Book Review: The Art of Learning- July 28, 2008 I just finished reading the Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. Josh was the young chess prodigy that was featured in the movie Waiting for Bobby Fischer. Well, Josh has gone from winning a number of National chess championships to moving to Tai Chi, a martial arts. He’s won a stack of National Championships in Tai-Chi and some World Championships in Taiwan. Josh has written a book about his learning and performance styles that have taught him to excel. The thing that stuck out most in my..http://www.sctriallaw.com/decision-making-book-review-the-art-of-learning.html Some Thoughts on Interrogation and Questioning- July 26, 2008 I was an interrogator for the U.S. Army for 7 years and taught interrogation for 3 years. I learned a lot. Some of the things I learned that can be applied to being a trial lawyer: Proper Questioning: Ask the question you want the answer to. We speak in a lexical shorthand and are not as precise as we need to be. Common speaking habits allow for ambiguity between the question being asked and the question being answered. Good questioning techniques can eliminate this. Control Questions: We...http://www.sctriallaw.com/other-misc-some-thoughts-on-interrogation-and-questioning.html Visiting Charleston, S.C., on the Cheap- July 26, 2008 The New York Times has an article on seeing visiting Charleston, S.C., on a Budget “WHEN celebrities and other well-heeled travelers fell in love with Charleston, S.C., drawn by its air of 19th-century elegance and its palm-fringed seacoast setting, the $400-a-night hotel room and the $100 dinner entree inevitably followed. But this progressive and mystically lovely city, surrounded by water and wilderness, can still be a destination for the budget-conscious, too.” Click on the...http://www.sctriallaw.com/misc-visiting-charleston-sc-on-the-cheap.html Attorney Reese Joye Dies- July 25, 2008 A lion of the Charleston bar, Reese Joy of the Joye Law Firm, died on Sunday morning. I didn’t know Reese well, but he was very well respected for how hard he worked and how prepared he was for his trials. Geoffrey Waggoner, tells a remembrance of Reese from his ‘early days’ of practicing law. Reese Joye was the first lawyer I interviewed with, 31 years ago, right out of the USC School of Law. I had come by way of Duke University, but to everyone who knew me..http://www.sctriallaw.com/misc-attorney-reese-joye-dies.html The Myrtle Beach Lawyer Gets in Shape- July 4, 2008 I know it’s off-topic, but being over 40, getting in the car wreck, having two children under the age of five, and being fairly sedentary to begin with has taken it’s toll. I’ve decided that I have to do something about it. I’ve been doing cardio on a fairly consistent basis and that’s helped some, but not enough. So I’m trying a personalized 12 week program with a trainer nutritionist chiro. We’ll be working on core muscles, cardio and nutrition. I..http://www.sctriallaw.com/misc-the-myrtle-beach-lawyer-gets-in-shape.html |