THOUGHTFULNESS
Thoughtfulness means showing careful consideration or attention. I am among many people who value this trait. Unfortunately some of us regard thoughtfulness so highly we overthink every decision. This is a less useful characteristic. It keeps us stuck in place under...
EASY DECISION-MAKING
I’m here to share a secret about people with advanced degrees. We think too much. Our intellectual prowess has been celebrated and evaluated so much over many decades we don’t know when to cut it out and just do something already. This leads to a sense of feeling...
EXPLORE WITHOUT EXPECTATION
This month marks the anniversary of my retirement from the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. The last baby I delivered is four years old now. When I first left practice I planned to search for a new career, calling, or purpose. The scientist in me wanted to...
GETTING HELP
There is an unwritten but well-known rule in medicine that we healthcare practictioners suck it up at all costs. No matter how terrible we think we have it, it’s no worse than those who came before us. They got through it so what’s our problem. This way of thinking...
SATISFIED WITH SATISFACTORY
Settling is something that doesn’t sit easily with my spirit. My issue with settling is that to me it equates to being satisfied with satisfactory. I’ve been type A since birth so being satisfactory has never appealed. With time and maturity I have learned there are...
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