Posted by Chuck Newton: "I do not know if I can be accused of being a good lawyer, but I am certain I can be accused of not thinking too hard. But, let us face the truth. We all tend to come up with our best stuff -- out best ideas -- our best thinking on a subject when we are distracted and thinking about something that we sometimes more pleasant.
I am, of course, talking about that "aha" moment -- that break through in thinking moment -- that point where things seem to coalesce in our brain.
This is the problem I have with those lawyers that disregard the concept of work-life balance or blending. Those that think you take a new associate, chain him or her down at a desk staring at documents 60 hours a week, might be expanding billable hours, but they are not promoting creative lawyers..."
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Source: Chuck Newton Riders the Third Wave, 1 November 2009
