For Those Struggling and Being Told "It's Common Sense"
I'm not the author of this piece, but as I was reading, I was struck by how many of the young attorneys here would find it helpful.
TLDR: people call things "common sense" because they've so internalized the rules of their culture/setting/pursuits they don't even recognize that there was anything to internalize. If you want help, don't go to the person who is spectacular at their job; find the person to whom nothing came easily and had to deliberately figure everything out.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thediagnosis/p/if-it-were-common-sense-youd-already
Posted May 13, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC
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