were just different than you, and happily worked every hour of the day because it made them smile. It makes me smile. Maybe I don’t literally smile, but inside it is making me happy, and I wouldn’t be happy otherwise. I don’t like free time. Just consider that different perspective. Everyone is wired differently.