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On weekdays, as I have seen many people do, they go out, drink until 3 or 4 a.m., come back, sleep for a few hours, and then head straight to the office or court. Throughout all of this, they never seem to complain about a hangover, sleeplessness, or anything else. They appear as energetic as possible, and their focus at work also seems to be very good.
Whereas I face a different problem. The moment I sit for a while, whether I am looking for case law, sitting in court while other matters are being heard, or drafting something, I just fall asleep.
So how do these individuals manage it, and what is the difference? Because I have seen many of them, a great many.
Also of course, most of the work done is of mediocre quality, but most of the work done by juniors is never read by judges or doesn't make a difference to the transaction anyway...so the impact of bad work is relatively limited.