2015 ALWD Conference The University of Memphis Professor Olympia Duhart & Professor Mary Nagel.
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THINK LIKE A FREAK: HOW NEW THINKING ABOUT THINKING CAN IMPROVE LRW 2015 ALWD Conference • The University of Memphis Professor Olympia Duhart & Professor Mary Nagel
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THINK LIKE A FREAK: HOW NEW THINKING ABOUT THINKING CAN IMPROVE LRW
2015 ALWD Conference • The University of Memphis
Professor Olympia Duhart & Professor Mary Nagel
THINK LIKE A FREAK
How to Retrain Your Brain
IMPORTANCE TO LRW INSTRUCTIONThe Human Brain Brain on LRW
NEW THINKING ABOUT THINKING
MY FAVORITE FOUR FROM FREAKThe Three Hardest Words in English Language
Get your garden to weed itselfThink like a childGather feedback
IMPACT ON LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING
GET YOUR GARDEN TO WEED ITSELF
Create a “separating equilibrium”
“Have fun, think small, don’t fear the obvious….”
GATHER FEEDBACK
“Even with good feedback, it can take a while to learn. But without it, you don’t stand a chance; you’ll go on making the same mistakes forever.”
MY FAVORITE FOUR FROM FREAKWhat’s your problem?Like a Bad Dye Job, The Truth is In the Roots
How to Persuade People Who Don’t Want
to Be PersuadedThe Upside of Quitting
IMPACT ON LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING
“WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?” “If you ask the wrong question, you’ll surely get the wrong answer.”
Redefining the problem you’re trying to solve
“LIKE A BAD DYE JOB, THE TRUTH IS IN THE ROOTS”
“HOW TO PERSUADE PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE PERSUADED”
“Why are better educated people more extremist?”
“Don’t pretend your argument is perfect” – using this to strengthen your advocacy memos
“THE UPSIDE OF QUITTING”
IN ACTION
QUESTIONS?
