Taking Notes. I saw my resident taking notes yesterday. It warmed my heart. It always surprises me how few of them do this — and this hasn’t changed. I remember being an outlier among…
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I was going to run this morning but it is pouring. Instead I will contemplate 2 things I have been thinking about, as inspired by Cal Newport. The First: This post, on the idea…
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At least the week seems to be going pretty quickly! Yesterday was rather busy but last night was quiet, for which I am extremely grateful. Because #stress, I decided I needed a new daily…
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I survived day #1! I even got to enjoy a college friends zoom (from my bed!), which always improves my life outlook. And I only got one late-ish call (around 10 pm). Today will…
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Scenes from the weekend @ Deerfield Arboretum: ALSO: I watched all of The Chair. The ending surprised me (and made me think about my own life / work quite a bit)! OMG! My solo…
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Just feeling kind of down. I feel like we hit such a lovely high point this summer. A point where it felt like — in this country, specifically — the pandemic was largely behind…
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When I look at Instagram and sometimes when I just . . . look around in the wrong locale, it seems like everyone has: Beautiful modern home. (Us: Nope) Luxury cars. At least one…
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Above is my transcript at the American Board of Pediatrics. There are quality improvement actives and knowledge assessment/maintenance activities required to maintain one’s certification (MOC = Maintenance of Certification) with the Board (a job…
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I have been writing about time off lately. Time off is amazing. Now that I am back in the swing of things, I am struck by how rushed my days are. Today, for example,…
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Time off. I have figured out after many years that NO ONE IS GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SCHEDULE TIME OFF. (This podcast ep reinforced that!) Also, I have learned that DAYS THAT LOOK…