Law School and the Necessity of Laptops

I succumb very easily to the temptations of the internet. No, I'm not talking about porn. I'm talking about the NY Times, ESPN, and a million other Web sites. And when I'm on the computer I'm obsessive about checking email. It's such a reflex action for me to click the little mail button on the Yahoo toolbar.

Knowing what I know, and based on my experience of not having a laptop in class in Germany, my laptop stays home these days. WOW. I am so much more focused in class, and I love writing notes. I feel like I listen better, hear better, and am not mesmorized by the screen.

So while I cannot control what others are doing (and they're doing almost everything on their laptops), I have disconnected. What an unplugged relief.