Monthly Archives: February 2013

Think HWSAC just puts a bandaid on the issue of student stress? (1) Check out this article by Sarah Harland-Logan to see one committee member’s views on the issue: http://ultravires.ca/2013/02/more-muffins-less-madness-a-response-to-leo-elias/ (2) Please send any feedback to utlawmeetingminds@gmail.com. We’re interested in … Continue reading →

“You know that feeling when you really want to accomplish something, but it seems like your brain is almost fighting against you?”  In this video, Kelly McGonigal, author of The Willpower Instinct, explains how to tap into three distinct types … Continue reading →

We strongly recommend AsapSCIENCE’s efficient and (literally!) colourful distillation of some of the key principles of productivity that we’ve been discussing – and will be exploring more extensively in the weeks to come! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfjvYzr-3g In particular, this movie makes a … Continue reading →

We hope that you had a relaxing reading week – but are aware that many of you were hard at work focusing on readings, interviews, and/or extracurricular commitments.  So in that spirit, here’s a fantastic Harvard Business Review article about … Continue reading →

Hey everyone, This is Reading Week – excellent!  Sadly, though, many of you still have to do not-very-relaxing things (such as, well read stuff, and/or prepare for job interviews).  So, while we encourage you to try to take an actual … Continue reading →

Hey everyone – but especially first-years!   This is a stressful time for many of us.  But folks, it’s okay for a large number of reasons if you end up with a non-legal job this summer – or if you … Continue reading →

 Hey everyone! It’s no secret that law school has an overabundance of work. And when the readings start piling up and the deadlines are rushing toward us, we’re all tempted to think that if we just cut back on a … Continue reading →

It’s easy to think of napping as a common and fairly harmless, but insidious, form of procrastination – we often seem to lump napping in with things like watching endless YouTube clips or falling into the black hole of Facebook … Continue reading →

Think you can’t afford to be happy? Think again. In this TED talk, a psychologist, Shawn Achor, discusses the extent to which our brains – and productivity levels – benefit from “the happiness advantage.” The youtube video is short, and … Continue reading →