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The Legal Brain : A Lawyer's Guide to Well-Being and Better Job Performance / Debra S. Austin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Austin, Debra S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lawyers.
- Law--Psychological aspects.
- Law.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Neurosciences.
- Memory (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This book offers practical advice for legal professionals to optimize cognitive fitness and protect their brain from the damaging effects of chronic stress. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, it provides actionable information to help readers thrive amidst the demands and stressors of the legal profession"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- The impaired lawyer
- The spectrum from languishing to flourishing
- The lawyering culture
- The lawyer brain
- Memory, knowledge, and building expertise
- Motivation, reward, and developing habits
- The impact of stress
- The influence of self-medication
- The importance of fuel
- Optimizing brain health
- Enhancing mental strength
- Developing an action plan for the neuro-intelligent lawyer
- The neuro-intelligent legal organization
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781009484558
- 1009484559
- 9781009484572
- 1009484575
- 9781009484589
- 1009484583
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