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Work Challenges

Thomas Sowell discusses the unpredictable and demanding nature of certain professions, such as lawyers, and how it can impact their personal lives. He shares his own experience as a single parent and how it affected his writing career.

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- I'm trying to optimize my daily routine as a lawyer (specialized in corporate law) and a writer. I have 7 novels written but none published yet. I'm scheduling time for editing/re-writing and creative writing, aiming for two deep work sessions daily (one for writing and one for law), each lasting about two hours, along with one or two hours for shallow work. Additionally, I'm planning to spend a couple of hours reading each day: one for novels and one for non-fiction, ideally reading fiction in the evenings and non-fiction in the mornings. I'm also going to the gym to lift weights from Monday to Friday and do cardio on weekends. Does this schedule make sense, or should I make some changes, like moving exercise to the evenings instead of the mornings?