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
The Exam Room – A New Medical Podcast
I’m excited to announce that I’m starting a podcast. The Exam Room will begin late this month. Exploring the boundaries of medicine, technology and culture The Exam Room will put a lens on the forces reshaping medicine. One of the core threads running through the program will be the idea of technologically mediated change and its effect on the work of health care ... Continue Reading about The Exam Room – A New Medical Podcast
Doximity – America’s Million Member Health Professional Network
33c is thrilled to have Doximity as a sponsor this week. The ideas below, however, are shaped and written on my own. I woke up this morning and had a Doximity message from my childhood best friend. Inseparable as kids, we grew up and apart and went our separate ways some forty years ago. I didn’t know what had become of him and had no idea he was a doctor. You can ... Continue Reading about Doximity – America’s Million Member Health Professional Network
Medium as Digital Sharecropping
The networked age has spawned a number of free publishing platforms. First there was Blogger. Then Tumblr and Medium. All offer your ideas an easy on-ramp to the Internet. All represent a form of digital sharecropping. So when the investors decide that it’s time to bring Medium to slaughter, you will be left holding the bag. It’s the Silicon Valley sequence: Win ... Continue Reading about Medium as Digital Sharecropping
Medical AXIOMS – Interview with Mark Reid, MD
If you’re a physician who uses Twitter, you’ve probably seen tweets from Medical Axioms. Medical Axioms is a Twitter-based collection of wit and wisdom created by Dr. Mark Reid, a Colorado-based Hospitalist. As simple as his wisdom may be, Medical Axioms gets amazing engagement with RTs and likes sometimes numbering in the thousands. Beyond just metrics, you get ... Continue Reading about Medical AXIOMS – Interview with Mark Reid, MD
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