I was never much for New Year’s Resolutions, but last year I gave it a shot.
The experts say you should use a broad theme rather than a specific goal, choose an empowering theme, and keep your theme flexible. I’m sensing a theme here, not a resolution.
My New Year’s Resolution for 2008 was to not get any parking tickets (I racked up quite a few in the years 1999-2007), and I’m happy to report that, despite the statistical unlikelihood, my resolution experiment was a success.
Emboldened by the tremendous moral authority my success in the face of conventional New Year’s Resolution wisdom has earned me, I’ve come up with a few law student-specific resolutions for your consideration:
1. I will remain calm, no matter how crazy it gets.
2. I will make time for family and friends.
3. I will not base my self-worth on my school’s U.S. News ranking.
4. I will spend less class time messing around on the internet.
5. I will not raise my hand in class to tell personal stories or give personal opinions.
6. I will read at least one non-legal book a month.
7. I
will work on my writing
skills.
No broad themes, empowerment or flexibility here. Just, a few specific, attainable resolutions we can all hope to keep in the new year.
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