How Cognitive Dissonance Can Help You Grow
Have you ever become defensive when your partner told you you’ve been working late too much, and claimed, “I always put this family first!” yet you know the reality is you’ve missed dinner and bedtime with the kids every night this week? Have you ever ignored expert...
A Mistake Was Made
One of the stories that has haunted me since medical school didn’t even happen to me. It happened to my good friend Ben, a tall man with a sweet smile and a gentle manner. We were doing our surgery rotation at a private hospital in Brooklyn and the chief resident, Dr....
Complaining is a Choice
When we complain about a situation, or “vent,” we are actually releasing some of the pressure we feel when we are in the situation, so it feels slightly less intolerable.
This is not necessarily a good thing.
The Love Is Free
I remember asking a new patient I’d just put on an antidepressant to come back and see me within two weeks and again after she’d been on the medication for six weeks.
“Why, so you can make more money off me?”