As for the workload, Tom describes himself as a person who always thinks he could be doing more than he does. Sometimes I think I could sleep less than eight hours, but I know that's not good. In the grand scheme of things, law school is not life and death. I'm determined to not let law school rule my life. Tom's outlook has something to do with his former career as an environmental engineer.
Time is more of an issue now than ever.
He says he remembers having more time while working 40-50 hour weeks as an engineer than he does now as a student. His stress might be putting him on edge. I'm internalizing stress a lot more. Part of being an engineer, and probably a lawyer, is thinking about why I do things.