Mgoweqp's List: MENTORING

• “I always say that the essence of my work relies fundamentally on two basic principles: objectivity and observation, or ‘the two obs’ as I call them. My work relies on my ability to remain absolutely, purely objective, detached.

• Zero zeroes in on important details when he goes people watching. He also consumes large amounts of amphetamines to enhance his concentration.

   

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• “I can’t possibly overstate the importance of good research. Everyone goes through life dropping crumbs. If you can recognize the crumbs, you can trace a path all the way back from your death certificate to the dinner and a movie that resulted in you in the first place. But research is an art, not a science, because anyone who knows what they’re doing can find the crumbs, the wheres, whats, and whos. The art is in the whys: the ability to read between the crumbs, not to mix metaphors.
• I like this idea because this is how I do research. When I research for something in particular, I always seem to find something else more important that I was never looking for in the first place.

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• Some people seek calm by avoiding conflict. I seek to use calm to harmonize conflict to the advantage of me and my client. By applying the principles of t'ai chi to my law practice, I do my best neither to chase an opponent's power nor to hide from it, but to use my opponent's power and energy to the best of my advantage, by doing my best to anticipate the opponent's strategy and attack, to give the opponent nothing to push against, to find the opponent's weaknesses, and to neutralize the opponent.