Seemingly, a combination of pain and curiosity gave Emily White what she needed to migrate from being a lawyer to become a writer and policy analyst. The pain and curiosity arose from her sense of being apart from, that is, lonely. One product is her unusual book "Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude."
Perhaps one incentive for White to have gone to law school was the opportunity to belong. Formal degree programs do that. They allow even the most withdrawn and socially inept to make friends. But after school, as many lawyers find, the practice of law is usually solitary. Some refer to it as a monklike existence.
That aloneness gave White plenty of time to contemplate this feeling she had been saddled with since childhood. Here there might be a sign that not being the gregarious sort can be a plus in professional success. While others are socializing and keeping in touch with friends on Facebook, the lonely are focused on lines of thought which can lead somewhere.
For those considering law school as well as entering or leaving the law, White's book could provide refreshing perspectives.
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Formal degree programs do that. They allow even the most withdrawn and socially inept to make friends. But after school, as many lawyers find, the practice of law is usually solitary. Some refer to it as a monklike existence.
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