Staying healthy and productive in healthcare, in leadership, in informatics is a huge challenge. How are you coping? Here are my musings about Mindfulness, from my blog.
How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding (NYTimes)
Happiness researcher Robert Waldinger is the fourth generation scientist leading the Harvard wellness study, following Harvard undergraduates starting in World War II. Astounding continuity, astounding findings. What do YOU take away?
XGM FOMO generator #19: Epic art
Always great to see the art on the Epic Verona campus. How many of these 15 art pieces have you seen? Let me know!
XGM FOMO generator #8. Multi-care Mindset and aspiring to “B-minus”
Seven slides from PAC21 at XGM. Mind blown. The rest of the talk is a must see, but definitely check out the 10 do’s and don’ts of charting. Its not about the tech, people.
The Human Brain is a Time Traveler (nytimes)
Homo prospectus, analepsis and prolepsis: Our minds are time travelers. If we occupy our minds with social media (our smartphones mean we are never bored!) or even with mindful meditation (empty your mind), then we are suppressing our natural inclination for mind-wandering, thinking of the past or future, time traveling.
A Systematic Approach to Reducing EHR Inbox Burden (Steps Forward AMA)
Don’t you wish there were a step-by-step guide to fixing that darn Inbasket problem for your burned out EHR colleagues and for yourself? Surprise! Here you go. #AMAstepsforward
A CMIO’s take on the Triple Bypass (no not that one)
A personal reflection of one of the hardest bike rides in the country. What was I thinking? What would a CMIO think?
How to build resilience against loneliness in aging (Harvard news)
Harvard researchers have some insights into older adults and some recommendations and concrete actions to take to combat loneliness as we age.
The Happiest Man Alive shares his 3 rules for life (NYTimes)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/13/magazine/matthieu-ricard-interview.html From NYTimes: Photo of Matthieu Ricard by Braulio Amado What can an ordained Buddhist Monk who is also a cellular geneticist and the Dalai Lama’s French interpreter, tell us about happiness? This is a fascinating read. Perhaps all of us in healthcare could learn a thing or two for ourselves, and to teach our … Continue reading “The Happiest Man Alive shares his 3 rules for life (NYTimes)”
What is Screen Apnea? Why you may breathe less when online (NYTimes)
What do studies show about your breathing when you’re on email on your phone, or doing work online? …. uh-oh, I’m talking to ALL OF YOU out there.
Upon Comparing Oneself to Others (del Giorgio)
This beautiful essay by Paul del Giorgio in the Bulletin of Limnology and Oceanography is timely and prompts a lot of self-reflection on my part. I’m talking to you: all you high-achieving physicians/APP’s who had to be top of your class year after year and never turned off that competitive streak in your career…
Your professional decline is sooner than you think (The Atlantic)
Yes, it is. Sadly, I think I’m talking about myself.
How to Log Off (MIT tech review)
Wellness requires controlling your tech. Favorite quote: “What is your bigger, better offer?”
Perception Box: Elizabeth Koch’s take on self-examination and connection with others (NYTimes)
“The Billionaire’s Daughter Knows What You’re Thinking” (and she’s not wrong)
What are your non-negotiables / daily joyful habits? (NYtimes)
Do you have a daily habit that brings you joy, or clarity, or peace? Why? or why not? NYTimes asked its readers.
My conversation on Designing for Health (podcast and a ukulele song)
What does mindfulness mean to a CMIO? Also, patient engagement, information transparency, and FAILURE? And finally, gratitude. Listen all the way through for a special treat. #Podcast #healthcare #healthIT #hitsm #whyinformatics #hcldr #somedocs
You’ve been choosing your goals all wrong (Wired)
Yup, what were you thinking? Don’t you know each goal cascades into multiple sub-goals, and pretty soon, you’re drowning? So what is the solution?
“That’s a waxing gibbous. That means it’s going to get bigger” (NYTimes)
‘Luddite’ Teens Don’t Want Your Likes. When the only thing better than a flip phone is no phone at all.
How to Think Outside Your Brain (NYTimes.com)
This is awesome in several ways (read the article, link above). I will have to sit with this article for awhile. What are you taking away from it?
My Gratitude Letter (to Dr. Fred Platt), and why you should write one too
Learning to write a gratitude letter is worthy exercise, for both the writer and the recipient. There are surprises here …
Scuba, Panic, Empathy
https://sive.rs/dive This is beautiful, a quick 2 minute read, and encapsulates panic, emotion, involuntary roles, leadership, surprise.