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Please suggest what should I do to work upon myself.
How can I be Law firm Ready/In-House ready/ Life Ready.
Too anxious about this transition from law school to Profession.
2. Learn MS Word. Watch a bunch of tutorials on how to format. How to make tables. Easy shortcuts for format painting etc.
3. Get your life in order. Bank accounts, clothes, books, passwords. Good ol' cleaning, sorting. Visit people - friends and family.
4. Learn basic life skills - cooking, driving, cleaning up after yourself. All will come handy even if you hire people to do this for you.
NO NOON NAPS(ouch) :(
Sleep on time, wake up early - exercise routine, get housing sorted, maids sorted, furniture sorted (table chair wfh setup is vimp), clothing sorted, meet friends and family. That is it. Give yourself time and move in all factors in position to ensure that you succeed at workplace +living the good life.
2) Take any fitness activity 4-5 days a week 1 hour.
3) SLEEP well and deep. 6-7 hours.
4) Take care of your diet you will be sitting for 8-10 hours on a chair.
5) Read newspaper preferably economic times.
6) Keep or join hobbies. This would help.
PS you are lawyer for 8 hours of the day but other than that you are human don’t forget to live. Wish you all the best.