Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast. Today we're running through your mid-semester to-do list to ensure you're where you need to be before it's too late.

Mid-semester is the time when reality sets in for most law students. Whatever is going on - midterms, sniffles, boredom - it's time to focus on the end goal and get serious about preparation. Here's what you need to be doing, now.

In this episode we discuss:

• How you should handle the next 7-8 weeks
• The importance of deep work in the second half of the semester
• Setting up your study calendar
• Getting ready for finals
• Ways of tracking your time if you're not sure how it's slipping away
• Searching for a summer job as a 1L (you can start Dec. 1)
• Avoiding distractions and battling procrastination
• How to do a self check-in
• Where to go for help
• Stress management techniques and staying healthy
• How to manage your personal relationships, especially around the holidays and exams

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Thanks for listening! Good luck the rest of the semester!

Alison & Lee

Resources:

• Having an October Freakout? Of Course You Are! (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/having-an-october-freakout-of-course-you-are/)
• The October Freakout (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/having-an-october-freakout-of-course-you-are/)
• Your Mid-Semester Reality Check (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-36/)
• How to Make a Useful Law School Outline (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-65-make-a-useful-law-school-outline/)
• Dealing With Self-Sabotaging Behavior in Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-63-dealing-self-sabotaging-behavior-law-school/)
• Fast, Healthy and Cheap Meals in Law School (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/fast-healthy-and-cheap-eating-in-law-school/)
• Toggl (https://toggl.com/)