Why Criminal Defense Lawyers Can Benefit from a Hobby

Taking up a hobby can help beat stress anytime. Criminal Defense Lawyers may seem to not have enough time to pursue a hobby, but they sure can benefit from having one.

Health website VeryWell Mind shared reasons why hobbies can benefit a person’s over-all health and wellness. One of the reasons cited is hobbies keep burn out at bay.

“Hobbies bring a sense of fun and freedom to life that can help to minimize the impact of chronic stress. Those who feel overwhelmed at a job, for example, can benefit from hobbies because they provide an outlet for stress and something to look forward to after a hard day (or week) at a stressful job.”

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https://www.verywellmind.com/the-importance-of-hobbies-for-stress-relief-3144574

As for the specific hobbies, Huffington Post shared several hobbies to engage in especially when feeling under stress. One of those mentioned in the write-up is building models – be it car, airplane or anything mechanical. National Lawyers Association https://www.nla.org/adout-nla/

“If you're good with your hands but don't necessarily have the chance to use that skill in your day-to-day life, completing a project like a model car can be immensely satisfying. You might also learn a thing or two about mechanics along the way, depending on the sophistication of your model.”

Check out the other hobbies they mentioned in the original web post here.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/07/17/best-hobbies-for-stress_n_7817684.html

Hobbies make a person even more productive

Contrary to eating up time from work, the Law blog site Abovethelaw.com mentioned that taking up a hobby could end up becoming a great marketing tool for lawyers. In their feature write-up they mentioned that hobbies make for a casual networking and a great common denominator with other people who may be in the field that is totally outside the law profession. http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_lawyers_can_avoid_burnout_and_debilitating_anxiety

“My intention in getting in to wine, was to get in to wine, to learn about something other than law. The unintended consequence has been to increase my network of referrals ten-fold.

Hobbies make it easier to meet people you would not otherwise meet, or want to meet. When I’m trying to make a connection for someone, saying “she’s a lawyer too” doesn’t sound as interesting as ‘you are both avid runners.’”

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Taking up a hobby is like killing two birds with one stone. The criminal lawyer gets to de-stress and network among other people at the same time.