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FearAndAnxiety 32 - 10 Feb 2010 - Main.StephenSevero
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| | When Eben talks about the fear and anxiety created by law school, grades, and dwindling firm jobs, does this resonate with you? How about fear that you won't find something that you are passionate about, that fulfills you, and that allows you to support yourself and your family?
I wished that Eben had spoken more to that fear and anxiety today in class, and more specifically, what to do about it. | | | Lastly, I think the anxiety definitely comes from the fear of failure. We can't even conceive of the idea of failing (mostly because our lives have been set up thus far for preventing that possibility), and when faced with it many of us seem to think there is no way to overcome it. That is probably why the more work/life experience people have had, the less they are concerned with grades-- because they realize that life is full of small (or big) failures, all of which can be overcome if you work hard. And that includes grades. Ten years from now, nobody will care about our grades, but they will care about the person we are and how well we deal with adversity. The sooner we realize that failure is OK and is really just a speedbump along the way, the better off we all would be.
-- RorySkaggs - 10 Feb 2010 | |
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In support of Rory's concluding paragraph,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/us/09bar.html?hp
Shon Hopwood - 5 time armed bankrobber, Supreme Court advocate.
I feel fairly confident in saying that any "failure" we fear pales in comparison to armed bankrobbery and 10 years in prison.
If the work's good enough, we'll be ok. And, at the risk of putting too much faith in the admissions department, if we work at it, it will be.
-- StephenSevero - 10 Feb 2010 | | | |
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