A reader asked me to expand on a tweet that I sent last week. It was part of a thread about doctors, peer review and publishing. I was building the point that we now publish for reasons other that the creation of polished journal articles. Certain kinds of public thinking are a key element in the development of ideas. The democratization of media has created new ... Continue Reading about Writing as Public Process, Not Product
Stock and Flow
I struggle with the idea of where to put my ideas. In the past I’ve thought about this as the Medical Media Continuum. So I ran across this post by Austin Kleon. He sees his output in two buckets, stock and flow. Flow is your feed and stock is your durable output. It’s drawn from a 2010 post on the subject by Robin Sloan: Flow is the feed. It’s the posts and the ... Continue Reading about Stock and Flow
Medicine’s Epic Production
For many of my colleagues sharing ideas is an epic production. 5000 words, weeks of preparation, peer approval, boss endorsement, pages of references, etc. Sharing ideas, we’ve been taught, is an epic production. We are bred to believe that ideas are shared only when they’re done. We think that value only comes with the finished product. But this is how the ... Continue Reading about Medicine’s Epic Production
Human Attention is the New Limit, Not Space
I've been thinking about human attention recently. I was on the phone recently with a marketing professional. He had been reading 33 charts in preparation for an interview. So I took advantage of the moment and asked him if he had any advice. “Write longer posts,” he said. “Why?” I asked. “Long-form writing lends authority. You know, gravitas.” As it turns ... Continue Reading about Human Attention is the New Limit, Not Space
There is No Bad Technology, Only Bad Technology Habits
In clinical nutrition some of us like to say there are no bad foods, only bad diets. When it comes to our tools and technology, a similar analogy can be used. Because technology isn’t the problem. There is no bad technology, only bad technology habits. Of course there are bad foods. And they taste really good. But no one forces you to eat them. Similarly, ... Continue Reading about There is No Bad Technology, Only Bad Technology Habits
Life 3.0 – Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Book review | Life 3.0 - Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark, Knopf (2017). If there’s one thing poised to change health care in the near future it’s artificial intelligence (AI). While at a flexion point our understanding of its boundaries and potential remain limited. Among physicians, for example, we can’t seem to get beyond the ... Continue Reading about Life 3.0 – Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence