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<td style="padding-left:10px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-right:15px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;">JANUARY 18, 2018</td>
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<h2 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Procrastinate_200w.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="159" align="right"/>I’ll Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">At one time or another, most of us are guilty of putting off difficult or disliked tasks. Some of us even make a habit of it. Sometimes procrastination <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/3046120/the-five-hidden-benefits-of-procrastination">can help us</a>, but it can also put us at risk of missing deadlines if something unexpected comes up, like an illness. (It is flu season after all.) </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">If you’re a serial procrastinator, or find yourself always procrastinating on the same tasks, how can you change your ways? Turns out, it’s not about changing your actions, but your thoughts.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You see, procrastination is largely a mental game rooted in avoidance. Essentially, procrastination lets us avoid doing something inevitable in an effort to seek short-term gratification. We know the work is going to be hard, boring, risky, involved, etc. and we think, “I don’t want to deal with it today, so I won’t. That’s a headache for another day.”
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">This argument works well until the deadline gets closer and all the negatives that come with missing the deadline start looming in front of us. It’s this bigger fear that finally gets us to act.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Undoing this way of thinking starts by noticing it and calling it out when you do. Just ask yourself a couple of simple questions and answer them without judgment.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Am I avoiding something?
</li><li>Why am I avoiding it?
</li><li>Is avoiding it the best choice of action in the long term?
</li><li>What will happen if I miss the deadline?
</li><li>How will I feel when the task is done?</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">When you start to understand the games you play with yourself to get out of unpleasant work, you can start to revise your thinking. Explore these articles for more insight and advice:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-choice/201606/the-5-most-common-reasons-we-procrastinate">The 5 Most Common Reasons We Procrastinate</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.verywell.com/the-psychology-of-procrastination-2795944">The Psychology of Procrastination</a> </li><li><a href="http://fortune.com/2016/09/14/how-to-stop-procrastinating/">How to Break Your Procrastination Habit and Get Real Work Done</a></li></ul>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/CLE_PowerUp_175w.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="88" align="right"/></span>Go Ahead. Give Yourself Some Credit.</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">A large chunk of people reading this article will be required to report their CLE credits to the Board of Bar Examiners in two weeks. If that thought activates your panic response, don’t worry. There’s still time to earn more credits before the January 31 deadline (even if you’ve procrastinated entirely and still need to earn all 30 credits).
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">®</sup> offers lots of webcast, telephone, web audio, and CLE OnDemand options for earning those last-minute credits. If you’re a State Bar member, you even get a discount! So make sure to <a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/default.aspx">check them out today</a>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You can also earn credit through published legal writings, teaching at an ABA-approved law school, presenting continuing education material, and pro bono service. Plus, there are new credit types this year that let you earn credit for courses in Law Practice Management (LPM) and Lawyer Awareness and Understanding (LAU). <a href="https://www.wisbar.org/newspublications/insidetrack/pages/article.aspx?volume=9&issue=20&articleid=25909&source=homepagefeature">Find out more</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Wood_Diane_100w.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="120" align="right"/>Stories from the Seventh Circuit</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Discover the inside story on major developments in the legal world from the people in the middle of the action. The 2018 Annual Meeting & Conference is bringing some of today’s major players to Wisconsin as plenary presenters. Among them is the Hon. Diane P. Wood, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.</p>
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">During Wood’s tenure, the Seventh Circuit bench has seen plenty of action with such landmark cases as:
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<li><em>Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana</em> (sexual orientation discrimination in employment) </li><li><em>Bayo v. Napolitano</em> (Removal of illegal aliens) </li><li><em>Bloch v. Frischholz</em> (Religious discrimination and the Fair Housing Act)</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Hear thoughts, reflections, and lessons learned at the center of major decisions impacting our country.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Judge Wood is also a woman of firsts:</p>
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<li>The first female chief judge of the Seventh Circuit
</li><li>The second woman ever to sit on the Seventh Circuit bench
</li><li>The only female law professor on the faculty at the University of Chicago Law School when she was hired in 1981
</li><li>One of the first women to clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court justice</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/2018_AMC_logo_250w.jpg" alt="" width="200" align="right"/>Be inspired by her pioneering spirit and legacy of leadership. Judge Wood will speak during the opening plenary on Friday, June 22. Don’t miss it! <a href="https://www.wisbar.org/amc/2018/Pages/default.aspx">Register today for AMC 2018</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/WisDOCS-estate-planning-150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" align="right"/>Learn How WisDocs Estate Planning Can Streamline Your Practice</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">See what all the buzz is about on our document assembly system for estate planning. Register for a <strong>free, live product demo on January 23, 2018, at noon CT</strong>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=DA0001">WisDocs Estate Planning</a> makes creating documents fast, accurate, and easy. Incorporating nearly 100 forms and sample-language provisions from the award-winning <em>Eckhardt’s Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners</em>, WisDocs Estate Planning guides you through creating:
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Wills
</li><li>Revocable trusts
</li><li>Marital property agreements
</li><li>Durable powers of attorney
</li><li>Advance care plans
</li><li>And more</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Simply select the form you wish to create. Then, a dynamic, guided interview tool asks you for all the needed information. Once you’ve filled in the necessary information, one click assembles the required provisions and fills in the provided answers. BAM – you’re done!
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Join the product demo on January 23 to see WisDocs Estate Planning in action and discover how it can save you time and stress. <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/2781662550867770882">Register here</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/PINNACLE_250w.jpg" alt="" width="200" align="right"/>Hit the Books</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Did you know you can buy CLE course materials even if you didn’t attend the session? You can! Course materials include the presentation outline, handouts, and any other items provided by the presenters. After you purchase, your course materials will be printed and shipped out.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Choose from over 160 course materials kits from CLE sessions such as:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>28th Annual Institute of Trial Practice
</li><li>40th Annual Torts Update
</li><li>68th Annual Tax School
</li><li>Adult Guardian ad Litem Training 2017
</li><li>Annual Bankruptcy Update 2017
</li><li>Car Crash Symposium 2017
</li><li>Annual Real Estate Update 2017
</li><li>Trending Topics in Business Litigation 2017</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Check out our <a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/BooksAndBooksUnBound/Pages/All-Seminars-Course-Materials.aspx">complete course materials listing on our website</a>. Hey, Ultimate Pass holders – you receive access to our entire CLE library plus corresponding PDF course materials. Don’t have an Ultimate Pass yet? <a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=CP0005">Get one here</a>.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Annual Updates</strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2667">Annual Bankruptcy Update 2017 - Eastern District</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2668">Annual Bankruptcy Update 2017 - Western District</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2640">13th Annual Employee Benefits Update</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2664">28th Annual Institute of Trial Practice (ABOTA)
</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2648">41st Annual Worker's Compensation Update</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2676">68th Annual Tax School
</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2677">Annual Constitutional Law Symposium 2017</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2656">Annual Real Estate Update 2017</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2649">Legal Issues of the Aging</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2670">Trending Topics in Business Litigation 2017</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Conference Replays
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventproductsearch.aspx?k=wssfc&ActiveTab=2">2017 WI Solo & Small Firm Conference Replays</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Ethics</strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/EventSearch.aspx?cat=WISBAR&pid=CA2706R4&k=fall2018ethics">Fall 2017 Ethics Webcast Series</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2658">Legal Ethics 2017</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Hot Topics</strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2665">ABLE Accounts: New Tool for Individuals with a Disability</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a
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- FTC Guidance for Your Clients & Ethics for You</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventproductsearch.aspx?k=CA2727&ActiveTab=2">Arbitration Clauses in Business Agreements</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2721">Business Succession Planning in Wisconsin: Conflict Prevention & Resolution</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2711">Collecting Debts for Your Law Firm and for Third Parties</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2716">Condominium Law From Every Angle</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventproductsearch.aspx?k=CA2728&ActiveTab=2">Create a Cybersecurity Plan for 2018</a> </p><p style="margin-top:
0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a
href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2718">Home Sweet Home: Addressing Housing Issues for Vulnerable Clients</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventproductsearch.aspx?k=ca2729&ActiveTab=2">OSHA One Year Into the Trump Administration: What Has Occurred and What’s Expected to Occur</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2719">Section 409A Overview & Issue Spotting</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>National Presenter Series
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventsearch.aspx?k=CA2709">Turning Points at Trial - Featuring Shane Read</a></p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><strong><span style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/SecDiv_Connect_blueBG_175w.jpg" alt="" width="123" height="101" align="right"/></strong></span></strong></span>Division & Section Connection</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><strong>Learn From the Best and Brightest</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Registration is open for the 13th Annual BICR Educational/Social Retreat. Come see a star-studded lineup of judges, nationally-recognized insolvency professionals, and leading Wisconsin practitioners. They’ll provide current, informative advice on the issues most important to bankruptcy and insolvency practitioners.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">March 1-2, 2018<br />
The American Club <br />
Kohler, WI
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The hotel reservation deadline is February 7. Reserve early to guarantee your room. <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2407041/52363831/47677/26/">Click here for a complete program description and to register</a>. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Join Your Colleagues for Labor and Employment Law Section CLE Luncheons
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Register now for a CLE luncheon in Milwaukee (Feb. 15) or Madison (Feb. 16). The luncheons are coordinated by your peers and offer many benefits: </p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Build and maintain professional connections
</li><li>Access up-to-date information for work-related topics
</li><li>Connect with key influencers
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<li>Meet new lawyers and gain a fresh perspective
</li><li>Earn CLE while you eat - 2 birds, 1 stone!</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">These luncheons are great opportunities for new and experienced lawyers. Everyone is invited. <a href="https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventproductsearch.aspx?k=lelfeb&ActiveTab=2">Register now</a>! </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"></span><img src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/MLK_150w.jpg" alt="" width="109" align="right"/>In Their Own Words</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”</p>
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<strong>– Martin Luther King, Jr.</p>
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