41. Slipstreams and Wormholes, with Rhani Lott Choi

The profession of trial lawyering has a steep, intense learning curve requiring years of practice (and “practice”) before you begin to feel like you’ve got a grip on it. What if you could shave years off that timeline. NITA’s Education Director Rhani Lott Choi rejoins the podcast to talk about how trial lawyers can compress time through wormholes, slipstreams, and mentorship. Topics5:00   Time compression through wormholes 22:30 And slipstreams29:34 And mentorship34:22 A word about Parkinson’s Law42:28 Signoff QuestionQuote“I’ve worked at places where you have formal mentorship, which can be great, but often that does not continue past the employment relationship. And especially these days people change jobs all the time. The mentorship, for me, at NITA has been so valuable because it transcends that. It’s not based on a job or a connection ... NITA just encompasses everything, through career changes, through types of practice . . . .” Rhani Lott Choi ResourcesRhani Lott Choi (bio)Slipstream Time Hacking: How to Cheat Time, Live More and Enhance Happiness (book)Tomato Clock (Chrome extension)Direct Examinnation: Being the Guide for Your Jury (webcast)

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