Reflections on Medicine & Life
Many have internalized the positive encouragement to “Do your best!” Unfortunately, constantly trying to do our best can also become a source of the absence of self-compassion. Until we pause and ask, “What does it mean to do your best?”
Our success as a species is due to our brains being incredible pattern-recognition machines. Irrespective of its inaccuracy and risks, we rely on speedy pattern recognition because it is incredibly efficient. Imagine life without this remarkable cognitive gift. Every day
How often do you decide to grow consciously and intentionally? When we embark on any personal growth journey, most focus on improving our skills and knowledge. All our self-improvement resolutions are about doing new things or getting better at doing
This 2019 article from the Journal of Hospital Administration tells us that only 5% of US hospitals have physician CEOs today. This is down from 90% in 1935. Interestingly, the article also points to studies showing that hospitals with more
I was in my thirties when I first heard someone say, “It’s like herding cats.” A clinic administrator used that analogy to describe what it was like to get the clinic doctors to move together to improve the clinic’s financial
Have you ever found yourself in a challenging situation, unsure how to move forward? We’ve all been there, grappling with difficult decisions or demanding circumstances. Recently, when struggling with a potentially tricky interpersonal situation, I ruminated and mulled over various