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Month: April 2017

GREAT TRIAL LAWYERS ARE CONTINUAL STUDENTS

GREAT TRIAL LAWYERS ARE CONTINUAL STUDENTS

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When we follow the careers of great trial lawyers we see different attitudes about learning new ideas. There are those who have a viewpoint “if it ain’t broken don’t fix it” when it comes to new ideas or research about being a trial lawyer. This attitude applies to  lawyers who have been very successful just doing what they have always done and just keep doing the same. They are often afraid to leave their comfort zone and are reluctant to risk anything new…

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HUMAN NATURE: “FACTS ARE WHITE NOISE & EMOTIONS RULE” & WHY WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE OBJECTIVELY FALSE THINGS

HUMAN NATURE: “FACTS ARE WHITE NOISE & EMOTIONS RULE” & WHY WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE OBJECTIVELY FALSE THINGS

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There are  two features of human nature that are bewildering. One is the fact that in human reasoning too often “facts are white noise and emotions rule.” That is a quote from an adviser to the leaders promoting Britain’s exit from the European Union. It also happens to be a fundamental truth of human nature. One excellent article on this subject http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/laws_persuasion/chap14.html has pointed out that motivational writer Dale Carnegie has written: “when dealing with people, remember you are not…

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