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EPISODE · Nov 3, 2025 · 20 MIN

Busyness is Not Your Badge of Honor #365

from The Free Lawyer · host Gary Miles

99% of lawyers feel too busy and overwhelmed.This episode of The Free Lawyer is about the “busyness trap” that dominates the legal profession and how lawyers can break free from it.Gary explores the cultural, technological, and psychological causes of this problem. From constant connectivity and billable-hour pressure to perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the addiction to external validation.He outlines the hidden costs of constant busyness: damaged health, strained relationships, decreased effectiveness, and missing out on life itself. Gary challenges the belief that busyness equals success, urging lawyers to see it as a problem, not a badge of honor.Get the Values Alignment Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://upbeat-trailblazer-9238.kit.com/1604bbf4cb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the Free Lawyer Assessment garymiles.net/the-free-lawyer-assessment Learn more about Breaking Free or order your copy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.garymiles.net/break-free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule a complimentary discovery call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/garymiles-successcoach/one-one-discovery-call⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcfaTWo17uxmYS9hfAdiaQ

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