Here’s a bonus one: “people who leak to you, leak about you” — Considering leaving your current predicament for pastures greener? Is the little devil of doubt dancing on your shoulder? After reading this book for the third time recently, I thought I’d share 5 Chaos Monkey Quotes to bolster your confidence to walk away from what no longer serves you, career-wise. I…

Unraveling the unhelpful social fabric woven by previous generations — If medical and dental professionals seem cynical and disengaged, they’re not without partial justification. A lot of medicine and dentistry is uncertainty. To reach a diagnosis is a process of elimination. We don’t know if our root canal is successful or not until the review appointment afterwards. Similarly, we don’t…

I did — and realized something wonderful — It was like I pulled the Jenga block out and everything came tumbling down. That was the feeling I got when I realized my Medium writing would really have to take a backseat this time — not out of some self-imposed digital detox — but because I physically, emotionally and…

This crafty maneuver is a digital detox in disguise — here’s how I accidentally stumbled into increased security, serenity and productivity. — Is the vast amount of emails in your inbox weighing heavily on your shoulders? Do you have a habit of saving or simply not deleting marketing emails ‘ just in case’ you think you’ll revisit for a lazy browse or phantom purchase later? I have a confession. I’m one of…

When it seems like the world is falling apart around us, philosophy can provide a steady hand — Seneca proposed we are ‘…injured most by what we do not expect, and because we must expect everything, we must hold the possibility of disaster in mind at all times.’ How relevant I should turn to this page in my nightly reading considering NSW and QLD are experiencing some of…

It’s ridiculous gender is still treated as a binary variable — The Oxford English Dictionary definition for discrimination is ‘ the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, age, sex, or disability.’ So what do you think of this? “We dropped a further 10 admissions involving a patient who was intersex or whose…

What it means instead — No doesn’t mean no. It means either: Not right now Come back with more information Sell it to me a different way You need to be persistent about the issues that matter. Explain what will happen if you don’t say yes to an extra $50k in capital budget for next…

What helps you keep writing when life gets in the way. — I must admit, I’m a little addicted to articles touting content and headline creation, even though this isn’t my problem, per see. Take this one from Medium superstar Sean Kernan, for example: How I Churn Out Killer Content Ideas With Ease The process is easy if you just keep it simplemedium.com My Trello board for article ideas isn’t sparse. In fact, it’s a blooming fruit tree.