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Conviviality at Thanksgiving and Beyond

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2025-11-25T15:49:58+00:00November 25th, 2025|Categories: All, Happiness, Success|Tags: community, connection, conviviality, gatherings, gratitude, hosting, joy, mindfulness, presence, relationships, Thanksgiving, wellbeing|

A convivial occasion is one in which the tone of the gathering is one of friendliness, liveliness, and enjoyment, and [...]

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The Two Sides of FIRE

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2025-11-18T18:14:29+00:00November 18th, 2025|Categories: Career, Happiness, Success, Wealth|Tags: career planning, clinician wellness, financial independence, FIRE, meaning, medical careers, personal finance, Physician burnout, Purpose, resilience, retirement, work life balance|

FIRE is an acronym for Financial Independence – Retire Early. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with [...]

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The Allure of Inactivity and What to Do About It

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2025-11-11T19:42:53+00:00November 11th, 2025|Categories: All, Happiness, Health, Success|Tags: behavior change, clinician wellness, evolutionary biology, habits, health benefits, Motivation, physical activity, social support|

Have you ever paid good money to join a health club and then stopped attending after about four months? That, [...]

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How to Enjoy Anything

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2025-11-04T19:56:20+00:00November 4th, 2025|Categories: All, Burnout, Career, Happiness|Tags: emotional intelligence, fulfillment, gratitude, happiness, joy, meaning, mindfulness, personal-growth, perspective, philosophy of life, resilience|

How is it possible to enjoy anything and everything? Answer: by hearing and experiencing the word ‘enjoy’ as an active [...]

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Get More Out of Your Learning

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2025-10-28T16:59:46+00:00October 28th, 2025|Categories: All, Burnout, Career, Success|Tags: burnout prevention, clinical learning, confidence in medicine, continuing medical education, knowledge application, learning habits, lifelong-learning, medical education, medical practice, physician development, professional growth|

In a learning environment, such as when listening to lectures, engaging in clinically focused discussions with colleagues, or reading articles [...]

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Get Another Degree or Not?

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2025-10-21T17:14:50+00:00October 21st, 2025|Categories: All, Burnout, Career, Happiness, Success|Tags: career change, career decisions, clinician burnout, continuing education, lifelong-learning, medical careers, Motivation, physician education, Professional Development, second degree, work life balance|

Over the years, I’ve received many questions and requests for my thoughts on whether a clinician should pursue additional advanced [...]

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