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How much effort is enough? In the law, often the answer is, it’s never enough.
That’s a burnout-answer.But it doesn’t mean we don’t have to work our tails off to do a good job.
Mindfulness invites us to work hard, too, but there is an “enough.”
Sometimes “enough” is a few minutes of practice. Sometimes, it’s a ten-day silent retreat. Always, it’s practicing a least a little, every day.
In the immortal words of Justice Stewart, we know it when we see it.
Louis Armstrong famously said,
“If I don't practice for a day, I know it. If I don't practice for two days, the critics know it. If I don't practice for three days, the public knows it.” I’m thinking Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Stewartboth knew what they were talking about.
How much effort is enough? In the law, often the answer is, it’s never enough.
That’s a burnout-answer.But it doesn’t mean we don’t have to work our tails off to do a good job.
Mindfulness invites us to work hard, too, but there is an “enough.”
Sometimes “enough” is a few minutes of practice. Sometimes, it’s a ten-day silent retreat. Always, it’s practicing a least a little, every day.
In the immortal words of Justice Stewart, we know it when we see it.
Louis Armstrong famously said,
“If I don't practice for a day, I know it. If I don't practice for two days, the critics know it. If I don't practice for three days, the public knows it.” I’m thinking Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Stewartboth knew what they were talking about.