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    I Was Wrong About the Value of Dry Needling — Twice
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 7 min
    Professional Growth

    I Was Wrong About the Value of Dry Needling — Twice

    If someone changes their views, do you applaud or condemn them? Are they someone who challenged their bias and viewpoint or are they a...
    “Oh Crap, He’s an Intern”
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min
    Professional Growth

    “Oh Crap, He’s an Intern”

    My internship taught me how to use communication to overcome a lack of experience and technical skills
    I Never Thought I Would Be a Researcher
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 4 min
    Professional Growth

    I Never Thought I Would Be a Researcher

    Saying yes to a career I never pursued is one of the best decisions of my life.
    How to Make Better Clinical Decisions
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 15 min
    Professional Growth

    How to Make Better Clinical Decisions

    We believe we make rational clinical decisions, but research is clear, rationality often falls short.
    Reflecting on 2020 and Looking Forward to 2021
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 4 min
    Professional Growth

    Reflecting on 2020 and Looking Forward to 2021

    How Aurelius, Frankl, Epictetus, Kahneman, Munger, and Keynes shaped my mindset and taught me valuable lessons
    “Be More Resilient” Is Not Enough:
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 7 min
    Professional Growth

    “Be More Resilient” Is Not Enough:

    Our mental complexity influences our susceptibility to burnou
    To Combat Burnout, You Need to Consider More Than Workload
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 7 min
    Professional Growth

    To Combat Burnout, You Need to Consider More Than Workload

    Simply telling someone to build resilience is a cop-out. Understanding perception and cognitive fallacies point to better solutions.
    What Is Missing From Schooling?
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 5 min
    Professional Growth

    What Is Missing From Schooling?

    Mental models, reflective practice, curiosity, and uncertainty are necessary to succeed in our careers and life.
    Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 9 min
    Professional Growth

    Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.

    Using professional baseball to explain the influence of cognitive bias.
    Crucial Conversations Are Non-Optional
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 4 min
    Professional Growth

    Crucial Conversations Are Non-Optional

    Crucial conversations are the foundation for addressing the issues. We must all be willing to challenge current beliefs.
    The Art of the Clinical Debate
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 10 min
    Professional Growth

    The Art of the Clinical Debate

    Punching people in the face with facts doesn’t work, yet this is the common approach taken during clinical "debates."
    How Do We Handle Failure in Healthcare?
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 8 min
    Professional Growth

    How Do We Handle Failure in Healthcare?

    “Fail fast, fail often” doesn’t apply to healthcare, but there are strategies clinicians can use to benefit from failure.
    Why You Should Stop Trying To Specialize
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 12 min
    Professional Growth

    Why You Should Stop Trying To Specialize

    “If you skillfully follow the multidisciplinary path, you will never wish to come back. It would be like cutting off your hands.” —C. Munger
    Do Patients Have a Type?
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 5 min
    Professional Growth

    Do Patients Have a Type?

    Patient personality and values impact the type of healthcare they request and receive.
    Are you meeting the expectations of your patients - your treatment success depends on it?
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 8 min
    Professional Growth

    Are you meeting the expectations of your patients - your treatment success depends on it?

    Understanding and assessing patient expectations is a skill to develop. It can have significant impacts on treatment compliance and outcomes
    You Must Tame the Advice Monster
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 8 min
    Professional Growth

    You Must Tame the Advice Monster

    While many forms of education are beneficial, we will struggle immensely if we expect patients to cling to every word we utter.
    How bias influences the way we treat patients. Perspectives from the US and UK.
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 6 min
    Professional Growth

    How bias influences the way we treat patients. Perspectives from the US and UK.

    It is imperative to know how to use the information we are given and how to navigate cognitive traps.
    Our Cognitive Bias is Ruining Patient Outcomes Data
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 10 min
    Professional Growth

    Our Cognitive Bias is Ruining Patient Outcomes Data

    How do we know if we are providing high-quality care? Outcome tools can help answer the question, but cognitive biases can get in the way.