Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Life is open book and other ways school may have messed me up for reality

I've grown very accustomed to the fine art of information regurgitation and BS. Really, most of my academic career has consisted of throwing out whatever I know that relates to the subject, however remotely. Worst case, you guess. Above all, you make it sound like you know what you're talking about.

This is a decent strategy for a test, when its better to have something on the page than nothing, and close counts. However, in the real world it is apparently not a good idea to just guess confidently when giving legal advice to people.* No, you actually have to be sure that what you're doing is right. Thank heavens life is open-book. This may take some getting used to.



*For the sake of making me continue to seem somewhat competent, I should point out that I didn't actually give anyone made-up legal advice. I'm far to terrified to do anything that bold (and stupid). My supervisor just said something, and it got me to thinking. No malpractice 'round here. 

1 comment:

  1. haha I remember this transition well! It's hard to tone down the school BS. :)

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