Being a practitioner of the law is definitely a daunting task. If you think the stress that you have experienced during law school is pretty harsh, wait until you become a full-fledged lawyer working in a law firm, handling the cases of a number of clients. Being one requires that you study everything in your specialized field, everything from law books up to case files. Not to mention the stress trials and hearings give. Also, dealing with clients may also be a stressful task, considering that you are already handling the case of a person who is extremely stressed and not certainly having a time of his or her life. However, handling stress is pretty easy and it really does not take much.
First off, the things that stresses out lawyers. There are a number of things that stress out even the brightest of lawyers. This involves the workload, for example. Lawyers in smaller firms (and ones that have independent offices) are mostly tasked to handle numerous tasks a human would not be able to accomplish under normal circumstances. More work also means longer hours, meaning lawyers would not have enough time even for their basic necessities, let alone leisure time. This also takes a toll on their personal relationships, since their jobs take a lot out of their time. Dealing with volatile clients may have a negative effect on one's emotions – the negative energy will definitely transfer to the lawyer. With the above mentioned facts, how can a lawyer handle the stress of the work place? Well, it needs a simple time off and a lot of getting used to. Sleep. No matter how much work you have to do, there's always enough time to do it. Never ever compromise rest. Getting adequate sleep will definitely help and benefit you in the long run. Having 7-8 hours of sleep a night will make you able to function and do your daily tasks in a more positive and active note. It will also help you deal with stressful events, so if you rarely visit your bedroom to catch a much-needed snooze, you better start today. Your profession (salary and billable minutes) may be reduced, but it will certainly help you lead a healthy lifestyle and improve your condition. Vacations. Taking a three day or a week long break may do wonders, especially if you have been working nonstop for months. Take a day off to go to the beach or go on an amusement park with your loved ones or you could just sleep on the couch all day without worrying about work-related things that could induce stress. Socializing and Exercise. Never compromise your relationships with your family and friends over work-related matters. You need them as much as they need you. Having a chat with your kids, spending movie time or just plainly having a light conversation will do wonders in raising your positivity and brightening up your outlook. Also, be sure to spend some time to sweat off the stress. Go out jogging with your dog or play some pickup basketball games after work. The little things are often the most important ones.
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When all is said and done, the Harry Potter series of stories – both the literary works and the large-screen adaptations made from them – will go down as quite possibly the most successful and lucrative series of all time. This is not in dispute.
Consider where we started: in 2001, The Sorcerer’s Stone introduced moviegoers of all ages to Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), the boy wizard, and his two best friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson). We marveled, much as they did, as J.K. Rowling’s universe unfolded, enveloping us in a world where magic was a way of life. But it is now eight years later, and the penultimate chapter of the series, The Half-Blood Prince, is upon us. Gone are the adorable preteens; our heroes have grown into mature young adults. Gone is the childish innocence and whimsy; it has been replaced by raging hormones and bucketfuls of teenage awkwardness. And gone is the mere appearance of peril, when the most dangerous endeavor was winning a game of life-sized chess; it has grown to almost cataclysmic levels, where the throes of the evil Lord Voldemort’s masterplan have ramifications in the “real” world as well. The story focuses mostly on the collaborative effort of Harry and Hogwart’s headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), who are searching for a way to counter Voldemort’s growing power. One key piece of this puzzle is the return of Dumbledore’s old friend and former teacher Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), who possesses locked-away memories that may prove vital in the coming struggle. And I should perhaps have put a heavy accent on the word “coming”, because, as you may expect with the second-to-last chapter of such an epic story, there are no major action sequences or fight scenes. Half-Blood Prince is very much a platform, setting the table for The Deathly Hallows. The pace of this movie is very slow, almost annoyingly so. It is refreshing that director David Yates did not use the film’s two-and-a-half-hour running length to bother explaining developments and character references to us - honestly, if we who are watching this film don’t know what’s going on by NOW, it is pointless to try to explain – but even so, there were are few places where the film seemed to drag. Most of HBP’s humor comes from the aforementioned giddy awkwardness, as most of the main characters explore various ill-timed romantic relationships. I found myself, during the last half-hour of this movie, comparing it to The Empire Strikes Back. That film, too, was more of a set-up for the finale than anything; and in place of a pulse-pounded climax, there was a revelation or plot twist that left the audience shocked and stunned, as certain character developments take a sharp dramatic turn. (I won’t say any more than that.) In conclusion, The Half-Blood Prince probably will not rank among the very top of my favorite chapters of the series, but it did what it was supposed to do… it evolved the story, the mythology, the substance of the story, and whetted our appetites for the beginning of the end, which is now in sight (a mere year and a half down the road). 4 / 5 stars |
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