Episode 12: Taking Your Time to Wander with Rebecca Wexler
April 20, 2021
Charles Vogl and guest Rebecca Wexler share lessons about taking the time that we need as an adult. As a first year law student in her 30s, Rebecca discovered the value of wandering and taking control of her own time and life choices.
Rebecca Wexler is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She teaches, researches, and writes on issues concerning data, technology, and criminal justice.
Her work has focused on evidence, criminal procedure, and privacy surrounding data-driven criminal justice technologies. She is also Co-Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology.
She has worked as a Yale Public Interest Fellow at The Legal Aid Society’s criminal defense practice and a visiting scholar at Harvard University. She was awarded the Nathan Burkan Prize for Best Paper in the Field of Copyright Law, among other awards.
SHARED WISDOM:
WISDOM #1 We are doing and preparing at the same time. This is your shot now.
I spent a lot of time preparing. I was in school through 34 years old. I thought I was preparing for my life. You may never feel like you’re grown up. You will always be preparing. This is not a reason to wait to do the things that you think matter.
Even the people who are well experienced are still preparing themselves. You can be a participant and contributor and not know everything.
Don't wait to deploy yourself. You have the expertise to start making a difference for good in the world sooner than you think.
WISDOM #2 Life, your experiences and the journey is not going to be what you think.
The path is so different than what I expected. The people were unexpected. The people on the path were so influential. I could not know how they would all influence me when I looked into my future.
Until next time, take it slower than you think you should.