TortsExtraCreditAssignment
Prof.MeredithJ.Duncan
Spring2016
Why–Thepressuresandstressoflawschool(andthepracticeoflaw)are
welldocumented.HavingyoumaintainaThreeGoodThingsJournalispartof
anefforttoprovideyouwithtoolstocombatthedifficultiesthatcanaccompany
beingalawstudentandfuturelawyer.MaintainingaThreeGoodThingsjournal
hasbeenscientificallyproventoreducestress,depression,andimproveoverall
wellbeing.(Don’tbelieveme?Clickhereorheretoreadmoreaboutthissimple,
yeteffectiveexercise.OrjustGoogle“threegoodthings.”)
What–A3GTJournaliseasytodo.Eacheveningforsixconsecutiveweeks,
youareto:(1)listthreegoodthingsthathappenedtoyouthatdayand(2)
explainwhyeachthingyouhavelistedwasgood.Thissecondstepofidentifying
thereasonthatyoufeeleachthingyoulistedwasgoodiscriticalforsuccessful
completionofthisproject.
How–Therearetwooptionsforhowyoumaymaintaina3GTJournalfor
thiscourse:
• Youmaymakeentriesonlineatthe3GTappspeciallycreatedforthis
class.Alinktotheappisavailableonthecoursewebpage.Onceatthe
3GTapp,youwillloginwithyourcougarnetinformation.
• Alternatively,youmaycreateyourownelectronicjournalasaWord
document.IfyouchoosetokeepyourownelectronicWorddocument,it
iscriticalforyoutohaveWord’sTrackChangesfunctiononeverytimeyou
makeanentrysothatthereisanautomaticrecordofwheneachentry
wasmade.
SuccessfulCompletion–Oncecompleted,e/mailmethatyouhave
completedtheassignmentusingthecourse3GTappore/mailanelectroniccopy
ofyourjournaltomeusingthesubjectline“PR3GTJournal.”Whenfinished,
youmaydropahardcopyofyourjournaloffatmyoffice(230BLB)ore/mailan
electroniccopytomeatmduncan@uh.edu.
WellnessExercise(Spring2016)
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