American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Stop Making Yourself Miserable: Stop Wasting Time
One useful idea is to consider “wasted time” as a category separate from leisure time. A common mistake is to [...]
Stop Making Yourself Miserable: Stop Waiting
A common reason people experience chronic stress or lack of fulfillment is they accept the stressful or unfulfilling status quo. [...]
Stop Making Yourself Miserable: Stop Labeling Yourself
Someone once asked me why I think so many people are chronically stressed and unhappy despite having financial and career [...]
Happiness: Cognitive Diffusion
Today I discuss ways of viewing the content of our minds in a way that allows greater stress tolerance and, [...]
The Wages of Anxiety
An erroneous expectation I often hear from anxious persons is that to maintain happiness and safety, a large degree of [...]
Strategy to Avoid Physician Burnout
I start with a quick review of vicious circles because physician burnout has elements of this pernicious phenomenon. Many outcomes [...]