528: Optimizing Sleep and Productivity in Law School (w/Lindsay Scola)

The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This podcast episode explores the critical connection between sleep and productivity, especially for students and professionals. Guest Lindsay Scola shares her personal journey with sleep disorders and emphasizes that sleep is foundational for cognitive performance, memory, and overall well-being. The conversation offers practical tips for improving sleep habits and highlights the importance of being intentional about rest to support both academic and career success.

In this episode we discuss:

• The science of sleep and its relation to productivity
• Building your sleep blueprint
• Balancing social life and sleep
• Managing middle-of-the-night-wakeups
• The "Snooze" button myth
• Sleep chronotypes and productivity
• Top 5 sleep tips for law students, and what you can find in Lindsay's sleep course

Resources:

• Lindsay Scola (https://www.lindsayscola.com/)
• LinkedIn: Lindsay Scola (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-scola-a75b431/)
• Sleep Is the Power Move course (https://courses.lindsayscola.com/sleep-is-the-power-move)
• Podcast Episode 134: Strategies for Maximum Personal Productivity (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-134-strategies-for-maximum-personal-productivity/)
• Podcast Episode 498: Tips for Better Rest with Sleep Expert Lindsay Scola (Part 1) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-498-tips-for-better-rest-with-sleep-expert-lindsay-scola-part-1/)
• Podcast Episode 499: Tips for Better Rest with Sleep Expert Lindsay Scola (Part 2) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-499-tips-for-better-rest-with-sleep-expert-lindsay-scola-part-2/)

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-528-optimizing-sleep-and-productivity-in-law-school-w-lindsay-scola/)

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Alison & Lee