Writing With an Infinite Game Mindset
I’ve discussed writing as an infinite game before on my blog, usually just as a side note (Infinite Games—Solitaire Anyone? and Kaizen, Infinite Games, or “Just Playing Around A Little”?). But I now realize that an infinite game mindset is critical for my success as a...
PHP Website Upgrades, Writing, and Curiosity
The other day a fell into a curiosity rabbit hole. I received an email from my website host that my website service may be limited for a short time in two weeks due to an upgrade to PHP 8.0 (PHP is the server-side computer language that powers most websites). They...
The Dangerous Deification of STEM
Let's consider these quotes about scientists from Nietzsche's Essay, David Strauss, the Confessor and the Writer: An honest natural scientist believes that the world conforms unconditionally to laws, without however asserting anything as to the ethical or intellectual...
My Weekly Writer’s Twitter Surge
About once a week, I load up my most commonly used writers' hashtags on Tweetdeck, and I spend twenty minutes or so commenting upon, retweeting, and liking about 20 tweeters' tweets. Most of these people I will also follow. I call this my weekly Writer’s Twitter...
Why I Love My Blog
Looking at my blog critically, I can say the following things: The content is average, with only rare (once per month?) moments of deep insight.The writing is average.Taken as a whole, it is unfocused. So, with all of this mediocrity going on, why do I love my blog?...
Physicians, Providers, and… Prescribers?
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is there seems to be a turn away from using the term “Providers” for physicians. The bad news? The new term may be “prescribers.” (Check out the recruiting page for Cerebral). Think about what this implies about...
When Telemedicine is a Good Idea
Telemedicine is a good idea early in a pandemic when a vaccine doesn’t exist. This saves the lives of both healthcare staff and patients. Telemedicine is a good idea for a patient stationed in Antarctica where the next available face-to-face visit is six months away....
Painting and Writing: Judgement and Patience
My wife is doing a fabulous job painting our living room this week—much better than I could achieve. Why? Because in this creative domain she has two things I lack: judgment and patience. And in my domain of writing? These are the two traits (or are they skills, or...
iPhone Writing
I am trying to improve my writing volume by increasing my ability to “write anywhere, anytime.” One component of this is to write more frequently using Ulysses software (my rough draft word processing app software of choice) on my iPhone since my iPhone is the one...
Resonating With My Cat and My Readers: It’s About Me
Sometimes I feel sad my cat Roo can’t speak to me. I would love to know how he sees the world, what his favorite treat is, what wet-food flavor he most likes, what he is afraid of, and what I can do to make his life more joyful. Yet then I realize that all he ever...