American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Easing Out of Procrastination
Procrastination. We all experience it to some degree. If you never have, please write to me and let me how [...]
Stop Making Yourself Miserable: Change Relationship to Your Thoughts
Let me ask you some questions about your thoughts. Do you think too much, feel like your head is so [...]
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 [...]