How do you make sure to stay intellectually engaged on every single thing you’re doing? I find that I can do so for several hours on a certain assignment but then have trouble keeping it going the rest of the day and week. I may be suffering from a little burnout and WFH in an apartment is probably adding to distractions. I am in the process of switching firms and want to make sure I’m kicking ass at the next place. Practice is cap mkts/securities law.

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I think it’s impossible be intellectually engaged in every single thing you do. There’s plenty that’s boring as hell, at all levels. The key is to find a practice area that’s generally interesting and keeps you mentally engaged. Things also are generally more interesting when you get more senior. As for the rest, you just have to do your best to power through it.

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I enjoy my practice area but if I am not engaged in what I’m doing then whatever I am working on will either not get done it will get done incorrectly or look like I didn’t think about it enough. This is immediately apparent to a partner and often to clients.

It may just be a motivation thing but any tips anyone has on how they do this would be very much appreciated.

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