Left brain, right brain, whole brain, no brain. I’m kidding with the last one–brains are important to our pursuits as humans. However, recent neuroscientific endeavors have found that the act of creativity surpasses the popular notion of tapping into specific … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Igniting and Reigniting the Candle of Learning to Shine from Within
The act of being curious can guide us to new discoveries to better understand the world. For medical students and residents, curiosity about how the human body works, understanding mechanisms of action and tracing the pathophysiology of a disease often … Continue reading
Does resilience ever do harm? We say no.
Today the following quote from Alexander den Heijer caught my eye as I scrolled past it on Instagram: “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower” Resilience has been on my mind … Continue reading
Why we ask “Why?”
Recently, a Freakonomics broadcast on NPR, called How to Launch a Behavior-Change Revolution, caught my attention. During the 45-minute episode two professors from the University of Pennsylvania, Angela Duckworth and Katy Milkman, talked about their goal to solve every social … Continue reading