According to the 2016 ABA Hazelden Study, depression and substance abuse is rampant among lawyers. And based on evidence on the use of technology, how you use your smartphones and computers can increase your anxiety as well. In interactive CLE, we'll look at how technology can be used to improve an attorney’s mental and physical well-being. Larry Port, software engineer and health and fitness junkie, will show live examples of software that increases attorney productivity and organization, boosts mental health, and tracks fitness. We will also look at some of the problems created by technology use, including the evidence of increased anxiety and the inability to focus. Learning Objectives: Understand the ways that technology use among lawyers can have negative psychological consequences. Learn ways in which technology can increase legal productivity, including ease of billing, task management, and keeping your firm organized. Discover tech tools that assist with personal growth and development, making you a more effective lawyer.

1. The Do's and Don'ts of
Using Tech for Attorney
Health and Wellness

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Husband. Father.
Animal-lover.
Coder. Software Exec.
Author. Little league
coach. Fighter of hate.
Seeker of wellness.
I’m Larry Port

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This is
The Lean Law Firm &
my co-author Dave.
I wrote a book for the ABA

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This is Rocket Matter

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This is Rocket Matter

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This is my wife and our 3 animals

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My parents and my kids

8. For the past
twelve years I
have tried to
cultivate
happiness, ever
since I heard this
on a podcast:

9. The best predictor of how happy you'll
be in 20 years' time is simply how
happy you are now, which is a sobering
thought because we all believe that
we're going to have some incredible
transformation in the next couple of
years that will change everything. But,
you know, statistically speaking we
won't.
-Dr. Daniel Nettle
Is Happiness All In Your Head, Science Friday, NPR
“

10. Mind. Blown.
Then I heard this:

11. It’s never the right time to get
married. Or have kids. Or start a
business. Or buy a house. So you
might as well just go for it.
-Guy named Neal in Larry’s Office
“

12. Let’s back
up.

13. This is our galaxy

14. This is our galaxy’s location

15. 188,000 of our 200,000 years was
spent foraging.
We worked several hours a day
and spent time with our
community. Our diets were
diverse, consisting of what was
gathered.

16. The Agricultural Revolution is
considered by some as terrible for
homo sapiens.
“A catastrophe from
which we have never
recovered” says Jared
Diamond, due to
imposition of government,
subjugation, worse
nutrition, and elimination
of free time.

17. The modern world is replete with
amazing things.
Air conditioning.
Refrigeration. Modern
medicine. Reduction in
infant mortality. Survival
of childbirth. Democracy.
More educated people
than ever. Less people in
slavery than ever.

18. Homo Sapiens are not
designed for the modern
world.

19. Our instincts for self-
preservation and
environmental awareness are
hijacked by screens.

25. “Integration of
smartphones into daily
life” appears to cause a
“brain drain” that can
diminish such vital
mental skills as
“learning, logical
reasoning, abstract
thought, problem
solving, and creativity.”

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Do’s and Don’ts for Tech Use
• Do things inbatches and avoid interruptions.
• Pursue hobbieswhere you’renot infront of a glowingrectangle.
• Exercise your deep-concentrationcapabilities by reading books.

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Do: Leverage Fitness Trackers

29. Focus on your
acheivements, not the
goal.
Goals consistently move.
Don’t get stuck on the
hedonic treadmill.

30. I am never going to look like this.

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Do: Use Meetup.com

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Do: Track Nutrition

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Do: Reduce Stress with Meditation
Apps

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Do: Reduce Stress by Eliminating
Operational Waste

35. Logging your gratitude & achievements
from the previous day is a big deal.

36. Q & A

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Thank You!
Course # 1806212N