The Public Physician - Practical Wisdom for Life in a Connected, Always-On World, has landed. Here's the problem I'm trying to fix: While every doctor with a smartphone can publish their ideas to the world, we are completely unprepared to deal with what this all means. When it comes to public dialog, most of us know what the tools are, few of know the boundaries. ... Continue Reading about The Public Physician is Public
Mama Doc Medicine Microreview
I’m thrilled to announce the release of Mama Doc Medicine – Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014) by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD. Here’s what you need to know about Mama Doc Medicine in under two minutes: Who is Mama Doc? Wendy Sue Swanson, noted creator of the Seattle Mama Doc blog and ... Continue Reading about Mama Doc Medicine Microreview
Microreview: Writing on the Wall by Tom Standage
The book. Writing on the Wall - Social Media, The First 2,000 Years The author. Tom Standage. Digital editor for The Economist. What it does. Puts the current revolution in communication into broader historical context. The angle. Social media is not new. Readability. Comfortable. History that reads like a story you don’t want to put down. Why ... Continue Reading about Microreview: Writing on the Wall by Tom Standage
Book Notes: The Last Lecture
My greatest fear as a father is that I won’t survive to see my children grow up. I guess I think that something terrible could happen to me before I see them get where they need to get. While it’s something I tend to keep to myself, it’s this fear that drew me to the story of Randy Pauch, a 47-year-old father of three with pancreatic cancer and only months to live. ... Continue Reading about Book Notes: The Last Lecture
Book Notes: Freedom is Blogging in Your Underwear
I don’t say this too often, but drop what you’re doing and grab a copy of Freedom is Blogging in Your Underwear by Hugh McLeod. I Loved this one. In a matter of a couple of hours hours, his pithy collection of wisdom builds a case for cheap, easy, global media and its ability to cultivate personal freedom. From mini-chapters like It’s Never Been Easier to Spot a ... Continue Reading about Book Notes: Freedom is Blogging in Your Underwear
Book Notes: Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
This week I read Turning Pro - Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work by Steven Pressfield. It is about the process of coming to do your life’s work. Turning Pro is a decade later follow up to his bestseller, The War of Art. It was in War that he first described Resistance, the malignant internal force that keeps us from doing our life’s work. As a means ... Continue Reading about Book Notes: Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield