the 1L lindy

If you were so inclined, you could search on-line and find hundreds of step-by-step guides, videos, etc. to help you learn the Lindy Hop.  By reading these instructions and watching others move, you could learn the sequence of steps generally accepted in this area of dance and memorize them.

But, even reading the best instruction manuals or watching world-renowned dancers would not teach you the Lindy.  The steps in Lindy are important, but they are more like formulaic stilted movements than "dancing" if not paired with the atmosphere, music, and people of a dance event.

How much do I care about the Lindy Hop?  Well, probably more than I should, but that's beside the point. The point is that what is true of Lindy is also true of those wanting to be successful professionally, and in life.

In law school, we read constantly (constantly) and we work hard to figure out the right "steps" in our course work.  But, it is possible that we exert so much energy alone hovering over our books that we forget that the "dance" of lawyering is about the people we interact with.

Just as the Lindy Hop is only as good as the people on the dance floor's willingness to move to the music; our experience will be only as fulfilling ("good") as our willingness to work with the materials in our environment.