Multi-Disciplinary Thinking for Lawyers: A New Perspective on Success
In today’s world, Multi-Disciplinary Thinking for Lawyers has become more important than ever before. Engaging in multi-dimensional thinking can lead not only to personal growth but also to major professional breakthroughs. This approach to thinking has been the cornerstone of success for accomplished attorney-businessman Charlie Munger and many others in the legal field.
Achieving Greatness through Multi-Disciplinary Thinking for Lawyers
Harnessing the power of multi-disciplinary thinking allows lawyers to broaden their perspectives. It encourages them to view problems, cases, and business dealings through various lenses. This not only aids in coming up with more innovative solutions but also fosters a deeper understanding of complex situations.
Show Notes
- The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch (about how to discover and use the power of 80/20 leverage in business)
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis
- Moneyball, the movie (Wikipedia link)
- On Base Percentage statistic (the essential KPI in Moneyball)
- Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 (link to article)
- Tim Ferriss
- Dave Asprey
- Shane Parrish (founder of Farnam St. blog)
- Charlie Munger
- Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke
- Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius
- Ryan Holiday
- The origin story of YouTube (Wikipedia article)
- Behavioral Economics
- Influence, by Robert Cialdini
- Thinking Fast & Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- Munger gave Cialdini $100,000 worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock (link to article)
- The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewi
General Resources
- Learn to use technology to reduce friction & gain freedom with this resource: https://www.the8020lawyer.com/
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- Take this short law practice assessment to identify your main strengths & weaknesses.
- Check out my Law Firm Systems Intensive
- Join: ‘80/20 Inner Circle‘ (valuable business insights for small firm owners)
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