Games can make the world a better place, Jane McGonigal is convinced. At the Healthcare Experience Design conference in Boston last week she explained how she turned a painful recovery into a game.
How To Live To 100 (If You Want To)
53,364 people in the United States have been older than 100 years, the Census 2010 showed. Despite that being less than 0.02 per cent of the population, there is a lot we can learn from this demographic.
Gretchen Rubin at HxD: Resolutions to be Happy
Gretchen Rubin’s inspiring keynote at the HxD conference provided the audience with some helpful tips on how to be happy. We at MedCrunch are thrilled to share Gretchen’s happiness resolutions with you.
Why Doing What You Want To Do Requires Balls And How To Get There
Why is it so hard to live your life the way you want without following what is expected from you? Here are some tips to help you do what you really want!
The Wrong Reasons For Choosing Medicine as a Career – How to Be Truly Happy as a Physician
Going into medicine for the wrong reasons can lead to pain and misery. Discover if you'll be a happy and fulfilled physician. Must-read for all pre-meds out there!
How To Choose a Medical Specialty in a Changing Landscape
Most medical students find that there are many sub-fields they find engaging. So what happens at the end of the road if you haven’t decided and are still torn between more than one specialty?
Your Professional Life Must Begin At The End Of Your Comfort Zone
When we think of contractors (at least in Europe) a physician usually not comes up our mind. The plumber across the street or the my best friend's hairdresser, but ...
Only When We Learn How To Die Then We Learn How To Live
The headline of this post comes from a book called Tuesday with Morrie. Maybe some of you read it. The quote has been used by a Singapore-based physician named Dr. Richard Teo, who not only millions as a physician but also mingled with the rich and famous.
The Chopped Physician
Think about how the role of the physician has changed during the last thousands of years. From the greeks to ancient egypt to modern medicine, which again, within it again has evolved extensively. In general, medicine has gotten a lot more complicated. The role of the physician has also changed rapidlly and radically. While the physician...
Don’t Be Obedient
If you are a physician, then don’t be obedient and question everything. It sounds trivial, yet it’s incredibly hard to accomplish in medicine. From our first days in med school to our residency at hospitals, we are taught, that science and the head of department is always right. Whereas the former should be true for...
The Internet, Information And What It Means For Physicians
Professor Gunter Dueck, is a calm and eloquent german mathematician who’s also the CTO of IBM Germany. He studied mathematics and philosophy and eventually turned out to be a great writer and speaker. Unfortunately he only does so in german, which is why it doesn’t make much sense to post a video of him here....
Are You a Physician? Do You Feel Stuck in Your Clinical Job? Here Is Some Great Advice For You!
If you DO feel stuck, you might need the advice of a physician consultant like Ashley Wendel? Read the full interview here....
