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The Doom Loop of Busyness
This post is a part of a series on work burnout. Here I focus on the busyness that is a [...]
Standard of Care is Our Friend
Normally when I hear about “standard of care,” I think, “Oh no, it’s something to do with medical malpractice.” Indeed, [...]
Less is More and None Can Be Most
Take a step back or ten steps back. Don’t keep adding. Start taking things out of your life. If you [...]
Make Better Career Decisions
Making decisions is hard. Why is that? Because any choice we confront that is easy to make – because one [...]
Do The Ask!
I think we physicians and other clinicians are a pretty assertive bunch. Even so, I think it’s good to be [...]
Boredom 2022
Boredom is a common aspect of human life. Varied and even contradictory understandings about it abound. As Jon Kabat-Zinn said, [...]
When the Lifeworld Diminishes
In today’s post I discuss the concept of the lifeworld and how it is relevant to psychiatric understanding and care. [...]
Your Estate Protection Plan and Legacy
One of the best things I’ve done in my adult life is getting my ‘house in order.’ I’m bad at [...]