How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big
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A simple trick to read more (Emergency Medicine textbooks, research, articles, literature, books, etc)
This tip Essentially turned me into someone who reads every day, from someone who never read at all.
I think they keep point here starting by reading the things that interest you. I think this builds momentum to develop the love for reading, which is an expansion your interest to explore other topics that might be similar.
The second half I can relate to for a number of reasons. First, the majority of news these days is negative, And information on topics that are not immediately actionable for me in my day-to-day life. If there is an event that a friend or coworker tells me about it, then I’ll certainly take the time to research it myself. Otherwise, I’ve wondered if focusing less on the news, and more on our day-to-day work could increase in productivity.
The second part of this has to do with priming our state of mind for whatever activity we are about to do. Certainly, reading is a way to take in information for us to use in our life in the future. But, it is also way too primer state of mind for the task at hand. Just like an athlete might listen to their favorite PumpUp song or watch their favorite highlight reel to get them in the state of mine before competition, reading the right material before an activity can have the same affect.
Reading about the newest innovation within Madison before working on a research project can help put me in the state of mind to really get excited about it and divan.
I think priming our state of mind to match our activity Is a topic that can have a big impact on our performance. In my opinion I think this will likely be an area of focus for of up-and-coming research.
I think we can learn a lot from this book and by studying how athletes mentally prefer themselves before performance. I think this could have a big impact on priming our state of mind before a stressful shift, decompressing after a challenging shift, or even priming our state of mind to work on a research project or study for an upcoming exam.
I think this book is a great example of this.
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The above topic is a segue into this topic about timing for particular tasks and activities. I’ve observed this topic resurfacing in a number of different Productivity and Creativity bucks. Everyone is different, however, research has shown that in general different tasks are performed more easily at different times of the day. For most people, the morning is a good time for analytical and Critical thinking work. In the evening, this is generally been a better time for creative work, thinking outside the box, or performing tasks that are tedious and require less critical thinking.
Applied to the tasks of an emergency medicine resident, an example schedule could look something like this:
Morning:
Practice questions (Rosh Review)
Reading (Tintinalli’s)
Notes/Charts (especially those that require more detailed charting or more critical thinking)
Evening:
Brainstorming ideas for a research project
Logging duty hours (busy work with lots of copying and pasting, less critical thinking)
Procedure logging (same as above)
Creating a monthly schedule
Brainstorming ideas for resident wellness events
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I think the skill of being a good conversationalist applies to just about every stage of our training to become an emergency physician. Wherher a new rotating Medical Student, a resident getting to know your fellow residents, or an experienced emergency physician developing rapport with a new patient, I think the above tips can be incredibly helpful.
