Constant access to handheld technology continues to force a discussion about attention and mindfulness. Not new, necessarily, but increasingly important. I’ve been digging into attention and presence recently. Here are a few interesting bits I discovered this week. Links are on the blue subheading. How I Got My Attention Back | Backchannel In a meandering piece on ... Continue Reading about Attention and Mindfulness | Some curated readings
The Spark
I love to see doctors and health professionals come out in social spaces and blogs and maker spaces to think, write and make. When you talk to them, they have a spark. They're doing the job they’ve always done. It’s just that the power of connection and creation compounds what they do IRL. You can see it when you talk to them. For many, the ability to make and ... Continue Reading about The Spark
A Few Ideas on Diagnostic Testing
A young colleague approached me about how to conduct an infrequently ordered and challenging diagnostic test for pancreatic insufficiency. When I asked about the indication, I learned that mom was a worried. The drive to test was really about reassurance. Not an uncommon scenario. I'm shaping some ideas on tests. A few thoughts: Testing is a small part of ... Continue Reading about A Few Ideas on Diagnostic Testing
Why Ulysses is My New Writing Platform
When it comes to writing I'm an old soul. I cut my teeth in the 80’s writing medical student H&Ps on an Apple SE. I sold my first Microsoft Word written freelance article in the early 90s. Some 225,000 words here on 33 charts and more. Hundreds of thousands of words. All Word. But over the past few months I've been writing on Ulysses, a plain-text writing ... Continue Reading about Why Ulysses is My New Writing Platform
Reactive and Creative Spaces
When I look at my day there are 2 spaces that occupy my time. The first is my creative space. This is where I shape things that didn't exist before. Ideas, programs, writing, new presentations and initiatives. Next is my reactive space. This is the operational part of my day. Most of this time is centered on problems or emerging issues. Something arises and I ... Continue Reading about Reactive and Creative Spaces
Essentialism
Instead of resolutions in years past I have chosen to identify words that would define my approach to the coming year. This year I have decided to choose one word : Essentialism. This powerful word is the title of a book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown that occupied much of my thinking over the month of December. The basic value ... Continue Reading about Essentialism