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Happiness Is a Warm Law Blogger

By Carolyn Elefant

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There are many adjectives I would use to describe the tenor of three-time ABA Blawg 100 nominee Above the Law -- snarky, funny and even depressing come to mind -- but happy isn't one of them. That said, happy is a word one could safely use to describe ATL's creator, lawyer-turned-professional blogger David Lat, who is the subject of this interview with Happiness Project author/blogger Gretchen Rubin, herself a former lawyer. From the interview, here's what David had to say about his current state of mind: These days I'm exceptionally happy, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I love what I do. Given how much time we spend at our jobs, and given how much emphasis we place on careers in this country, for better or worse -- I feel the U.S. is a nation where "you are what you do," to a greater extent than in many other countries -- it's important to your happiness to enjoy what you do. I love the day-to-day work of blogging. I enjoy gathering and disseminating information. I like making people laugh. I take pleasure in editing a post, again and again and again, until it's just...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).